Grants We Funded
In 2018, The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF) awarded 33 investigator-initiated projects and allocated $891,274 to support the newest, clinically relevant research in plastic surgery.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons/PSF leadership is committed to continuing to provide high levels of investigator-initiated research support to ensure that plastic surgeons have the needed research resources to be pioneers and innovators in advancing the practice of medicine.
Research Abstracts
Search The PSF database to have easy access to full-text grant abstracts from past PSF-funded research projects 2003 to present. All abstracts are the work of the Principal Investigators and were retrieved from their PSF grant applications. Several different filters may be applied to locate abstracts specific to a particular focus area, or PSF funding mechanism.
Multilineage Stem Cell Therapy For Diabetic Wounds
Oren Tepper MD · New York University Medical Center
Muscle Graft Design in a Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface
Shoshana Ambani MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
Nanofiber-Hydrogel Composites for Improved Fat Graft Survival
Brian Cho MD · Johns Hopkins University-School of Medicine
National Variations In Treatment Patterns For Thumb CMC Arthritis
Oluseyi Aliu MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
Neovascularization of Bony Consturcts Using Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells
Howard Wang MD · University of Texas, San Antonio
Nerve Allotransplantation: Immunologic Investigation & Modulation
Santosh Kale MD · Washington University in St. Louis
Nerve Regeneration following Composite Tissue Allotransplantation
Louis Poppler MD, MSCI · Washington University in St. Louis
Neural Stem Cells Improve Muscle Preservation Following Devervation
Tateki Kubo · Massachusetts General Hospital
Neural Stem Cells Improve Muscle Preservation Following Devervation
Tateki Kubo · Massachusetts General Hospital
Neuromuscular Amplification in Regenerative Nerve Interfaces
Nick Langhals MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan