Address:

Division of Plastic Surgery
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104 U.S.A

If you are not a U.S. citizen or holder of a permanent visa, please indicate the type of visa you have:

none (U.S. citizen)

Education:

2005

B.A.

Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (Mathematics & Neuroscience)

2009

M.D.

State University of New York - Upstate, Syracuse, NY

2016

M.P.H.

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (Healthcare Finance and Management)

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:

2009-2010

Internship in General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2010-2012

Residency in General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2012-2014

Residency in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2014-2015

Administrative Chief Residency in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Military Service:

[none]

Faculty Appointments:

2015-2020

Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2020-2023

2023-Present

Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Hospital and/or Administrative Appointments:

2015-2019

Director, Clinical Research Program, Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2020-Present

Director, Herdon Lehr Research Program, Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2020-Present

Director, Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Program, Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2020-Present

2024-Present

Rotation Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Medical Executive Committee, Penn Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Other Appointments:

2014-Present

Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2015-Present

Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2015-Present

Member, Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Bio-mechanics Core, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Specialty Certification:

2016

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Licensure:

2012

Pennsylvania

Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies:

2001

National Honor Society

2002

Alexander Hamilton Writing List, Hamilton College

2002-2005

Dean's List, Hamilton College

2002

Charles A. Dana Prize Scholarship, Hamilton College

2003

Sieman Interdisciplinary Writing Prize, Hamilton College

2004

Psi Chi National Honor Society

2004

Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

2005

Summa cum Laude with Honors in Mathematics and Neuroscience, Hamilton College

2005

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Hamilton College

2005

Psi Chi Honor Society, Hamilton College

2005-2009

Dean's Letters of Commendation for Outstanding Academic Performance, SUNY Upstate

2007

Hamilton College Student Research Day Outstanding Poster Presentation Award

2008

Junior AOA Medical Honor Society Inductee

2008

John B. and Henrietta Simeone Surgery Scholarship

2009

Magna cum Laude, SUNY Upstate

2009

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society, SUNY Upstate

2011

1st Place Clinical Paper, 2011 Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting

2012

2nd Best Clinical Paper, American Society of Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting

2012

1st Place, Resident Paper Competition, 2012 Philadelphia Academy of Surgery Meeting

2013

1st Place Clinical Paper, 2013 Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting

2013

1st Place, Resident Paper Competition, 2013 Philadelphia Academy of Surgery

2014

1st Annual Elisabeth K. Beahm Award for Best Breast Paper, ASRM Annual Meeting, Kauai, HI

2014

Dean's Scholarship for Tuition Support, Bloomberg School of Public Health

2014

1st Place, Best Clinical Research Paper, 61st Annual Robert H. Ivy Annual Meeting

2014

Outstanding Paper, AAHS/ASPN/ASRM Joint Meeting, Kauai, HI

2014

2nd Place, Resident Paper Competition, 2014 Philadelphia Academy of Surgery Annual Meeting

2015

1st Place University of Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery Resident Research Competition

2015

2nd Place, Resident Paper Competition, 2015 Philadelphia Academy of Surgery Annual Meeting

2016

Thomas B. and Jeannette E. Laws Research Award, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

2017

Young Investigator Award, Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

2019

Jonathan Rhoads Prize for Surgical Scholarship (Mentor to Jaclyn Mauch, BS)

2020

1st Place Clinical Paper, 2020 Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Mentor to Viren Patel, BS)

2020

2nd Place, Best Clinical Paper, 2020 68th Annual Robert H. Ivy Annual Meeting (Mentor to Marty Morris, BS)

2022

2023

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Achievement Award from MedStar Health

1st Place Oral podium Presentation, 2023 European Hernia Society (Mentor to Chris Amro, MD)

Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies and Other Professional Activities:

   International:

2014-2015

International Society of Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL)

   National:

2005-2007

Volunteer and Tutor, Adopt-a-School Inner City Reading, Reading, PA

2008

Vice-President of Research, SUNY Upstate AOA Chapter, Syracuse, NY

2008

Chairman, 2008 American Osteopathic Association Annual Student Research Day, Chicago, IL

2012-Present

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

Resident Member, 2012-2015

Member, 2015-Present

2013-Present

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Resident Member, 2013-2015

Member, 2015-Present

ASPS/PSF Curriculum Development Committee member, 2014-2015

Funding and Grants Committee Member, 2015-Present

Task Force Member, Breast Reduction Guidelines Group, 2017-2018

2013-Present

American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Resident Member, 2013-2015

Member, 2015-Present

2013-2015

Plastic Surgery Research Council (Resident Member)

2013-Present

Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons

Resident Member, 2013-2018

Member-at-Large, 2018-Present

Secretary, 2020-2021

Treasurer, 2021-2022

Vice President, 2022-2023

President, 2023-2024

2014-Present

American College of Surgeons
Resident Member, 2014-2015

Member, 2015-Present

2014-2015

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (Resident Member)

2014-Present

Americas Hernia Society

Resident Member, 2014-2015

Member, 2015-Present

Co-chair, Hernia Prevention Task Force, 2017-2020

Co-chair, Practice Advisory Committee, 2017-2020

Grants Committee, 2017-Present

Board of Directors, 08/17-Present

International Ventral Hernia Guidelines Committee, 2018-2020

AHS Representative to the American Medical Association House of               Delegates, 06/18-Present

Management Services Organization Task Force, 2019-2020

Abdominal Core Health Task Force, 2019-2020

2014-Present

Association for Academic Surgeons

Resident Member, 2014-2015

Member, 2015-Present

2018-Present

Plastic Surgery Foundation

Senior Reviewer, Clinical Grants Committee, 2018-Present

2022-Present

2024-Present

American Association of Plastic Surgery (Fellow)

American Surgical Association (Fellow)

   Local:

2012-Present

Philadelphia Academy of Surgery

Resident Member, 2012-2015

Member, 2015-Present

Editorial Positions:

2013-Present

Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery

2015-Present

Reviewer, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

2015-2019

Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

2015-Present

Reviewer, Surgery

2016-2020

Ad-hoc Reviewer, Hernia

2016-Present

Ad-hoc Reviewer, Lancet

2016-Present

Ad-hoc Reviewer, Annals of Surgical Oncology

2016-Present

Ad-hoc Reviewer, British Journal of Surgery

2016-Present

Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journal of the American College of Surgeons

2018-Present

Associate Editor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

2019-Present

Ad-hoc Reviewer, Annals of Surgery

2019-Present

Associate Editor, International Journal of Abdominal Wall & Hernia Surgery

2020-Present

Section Editor, Clinical Research and Systematic Review, Hernia

2021-Present

Ad-Hoc Reviewer, BMJ Open

2021-2022

Editorial Board and Contributing Editor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

2021-Present

Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Clinical Transplantation

2022-Present

Editorial Board and Associate Editor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Academic and Institutional Committees:

2018-Present

Credentials Committee, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

2019-Present

Co-chair, Operative/Procedural Clinical Effectiveness Team, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

2019-Present

Clinical Competency Committee, Penn Plastic Surgery

2019-Present

Education Committee, Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn Medicine

Major Academic and Clinical Teaching Responsibilities:

2010-2011

Mentor to Brady Sieber, medical student research, "Breast Reconstruction Outcomes," Penn Medicine

2010-2012

Mentor to Emily Cleveland, medical student research, "Breast Reconstruction Outcomes in Obese Patients," Penn Medicine

2014-2015

Mentor to Andrew Bauder, MD, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2014-2015

Mentor to Jonathan Sarik, MD, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2015-Present

Customary teaching and clinical responsibilities for plastic surgery attending physician, including surgical treatment of patients on an inpatient and outpatient basis and teaching of medical students, residents and fellows in the OR, on patient rounds and in the outpatient clinic, Penn Medicine

2015-2016

Mentor to Michael Tecce, DO, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2015-2016

Mentor to Michael Lanni, MD, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2016-2017

Mentor to Jason Weissler, MD, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2016-2017

Mentor to Martin Carney, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2016-2018

Mentor to Fabiola Enriquez, Harrison Scholar 2016-2017, then Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2017-2019

Mentor to Charles Messa, undergraduate student researcher ("Hernia Prevention") and then Harrison Scholar, University of Pennsylvania

2017-2018

Mentor to Irfan Rhemtulla, MD, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2017-2019

Mentor to Catherine Hutchinson, medical student and Agnew Scholar, Penn Medicine

2017-2018

Mentor to Jaclyn Mauch, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2018-2019

Mentor to Geoffrey Kozak, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2018-2019

Mentor to Shelby Nathan, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2018-Present

Residency Site Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

2019-2020

Mentor to Omar Elfanagely, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2019-2020

Mentor to Arturo Rios Diaz, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2019-2020

Mentor to Jessica Cunning, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2020

Mentor to Hanna Jia, medical student and Agnew Scholar (summer), Penn Medicine

2020

Mentor to Michaela Hitchner, medical student and Agnew Scholar (summer), Penn Medicine

