In this “Leveling Up” Episode of the Award-Winning PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Nicholas Haddock discusses the concept of "deliberate practice," the importance of continuously tracking performance and outcomes in improving patient care, critical pearls of dissecting chest vessels in a DIEP flap, why the safest place to be is right on top of a perforator, how getting the widest surgical exposure isn't always the best idea, and how the era of COVID has affected his approach to breast reconstruction.

Read a recent PRS Global Open article by Dr. Haddock and co-author Dr. Sumeet Teotia, “Efficient DIEP Flap: Bilateral Breast Reconstruction in Less Than Four Hours:” https://bit.ly/GOXDC_Haddock

Nicholas Haddock is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Business Affairs in the department of plastic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He trained in plastic surgery at NYU, and in hand and microsurgery at Penn, and now has a practice focused primarily on breast reconstruction.  He currently serves as an Associate Editor on the Editorial Boards of PRS Global Open and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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In this “Giants in Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Alan Matarasso discusses his life, journey and pragmatic perspectives as a family man who is also an academic aesthetic plastic surgeon. 

Read a classic PRS Global Open Special Topic by Dr. Matarasso and co-author Dr. Ira Savetsky- “Lateral Temporal Subcutaneous Brow Lift: Clinical Experience and Systematic Review of the Literature”: https://bit.ly/GOXDC_Matarasso  

Dr. Matarasso trained in general surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Hospital where he continued as a resident and then chief resident in plastic surgery. He completed a fellowship in cosmetic surgery under the direction of Dr. Thomas D. Rees at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital/Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery-New York University Medical Center.  Dr. Matarasso is or has been a professor at two medical schools. He achieved the rank of Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Northwell Health System/Hofstra University, Zucker School of Medicine. 

Dr. Matarasso has devoted his entire career to the subspecialty of aesthetic plastic surgery. His dedication to medical training, education, and scientific research is manifested in his membership and active participation in more than twenty regional and national medical organizations including the most selective American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), and the American College of Surgeons (ACS). He is an invited honorary member of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgeons (ASDS).

Dr. Matarasso has served on or chaired the annual meeting program or instructional course committees for the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons (NESPS), the Rhinoplasty Society (TRS) and the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons (NYRSPS). He is or has been involved with the the training program of all plastic surgery programs in New York City and is actively involved in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (MEETH)—Lenox Hill Hospital’s (LHH) post-graduate aesthetic surgery fellowship.

He is or was on the editorial boards of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Journal (PRS), Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Journal- Global Open (PRS Global Open), and Clinics in Plastic Surgery. He was formerly a founding editorial board member and senior scientific editor and cosmetic medicine section editor of Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ). He also was on the editorial board of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (APS). He is a manuscript reviewer or discussant for 22 medical journals including the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). Dr. Matarasso has authored over 250 articles and 75 book chapters and monographs. He has presented almost 700 papers, posters, and lectures nationally and internationally.

He served as the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) visiting professor from 1999 to 2001 and received their Jerome R. Klingbeil award for excellence in- teaching/outstanding instructor. In 2014, he was the honorary University of Toronto’s William

R. N. Lindsay Speaker award recipient during their 44th Annual Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium. He is the 2017 Rhinoplasty society traveling professor. In 2002 & 2003, he was an invited guest examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery for the oral board certification examination and since 2006, he prepared questions for the written examination.

Dr. Matarasso is currently the Immediate Past President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) as well as on the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, as the largest society of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world. He has been a Member-at-Large and Parliamentarian and on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). He was President of The Rhinoplasty Society (2009-2010) and the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons (2006-2007). He also serves as a Director on three non-profit, non-medical Boards. Dr. Matarasso sponsors summer internships for college students from the University of Pennsylvania and Brown University.

Your host, Dr Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England. 

“Giants in Plastic Surgery” episodes of “PRS Global Open Deep Cuts” are produced & edited by Dr George Adigbli, who is an Academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford, England. 

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In this “Leveling Up” episode of the Award-Winning PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Nicole Sommer discussed her techniques of breast reduction, her experience with the Apron or no-vertical incision breast reduction, the critical aspects of placing breast pillar sutures, the difference between the chest wall and the breast base, her choice of mesh for direct to implant breast reconstruction and mastopexy, making a umbilicus in an abdominoplasty, how suturing technique affects surgical efficiency, how to teach residents to build surgical intuition and evaluate surgical outcomes, and conversely how to evaluate resident operative performance, her approach to taking care of your own health and the importance of core strength for preventing injury in the OR, and her thoughts on squaring the work-life circle.

Read a classic PRS Global Open article by Dr. Sommer and co-authors- “Stretching and Strength Training to Improve Postural Ergonomics and Endurance in the Operating Room”: https://bit.ly/GOXDC_Sommer

Nicole Sommer, MD is a Professor of plastic surgery at the Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois. She is the Director of the SIU Cosmetic Clinic and the Plastic Surgery Residency Program Director. She has a busy practice with a focus on breast reconstruction, and body contouring, aesthetic breast surgery, and injectables.

Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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In this “Giants in Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Joon Pio (JP) Hong, MD, PhD, MBA discusses his well-considered perspective on life and plastic surgery. Emphasising the importance of honesty in colleagues and the value of good mentorship, Dr. Hong explains his belief that fostering positive relationships with patients and colleagues is essential to success in the field of plastic surgery. In a reflective crescendo, Dr. Hong discusses the importance of finding passions outside of plastic surgery, to help sustain you throughout your career and beyond. Enjoy this thoughtful and inspiring look at the world of plastic surgery from the perspective of a seasoned professional.

Read a classic PRS Global Open review article by Dr. Hong and co-authors- “Best Local Flaps for Lower Extremity Reconstruction”: https://bit.ly/GOXDC_Hong

Joon Pio Hong, MD, PhD, MBA. is Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center. He has board certifications in trauma, hand, and plastic surgery. He received his BS degree from the Yonsei University of College of Medicine and his MS degree in medicine and PhD degree from the Graduate School of Yonsei University. He received his MBA on medical management from University of Southern California at Marshall School of Business.

He is an active member of several professional associations such as the American Society of Plastic Surgery, World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, and Korean Society of Plastic Surgery.

His major work has been research and clinical practice in wound healing, diabetic foot reconstruction and microsurgery. He is the Reconstructive Section Editor for PRS Global Open and also serves on the editorial board for numerous journals including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, International Wound Journal, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery and more. He has been invited in over 80 countries to present his work and is visiting professor for more than 20 institutions. He has over 180 publications in this field of practice with 24 book chapters including the Neligan Plastic surgery. He was recently awarded the “Godina Travelling Fellowship” from the 2015 American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.

Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England.

Giants in plastic surgery is produced & edited by Dr. George Adigbli, who is an Academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford, England.

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In this “Leveling Up” episode of the Award-Winning PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Simeon Wall, Jr. and Dr. Holly Casey Wall discussed the differences in their teaching and surgical styles,  how their wildly different approaches to the same problems can get achieve the same aesthetic endpoints, the techniques of switching hand dominance and eye dominance, the underappreciated aspects of SAFE lipo, the critical importance of a wide area of treatment when doing liposuction, why using a liposuction cannula requires close focus and attention to detail and a fine control of stroke angles and steering, why everything we thought we knew about infiltration is wrong, switching away from the dual plane augmentation, the importance of adequate preoperative counseling when doing a total submuscular augmentation mastopexy, and insights into device development.

Drs. Simeon and Holly Wall are plastic surgeons in Shreveport, Louisiana. Simeon attended medical school in Texas, and Holly in Utah, but they both arrived simultaneously at Stanford University to start their General Surgery and Plastic Surgery residency training. After completing their training, they returned to Simeon's home in Shreveport to join his father, Dr. Simeon Wall, Sr. at the Wall Center for Plastic Surgery, and they've never left!

The Walls are a power couple in aesthetic breast and body plastic surgery. The SAFE Lipo and Expansion Vibration Lipofilling techniques were innovated at the Wall Center. The Walls have lectured extensively across the world, have been investigators for several breast implant clinical trials, and advised Allergan and Mentor in breast aesthetics. 

Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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**This interview was conducted and recorded in November 2021**

In this “Giants in Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Simon Wood FRCS discusses his distinctly broad scope of practice, influence on reducing subconscious bias in national plastic surgery recruitment, and why diversifying recruitment is key for safeguarding a prosperous future for our specialty.

Read a classic PRS Global Open article by Mr. Wood and co-authors: “A Unifying Algorithm in Microvascular Reconstruction of Oral Cavity Defects Using the Trilaminar Concept”: https://bit.ly/GOXDeepCutsWood

Mr. Simon Wood is a Consultant at Imperial College NHS Trust in London. He was appointed in 2000 to Charing Cross Hospital and now also supports all other hospitals in the Trust. Mr. Wood specialises in cancer reconstruction, particularly for Head & Neck, Breast and Skin cancer and more recently has developed an interest in managing complex abdominal wall hernias.  He trained in Plastic surgery at units in Cambridge, Norwich, Oxford and London. Since taking up his consultant post at Charing Cross Hospital he has developed the reconstructive surgery work there. The unit is recognised for the quality and high success rates for microsurgical free tissue transfer procedures for both breast and head & neck cancer reconstruction. He is a core member of these MDTS as well as the skin cancer MDT at Charing Cross.  Mr. Wood has served on the Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) in Plastic Surgery and as the lead for National recruitment in Plastic Surgery and Liaison Representative for Scotland. He was appointed Chair, representing Plastic Surgery on the Joint Committee of Surgical Training (JCST) of the Combined Royal Colleges of Surgeons. He has also served as representative on the Breast Training Interface Groups (TIGs) and supervises trainees appointed to the Imperial post. As Chair of the SAC he was a board member of the Plastic Surgery committee for Joint Committee for Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) and in was appointed as representative and also as Treasurer of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS).

Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England.

Your producer & editor, Dr. George Adigbli, is an Academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford, England.

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This special “Leveling Up” episode of the Award-Winning PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast was recorded live at PSTM22 (Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2022) in Boston, Massachusetts. In this episode, Dr. Kyle Eberlin discusses many topics with our host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar: the three most important things Dr. Eberlin expects residents to do in his operating room, what he does to effectively plan and execute complex surgeries, how he has improved his surgical efficiency over time, his approach to time management and juggling the priorities of clinical work, research, and family, how Chess and Squash have made him a better surgeon, how the Interdisciplinary clinic for amputee care at Mass General came about, and why decision-making is probably the hardest part of being a surgeon.

Read a recent PRS Global Open article by Dr. Eberlin and co-authors--“Interdisciplinary Care for Amputees Network: A Novel Approach to the Management of Amputee Patient Populations” : https://bit.ly/GOXDeepCutsEberlin  

Dr. Kyle Eberlin is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as the Program Director of the Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency Program and the Associate Program Director of the MGH Hand Surgery Fellowship. He was the 2018 Plastic Surgery Visiting Professor for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the 2020 Traveling Fellow for the American Society for Peripheral Nerve. He is on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the Association for Hand Surgery, serves as the Hand/Peripheral Nerve Section Editor of “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,” and serves as the Peripheral Nerve Section Editor of “PRS Global Open.”

Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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In this convivial “Giants in Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Amy Moore MD discuss her rapid rise to becoming the Chair of the department of plastic and reconstructive surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Recounting the valuable inspiration of Dr. Susan Mackinnon and mentorship she received in academic plastic surgery, Dr. Moore explores both the decisions she made and their inherent trade-offs. Chronicling her experiences of being a mother, surgeon, researcher and leader, Dr. Moore offers insights of value to budding surgeons, and—like Dr. Mackinnon was for her—an example for aspiring women to visualise a career in surgery and research.

Read a classic PRS Global Open article by Dr. Moore and co-authors—“Assessing the Prevalence of Microaggressions in Plastic Surgery Training: A National Survey”: https://bit.ly/GOXDeepCutsMoore   

Dr. Moore received her medical degree at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed her general surgery residency, peripheral nerve research fellowship and plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine. She then completed a hand fellowship at Mayo Clinic.

As a committed surgeon-scientist, Dr. Moore has developed a parallel translational science research program with more than $1 million in funding from the Department of Defense (DoD). She has extensively published her clinical and translational research findings with more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters.

