Our Resident Research

• Current Projects

  • Direct Intraoperative Pectoralis Block in Implant Reconstruction and Post Operative Pain
  • Assessing the Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Posterior Pharyngeal Flap Surgery in Patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
  • The “Trap Door” Flap for Management of Posterior Cervical Spine Wounds.  
  • Prophylactic Lymphvenous Bypass
  • Treatment of Head and Neck Lymphedema
  • Lymphatic Mapping
  • Aesthetic Surgery Training in Residency
  • How Retrospective Reviews are Done in Plastic Surgery
  • Residual Limb Reconstruction: Utilization of the Reconstructive Ladder to Optimize Outcomes“
  • Review article on Inframammary Fold Reconstruction
  • A case series on the Ryan Procedure
  • Pain Management Following Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Breast ERAS protocol 
  • Residual limb reconstruction: Utilization of the Reconstructive Ladder to Optimize Outcomes
  • Current Problems in Surgery Journal on Reconstruction Regarding Oncologic Resections
  • Use of Dermal Regeneration Templates in Lower Extremity Reconstruction
  • Direct Intraoperative Pectoralis Block in Implant Reconstruction and Post Operative Pain
  • Multicenter Migraine Headache Study
  • TMR/Peripheral Nerve
  • Sarcoma Reconstruction
  • Spinal/Extremity Hardware salvage with Instil Vac
  • Review Paper on Decision Tools for Breast Recon
  • International Education Project

• Publications

  Publications (Accepted)

  Kraft, C.T & Janis, J.E. “The Value of Resident Aesthetic Clinics in Aesthetic Surgery Training” Accepted to Annals of Plastic Surgery

  Kraft, C.T., Khansa, I., Janis, J.E., “Practical Management of Pilonidal Disease” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open  PMID: 33425585

  Kraft, C.T., Chandawarkar, R., Chetta, M.D.,* Poteet, S.J.* “Congenital Symmastia: A Comprehensive Review” Accepted to Annals of Plastic Surgery *The last two authors contributed equally to this work 

  Kraft, C.T., Chetta, M.D. “Social Media Evaluation of Plastic Surgery Residency: The Integrated Applicant Perspective” Accepted to Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

  Kraft, C.T., Chetta, M.D. “Social Media Evaluation of Plastic Surgery Residency: The Independent Applicant Perspective” Accepted to Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

  Kraft, C.T., Pearson, G.D. “Axillary Hidradenitis Reconstruction Using Integra Dermal Regeneration Template” Accepted to Wounds 
  

  Janis, J.E., Jefferson, R.C., Kraft, C.T. “Panniculectomy: Practical Pearls and Pitfalls” Accepted to Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

  Kraft, C.T., Molina, B.J., Skoracki, R.J. “Polypropylene Mesh Complications in the Sublay Position After Abdominally-Based Breast Reconstruction” Plastic Surgery

  Kraft, C.T., Janis, J.E. “Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prophylaxis” Accepted to Clinics in Plastic Surgery

  Kraft, C.T., Chao, A.H. “Concurrent Ventral Hernia Repair is Effective in Patients Undergoing Abdominally Based Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction” Accepted to Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

  Rangwani, S., Kraft, C.T., Schneeberger, S.J., Khansa, I, & Janis, J.E. “Strategies for mesh fixation in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Concepts and Techniques” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 

  Phillips BT, Billington AR, Goel A, Gokani VJ, Kraft CT, Ramadan MR, Scarafoni EE, Timberlake AT, Vyas KS, Wang AM, Gosain AK. Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: April 2020. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

  Kraft, C.T., O’Brien, A., Skoracki, R.J. “Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome: A Primer for Plastic Surgeons” Annals of Plastic Surgery

  Khansa, I., Schoenbrunner, A.R., Kraft, C.T., Janis, J.E. “Silver in Wound Care: Friend or Foe? A Comprehensive Review” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

  O’Brien, A.L., Kraft, C.T., Valerio, I.L., Rendon, J.L., Spitz, J.A., Skoracki, R.J. “Targeted muscle Reinnervation Following Breast Surgery: A Novel Technique” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

  Kraft, C.T., Eiferman, D., Jordan, S., Skoracki, R.J., “Complications After Vascularized Mesenteric Lymph Node Transfer: A 3-Year Experience” Microsurgery

  Kraft, C.T., Skoracki, R.J. “The Free Serratus-Rib Flap for Orbital Floor Reconstruction After Oncologic Resection” Annals of Plastic Surgery

  Kraft, C.T., Rendon, J.L., Koutz, C.A., Miller, M.J. “Novel 3-D Imaging Analysis of the Ryan Procedure for Inframammary Fold Elevation in the Reconstruction of the Revised Breast” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

  Schneeberger, S.J.,Kraft, C.T., Janis, J.E. ““No-Touch Technique” of Mesh Placement in Ventral Hernia Repair: Minimizing Post-Operative Mesh Infections” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

  Jordan, S.W., Schulz, S., Kraft, C.T., Hehr, J., Hodson, T., Pino, M., Skoracki, R.J., Chao, A.H. “A Novel Approach to Maximizing Data Fidelity in Institutional Plastic Surgery Databases” Microsurgery

  Kraft, C.T., Janis, J.E. “Venous Thromboembolism After Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Prospective Analysis and Review of the Literature” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 

  Zolper EG, Fan KL, Meshkin D, Bekeny JC, Hill C, Mishu MD, Connolly P, Evans K, Attinger C. A Call for a New Limb Salvage Paradigm for Patients with Diabetes. American Diabetes Association. 2020, Jun; 69(Supplement 1): 222-OR. 

  Abu El Hawa AA, Dekker PK, Mishu MD, Kim KG, Mizher R, Fan KL, Attinger CE, Evans KK. Early Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Extremities: Risk Factors for Mortality and Amputation. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2021 Jul 22. doi: 10.1089/wound.2021.0031. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34297612.

  Dekker, Paige K. BA, Mishu, Mark D. BA, Youn, Richard MD, Baker, Stephen B. MD, DDS.  Serial Excision for Treatment of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open: June 2021 - Volume 9 - Issue 6.

  Mishu MD, Zolper EG, Dekker PK, Fleury CM, Bekeny JC, Fan KL, Attinger CE, Evans KK. Should antiplatelet therapy be held perioperatively? The first study examining outcomes in patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy in the lower extremity free flap population. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020, Oct; Pub Status: Accepted.

  Kim KG, Mishu M, Zolper EG, Bhardwaj P, Rogers A, Dekker PK, Fan KL, Evans KK. Nutritional Markers for Predicting Lower Extremity FTT Outcomes in the Chronic Wound Population. Accepted to Microsurgery. July 9, 2021.

  Zolper EG, Saleem MA, Kim KG, Mishu MD, Sher SR, Attinger CE, Fan KL, Evans KK. Management of Complex Surgical Wounds of the Back: Identifying an Evidence-Based Approach. Accepted to Archives of Plastic Surgery. July 29, 2021.

  Chang, Y.C., Li, J, Mirahaidari, G., Zbinden, J., Barker, J.C., Blum, K., Reinhardt, J.W., Best, C., Kelly, J., Shinoka, T., Yi, T., Breuer, C.K. Zoledronate alters natural progression of tissue-engineered vascular grafts. FASEB J, 2021. 35(10): p. e21849.

  Barker, J.C., Jalilvand, A., Onuma, A., Shelby, R., Shah, K., Daulton, R., Bumgarder, G.L, Facilitating   Success of the Early Stage Surgeon-Scientist Trainee: Growing the Surgeon Scientist Pipeline. Ann Surg, 2021.

  Blum, K.M., Roby, L.C., Zbinden, J., Chang, Y.C., Mirhiadari, G., Reinhardt, J.W., Yi, T., Barker, J.C., Breuer, C.K. Sex and Tamoxifen Confound Murine Experimental Studies in Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering. Sci Rep, 2021. 11(1): p. 8037.

