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2026-27 Visiting Professors

The PSF Visiting Professors instruct plastic surgery residents using their clinical, technical and educational expertise. Plastic surgery training programs benefit from the Visiting Professors' wealth of knowledge and innovative perspectives on plastic surgery represented by the Visiting Professors.

Click each name below to learn more about the Visiting Professors.

Joshua Adkinson, MD

  • Modern Reconstruction of the Spastic Upper Extremity
  • Ballistic Hand Trauma: Salvage, Function and the Future of Reconstruction
  • Teamwork in Plastic Surgery: From OR Culture to Multidisciplinary Programs
  • Early Intervention in Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy: Changing the Trajectory
  • The Efficient Surgeon: Working Smarter Without Working More
  • Building a National-Level Program from Scratch

Ahmed Afifi, MD

  • Rethinking Abdominoplasty: Tailored Approaches for Circumferential Body Contouring
  • Technical Pearls in Complex and Revision Breast Surgery: Enhancing Safety, Efficiency and Aesthetic Outcomes
  • Aesthetics of Breast Reconstruction
  • Surgical Treatment of Headaches and Migraines: Evidence, Controversy and the Road Ahead
  • My Evolution of Brow Lifts and Facelifts.
  • Starting a Migraine Surgery Practice: Why and How?

Carrie Chu, MD

  • Beyond the DIEP: Alternative Flaps for Autologous Breast Reconstruction
  • More Than Flap Survival: Optimizing Aesthetics in Autologous Breast Reconstruction
  • Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction and the Plastic Surgeon
  • Maximizing Efficiency in Microsurgery
  • Strategies for Combining Breast Reconstruction and Lymphedema Treatment
  • The Resurgence of the Omentum in Plastic Surgery: A Flap in Its Own Class
  • Breast Reconstruction After Prior Failed Attempts: Lessons Learned
  • Scalpel and Stroller: Navigating Parenthood in Surgery

Carolyn De La Cruz, MD

  • 25 Years of Breast Reconstruction
  • Building a Lymphatic Surgery Program: Lessons Learned
  • Flowers in the Concrete: Resilience in Plastic Surgery
  • Finding Your Zen in Plastic Surgery
  • The Lymphatic System and Nerve Regeneration

Arash Momeni, MD

  • Breast Reconstruction as a Model for Building an Academic Plastic Surgery Practice
  • Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction – Surgical Technique and Reconstructive Concepts
  • Optimizing Your Microsurgical Breast reconstruction
  • Perineal Reconstruction – A Pragmatic Approach to a Complex Problem
  • Novel Techniques and Technologies in Breast Reconstruction

Kiya Movassaghi, MD

  • The U-SMAS Lift (US Lift) – A Comprehensive Level 3 Facelift Technique for a Level 3 Facelift
  • What I Do to Get Best Facelift Results and Why – A Comprehensive Approach to Facial Rejuvenation
  • Deep Plane Neck Lift: In Isolation (Level 1 Facelift) or in Conjunction With Facelift (Level 2 or 3 Facelift) – Is It Worth the Risk?
  • The 3-Level Approach to Facelift: A Simple Paradigm for Surgical Rejuvenation of the Face
  • Get Your Brow Game On: Comprehensive Brow lifting: Endoscopic and Non-Endoscopic
  • Management of Implant Malposition in an Algorithmic Approach
  • Bioengineered Breast: Improving Outcomes in Breast Reduction and Mastopexy
  • From Constricted to Curvy: A Modern Take on Tuberous Breast Solutions
  • Submuscular vs Subfascial Augmentation: Are We Ready to Settle?

Thomas Satterwhite, MD

  • Principles of Gender-Affirming Surgery
  • Navigating Complications, Controversies and Evolving Standards in Gender-Affirming Surgery
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes in Gender-Affirming Surgery: Why They Matter and How to Study Them
  • Building an Academic Footprint in Private Practice
  • Building and Scaling an Insurance-Based Plastic Surgery Practice

Raj Vyas, MD

  • Disrupting Capacity-Building in Global Plastic Surgery: AI, Mixed Reality, Microfinance and SHARE
  • Neonatal Airway Redefined: Unlocking the Science of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Our Youngest Patients
  • What Matters to Patients: Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes in Cleft and Craniofacial Care
  • Breath, Balance and Burnout Prevention: Yoga for Surgeons
  • Neuroplastic Surgery

Michael Zenn, MD

  • Immediate Staged Breast Reconstruction
  • Fat Grafting in Aesthetic Breast Surgery
  • Restoring Facial Volume in Cosmetic Surgery
  • Management of Difficult Aesthetic Breast Implant Complications
  • Academic vs Private Practice vs Working With Industry

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