PRS Global Open Deep Cuts

In this “Leveling Up” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Fred Menick talks about his time in practice in Guam, how to identify the normal, why the subunit principle of nasal reconstruction works, how nasal reconstruction is like skeletal reconstruction, the importance of not using local anesthetic and always having a lifeboat ready, and why being meticulous is the most important thing in surgery. Frederick J. Menick, MD was called "the finest nose maker in the history of medicine" by Dr. Burt Brent, himself a master of ear reconstruction. He is a two time winner of the James Barrett Brown Prize from the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, presented annually to the author of the most significant contribution to the specialty of Plastic Surgery. His book, Aesthetic Nasal Reconstruction - Principles and Practice, a two volume work published in 2018, has set the standard of care for nasal reconstruction. Dr. Menick started in practice in Tucson, Arizona in 1983 and retired in April 2022. Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Read a recent PRS Global Open article on the topic of nasal reconstruction: “Two or Three? Approaches to Staging of the Paramedian Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction” by Oleck, Hernandez, Cason, et al: https://bit.ly/DeepCutsNasalRecon #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #LevelingUp

In this “Giants in Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Ronald M. Zuker MD describes his journey through medicine and plastic surgery, from treating patients in Peru on a river boat he built, to forming lasting relationships with the families of patients he has treated, and transforming surgical treatment of Moebius syndrome. He also passes on his pearls of wisdom on achieving success in one’s career and at home. Read a classic PRS Global Open article by Dr. Zuker and co-authors Joseph Catapano MD, Daniel Demsey R.B MD, Emily Ho BSc, OT Reg. (Ont.), Med and Gregory Borschel MD—“Cross-Face Nerve Grafting with Infraorbital Nerve Pathway Protection: Anatomic and Histomorphometric Feasibility Study”: https://bit.ly/DeepCutsZuker  Dr. Ronald Zuker—also known as “the Smile Doctor”—is a Plastic & Reconstructive surgeon at the Hospital for Sick Children In Canada, with an international reputation for his expertise in cleft lip and palate management. He is the former medical director of Sick Kids’ Cleft Lip and Palate Program which helps over 120 newborns and 3500 children each year; the largest of its kind in North America. In addition to full professorship at the University of Toronto, he currently co-directs the Facial Paralysis Clinic at Sick Kids. Dr. Zuker is a pioneer in the field of microsurgery and has received several accolades for his achievements. Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England.  This episode was produced & edited by Dr. George Adigbli, an Academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford & Aylesbury, England.  #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #GiantsPlasticSurgery

In this “Leveling Up” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Steven Moran discusses why he calls himself a “blue collar surgeon,” creating the defect, how to teach a resident to put in a K wire, why some things can only be learned at the school of hard knocks, the nuances of harvesting the MFC flap and reducing a distal radius fracture, the critical little details in pediatric hand surgery, and how to be a lifelong learner. Read a recent PRS Global Open article by Dr. Moran and colleagues: “Reconstruction of Oncologic Sternectomy Defects: Lessons Learned from 60 Cases at a Single Institution” by Banuelos, Abu-Ghname, Bite,  Moran, et al:  https://bit.ly/DeepCutsMoran Dr. Steven Moran, MD is a hand surgeon, microsurgeon and reconstructive plastic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota, in the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He is the Surgical Director of the Essam and Dalal Obaid Center for Reconstructive Transplant Surgery and the Director of Hand Transplant as well. He is the present chair of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Mayo, and the recipient of the Godina Fellowship from the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #LevelingUp

In this “Giants in Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Gregory Buncke MD talks to us about independent training facilities, how patient care lies at the center of his joy as a Plastic Surgeon, and the legacy of his father, Harry Buncke, as an innovator of microsurgery. Read a free, recent PRS Global Open article by Dr. Buncke and co-authors Sonu Jain MD, Jason Nydick DO, Fraser Leversedge MD, Dominic Power MD, Joseph Styron MD PhD, and Bauback Safa MD—“Clinical Outcomes of Symptomatic Neuroma Resection and Reconstruction with Processed Nerve Allograft”: https://bit.ly/DeepCutsBuncke Dr. Greg Buncke is a plastic, hand, and microsurgeon and Assistant Professor at Stanford University Medical School and UCSF in California. He received his MD from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He completed his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University and did a fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at the Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, where he remains in practice. Dr. Buncke is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of several societies, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Buncke has published numerous articles related to a wide variety of plastic, hand and microsurgery topics. Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England. This episode was produced & edited by Dr. George Adigbli, an Academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford & Aylesbury, England. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #GiantsPlasticSurgery

In this “Leveling Up” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Don Lalonde talks about the new rules for flexor tendon repairs, appropriate intraoperative and postoperative analgesia, and the benefits of wide awake procedures for all types of plastic surgery. Read, for free, a recent PRS Global Open article by Dr. Lalonde on this topic: “How to Minimize the Pain of Local Anesthetic Injection for Wide Awake Surgery” by Joukhadar and Lalonde: https://bit.ly/DeepCutsLalonde Dr. Don Lalonde is a professor in the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Dalhousie University in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. In 2009, he became the first Canadian plastic surgeon to be elected to chair the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is also a Past President of the American Association for Hand Surgery, Past President of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Past Chairman of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) specialty committee of Plastic Surgery and the examination board in Plastic Surgery. He currently serves as the “Hand” Section Editor for PRS Global Open. Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #LevelingUp