  Chu, J., Janis, J.E., Skoracki, R.S., Barker, J.C. ^‡, Opioid Overprescribing and Procedure-specific Opioid Consumption Patterns for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2021. 147(4): p. 669e-679e.

  Mirahaidari, G., Barker, J.C., Zbinden, J., Santerelli, B., Chang, Y.C., Best, C., Reinhardt, J.W., Blum, K., Yi, T., Breuer, C.K. Tissue Engineered Vascular Graft Recipient Interleukin 10 Status Is Critical for Preventing Thrombosis. Adv Healthc Mater, 2020: p. e2001094.

  Barker, J.C., G.P. Joshi, and J.E. Janis, Basics and Best Practices of Multimodal Pain Management for the     Plastic Surgeon. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 2020. 8(5): p. e2833. 

  Reinhardt, J.W., Rosado, J.D.R., Barker, J.C., Lee, Y.U., Best, C.A., Yi, T., Zeng, Q., Partida-Sanchez, S., Shinoka, T., Breuer, C.K. Early Natural History of Neotissue Formation in Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts in a Murine Model. Regen Med, 2019.

  Khansa, I., Barker, J.C., Ghatak, P.D., Sen, C.K., Gordillo, G.M. Use of Antibiotic Impregnated Resorbable Beads Reduces Pressure Ulcer Recurrence. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2018. 26(2): 221-227.

  Barker, J.C., DiBartola, K., Wee, C., Andonian, N., Abdel-Rasoul, M.S., Lowery, D., Janis, J.E. Pre-Operative Multimodal Analgesia Decreases Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Narcotic Use and Pain Scores in Outpatient Breast Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2018. 142(4): 443e-450e.

  Sbrocchi, T, Efficacy of a Novel Cholangiogram Simulator for Training Laparoscopic Intraoperative Cholangiography, J Surg Educ May-Jun 2020; 77(3):683-689, Epub 2020 Jan 14

  Odom, E., Janis, J.E., Gosain, A., Barker, J.C., Buck, D.W., Education for the Future: What the Residents Want. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017. 140(4): 646e-647e.

  Barker, J.C., Khansa, I., Gordillo, G.M., A Formidable Foe is Sabotaging Your Results: What You Should Know About Biofilms and Wound Healing. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017. 139(5): 1184-1194.

  Janis, J.E., Barker, J.C., Targeted Peripheral Nerve-Directed Onabotulinumtoxin A for Effective Long-Term Therapy for Migraine Headache. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open, 2017. 5(3): e1270.

  Davidson, E.H., Barker, J.C., Egro, F.M., Krajewski, A., Janis, J.E.,Nguyen, V.T. A National Curriculum of Fundamental Skills for Plastic Surgery Residency: Report of the Inaugural ACAPS Boot Camp. Annals Plastic Surgery, 2017. 78(2): 121-126.

  Coriddi M, Wee C, Meyerson J, Eiferman D, Skoracki R. Vascularized Jejunal Mesenteric Lymph Node Transfer: A Novel Surgical Treatment for Extremity Lymphedema. J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Aug 14. S1072-7515(17)31751-9.

  Meyerson J, Coffey R, Jones L. Home Oxygen Therapy Related Burns: An Outcome Comparison Based on Location of Intubation. Austin J Emergency Crit Care Med. 2017; 4(2): 1057.

  Hammer, D, *Rendon, JL, Sabino, J, Latham, K, Fleming, ME, and Valerio, IL. 2017. Restoring full-thickness defects with spray skin in conjunction with dermal regenerate template and split thickness skin grafting: a pilot study. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 11(12): 3523-3529. *contributed equally

  Genova R, Meyerson J, Miller M. Miller-Meyerson Maneuver For Left-handed Surgeons. Plast Reconstr Surg. Accepted

  Meyerson J, Pearson G, Manders E. Exploring Rural Plastic Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. Accepted

  Meyerson J, Pan YL, Spaeth M, Pearson G. Pediatric Ganglion Cysts: A Single Surgeon Experience. Hand. Accepted

  Publications (Submitted)

  Khansa, I., Barker, J.C., Ghatak, P.D., Sen, C.K., Gordillo, G.M. Use of Antibiotic Impregnated Resorbable Beads Reduces Pressure Ulcer Recurrence. Wound Repair and Regeneration. Submitted.

  Meyerson J, Calvin N, Chandawarkar C. A New Propeller Trapezius Muscle Flap for Reconstruction of Posterior Trunk Defects in the “Watershed-Zone”. Microsurgery. Submitted.

  Meyerson J, Valerio I, Manders E. Rural America’s Surgical Subspecialist Crisis. Ann Surg. Submitted.

  Meyerson J, Logli A, Bear B, Valerio I. Large Pedicled Flaps for Upper Extremity Reconstruction in Military, Academic and Community Practices. Hand. Submitted.

  Yang M, Meyerson J, Pearson G. Resident Attrition in Plastic Surgery: A National Survey of Plastic Surgery Program Directors. J Med Educ. Submitted.

  Christopher M. Runyan, MD, PhD, Armando Uribe-Rivera, DDS, Shahryar Tork, MD, Tasneem A. Shikary, MD, Zarmina Ehsan, MD,  K. Nicole Weaver, MD,  Md Monir Hossain, PhD, MSc, Christopher B. Gordon, MD, and Brian S. Pan, MD Management of airway obstruction in infants with Pierre Robin sequence. Submitted.

  Shahryar Tork, MD, Ryan C. Jefferson, MD, and Jeffrey E. Janis, MD. Acellular Dermal Matrices: Applications in Plastic Surgery. Submitted.

  Shahryar Tork, MD, Jennifer Faleris, BS, Anne Engemann, PhD, Curt Deister, PhD, Erick DeVinney, BS and Ian L. Valerio, MD, MS, MBA. Prevention of Neuromas with a Porcine SIS Nerve Cap: A Histopathologic Evaluation. Submitted.  

  Shahryar Tork, MD, Jennifer Faleris, BS, Anne Engemann, PhD, Erick DeVinney, BS and Ian L. Valerio, MD, MS, MBA. Application of a Porcine SIS Nerve Cap for Prevention of Neuromas and Associated Pain. Submitted.

• Grants

  Approved

  • PSF Grant, $10,000: “Evaluating long noncoding RNAs as modulators of incisional scar formation”

  Submitted

  • Plastic Surgery Foundation. Pilot grant evaluating breast reconstruction symmetry and aesthetic outcomes using 3-D imaging. Submitted October 2017, Under Review. Amount: $5,000.00
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH F32).“Modulating the Host Response to Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts” Status: Submitted December 2017, Under Review. Amount: $122,028.00
  • Plastic Surgery Foundation Research Fellowship. “Modulating the Host Response to Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts”. Status: Submitted December 2017, Under Review. Amount: $5,000.00
  • Plastic Surgery Foundation.  “Addressing the Need for Rural Plastic Surgery”. Submitted December 2017, Under Review. Amount: $5,000.00
  • Department of Defense Grant. “In Vivo Expansion of a Prelaminated Periosteal/Latissimus Flap for Treatment of Traumatic Segmental Bone Defects

• Presentations

  Sbrocchi, T, "Factors impacting the timeliness of combined surgery of the breast by reconstructive and general surgeons" at Ohio State Plastic Surgery Annual Research Day, June 2021

  Barker, J.C., Plastic Surgery Research Council, 2021. Virtual Format “The Lysosomal Trafficking Regulator is a Novel and Essential Mediator of Cutaneous Wound Healing”

  Barker, J.C., American Physician Scientist Association, 2021. Virtual Format MSTP Careers in Surgical Specialties; Invited Panelist

  Barker, J.C., American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2020. Virtual Format “Opioid Overprescribing and Procedure-specific Opioid Consumption Patterns for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Patients”

  Barker, J.C., American College of Surgeons, 2020. Virtual Format “Cultivating the Next Generation of Surgeon-Scientists”: Valued Features in Residency Research Training Programs- Trainee Perspectives”

  Barker, J.C., Academic Surgical Conference, 2020. Orlando, CA “Lysosomal Trafficking is a Novel Target to Reduce Collagen Deposition” 

  Barker, J.C., Plastic Surgery Research Council, 2018. Birmingham, AL  “Preoperative Multimodal Analgesia Decreases Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Opioid Use in Outpatient Breast Surgery”

  Barker, J.C.,  American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2018. Seattle, WA “Preoperative Multimodal Analgesia Decreases Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Opioid Use in Outpatient Breast Surgery”

  Barker, J.C., DiBartola, K., Wee, C., Andonian, N., Abdel-Rasoul, M.S., Lowery, D., Janis, J.E. Pre-Operative Multimodal Analgesia Decreases Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Narcotic Use and Pain Scores in Outpatient Breast Surgery. American Association of Plastic Surgeons. Full Podium Presentation, Seattle, WA. 2018

  Kraft, C.T., Schulz, S., Jordan, S., Eiferman, D., Skoracki, R., “Complications After Jejunal Mesenteric Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer: A 3-year experience” World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting, June 2019 

  Kraft, C.T., Pearson, G. “Axillary Hidradenitis Reconstruction Using Integra Dermal Regeneration Template” American Society of Plastic Surgeons, October 2020 

  Kraft, C.T., Molina, B., Skoracki, R. “Evaluation of Sub-fascial Polypropylene Mesh for Abdominal Wall Repair After Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction.” American Society of Plastic Surgeons, September 2019 

  Kraft, C.T., Schulz, S., Jordan, S., Eiferman, D., Skoracki, R., “Complications After Jejunal Mesenteric Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer: A 3-year experience” American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting, February 2019

  Meyerson J, Vial N, Pearson G, Nyugen V, Manders E. Rural Plastic Surgery: Patient, Physician and Hospital Administrator Perspectives. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2017).

  Zomerlei T, Carrau D, Wee C, Meyerson J, Valerio I. Reconstructive Strategies for Complex Wounds of the Extremity: The Role of Dermal Regenerative Templates. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2017).

  Vial N, Meyerson J, Markelov A, Manders E:  The Rural Plastic Surgery Residency Rotation:  Rising to Meet a National Crisis.  The Robert H. Ivy Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery Society 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (2017).

  Meyerson J, Pearson G, Valerio I. Intraoperative Angiography for Timing of Large Pedicled Flap Division: A Novel Technique in Upper and Lower Extremities. American Society of Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI (2017).  

  Meyerson J, Pan L, Spaeth M, Pearson G. Pediatric Ganglion Cysts: A Single Surgeon Experience. American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI (2017).

  Coriddi M, Wee C, Meyerson J, Eiferman D, Skoracki R. Jejunal Mesenteric Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for Treatment of Lymphedema. American Society of Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI (2017).

  Meyerson J, Calvin N, Chandawarkar C. A New Propeller Trapezius Muscle Flap for Reconstruction of Posterior Trunk Defects in the “Watershed-Zone”. American Society of Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (2018). 

  Meyerson J, Logli T, Bear B, Valerio I. Upper Extremity Reconstruction Using Large Pedicled Flaps in Military, Academic and Community Hospitals. American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Pheonix, AZ (2018).

  Zomerlei T, American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference

  Larsen M, Bowen B, Eberlin K, Valerio I. Spare-Parts Reconstruction for Amputation Defects. American Society of Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI (2017).

  Larsen M, Bowen B, Valerio I. Targeted Muscle Reinnervation in Upper Extremity Spare-Parts Surgery. American Society for Peripheal Nerve Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (2018)

  Larsen M, Bowen B, Valerio Spare-Parts Reconstruction for Oncologic Defects. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2017).