2020-2021

Mentor to Adrienne Christopher, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2020-2021

Mentor to Marty Morris, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2020-2021

Mentor to Viren Patel, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2020

"An Introduction to Reconstructive Surgery of the Trunk." Plastic Surgery Interest Group, Penn Medicine, Dec. 2020

2021-2022

Mentor to Joseph Mellia, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2021-2022

Mentor to Phoebe McAuliffe, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2021-2022

Mentor to Ankoor Talwar, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2021-2022

Mentor to Abhishek Desai, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2021

"Considerations for Reconstruction in the Trauma Surgery Patient." Grand Rounds Speaker, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, Penn Medicine, May 2021 (Virtual)

2021

"A Primer on Evaluating and Treating Complex Hernia." Medical Student and Resident Monthly Conference, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Aug. 2021

2021

"An Update on the Penn Plastic Surgery Research Program." Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Penn Medicine, Sept. 2021

2022

"The Interface Between Research and Clinical Surgery." Plastic Surgery Interest Group, Penn Medicine (Virtual), Jan. 2022

2022-2023

Mentor to Theo Habarth-Morales, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2022-2023

Mentor to Hank Davis, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2022-2023

Mentor to Christopher Amro, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2022-2023

Mentor to Stephanie Honig, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

2022-2023

2023-2024

2023-2024

2024-Present

2024-Present

2024-Present

Mentor to Ellen Niu, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

Mentor to Jane Nguyen Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

Mentor to Mehdi Lemdani, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

Mentor to Margaret Hornick Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

Mentor to Salman Kahn, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

Mentor to Malia Voytik, Clinical Research Fellow, Penn Medicine

Lectures by Invitation (Last 5 years):

Apr. 2018

"Patient Selection for Combined Abdominoplasty and Ventral Hernia Repair." Americas Hernia Society, Miami, FL

Apr. 2018

"Value of Hernia Prevention." Americas Hernia Society, Miami, FL

Apr. 2018

"Patient Reported Outcomes in Ventral Hernia." Americas Hernia Society, Miami, FL

Apr. 2018

"Principles for Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Robert H. Ivy Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery Society Meeting, Hershey, PA

May 2018

"Predicting Surgical Outcomes: Incisional Hernia Risk." American College of Surgeons: DC/Metro Chapter, Washington, DC

May 2018

"What Do I Need to Know About Complex Hernia Repairs?" Grand Rounds, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

June 2018

"Real Informed Consent: What Patients Should Know." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Meeting, Washington, DC

June 2018

"Managing the Expected Complications." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Meeting, Washington, DC

June 2018

"Quality of Life Following Hernia Repair: Understanding the Data." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Meeting, Washington, DC

Aug. 2018

"Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Techniques and Principles for Positive Clinical Outcomes." Grand Rounds, Division of Trauma Surgery, Eastern Carolina Medical Center, Greenville, NC

Aug. 2018

"Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Perioperative Strategies for Optimizing Outcomes." Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA

Sept. 2018

"Optimization and Decision-Making in Ab Wall for Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients." American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL

Sept. 2018

"Quality of Life Following Hernia Repair: Understanding the Data." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Pre-Symposium, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL

Sept. 2018

"How Do I Close This? Component Separations in AWR." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Pre-Symposium, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL

Sept. 2018

"From Start to Finish: Getting Active, Collaborating, and Publishing in Residency." Senior Residents Day, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL

Oct. 2018

"Prevention of the Costly Hernia Failure." American College of Surgeons, Boston, MA

Oct. 2018

"What Has the Americas Hernia Society Done for My Career?" Lecture to Residents at the AHS Symposium, American College of Surgeons, Boston, MA

Oct. 2018

"Hernia Prevention: What Does the Data Say?" American College of Surgeons, Boston, MA

Jan. 2019

"Predicting Risk and Optimizing Prevention." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe Meeting, London, United Kingdom

Jan. 2019

"How to Consent Patients." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe Meeting, London, United Kingdom

Feb. 2019

"Picking the Right Component Separation." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe Meeting, London, United Kingdom

Feb. 2019

"Concurrent Panniculectomy and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe Meeting, London, United Kingdom

Mar. 2019

"Hernia Prevention: Where Are We with Reimbursement?" Americas Hernia Society Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

Apr. 2019

"Can We Predict Incisional Hernia? Development of a Surgery-Specific Decision-Support Interface." American Surgical Association, Dallas, TX

June 2019

"Evidence-Based Informed Consent: Keeping it Real." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference, Washington, DC

June 2019

"Quality of Life after AWR: What Is the Data and Why Does It Matter?" Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference, Washington, DC

Sept. 2019

"Ventral Hernia Repair and Panniculectomy - Big Bang or Stage - The Evidence." Invited Faculty, American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

Oct. 2019

"An Update on Incisional Hernia Prevention." American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Feb. 2020

"Techniques and Biomaterials in Abdominal Wall Reconstructions." Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Feb. 2020

"Integrating Quality of Life Measurement into AWR: A Journey Worth Taking." Faculty and Keynote Address, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe Meeting, London, England

May 2020

"Defining What is Complex in Hernia Surgery." European Hernia Society Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain (Virtual)

June 2020

"Five Plastic Surgery Tips That All Hernia Surgeons Should Know." Brazilian Hernia Congress, Recife, Brazil (Cancelled due to COVID)

June 2020

"My Patient Has a Mesh Infection… What Now?" Brazilian Hernia Congress, Recife, Brazil (Cancelled due to COVID)

June 2020

"Panniculectomy Associated with Hernia Repair... Is It for General Surgeons? Tips and Tricks!" Brazilian Hernia Congress, Recife, Brazil (Cancelled due to COVID)

Jun. 2020

"Quality of Life After AWR: What Is the Data & Why Does It Matter?" Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference, Washington, DC (Cancelled due to COVID)

Aug. 2020

"It's More Than Just a Hernia- An Integrated Approach to AWR." 2020 American Society of Plastic Surgery Pre-Meeting Symposia, Chicago, IL (Virtual)

Sept. 2020

"Techniques and Management of Hernia/Bulge in Autologous Breast Reconstruction (ABR)." 2020 American Society of Plastic Surgery Symposia, Chicago, IL (Virtual)

Sept. 2020

"Patient Quality of Life in AWR and the Impact of Innovative Biomaterials." 2020 Americas Hernia Society Meeting, New York, NY (Virtual)

Sept. 2020

"It's More Than Just a Hernia-An Integrated Approach to AWR." 2020 International Hernia Symposium (Virtual)

Sept. 2020

"Improving Hernia Outcomes Through Patient-Centered Research." 2020 American College of Surgeons Kentucky Chapter Fall Meeting, Lexington, KY (Virtual)

Sept. 2020

"Precision Risk Prediction to Guide Hernia Prevention." 2020 International Hernia Symposium (Virtual)

Dec. 2020

"Improving Outcomes in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction- Technique Meets Biomaterials." Updates in General Surgery (UGS), Toronto, Canada (Virtual)

Dec. 2020

"An Integrated Approach to Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Grand Rounds Speaker, Department of Plastic Surgery, Brown University Alpert School of Medicine, Providence, RI (Virtual)

Jan. 2021

"Quality of Life in Abdominal Wall Patients." American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) Annual Meeting, Kauai, HI (Virtual)

Jan. 2021

"Using CT Imaging to Guide AWR." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Surgeons Meeting of India (Virtual)

Apr. 2021

"Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Grand Rounds Speaker, Department of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ (Virtual)

Apr. 2021

"Use of Dermal Matrices in Complex Lower Extremity Salvage." Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference, Washington, DC (Virtual)

May 2021

"Advanced Techniques and Biomaterials in Complex Hernia Repair." Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE (Virtual)

June 2021

"Patient Reported Outcomes in AWR: Measuring to Make Better." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Meeting, Washington, DC (Virtual)

June 2021

"Intraoperative Decision-Making: Choosing Your Approach." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Meeting, Washington, DC (Virtual)

June 2021

"Informed Consent: Importance of Setting Expectations." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Meeting, Washington, DC (Virtual)

Aug. 2021

"Approaches for Complex Hernia Patients in the Setting of Trauma." Grand Rounds Speaker, University of North Carolina, Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Raleigh, NC

Aug. 2021

"Is it Just About Volumes: Applications of Imaging in Loss of Domain Hernias." International Loss of Domain Conference 2021 (Virtual)

Aug. 2021

"Resorbable P4HB Long-term Outcomes." Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

Sept. 2021

"Plastic Surgery Medical Tourism." Keynote Lecturer, Robert H. Ivy Society Annual Meeting (Virtual)

Sept. 2021

"Functional and Quality-of-Life Impact of Diastasis." Invited Lecture American Hernia Society (AHS) Meeting, Austin, TX

Oct. 2021

"Minimizing the Prosthetic Footprint in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Grand Rounds at Mercy One Hospital, Des Moines, IA

Oct. 2021

"Ventral Hernia Working Group: Use in Practice." European Hernia Society (EHS) Annual Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark

Oct. 2021

"Long-term Mesh Complications." European Hernia Society (EHS) Annual Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark

Oct. 2021

"Long-term Resorbable Synthetic Mesh." American College of Surgeons (ACS) Annual Congress, Washington, DC (Virtual)

Oct. 2021

"An Integrated Approach to Complex Hernia." Visiting Professor at Memorial Health University Medical Center (Mercer Medical School) Department of Surgery, Savannah, GA

Oct. 2021

"Principles of Scalp Reconstruction." American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA

Dec. 2021

"Tips and Tricks for Panniculectomy in Complex Hernia." Brazilian Hernia Congress, Sao Palo, Brazil (Virtual)

Dec. 2021

"Should All Diastasis Recti Abdominus Be Repaired?" Brazilian Hernia Congress, Sao Palo, Brazil (Virtual)

Jan. 2022

"Approaches in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Division of Plastic Surgery, Birmingham, AL

Feb. 2022

"Considerations of the Umbilicus in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe (AWRE) London, United Kingdom

Feb. 2022

"Treatment and Prevention of Seroma in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe (AWRE) London, United Kingdom

Feb. 2022

"Long-Term Outcomes and Quality-of-Life in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Europe (AWRE) London, United Kingdom

Mar. 2022

"Aesthetic Considerations in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Spring Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery (NESPS), New York, NY

Mar. 2022

"Advanced Techniques in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Lecture and Cadaver Procter, Ohio State University School of Medicine Columbus, OH

Apr. 2022

"Preoperative Computed Tomography Morphological Features Associated with Hernia Formation." 142nd Annual American Surgical Association (ASA) Meeting, Chicago, IL

May 2022

"Predicting the Risk of Incisional Hernia Formation: Where Do We Stand?" 4th Annual International Hernia Prevention Symposium, Galway, Wales

June 2022

"Are We Measuring Correctly? Rethinking Success in AWR and the Power of PROs." 13th Annual Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Meeting Distinguished Lecture (Virtual)

June 2022

"It's Not Just a Hernia: Perspectives of Improving Prevention and Treatment." Professor Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

June 2022

"Principles of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Tips, Tricks, and How to Maximize Results." Fellow Lecture, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Aug. 2022

"Techniques and Principles for Successful Abdominal Wall Reconstruction." Grand Rounds Lecture, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Weill Medical College at Cornell University, New York, NY

Oct. 2022

"The Great Mesh Debate: My Mesh is Better Than Yours." Invited Lecture/Faculty, American Hernia Society Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC

Oct. 2022

"Multi-dimensional Measurement of Hernia Outcomes." Invited Lecture/Faculty, American Hernia Society Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC

Oct. 2022

"Negative Pressure Incisional Wound Therapy." Invited Lecture/ Faculty, American Hernia Society Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC

Oct. 2022

"Optimizing Patients for Successful Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Preoperative Checklist." Invited Lecture/Faculty, American College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Sessions & Clinical Congress, San Diego, CA

Nov. 2022

"Evidence-Based Strategies to Minimize Surgical Site Complications." Grand Rounds, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL

Nov. 2022

"Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia: How to Select Suitable Patients for Mesh Prophylaxis?" 3rd Annual Symposium on Incisional Hernia Prevention, Barcelona, Spain

Organizing Roles in Scientific Meetings:

Oct,.2018

Organizing Co-Chair, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Symposium, American Society of Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL

Mar. 2019

Organizing Chair for Resident Poster and Posters of Distinction Sessions, Americas Hernia Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

Mar. 2019

Member, Scientific and Program Committee at the Americas Hernia Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

June 2019

Organizing Chair, Resident Presentation Competition, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Meeting, Washington, DC

Sept. 2020

Member, 2020 Program Committee, Northeast Society of Plastic Surgery (NESPS), Philadelphia, PA

Oct. 2021

Member, Program Committee for 2021 Annual Meeting, American Hernia Society, Copenhagen, Denmark

Oct. 2021

Member, Program Committee, Americas Hernia Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX

Bibliography:

Research Publications, peer reviewed (print or other media):

1. Hartley CE, Varma M, Fischer JP, Riccardi R, Strauss JA, Shah S, Zhang S, Yang ZJ: Neuroprotective effects of erythropoietin on acute metabolic and pathological changes in experimentally induced neurotrauma. Journal of Neurosurgery 109(4): 708-714, Oct. 2008.

2. Albert SP, DiRocco J, Allen GB, Bates JHT, Lafollette R, Kubiak BD, Fischer J, Maroney S, Nieman GF: The role of time and pressure on alveolar recruitment. Journal of Applied Physiology 106(3): 757-765, Mar. 2009.

3. Fosnot J, Fischer JP, Smartt JM, Low DW, Kovach SJ, Wu LC, Serletti JM: Does previous chest wall irradiation increase vascular complications in free autologous breast reconstruction? Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 127(2): 496-504, Feb. 2011.

4. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Mirzabeigi MN, Wang GJ, Foley PJ, Wu LC, Woo EY, Kanchwala S: Prophylactic muscle flaps in vascular surgery. Journal of Vascular Surgery 55(4): 1081-1086, Apr. 2012 Notes: (Epub Dec. 29, 2011).

5. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Rohrbach JI, Wu LC, Woo EY, Kovach SJ, Low DW, Serletti JM, Kanchwala S: Prophylactic muscle flaps in vascular surgery: The Penn Groin Assessment Scale. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 129(6): 940e-949e, June 2012.

6. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Mirzabeigi MN, Serletti JM, Kanchwala S: Perioperative hemodynamics in free flap breast reconstruction: Incidence, predictors, and management of tachycardia. Annals of Plastic Surgery 69(4): 356-360, Oct. 2012.

7. Fischer JP, Sieber B, Nelson JA, Cleveland E, Kovach SJ, Wu LC, Kanchwala S, Serletti JM: Comprehensive outcome and cost analysis of free tissue transfer for breast reconstruction: An experience with 1303 flaps. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 131(2): 195-203, Feb. 2013.

8. Fischer JP, Sieber B, Nelson JA, Kovach SJ, Taylor JA, Serletti JM, Wu LC, Kanchwala S, Bartlett SP, Low DW: A 15-year experience of complex scalp reconstruction using free tissue transfer-analysis of risk factors for complications. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 29(2): 89-97, Feb. 2013 Notes: (Epub Dec. 19, 2012).

9. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Cleveland E, Sieber B, Rohrbach JI, Serletti JM, Kanchwala S: Breast reconstruction modality outcome study: A comparison of expander/implants and free flaps in select patients. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 131(5): 928-934, May 2013.

10. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Sieber B, Cleveland E, Kovach SJ, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Kanchwala S: Free tissue transfer in the obese patient: An outcome and cost analysis in 1258 consecutive abdominally based reconstructions. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 131(5): 681e-692e, May 2013.

11. Fischer JP, Wink JD, Nelson JA, Cleveland E, Grover R, Wu LC, Levin LS, Kovach SJ: A retrospective review of outcomes and flap selection in free tissue transfers for complex lower extremity reconstruction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 29(6): 407-416, July 2013 Notes: (Epub Apr. 18, 2013).

12. Bartlett EK, Meise C, Bansal N, Fischer JP, Low DW, Czerniecki BJ, Roses RE, Fraker DL, Kelz RR, Karakousis GC: Sartorius transposition during inguinal lymphadenectomy for melanoma. Journal of Surgical Research 184(1): 209-215, Sept. 2013 Notes: (Epub May 8, 2013).

13. Cleveland EC, Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Sieber B, Low DW, Kovach SJ, Wu LC, Serletti JM: Optimizing the fascial closure: An analysis of 1261 abdominally based free flap reconstructions. Annals of Plastic Surgery 71(3): 255-260, Sept. 2013.

14. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Nelson JA, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Factors associated with readmission following plastic surgery: A review of 10,669 procedures from the 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data set. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 132(3): 666-674, Sept. 2013.

15. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Pasick C, Nelson P, Chen AJ, Fosnot J, Selber JC, Wu LC, Serletti JM: Chronic pain following abdominal free flap breast reconstruction: A prospective pilot analysis. Annals of Plastic Surgery 71(3): 278-282, Sept. 2013.

16. Fischer JP, Cleveland EC, Nelson JA, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC, Kanchwala S: Breast reconstruction in the morbidly obese patient: Assessment of 30-day complications using the 2005 to 2010 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data sets. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 132(4): 750-761, Oct. 2013.

17. Fischer JP, Mirzabeigi MN, Sieber BA, Nelson JA, Wu LC, Kovach SJ, Low DW, Serletti JM, Kanchwala S: Outcome analysis of 244 consecutive flaps for managing complex groin wounds. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 66(10): 1396-1404, Oct. 2013 Notes: (Epub July 5,2013).

18. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC, Kanchwala S: Impact of obesity on outcomes in breast reconstruction: analysis of 15,937 patients from the ACS-NSQIP datasets. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 217(4): 656-664, Oct. 2013 Notes: (Epub July 25, 2013).

19. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Peri-operative risk factors associated with early tissue expander (TE) loss following immediate breast reconstruction (IBR): A review of 9305 patients from the 2005-2010 ACS-NSQIP datasets. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 66(11): 1504-1512, Nov. 2013 Notes: (Epub July 9, 2013).

20. Fischer JP, Shang EK, Butler CE, Nelson JA, Braslow BM, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Validated model for predicting postoperative respiratory failure: Analysis of 1706 abdominal wall reconstructions. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 132(5): 826e-835e, Nov. 2013.

21. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Tuggle CT, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Risk analysis and stratification of surgical morbidity after immediate breast reconstruction. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 217(5): 780-787, Nov. 2013 Notes: (Epub Sept. 25, 2014).

22. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Radecki MA, Pasick C, McGrath J, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Delayed autologous breast reconstruction: Factors which influence patient decision making. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 66(11): 1513-1520, Nov. 2013 Notes: (Epub July 22, 2013).

23. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Complications in body contouring procedures: An analysis of 1797 patients from the 2005 to 2010 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databases. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 132(6): 1411-1420, Dec. 2013.

24. Fischer JP, Shang EK, Nelson JA, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Patterns of preoperative laboratory testing in patients undergoing outpatient plastic surgery procedures. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 34(1): 133-141, Jan. 2014 Notes: (Epub Dec. 12, 2013).

25. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Wink JD, Nelson JA, Braslow BM, Kovach SJ: Analysis of risk factors, morbidity, and cost associated with respiratory complications following abdominal wall reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 133(1): 147-156, Jan. 2014.

26. Grover R, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC: The impact of perforator number on deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. Archives of Plastic Surgery 41(1): 63-70, Jan. 2014 Notes: (Epub Jan. 13, 2014).

27. Medina ND, Fischer JP, Fosnot J, Serletti JM, Wu LC, Kovach SJ: Lower extremity free flap outcomes using an anastomotic venous coupler device. Annals of Plastic Surgery 72(2): 176-179, Feb. 2014.

28. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Wes AM, Wink JD, Yan C, Braslow BM, Chen L, Kovach SJ: The use of epidurals in abdominal wall reconstruction: an analysis of outcomes and cost. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 133(3): 687-699, Mar. 2014.

29. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Tuggle CT, Wu LC: Venous thromboembolism risk in mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: Analysis of the 2005 to 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data sets. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 133(3): 263e-273e, Mar. 2014.

30. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Wink JD, Kovach SJ: A population-level analysis of bilateral breast reduction: Does age affect early complications? Aesthetic Surgery Journal 34(3): 409-416, Mar. 2014 Notes: (Epub Mar. 5, 2014).

31. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Au A, Tuggle CT, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Complications and morbidity following breast reconstruction--A review of 16,063 cases from the 2005-2010 NSQIP datasets. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 48(2): 104-114, Apr. 2014 Notes: (Epub July 18, 2013).

32. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Cleveland EC, Wink JD, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Abdominal wall reconstruction in the obese: An assessment of complications from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasets. American Journal of Surgery 207(4): 467-75, Apr 2014 Notes: (Epub Jan. 4, 2014).

33. Cleveland EC, Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Wink JD, Levin LS, Kovach SJ: Free flap lower extremity reconstruction in the obese population: Does weight matter? Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 30(4): 263-270, May 2014 Notes: (Epub Mar. 3, 2014).

34. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Sieber B, Stransky C, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Transfusions in autologous breast reconstructions: An analysis of risk factors, complications, and cost. Annals of Plastic Surgery 72(5): 566-571, May 2014.

35. Fischer JP, Tuggle CT, Wes AM, Kovach SJ: Concurrent panniculectomy with open ventral hernia repair has added risk versus ventral hernia repair: An analysis of the ACS-NSQIP database. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67(5): 693-701, May 2014 Notes: (Epub Jan. 28, 2014).

36. Lu SM, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Fosnot J, Goldstein J, Selber JC, Serletti JM, Wu LC: The impact of complications on function, health, and satisfaction following abdominally based autologous breast reconstruction: A prospective evaluation. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67(5): 682-692, May 2014 Notes: (Epub Feb. 5, 2014).

37. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Grover R, Cleveland E, Erdmann-Sager J, Serletti JM, Wu LC: The impact of anemia on microsurgical breast reconstruction complications and outcomes. Microsurgery 34(4): 261-270, May 2014 Notes: (Epub Nov. 4, 2013).

38. Fischer JP, Tuggle CT, Au A, Kovach SJ: A 30-day risk assessment of mastectomy alone compared to immediate breast reconstruction (IBR). Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 48(3): 209-215, June 2014 Notes: (Epub Dec. 16, 2013).

39. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Chung CU, Fosnot J, Selber JC, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Preoperative anemia impacts early postoperative recovery following autologous breast reconstruction. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67(6): 797-803, June 2014 Notes: (Epub Feb. 21, 2014).

40. Wink JD, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Cleveland EC, Kovach SJ: Free tissue transfer for complex reconstruction of the lower extremity: Experience of a young microsurgeon. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 30(5): 349-358, June 2014 Notes: (Epub Feb. 17, 2014).

41. Fischer JP, Wink JD, Tuggle CT, Nelson JA, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Predictive risk model of 30-day mortality in plastic and reconstructive surgery patients. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 134(1): 156-164, July 2014.

42. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Yan C, Fosnot J, Selber JC, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Kanchwala S: The impact of obesity on abdominal wall function after free autologous breast reconstruction. Microsurgery 34(5): 352-360, July 2014 Notes: (Epub Dec. 26, 2013).

43. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Nelson JA, Basta M, Rohrbach JI, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Propensity-matched, longitudinal outcomes analysis of complications and cost: comparing abdominal free flaps and implant-based breast reconstruction. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 219(2): 303-312, Aug. 2014 Notes: (Epub Apr. 8, 2014).

44. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Chung C, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Risk of readmission following immediate breast reconstruction: Results from the 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data sets. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 134(2): 193e-201e, Aug. 2014.

45. Paine KM, Tahiri Y, Wes A, Fischer JP, Paliga JT, Taylor JA: Patient risk factors for ambulatory cleft lip repair: An outcome and cost analysis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 134(2): 275e-282e, Aug. 2014.

46. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Kanchwala S, Kovach SJ: Effect of BMI on modality-specific outcomes in immediate breast reconstruction (IBR)--A propensity-matched analysis using the 2005-2011 ACS-NSQIP datasets. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 48(5): 297-304, Oct. 2014 Notes: (Epub Jan. 20, 2014).

47. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Kovach SJ: The impact of surgical resident participation in breast reduction surgery--Outcome analysis from the 2005-2011 ACS-NSQIP datasets. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 48(5): 315-321, Oct. 2014 Notes: (Epub Jan. 30, 2014).

48. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Wink JD, Nelson JA, Rohrbach JI, Braslow BM, Kovach SJ: Analysis of perioperative factors associated with increased cost following abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). Hernia 18(5): 617-624, Oct. 2014 Notes: (Epub July 20, 2014).

49. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Chung CU, West A, Tuggle CT, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Obesity and early complications following reduction mammaplasty: An analysis of 4545 patients from the 2005-2011 NSQIP datasets. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 48(5): 334-339, Oct. 2014 Notes: (Epub Feb. 10, 2014).

50. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Wink JD, Kovach SJ: A population-level analysis of abdominal wall reconstruction by component separation in the morbidly obese patient: Can it be performed safely? Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 48(5): 305-311, Oct. 2014 Notes: (Epub Feb. 4, 2014).

51. Pannucci CJ, Nelson JA, Chung CU, Fischer JP, Kanchwala SK, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Medicinal leeches for surgically uncorrectable venous congestion after free flap breast reconstruction. Microsurgery 34(7): 522-526, Oct. 2014 Notes: (Epub May 22, 2014).

52. DeLong MR, Hughes DB, Gaca JG, Fischer JP, Bond JE, Hargrove WC, Atluri P, Levin LS, Erdmann D: Sternal talon offers a solution for secondary sternum osteosynthesis in patients with nonunion. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 98(5): 1804-1808, Nov. 2014 Notes: (Epub Sept. 18, 2014).

53. Fischer JP, Basta MN, Wink JD, Wes AM, Kovach SJ: Optimizing patient selection in ventral hernia repair with concurrent panniculectomy: An analysis of 1974 patients from the ACS-NSQIP datasets. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67(11): 1532-1540, Nov. 2014 Notes: (Epub July 12, 2014).

54. Fischer JP, Wes AM, Tuggle CT, Nelson JA, Tchou JC, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ, Wu LC: Mastectomy with or without immediate implant reconstruction has similar 30-day perioperative outcomes. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67(11): 1515-1522, Nov. 2014 Notes: (Epub July 31, 2014).

