PRS Journal Club

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Brad Hill, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2025 issue: "Eaton-Littler Ligament Reconstruction in Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Instability: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in 74 Patient...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Brad Hill, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2025 issue: "Effect of Tourniquet-Related Nerve Ischemia on Response to Handheld Nerve Stimulation in Ulnar Nerve Transposition" by Brogan,...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Edward I. Chang, MD, discuss the following articles from the February 2025 issue: "Avoiding Patient Abandonment: A Pathway to Ethical Resolution in Situations of Untenable Patient–Surgeon Relationships...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Edward I. Chang, MD, discuss the following articles from the February 2025 issue: "Reliability and Safety of the Superthin Anterolateral Thigh Flap: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Perfusion-Related Comp...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Edward I. Chang, MD, discuss the following articles from the February 2025 issue: "Contralateral Autologous Augmentation in DIEP Flap Reconstruction: Employing Computed Tomography Angiography and Volum...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Ira Savetsky, MD, discuss the following articles from the January 2025 issue: "The Shifting Face of Aesthetic Care: A Systematic Survey of Independent Medical Spa Directorship and Practitioner Trends i...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Ira Savetsky, MD, discuss the following articles from the January 2025 issue: "Subfascial Mini–Muscle Release Dual-Plane Technique: A Modified Procedure for Breast Augmentation" by Xia, Xie, Zhang, et...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Ira Savetsky, MD, discuss the following articles from the January 2025 issue: "An Algorithm for Control of Excessive Perioperative Bleeding and Ecchymosis in Rhinoplasty Patients Based on 4 Decades of...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Harvey Chim, MD, discuss the following articles from the December 2024 issue: "Extensive Defect Reconstruction Using Multiple Perforator Propeller Flaps in a Jigsaw Puzzle Approach" Wang, Jin, Zang, et al. Read...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Harvey Chim, MD, discuss the following articles from the December 2024 issue: "Upper Extremity Surgery in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Comparative Mixed-Methods Study" by Skladman, Francoisse, L'Ho...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Harvey Chim, MD, discuss the following articles from the December 2024 issue: "Polyethylene Glycol–Mediated Axonal Fusion Promotes Early Sensory Recovery after Digital Nerve Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial"...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Scott Bartlett, MD, discuss the following articles from the November 2024 issue: "Loop-Neurorrhaphy Technique for Preventing Bone Resorption and Preserving Lower Lip Sensation in Mandibular Reconstruction Using...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Scott Bartlett, MD, discuss the following articles from the November 2024 issue: "A National Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cleft Lip Repair" by Peck, Parsaei, Jazayeri, et al. Read the article f...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Scott Bartlett, MD, discuss the following articles from the November 2024 issue: "Predictors of Postoperative Diplopia following Orbital Fracture Repair in Adults" by Hassan, Yoon, Er, et al. Read the article fo...

In this special bonus episode of the award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, recorded live at PSTM 2024 in San Diego, CA, Dr. Said C. Azoury, MD, MPH, explores the topic "DIEP Flap vs. PAP Flap vs. LAP Flap." The session was moderated by the 2024 PRS Resident Ambassadors: Dr. Rami S. Kantar, MD, MPH, Dr. Yoshi Toyoda, MD, and Dr. Amanda R. Sergesketter, MD. The episode also features a Q&A session...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Jeffrey Marcus, MD, discuss the following articles from the October 2024 issue: "Aesthetic Outcomes in Cleft Care: Exploring Patterns in Patient-Reported Outcomes across Adolescence" Dunworth, Hernandez, Ching,...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Jeffrey Marcus, MD, discuss the following articles from the October 2024 issue: "Role of Rib Graft for Tip Shaping in Primary Rhinoplasty: A Retrospective Case Series of 30 Patients" by Novak, Cason, and Rohrich...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Jeffrey Marcus, MD, discuss the following articles from the October 2024 issue: "Post–Face Lift Facial Paralysis: A 20-Year Experience" by Goldberg, McGonagle, and Hadlock. Read the article for FREE: https://bit...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Valeriy Shubinets, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2024 issue: "Radial and Ulnar Forearm Free Flaps: A Critical Comparison of Donor-Site Morbidity and Its Impact on Quality of Life" Al-Aroom...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Valeriy Shubinets, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2024 issue: "Wrist-Level Tendon Repairs Utilizing a Novel Tendon Stapler Device: An Efficiency and Biomechanical Study" by Reed, Hendrycks,...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Valeriy Shubinets, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2024 issue:  "Predicting Persistent Opioid Use after Hand Surgery: A Machine Learning Approach" by Baxter, Ho, Byrd, et al. Read the articl...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest David Staffenberg, MD, discuss the following articles from the August 2024 issue: "A Simplified Approach for Surgical Correction of Vertical Orbital Dystopia: A 45-Year Retrospective Cohort Study" Wolfe, Ainuz, R...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest David Staffenberg, MD, discuss the following articles from the August 2024 issue: "Direct Remodeling of Occipital Bullet Deformity in Sagittal Synostosis Improves 2-Year Posterior Morphology after Modified Pi Pro...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest David Staffenberg, MD, discuss the following articles from the August 2024 issue:  "Creation of the Scaphocephalic Index: Measurement of Global and Regional Severity in Scaphocephaly" by Bins, Zhou, Cull, et al....

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2024 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest Patricia McGuire, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2024 issue: "A 9-Year Review of Ethics Complaints to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons" Makar, Bajaj, Park, et al. Read the article for FR...