A passionate educator and a tireless advocate for her mentees, Dr. Moore has lectured at conferences around the world. In 2017, Dr. Moore was designated as the American Society for Surgery of the Hand’s Plastic Surgery Visiting Professor. She was recently named the 2019-20 Plastic Surgery Foundation Visiting Professor, an honour bestowed on select individuals nationally each year.

Her dedication to her field is manifested in her service and leadership roles on national and international associations and boards. She serves on the scientific advisory board for the International Symposium of Neural Regeneration and has participated on multiple study sections for the DoD. She also has leadership roles on the Board of the American Association of Hand Surgery and the American Society for Peripheral Nerve.

Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England. 

Your producer & editor, Dr. George Adigbli, is an Academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford, England. 

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In this “Leveling Up” episode of the Award-Winning PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Bauback Safa discusses the following: the feedback loop between simple and complex cases; how even the most difficult surgery is based on the common building blocks; the similarity between jazz and hand surgery; how the ability to see and apply tension separates the average surgeon from the great surgeon; the importance of taking the time at the beginning of a surgery to set up the field for success; key technical pearls on toe to thumb surgery, placing a tourniquet, microsurgical suturing, and doing an end to side anastomosis; his approach to flexor tendon repairs including the DOLLS stitch for spaghetti wrists; how to choose a sub-specialty if you are a student or a resident still trying to decide on a path; and his approach to the phalloplasty patient - how to set up an effective system of care, indications and preoperative counseling, the technical difficulties to avoid, and the refinements he has made over the years based on the pitfalls he has encountered along the way.

Read a recent PRS Global Open case report by Dr. Safa and co-authors Drs. Lin, Chen, and Cheng— "Immediate Lymphovenous Bypass Treated Donor Site Lymphedema during Phalloplasty for Gender Dysphoria”: https://bit.ly/DeepCutsSafa

Dr. Bauback Safa is a plastic surgeon at the Buncke Clinic in San Francisco, California and is also a clinical assistant professor at Stanford University and at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Safa is the Medical Director of the San Francisco Transgender Institute, a multi-disciplinary center providing comprehensive care to transgender and non-binary patients. He and his team have performed more than 700 Phalloplasty surgeries since 2012.

Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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In this “Giants in Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Foad Nahai MD, FACS reflects on his illustrious career, which began at medical school in the UK before settling in the United States in search of opportunities more likely to embrace his foreign background. In this absorbing episode, Dr. Nahai glowingly recounts his experiences at Emory University amid a nourishing community of ambitious colleagues and inspirational mentors who helped his career flourish. With nostalgic candor, he recognises the sacrifices he and his family made to enable him to become a talented surgeon for his patients.

Read a classic PRS Global Open abstract by Dr. Nahai and co-authors— “Hand, Craniofacial, Aesthetic, and Microsurgery Fellowship Selection Criteria: A National Program Director Survey” : https://bit.ly/GOXDeepCutsNahai

Foad Nahai is a former Maurice J. Jurkiewicz chair in Plastic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Aesthetic Surgery Journal and the past president of several organisations including the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the International Society of Plastic Surgery. Professor Nahai has published over 250 peer reviewed articles, edited or co-edited 12 textbooks, covering all aspects of reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery in his writing.

Dr. Nahai has taught his innovative techniques to plastic surgery residents, who ultimately have been placed throughout the country in private practice and academic programs.

Spanning the globe, at both in-person and video conferences, Dr. Nahai shares his expertise and techniques to advance the field of Plastic Surgery at large. Foad Nahai, MD is often referred to by his medical peers as a man of great modesty, and at the same time, is considered to be one of the most respected plastic surgeons not only in the United States but internationally. Having served as both President of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and President of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, has given him an ideal stage to influence the specialty worldwide.

In addition to numerous professional honours and awards, Dr. Nahai has been listed in “Best Doctors in America,” “Best Doctors in Atlanta,” and in W Magazine as one of the top plastic surgeons in the world. He has been invited to lecture and demonstrate plastic surgical procedures all over the world.

Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England.

Your producer & editor, Dr. George Adigbli, is an Academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford, England.

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