PRS Journal Club

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Ketan Patel, MD, discuss the following articles from the November 2023 issue: "A 4-Year Institutional Experience of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction" by Granoff, Fleishman, Shillue, et al. Read the article for FREE:...

In this special bonus episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, Dr. Nolan Karp discusses "Incidentally Found Proliferative Lesions in Oncoplastic & Macromastia Breast Reductions." Moderated by 2023 PRS Resident Ambassadors Rami Kantar MD, Yoshi Toyoda MD, and Ronnie Shammas MD, this podcast was recorded at PSTM 2023 in Austin, TX in front of a live audience. An engaging Q&A session be...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Ketan Patel, MD, discuss the following articles from the November 2023 issue: "Secondary Surgery after Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction" Wong, Christensen, Meulendijks, et al. Read the article for FREE: https:...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the October 2023 issue: "Air versus Saline in Initial Prepectoral Tissue Expansion: A Comparison of Complications and Perioperative Patient-Reported...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the October 2023 issue: "A Comparative Study of Wraparound versus Anterior Coverage Placement of Acellular Dermal Matrix in Prepectoral Breast Recons...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the October 2023 issue: "Topical Tranexamic Acid in Breast Reconstruction: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial" by Safran, Vorstenbosch, Vieze...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: "Streamlining and Consistency in Surgery: Lean Six Sigma to Improve Operating Room Efficiency" Tanna, Clappier, Barnett, et a...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: "Plastic Surgeons and Equity: Are Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Scores Impacted by Minority Patient Caseload?" by Byrd...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: "Comparison of Internal and External Distraction in Frontofacial Monobloc Advancement: A Three-Dimensional Quantification" by...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: "Investigation of Hospital Pricing Information for Plastic Surgery Procedures Reveals Widespread Violation of the CMS Price Transparency A...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: "The Fate of Sensation in Noninnervated Perforator Free Flaps in the Lower Extremity" by Kim, Cho, Abdelfattah, et al. Read the article fo...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: "Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Ligament Reconstruction with Tendon Interposition and Suture-Only Suspension Arthroplasty for the Trea...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: "Creating a Policy for Coverage of Lymphatic Surgery: Addressing a Critical Unmet Need" Johnson, Otenti, Bates, et al. Read the article for...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: "Functional Outcomes of Cubital Tunnel Release in Patients with Negative Electrodiagnostic Studies" by Townsend, Katt, Tawfik, et al. Read t...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: "Impact of Adding Carpal Tunnel Release or Trigger Finger Release to Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty on Postoperative Complications" by Trinh,...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carrie K. Chu, MD, discuss the following articles from the June 2023 issue: "Lateral Thoracic Vessel as a Recipient Vessel in Immediate Breast Reconstruction after Nipple/ Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: Clinical Experience...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carrie K. Chu, MD, discuss the following articles from the June 2023 issue: "Direct-to-Implant versus Immediate Free Flap Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis" by Abdou,...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carrie K. Chu, MD, discuss the following articles from the June 2023 issue: "A Randomized Study Comparing Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy with Standard Care in Immediate Postmastectomy Breast Reconstru...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, discuss the following articles from the May 2023 issue: "Impact of Physician Extenders and Midlevels in Plastic Surgery" by Seyidova and Lin. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/Physician...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, discuss the following articles from the May 2023 issue: "First-in-Human Free Flap Tissue Reconstruction Using a Dedicated Microsurgical Robotic Platform" by Innocenti, Malzone, and Menichini. R...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, discuss the following articles from the May 2023 issue: "A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Nerve Gap Repair: Comparative Effectiveness of Allografts, Autografts, and Conduits" by Lans, E...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Nicholas Haddock, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2023 issue: "Immediate Breast Cancer Reconstruction with or without Dermal Matrix or Synthetic Mesh Support: A Review and Network Meta-Analysis" by M...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Nicholas Haddock, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2023 issue: "Paravertebral Blocks in Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Perioperative Opioid Consumption and Pat...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Nicholas Haddock, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2023 issue: "Revision Incidence after Immediate Direct-to-Implant versus Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: Results from a Nationwide Bre...

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Roberto L. Flores, MD, discuss the following articles from the March 2023 issue: "Assessment of "Spin" in Published Plastic Surgery Randomized Controlled Trials with Statistically Nonsignificant Primary Outcomes: A Sy...