55. Wes AM, Cleveland E, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ, Kanchwala S, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Do prior abdominal surgeries increase complications in abdominally based breast reconstructions? Annals of Plastic Surgery 75(5): 526-533, Nov. 2014.

56. Basta MN, Fischer JP, Lotano VE, Kovach SJ: The thoracoplastic approach to chest wall reconstruction: preliminary results of a multidisciplinary approach to minimize morbidity. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 134(6): 959e-967e, Dec. 2014.

57. Fischer JP, Basta MN, Mirzabeigi MN, Kovach SJ: A comparison of outcomes and cost in VHWG grade II hernias between Rives-Stoppa synthetic mesh hernia repair versus underlay biologic mesh repair. Hernia 18(6): 781-789, 2014 Notes: (Epub Sept. 24, 2014).

58. Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Shang EK, Wink JD, Wingate NA, Woo EY, Jackson BM, Kovach SJ, Kanchwala S: Predicting the need for muscle flap salvage after open groin vascular procedures: A clinical assessment tool. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 48(6): 389-395, Dec. 2014 Notes: (Epub Mar. 25, 2014).

59. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Mackay DJD, Mirzabeigi MN, Cabiling DS, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Kanchwala SK: The limited incision harvest of the rectus femoris flap for complex groin wound management. Annals of Plastic Surgery 73(Suppl 2): S161-164, Dec. 2014.

60. Nelson JA, Shaked O, Fischer JP, Mirzabeigi MN, Jandali S, Kovach SJ, Low DW, Acker MA, Kanchwala SK: Complex wound management in ventricular assist device (VAD) patients: The role of aggressive debridement and vascularized soft tissue coverage. Annals of Plastic Surgery 73(Suppl 2): S165-70, Dec 2014.

61. Nelson JA, Stransky CA, Fischer JP, Fosnot J, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Reexamining free flap breast reconstruction in the community and university setting: Is there a difference? Annals of Plastic Surgery 73(Suppl 2): S171-174, Dec 2014.

62. Wink JD, Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Direct-to-implant breast reconstruction: An analysis of 1612 cases from the ACS-NSQIP surgical outcomes database. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 48(6): 375-381, Dec. 2014 Notes: (Epub Mar. 27, 2014).

63. Mirzabeigi MN, Wilson AJ, Fischer JP, Basta M, Kanchwala S, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Predicting and managing donor-site wound complications in abdominally based free flap breast reconstruction: Improved outcomes with early reoperative closure. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 135(1): 14-23, Jan. 2015.

64. Fischer JP, Wink JD, Tuggle CT, Nelson JA, Kovach SJ: Wound risk assessment in ventral hernia repair: Generation and internal validation of a risk stratification system using the ACS-NSQIP. Hernia 19(1): 103-111, Feb. 2015 Notes: (Epub Dec. 4, 2014).

65. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Grover R, Mirzabeigi MN, Nelson P, Wes AM, Au A, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Intraoperative perfusion management impacts postoperative outcomes: An analysis of 682 autologous breast reconstruction patients. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 68(2): 175-183, Feb. 2015 Notes: (Epub Oct. 30, 2014).

66. Basta MN, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ: Assessing complications and cost-utilization in ventral hernia repair utilizing biologic mesh in a bridged underlay technique. American Journal of Surgery 209(4): 695-702, Apr. 2015.

67. Butler PD, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Chang B, Kanchwala S, Wu LC, Serletti JM: African-American women have equivalent outcomes following autologous free flap breast reconstruction despite greater preoperative risk factors. American Journal of Surgery 209(4): 589-596, Apr. 2015 Notes: (Epub Dec. 18, 2014).

68. Mirzabeigi MN, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC, Kanchwala S: Tamoxifen (selective estrogen-receptor modulators) and aromatase inhibitors as potential perioperative thrombotic risk factors in free flap breast reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 135(4): 670e-679e, Apr. 2015.

69. Nelson JA, Chung CU, Fischer JP, Kanchwala SK, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Wound healing complications after autologous breast reconstruction: A model to predict risk. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 68(4): 531-539, Apr. 2015 Notes: (Epub Nov. 28, 2014).

70. Wink JD, Wes AM, Fischer JP, Nelson JA, Stranksy C, Kovach SJ: Risk factors associated with early failure in complex abdominal wall reconstruction: A 5- year single surgeon experience. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 49(2): 77-82, Apr. 2015 Notes: (Epub Apr. 3, 2014).

71. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Grover R, Kovach SJ, Low DW, Kanchwala SK, Levin LS, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Vein grafting your way out of trouble: Examining the utility and efficacy of vein grafts in microsurgery. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 68(6): 830-836, June 2015 Notes: (Epub Feb. 15, 2015).

72. Wes AM, Wink JD, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: Venous thromboembolism in body contouring: An analysis of 17,774 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement databases. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 135(6): 972e-980e, June 2015.

73. Yan C, Fischer JP, Wes AM, Basta MN, Rohrbach JI, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC: The cost of major complications associated with immediate two-stage expander/implant-based breast reconstruction. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 49(3): 166-171, June 2015 Notes: (Epub Dec. 22, 2014).

74. Chung CU, Wink JD, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Serletti JM, Kanchwala SK: Surgical site infections after free flap breast reconstruction: An analysis of 2,899 patients from the ACS-NSQIP Datasets. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 31(6): 434-441, July 2015 Notes: (Epub Apr. 24, 2015).

75. Basta MN, Fischer JP, Kanchwala SK, Silvestre J, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Tchou JC, Kovach SJ, Fosnot J: A propensity-matched analysis of the influence of breast reconstruction on subsequent development of lymphedema. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 136(2): 134-143, Aug. 2015.

76. Fosnot J, Fischer JP, Wu LC, Serletti JM: The patient's perspective on the effect of autologous breast reconstruction on lymphedema. Annals of Plastic Surgery 75(2): 149-152, Aug. 2015 Notes: Epub Mar. 29, 2014.

77. Fischer JP, Basta MN, Wink JD, Krishnan NM, Kovach SJ: Cost-utility analysis of the use of prophylactic mesh augmentation compared with primary fascial suture repair in patients at high risk for incisional hernia. Surgery 158(3): 700-711, Sept. 2015 Notes: (Epub July 15, 2015).

78. Forte AJ, Tuggle CT, Berlin NL, Fischer JP, Persing JA: Hysterectomy with concurrent panniculectomy: A propensity-matched analysis of 30-day outcomes. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 136(3): 582-590, Sept. 2015.

79. Fischer JP, Fox JP, Nelson JA, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM: A longitudinal assessment of outcomes and healthcare resource utilization after immediate breast reconstruction-comparing implant- and autologous-based breast reconstruction. Annals of Surgery 262(4): 692-699, Oct. 2015.

80. Del Corral GA, Wes AM, Fischer JP, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Outcomes and cost analysis in high-risk patients undergoing simultaneous free flap breast reconstruction and gynecologic procedures. Annals of Plastic Surgery 75(5): 534-538, Nov. 2015 Notes: Epub Mar. 28, 2014.

81. Pannucci CP, Basta MN, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ: Creation and validation of a condition-specific VTE risk assessment tool for open ventral hernia repair patients. Surgery 158(5): 1304-1313, Nov. 2015 Notes: (Epub May 7, 2015).

82. Bibbo C, Nelson J, Fischer JP, Wu LC, Low DW, Mehta S, Kovach SJ: Lower extremity limb salvage after trauma: The versatility of the anterolateral thigh free flap. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 29(12): 563-568, Dec. 2015 Notes: Epub May 9, 2015.

83. Basta MN, Fox JP, Kanchwala SK, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ, Fosnot J, Fischer JP: Complicated breast cancer-related lymphedema: Evaluating health care resource utilization and associated costs of management. American Journal of Surgery 211(1): 133-141, Jan. 2016 Notes: (Epub Aug. 20, 2015).

84. Bauder AR, Sarik JR, Butler PD, Noone RB, Fischer JP, Serletti JM, Kanchwala SK, Kovach SJ, Fox JP: Geographic variation in access to plastic surgeons. Annals of Plastic Surgery 76(2): 238-243, Feb. 2016.

85. Chung CU, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Wink JD, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ: Acute kidney injury after open ventral hernia repair: An analysis of the 2005-2012 ACS-NSQIP datasets. Hernia 20(1): 131-138, Feb. 2016 Notes: (Epub June 23, 2015).

86. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Haddock NT, Mackay D, Wink JD, Newman AS, Levin LS, Kovach SJ: Striving for normalcy after lower extremity reconstruction with free tissue: The role of secondary aesthetic refinements. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 32(2): 101-108, Feb. 2016 Notes: (Epub Aug. 10, 2015).

87. Ecker BL, Kuo LE, Simmons KD, Fischer JP, Morris JB, Kelz RR: Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair: Longitudinal outcomes and cost analysis using statewide claims data. Surgical Endoscopy 30(3): 906-915, Mar. 2016 Notes: (Epub June 20, 2015).

88. Fracol ME, Basta MN, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Fosnot J: Bilateral free flap breast reconstruction after unilateral radiation: Comparing intraoperative vascular complications and postoperative outcomes in radiated versus nonradiated breasts. Annals of Plastic Surgery 76(3): 311-314, Mar. 2016.

89. Shubinets V, Fox JP, Sarik JR, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: Surgically treated hernia following abdominally based autologous breast reconstruction: Prevalence, outcomes, and expenditures. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 137(3): 749-757, Mar. 2016.

90. Brant JA, Bur AM, Chai R, Hatten K, Nicolli EA, Fischer JP, Cannady SB: Reoperation following adult tonsillectomy: Review of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery 154(5): 779-784, May 2016 Notes: (Epub Mar. 1, 2016).

91. Fischer JP, Basta MN, Mirzabeigi MN, Bauder AR, Fox JP, Drebin JA, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ.: A risk model and cost analysis of incisional hernia after elective, abdominal surgery based upon 12,373 cases: The case for targeted prophylactic intervention. Annals of Surgery 236(5): 1010-1017, May 2016.

92. Paine KM, Paliga JT, Tahiri Y, Fischer JP, Wes AM, Wink JD, Gelder CA, Taylor JA: An assessment of 30-day complications in primary cleft palate repair: A review of the 2012 ACS NSQIP Pediatric. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal 53(3): 357-362, May 2016 Notes: (Epub June 29, 2015).

93. Yan C, Fischer JP, Freedman GM, Basta MN, Kovach SJ, Serletti JM, Wu LC: The timing of breast irradiation in expander/implant breast reconstruction. The Breast Journal 22(3): 322-329, May 2016 Notes: (Epub Feb. 11, 2016).

94. Basta MN, Fischer JP, Wink JD, Kovach SJ: Mortality after inpatient open ventral hernia repair: Developing a risk stratification tool based on 55,760 operations. American Journal of Surgery 211(6): 1047-1057, June 2016 Notes: (Epub May 23, 2015).

95. Butler PD, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Wink JD, Chang B, Fosnot J, Wu LC, Serletti JM: Racial and age disparities persist in immediate breast reconstruction: An updated analysis of 48,564 patients from the 2005 to 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program data sets. American Journal of Surgery 212(1): 96-101, July 2016 Notes: (Epub Oct. 22, 2015).

96. Basta MN, Bauder AR, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: Assessing the predictive accuracy of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Surgical Risk Calculator in open ventral hernia repair. American Journal of Surgery 212(2): 272-281, Aug. 2016 Notes: (Epub May 4, 2016).

97. Basta MN, Mirzabeigi MN, Shubinets V, Kelz RR, Williams NN, Fischer JP: Predicting incisional hernia after bariatric surgery: A risk stratification model based upon 2161 operations. Surgery for Obesity & Related Diseases 12(8): 1466-1473, Sept./Oct. 2016 Notes: (Epub Mar. 23, 2016).

98. Bur AM, Brant JA, Newman JG, Hatten KM, Cannady SB, Fischer JP, Lee JY, Adappa ND: Incidence and risk factors for prolonged hospitalization and readmission after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery 155(4): 688-694, Oct. 2016 Notes: (Epub May 24, 2016).

99. Bur Andrés M, Brant Jason A, Mulvey Carolyn L, Nicolli Elizabeth A, Brody Robert M, Fischer John P, Cannady Steven B, Newman Jason G: Association of clinical risk factors and postoperative complications with unplanned hospital readmission after head and neck cancer surgery. JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery 142(12): 1184-1190, Dec. 2016.

100. Ligh CA, Nelson JA, Wink JD, Gerety PA, Fischer JP, Wu LC, Kanchwala SK: An analysis of early oncologic head and neck free flap reoperations from the 2005-2012 ACS-NSQIP dataset. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 50(2): 85-92, 2016 Notes: (Epub Nov. 16, 2015).

101. Silvestre J, Basta MN, Fischer JP, Lowe KM, Mayro R, Jackson O: Minority and public insurance status: Is there a delay to alveolar bone grafting surgery? Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Journal 54(1): e1-e6, Jan. 2017 Notes: (Epub Nov. 17, 2015).

102. Mulvey CL, Brant JA, Bur AM, Chen J, Fischer JP, Cannady SB, Newman JG: Complications associated with mortality after head and neck surgery: An analysis of the NSQIP database. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery 156(3): 504-510, Mar. 2017 Notes: (Epub Jan. 24, 2017).

103. Cannady SB, Hatten KM, Bur AM, Brant J, Fischer JP, Newman JG, Chalian AA: Use of free tissue transfer in head and neck cancer surgery and risk of overall and serious complication(s): An American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Project analysis of free tissue transfer to the head and neck. Head & Neck 39(4): 702-707, Apr. 2017 Notes: (Epub Dec. 21, 2016).

104. Basta MN, Wu LC, Kanchwala SK, Serletti JM, Tchou JC, Kovach SJ, Fosnot J, Fischer JP: Reliable prediction of postmastectomy lymphedema: The Risk Assessment Tool Evaluating Lymphedema. American Journal of Surgery 213(6): 1125-1133.e1, June 2017 Notes: (Epub Sept. 7, 2016).

105. Shubinets Valeriy, Fox Justin P, Tecce Michael G, Mirzabeigi Michael N, Lanni Michael A, Kelz Rachel R, Dumon Kristoffel R, Kovach Stephen J, Fischer John P: Concurrent panniculectomy in the obese ventral hernia patient: Assessment of short-term complications, hernia recurrence, and healthcare utilization. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 70(6): 759-767, June 2017.

106. Tecce Michael G, Basta Marten N, Shubinets Valeriy, Lanni Michael A, Mirzabeigi Michael N, Cooney Laura, Senapati Suneeta, Haggerty Ashley F, Weissler Jason M, Hernandez J Andres, Fischer John P: A risk model and cost analysis of post-operative incisional hernia following 2,145 open hysterectomies- Defining indications and opportunities for risk reduction. American Journal of Surgery 213(6): 1083-1090, June 2017 Notes: (Epub Oct. 11, 2016).

107. Carney Martin J, Weissler Jason M, Fox Justin P, Tecce Michael G, Hsu Jesse Y, Fischer John P: Trends in open abdominal surgery in the United States-Observations from 9,950,759 discharges using the 2009-2013 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) datasets. American Journal of Surgery 214(2): 287-292, Aug. 2017 Notes: (Epub Jan. 12, 2017).

108. Mirzabeigi MN, Fischer JP, Basta MN, Fracol M, Kovach SJ, Wu LC, Serletti JM, Low DW, Kanchwala S: Managing groin wounds after infrainguinal vascular procedures: Examining the reoperative events and complication profile of muscle flap reconstruction. Annals of Vascular Surgery 43: 232-241, Aug. 2017 Notes: (Epub May 3, 2017).

109. Weissler JM, Lanni MA, Hsu JY, Tecce MG, Carney MJ, Kelz RR, Fox JP, Fischer JP: Development of a clinically actionable incisional hernia risk model after colectomy using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 225(2): 274-284.e1, Aug. 2017 Notes: Epub Apr. 23, 2017.

110. Carney, MJ, Weissler, JM, Koltz, PF, Fischer, JP, Wu, LC, Serletti, JM: Academic productivity, knowledge, and education in plastic surgery: The benefit of the clinical research fellow. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 140(4): 842-849, Oct. 2017 Notes: (Epub Oct. 2017).

111. Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Grover R, Nelson P, Au A, Serletti JM, Wu LC: Intraoperative vasopressors and thrombotic complications in free flap breast reconstruction. Journal of Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery 51(5): 336-341, Oct. 2017 Notes: (Epub Jan. 13, 2017).

112. Shubinets V, Fox JP, Lanni MA, Tecce MG, Pauli EM, Hope WW, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: Incisional hernia in the United States: Trends in hospital encounters and corresponding healthcare charges. The American Surgeon 84(1): 118-125, Jan. 1, 2018.

113. Thomas WW, Brant J, Chen J, Coblens O, Fischer JP, Newman JG, Chalian AA, Shanti RM, Cannady SB: Clinical factors associated with reoperation and prolonged length of stay in free tissue transfer to oncologic head and neck defects. JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery 20(2): 154-159, Mar. 1 2018 Notes: Epub Nov. 30, 2017.

114. Carney MJ, Golden KE, Weissler JM, Lanni MA, Bauder AR, Cakouros B, Enriquez F, Broach R, Barg FK, Schapira MM, Fischer JP: Patient-reported outcomes following ventral hernia repair: Designing a qualitative assessment tool. Patient 11(2): 225-234, Apr. 2018 Notes: Epub Aug. 30, 2017.

115. Carney MJ, Messa CA 4th, Weissler JM, Shakir S, Wes AM, Enriquez FA, Hsu JY, Roth JS, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: Comparative effectiveness of retromuscular and intraperitoneal repair: What is the value of posterior sheath reconstruction? Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 141(5): 733e-741e, May 2018.