In this “Giants of Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Peter Neligan FRCS(I), FRCSC, FACS joins us on the first day of his retirement to reflect on his glistening career, family life, illness, and how he achieved success in Plastic Surgery. Read a classic PRS Global Open article by Dr. Neligan and co-authors Guillermo Artero MD, Marina Ulla MD, and Claudio Angrigiani MD—"Bilateral Anatomic Variation of Anterolateral Thigh Flap in the Same Individual:” https://bit.ly/NeliganDeepCuts Dr Peter C. Neligan received his medical education at the University of Dublin, Trinity College, graduating MB, BCh, BAO in 1975. He obtained his FRCS in general surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1980 and subsequently trained in Plastic Surgery in Dublin. In 1983 he moved to Toronto for fellowship training at the University of Toronto, completing fellowships in surgical research, pediatric plastic surgery, microvascular surgery, and burn surgery. Having obtained his FRCS in Plastic Surgery, Dr. Neligan established practice in Sudbury, Ontario in 1987 before returning to the University of Toronto in 1991 to take up a position at the Wellesley Hospital as Director of the Ross Tilley Burn Unit. In 1993 he moved to Toronto General Hospital where he specialized in oncologic reconstruction and reconstructive microsurgery. Dr. Neligan served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at TGH from 1996 until 2007. In 1996 he was appointed Chair of the University Division of Plastic Surgery. In 1999 he was appointed the Wharton Chair in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, the first endowed chair in Plastic Surgery in Canada. Dr. Neligan moved to Seattle, WA in July 2007 where he is now a Professor at the University of Washington in the Departments of Surgery and Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery. He is active in numerous societies, and is past president of the Plastic Surgery Foundation, The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and the North American Skull Base Society. Dr. Neligan currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and is a past member of the Board of Directors for the American Head and Neck Society. He is the immediate past Chair of the Advisory Council for Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery at the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Neligan has authored 7 books, over 70 book chapters, and over 170 peer-reviewed papers. He is the series editor of the third edition of the 6-volume set, Plastic Surgery, considered to be the bible of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He has made over 200 peer-reviewed presentations at national and international meetings as well as delivering numerous invited lectures. He has served as Visiting Professor to numerous institutions nationally and internationally. He sits on the Editorial Board of five journals and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England. This episode was produced & edited by Dr. George Adigbli, an academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford & Aylesbury, England. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #GiantsPlasticSurgery

In this “Leveling Up” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Justin Sacks talks about dealing with the macro before the micro, discusses how to get consistently good results in microsurgery, describes how to harvest the supraclavicular flap for lymphedema, and explains what in the world the acronym "ABC, ED, PAD, GL" means. Read two recent PRS Global Open article from Dr. Sacks: “Pushing the Needle of Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Where Do Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Stand?“ by Khetpal, Reátegui, Lopez, Sacks, and Prsic: https://bit.ly/SacksDeepCuts “Complications and Patient-reported Outcomes after TRAM and DIEP Flaps: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” by He, El Eter, Yesentharao, Hung, Owens, Persing, and Sacks: https://bit.ly/DeepCutsSacks2 Dr. Justin M. Sacks is the Shoenberg Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). He recently spent the last decade at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he was the Vice-Chair of Clinical Operations and Director of Oncological Reconstruction. His surgical practice encompassed head to toe cancer and traumatic reconstruction. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. He is a founding member of the American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation. Currently, he is the immediate past-Chair of the Plastic Surgery Research Council. Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #LevelingUp

In this “Giants of Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Osvaldo Saldanha MD joyfully takes us through his journey to becoming a plastic surgeon and his drive to improve the safety of lipoabdominoplasty and return it to Brazil’s plastic surgery toolkit. To learn more about lipoabdominoplasty, read “Standards and Trends in Lipoabdominoplasty” by O’Kelly, Nguyen, Gibstein et al for free on PRSGlobalOpen.com: https://bit.ly/LipoabdominoplastyOKelly   Dr. Osvaldo Saldanha is Past President of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery, Current Scientific Program Director of the SBCP, and Chairman of “Dr. Ewaldo Bolivar de Souza Pinto” Plastic Surgery Residency Program – Unisanta, Santos, Brazil. He is also Board Member of Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery, International Associate Editor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a reviewer for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (APS) and Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica. Dr. Saldanha and his contributors are among Brazil's leading plastic surgeons who have helped pioneer lipoabdominoplasty safely and effectively. Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England. This episode was produced & edited by Dr. George Adigbli, an academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford & Aylesbury, England. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #GiantsPlasticSurgery

In this episode of Leveling Up, Amy M. Moore MD FACS talks about developing a deep respect for the nerve, why the tenotomy scissor is the best scissor, and how the OR is her sanctuary. Read a recent PRS Global Open article from Dr. Moore: “Lower Extremity Nerve Transfers in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Patients: A Case Series” by Amy M. Moore, Carrie Roth Bettlach, Thomas T. Tung, Julie M. West, and  Stephanie A. Russo. Read the article for free on PRSGlobalOpen.com: https://bit.ly/MooreDeepCuts Dr. Amy Moore is Professor and Chair of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The Ohio State University.   Her clinical expertise and Department of Defense funded research are focused on improving outcomes after nerve injuries in adults and children. Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #LevelingUp

In this “Giants in Plastic Surgery” episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Ruth Waters FRCS (Plast.) discusses her remarkable journey, her family,  and overcoming challenges while maintaining compassion and kindness. For further reading on some of the themes discussed in this podcast, read the following collection of free PRS Global Open articles gathered to commemorate Women’s History Month 2022: https://bit.ly/GOX_WHM22 Dr. Ruth Waters is a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon at The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. She is the former President of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. She has a specialist interest in aesthetic and reconstructive mircosurgery of the breast. She also has interests in skin oncology, skin lasers, and microvascular surgery. Your host, Dr. Vimal Gokani, is a senior Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in London, England. This episode was produced & edited by Dr. George Adigbli, an academic Specialty Registrar in plastic surgery in Oxford & Aylesbury, England. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #GiantsPlasticSurgery