2024-25 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.

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Paris Butler, MD, MPH

Enhancing Ethnic Diversity of the Academic Plastic Surgery Workforce
Improving Outcomes, Efficiency and Quality of Life in Reduction Mammoplasty
Mitigating Disparities in Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction
Effective Medical Student and Surgery Resident Mentorship
Management of Keloids and Acne Keloidalis Nuchae
Treatment of Gigantomastia and Extreme Ptosis
Contextualizing the Contributions of Black Surgeons to Plastic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery Considerations in Black Patients
Disparities in Plastic Surgery: From Breast Reconstruction to Cleft Care

Kyle Eberlin, MD

The Surgical Management of Symptomatic Neuromas
Management of Complex Hand Trauma: Lessons Learned from My First 10 Years in Practice
Development of a Comprehensive Orthoplastic and Amputee Center
Surgery for Neuropathic Pain: Choosing between TMR, RPNI and Other Techniques
Salvaging the Unsalvageable: Contemporary Functional Extremity Reconstruction
A Blueprint for the Development of a Practice in Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Andrea Moreira, MD

Breast Neurotization: A Sensitive Subject
Unlocking Success: Strategies for Breast Neurotization Mastery
Pushing the Envelope: Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Large and Ptotic Breasts
The Elephant in the Room: The Cost of Adm in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction
The Rise of the Machine: Robotic-Assisted Diep for Breast Reconstruction
Navigating the Current Landscape and Future Horizons of Robotic Plastic Surgery
Management of Congenital Breast Deformities
Mastering Extreme Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies: Tips and Techniques for Optimal Breast Reconstruction
NSM and Abdominal-Based Free Flap Reconstruction: Lessons Learned
Transforming With Triumph: The Diep 'Mommy Makeover' Guide To Turning Challenges Into Opportunities
Breast Reconstruction in High Risk for Breast Cancer Patients
Be Comfortable in Being Uncomfortable

Dung Nguyen, MD, PharmD

Evaluating the Role of the Omentum for Reconstructive and Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Understanding the Regenerative Potential of the Omentum
Optimizing Sensory Preservation After Mastectomy
A Multi-Modality Lymphedema Treatment Algorithm To Normalize Limb Volume
Current Evidence and Approaches for Lymphedema Prevention After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

Phuong Nguyen, MD

Global Surgery: Program Building, Pitfalls and Progress
Facial Reanimation: The Right Surgery for the Right Patient
Craniosynostosis: Evolution of Minimally Invasive Techniques
Advances in Cleft Care: Operative to Perioperative
Elements of Leadership
Comprehensive Pediatric Facial Reconstruction
Cleft Rhinoplasty

Galen Perdikis, MD

Aesthetic Surgery in Academia
Breast Resensation: A False Dawn... Again
Incremental Decision Making in Facial Rejuvenative Surgery
Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation: The Patient-Centered and Fiscal Argument
Augmentation Mastopexy: Data, Failure and Controlling the Lower Segment
Safety in Aesthetic Surgery: It's Not Always About the Scalpel

Loren Schechter, MD

Gender-Affirming Surgery: Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Masculinizing Genital Surgery: Reducing Complications
Vaginoplasty: Satisfaction, Outcomes and Complications
Gender-Affirming Chest and Breast Surgery: Strategies for Success
Uterine Transplantation
Plastic Surgery: From Private Practice to Academics
Three-Step Approach to Lower Extremity Reconstruction
Plastic Surgery: Biology to Bedside

Michael Wong, MD, MBA, FACS

Post-Bariatric Body Contouring: Refinements in Approach, Management and Care
Autoaugmentation of Breasts and Buttocks in Post-Bariatric Patients
Maximizing Abdominal Contouring After Massive Weight Loss
Sternal Reconstruction: The Role of Rigid Fixation
Advocacy in Plastic Surgery
Journey to an MBA and Beyond
Private Equity in Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgeons as Employees: Moving from Academics into Private Practice

Diana Yoon-Schwartz, MD, PhD

From Operating Room to Financial Freedom: The Plastic Surgeon's Guide to "Starting" Your Practice with the "End" in Mind
How to Approach the "Botched Breast" and How to Fix it
Complex Reconstructive Surgery in a Private Aesthetic Practice
Awake Office Procedures: How to Make it Easy for You and Your Patient
Beyond Botox: Advanced Injectables and Non-surgical Options. How to Avoid Catastrophic Complications.
Life Hacks for the Busy Plastic Surgeon