116. McLaughlin EJ, Brant JA, Bur AM, Fischer JP, Chen J, Cannady SB, Chalian AA, Newman JG: Safety of outpatient thyroidectomy: Review of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Laryngoscope 128(5): 1249-1254, May 2018 Notes: Epub Oct. 8, 2017.

117. Gabrielsen DA, Carney MJ, Weissler JM, Lanni MA, Hernandez J, Sultan LR, Enriquez F, Sehgal CM, Fischer JP, Chauhan A: Application of ARFI-SWV in stiffness measurement of the abdominal wall musculature: A pilot feasibility study. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 44(9): 1978-1985, Sept. 2018 Notes: Epub July 3, 2018.

118. Rhemtulla IA, Mauch JT, Broach RB, Messa CA, Fischer JP: Prophylactic mesh augmentation: Patient selection, techniques, and early outcomes. American Journal of Surgery 216(3): 475-480, Sept. 2018 Notes: Epub Apr. 22, 2018.

119. Nelson JA, Tecci MG, Lanni MA, Fischer JP, Fosnot J, Selber JC, Wu LC, Serletti JM: Function and strength after free abdominally based breast reconstruction: A 10-year follow-up. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 143(1): 22e-31e, Jan. 2019 Notes: Epub Nov. 2018.

120. Fischer JP, Harris HW, López-Cano M, Hope WW: Hernia prevention: Practice patterns and surgeons' attitudes about abdominal wall closure and the use of prophylactic mesh. Hernia 23(2): 329-334, Apr. 2019 Notes: Epub Feb. 8, 2019.

121. Rhemtulla IA, Tecce MG, Broach RB, Messa CA 4th, Mauch JT, Fischer JP: Retromuscular mesh repair using fibrin glue: Early outcomes and cost-effectiveness of an evolving technique. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 7(4): e2184, Apr. 11, 2019.

122. Messa CA 4th, Chatman BC, Rhemtulla IA, Broach RB, Mauch JT, D'Angelantonio AM 3rd, Fischer JP: Ultrasonic debridement management of lower extremity wounds: Retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes and cost. Journal of Wound Care 28(Suppl 5): S30-S40, May 1, 2019.

123. Mullens CL, Messa CA 4th, Kozak GM, Rhemtulla IA, Fischer JP: To glue or not to glue? Analysis of fibrin glue for split-thickness skin graft fixation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 7(5): e2187, May 16, 2019.

124. Weissler JM, Carney MJ, Enriquez FA, Messa CA 4th, Broach R, Shapira MM, Barg FK, Fischer JP: Using crowdsourcing as a platform to evaluate lay perception of prophylactic mesh placement. Journal of Surgical Research 237: 78-86, May 2019 Notes: Epub Dec. 29, 2017.

125. Basta MN, Kozak GM, Broach RB, Messa CA 4th, Rhemtulla I, DeMatteo RP, Serletti JM, Fischer JP: Can we predict incisional hernia? Development of a surgery-specific decision-support interface. Annals of Surgery 270(3): 544-553, Sept. 2019 Notes: Epub July 16, 2019.

126. Hutchison CE, Rhemtulla IA, Mauch JT, Broach RB, Enriquez FA, Hernandez JA, Messa CA 4th, Williams NN, Harbison SP, Fischer JP: Cutting through the fat: A retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes, cost, and quality of life with the addition of panniculectomy to ventral hernia repair in overweight patients. Hernia 23(5): 969-977, Oct. 2019 Notes: Epub Aug. 16, 2019.

127. Fox SS, Huang LC, Hooks WB 3rd, Fischer JP, Hope WW: An evaluation of fascial closure techniques in open ventral hernia repair: Practice patterns and short-term outcomes. The American Surgeon 85(11): 1213-1218, Nov. 1, 2019.

128. Messa CA 4th, Kozak G, Broach RB, Fischer JP: When the mesh goes away: An analysis of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh for complex hernia repair. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 7(11): e2576, Nov. 27, 2019.

129. Coblens OM, Brant JA, Thomas WW, Fischer JP, Newman JG, Cannady SB: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program assessment of risk factors for 30-day unplanned readmission in patients undergoing head and neck surgery requiring free tissue reconstruction. Head & Neck 42(2): 230-237, Feb. 2020 Notes: Epub Oct. 31, 2019.

130. Kozak GM, Hsu J, Broach R, Shakir S, Calvert C, Stranix JT, Messa IV CA, Levin LS, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: Comparative effectiveness analysis of complex lower extremity reconstruction: Outcomes and costs for biologic-based, local tissue rearrangement, and free flap reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 145(3): 608e-616e, Mar. 2020.

131. Shakir S, Messa CA 4th, Broach RB, Rheumtulla IA, Chatman B, D'Angelantonio A, Levin LS, Kovach SJ 3rd, Serletti JM, Fischer JP: Indications and limitations of bilayer wound matrix-based lower extremity reconstruction: A multi-disciplinary case-control study of 191 wounds. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 145(3): 813-822, Mar. 2020 Notes: Epub Dec. 17, 2019.

132. Mauch JT, Enriquez FE, Shea JA, Barg FK, Rhemtulla IA, Broach RB, Thrippleton SL, Fischer JP: The abdominal hernia-Q: Development, psychometric evaluation and prospective testing. Annals of Surgery 271(5): 949-957, May 2020 Notes: Epub Dec. 26, 2018.

133. Hernandez JA, Stranix JT, Piwnica-Worms W, Azoury SC, Kozak GM, Grimm JC, Vallabhajosyula P, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ: Omental flap coverage for management of thoracic aortic graft infection. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 109(6): 1845-1849, June 2020 Notes: Epub Nov. 4, 2019.

134. Othman S, Elfanagely O, Azoury SC, Kozak GM, Cunning J, Rios-Diaz AJ, Palvannan P, Greaney P, Jenkins MP, Jarrar D, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: A multi-institutional analysis of sternoclavicular joint coverage following osteomyelitis. Archives of Plastic Surgery 47(5): 460-466, Sept. 2020 Notes: Epub Sept. 15, 2020.

135. Azoury SC, Othman S, Milbar N, Elfanagely O, Piwnica-Worms W, Kozak G, Serletti JM, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ: Are you thinking about going back to school? An analysis of plastic surgery residents, alumni, faculty, and program leaders with advanced degrees. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 31(7): 1942-1945, Oct. 2020.

136. Rios-Diaz AJ, Cunning JR, Broach RB, Metcalfe D, Elfanagely O, Serletti JM, Palazzo F, Fischer JP: One-year health care utilization and recurrence after incisional hernia repair in the United States: A population-based study using the Nationwide Readmission Database. Journal of Surgical Research 255: 267-276, Nov. 2020 Notes: Epub June 20, 2020.

137. Byrnes YM, Othman S, Elfanagely O, Card EB, Mellia JA, Llado-Farrulla M, Fischer JP: The "corset repair" for complex hernia: A proof-of-concept report of an innovative approach. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 8(12): e3308, Dec. 16, 2020.

138. Card EB, Elfanagely O, Mellia JA, Fischer JP.: Surgical approaches for abdominal wall reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 8(12): e3306, Dec. 16, 2020.

139. Elfanagely O, Mellia JA, Othman S, Basta MN, Mauch JT, Fischer JP: Computed tomography image analysis in abdominal wall reconstruction: A systematic review. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 8(12): e3307, Dec. 16 2020.

140. Mellia JA, Othman S, Naga HI, Messa CA 4th, Elfanagely O, Byrnes YM, Basta MN, Fischer JP: Outcomes of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh in ventral hernia repair: A systematic review and pooled analysis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 8(12): e3158, Dec. 16, 2020.

141. Naga HI, Mellia JA, Diatta F, Othman S, Patel V, Janis JE, Heniford BT, Fischer JP: Beyond the hernia repair: A review of the insurance coverage of critical adjuncts in abdominal wall reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 8(12): e3309, Dec. 16, 2020.

142. Elfanagely O, Othman S, Sanchez JA, Rios-Diaz A, Mellia JA, Fischer JP: Dual tack mesh fixation system on a cadaveric porcine model- Creation of a mesh fixation system for hernia treatment and prevention. Journal of Surgical Research 257: 317-325, Jan. 2021 Notes: Epub Sept. 2, 2020.

143. Mellia JA, Jou C, Rathi S, Perzia BM, Morel A, Azoury SC, Fischer JP: An in-depth analysis of research output in successful integrated plastic surgery match applicants and factors associated with matching at top-ranked programs. Journal of Surgical Education 78(1): 282-291, Jan./Feb. 2021 Notes: Epub July 7, 2020.

144. Messa CA 4th, Sanchez J, Kozak GM, Shetye S, Rodriguez A, Fischer JP: Biomechanical parameters of mesh reinforcement and analysis of a novel device for incisional hernia prevention. Journal of Surgical Research 258: 153-161, Feb. 2021 Notes: Epub Sept. 30, 2020.

145. Fernandez-Moure JS, Wes A, Kaplan LJ, Fischer JP: Actionable risk model for the development of surgical site infection after emergency surgery. Surgical Infections (Larchmont) 22(2): 168-173, Mar. 2021 Notes: Epub May 12, 2020.

146. Lukowiak TM, Perz AM, Aizman L, Kovell RC, Kovach S, Fischer JP, Krausz A, Giordano C, Higgins HW 2nd, Shin TM, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, McMurray S, Chelluri R, Guzzo T, Miller CJ: Mohs micrographic surgery for male genital tumors: Local recurrence rates and patient-reported outcomes. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology 84(4): 1030-1036, Apr. 2021 Notes: Epub Dec. 3, 2020.

147. Klifto KM, Mellia J, Murphy AI, Diatta F, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ: The 2020 evidence-based promotion ladder of academic plastic surgery. Cureus 13(5): e15221, May 24 2021.

148. Mellia JA, Basta MN, Toyoda Y, Othman S, Elfanagely O, Morris MP, Torre-Healy L, Ungar LH, Fischer JP: Natural language processing in surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Surgery 273(5): 900-908, May 1, 2021.

149. Christopher AN, Morris MP, Patel V, Mellia JA, Fowler C, Messa CA 4th, Broach RB, Fischer JP: An evaluation of clinical and quality of life outcomes after ventral hernia repair with poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh. Hernia 25(3): 717-726, June 2021 Notes: Epub Apr. 27, 2021.

150. Elfanagely O, Othman S, Mellia JA, Messa CA 4th, Fischer JP: Quality of life and complications in the morbidly obese patient following post-bariatric body contouring. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 45(3): 1105-1112, June 2021 Notes: Epub Nov. 16, 2020.

151. Morris MP, Christopher AN, Patel V, Broach RB, Fischer JP, Butler PD: Assessing disparities in reduction mammaplasty: There is room for improvement. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 41(7): NP796-NP803, June 14, 2021.

152. Messa Iv CA, Mullens CL, Broach RB, Rhemtulla IA, Fischer JP: Bilayer wound matrix dermal substitute allows survival of split-thickness skin graft in necrotizing fasciitis defects: A retrospective, uncontrolled case study. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 74(7): 1633-1701, July 2021 Notes: Epub Dec. 27, 2020.

153. Christopher AN, Patel V, Othman S, Jia H, Mellia JA, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Onlay poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) mesh for complex hernia: Early clinical and patient reported outcomes. Journal of Surgical Research 264: 199-207, Aug. 2021 Notes: Epub Apr. 7, 2021.

154. Elfanagely O, Mauch JT, Mellia JA, Byrnes YM, Othman S, Messa Iv CA, Fischer JP: Quality of life and concurrent procedures in truncal body contouring patients: A single-center retrospective study. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 45(4): 1620-1627, Aug. 2021 Notes: Epub Mar. 7, 2021.

155. Elfanagely O, Toyoda Y, Othman S, Mellia JA, Basta M, Liu T, Kording K, Ungar L, Fischer JP: Machine learning and surgical outcomes prediction: A systematic review. Journal of Surgical Research 264: 346-361, Aug. 2021 Notes: Epub Apr. 10, 2021.

156. Mauch JT, Rios-Diaz AJ, Kozak GM, Zhitomirsky A, Broach RB, Fischer JP: How to develop a risk prediction smartphone app. Surgical Innovations 28(4): 438-448, Aug. 2021 Notes: Epub Dec. 8, 2020.

157. Christopher AN, Morris MP, Barrette LX, Patel V, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Longitudinal clinical and patient-reported outcomes after transversus abdominis release for complex hernia repair with a review of the literature. American Surgeon Aug. 18, 2021 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1177/00031348211038580.

158. Rios-Diaz AJ, Cunning J, Hsu JY, Elfanagely O, Marks JA, Grenda TR, Reilly PM, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Incidence, burden on the health care system, and factors associated with incisional hernia after trauma laparotomy. JAMA Surgery 156(9): e213104, Sept. 1, 2021 Notes: Epub Sept. 8, 2021.

159. Rios-Diaz AJ, Hitchner M, Christopher AN, Broach R, Cunning JR, Fischer JP: Early clinical and patient-reported outcomes of a new hybrid mesh for incisional hernia repair. Journal of Surgical Research 265: 49-59, Sept. 2021 Notes: Epub Apr. 18, 2021.

160. Christopher AN, Morris MP, Patel V, Davis H, Broach RB, Fischer JP: A comparative analysis of fleur-de-lis and traditional panniculectomy after bariatric surgery. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 45(5): 2208-2219, Oct. 2021 Notes: Epub Feb. 5, 2021.

161. Elfanagely O, Othman S, Rios-Diaz AJ, Cunning JR, Whitely C, Butler P, Fischer JP: A matched comparison of the benefits of breast reduction on health-related quality of life. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 148(4): 729-735, Oct. 1, 2021.

162. Elhage SA, Deerenberg EB, Ayuso SA, Murphy KJ, Shao JM, Kercher KW, Smart NJ, Fischer JP, Augenstein VA, Colavita PD, Heniford BT: Development and validation of image-based deep learning models to predict surgical complexity and complications in abdominal wall reconstruction. JAMA Surgery 156(10): 933-940, Oct. 1, 2021.

163. Mellia JA, Murphy AI, Klifto KM, Diatta F, Morris MP, Patel V, Othman S, Christopher AN, Fischer JP: Leaders of the pack: A comparison of chairs and chiefs to other surgeons in American academic plastic surgery. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 32(7): 2349-2353, Oct. 1, 2021.

164. Othman S, Messa CA 4th, Elfanagely O, Bormann B, Mellia JA, Broach RB, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: Sticking to what matters: A matched comparative study of fibrin glue and mechanical fixation for split-thickness skin grafts in the lower extremity. International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Oct. 4, 2021 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1177/15347346211047748.

165. Morris MP, Mellia JA, Patel V, Christopher AN, Diatta F, Murphy AI, Fischer JP: Hitting the books: A nationwide analysis of advanced degrees in academic plastic surgery faculty. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 45(5): 2473-2482, Oct. 2021 Notes: Epub Mar. 3, 2021.

166. Perzia BM, Marquez J, Mellia JA, Jou C, Othman S, Basta MN, Fischer JP, Labropoulos N, Khan S: Venous thromboembolism and bleeding events with chemoprophylaxis in abdominoplasty: A systematic review and pooled analysis of 1596 patients. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 41(11): 1279-1289, Oct. 15, 2021.

167. Christopher AN, Morris MP, Patel V, Klifto K, Fischer JP: A systematic review of health state utility values in the plastic surgery literature. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 9(11): e3944, Nov. 29, 2021.

168. Othman S, Lukowiak T, Shakir S, Azoury SC, Aizman L, Klifto K, Shin TM, Sobanko JF, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ 3rd: Bilayer wound matrix-based cutaneous scalp reconstruction: A multidisciplinary case control analysis of factors associated with reconstructive success and failure. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 74(11): 3008-3014, Nov. 2021 Notes: Epub Apr. 23, 2021.

169. Christopher AN, Morris MP, Jia H, Broach R, Fischer JP: Resorbable synthetic ventral hernia repair in contaminated fields: Outcomes with poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 148(6): 1367-1375, Dec. 1, 2021.

170. Klifto KM, Othman S, Messa CA, Piwnica-Worms W, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ: Risk factors, outcomes, and complications associated with combined ventral hernia and enterocutaneous fistula single-staged abdominal wall reconstruction. Hernia 25(6): 1537-1548, Dec. 2021 Notes: Epub Feb. 4, 2021.

171. Murphy AI, Mellia JA, Diatta F, Klifto KM, Morris MP, Fischer JP: A sign of things to come: Training research output long-term scholarship in academic plastic surgery. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 45(6): 3022-3028, Dec. 2021 Notes: Epub Apr. 22, 2021.

172. Rhemtulla IA, Hsu JY, Broach RB, Mauch JT, Serletti JM, DeMatteo RP, Fischer JP: The incisional hernia epidemic: Evaluation of outcomes, recurrence, and expenses using the healthcare cost and utilization project (HCUP) datasets. Hernia 25(6): 1667-1675, Dec. 2021 Notes: Epub Apr. 9, 2021.

173. Murphy AI, Mellia JA, Diatta F, Mauch JT, Asadourian PA, Christopher AN, Azoury SC, Fischer JP: Department versus division: An in-depth analysis of units of plastic surgery and other surgical specialties at their institutions. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 33(1): 15-18, Jan./Feb. 1, 2022.

174. Christopher AN, Morris MP, Patel V, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Abdominal body contouring: Does body mass index affect clinical and patient reported outcomes? Journal of Surgical Research 270: 348-358, Feb. 2022 Notes: Epub Oct. 31, 2021.