Volume 4 , Issue 2

December 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

KSPS Success! 1

ASPS Accomplishments 2

Upcoming Meetings 2

Fresh Tissue Lab 3

Visiting Professors 4

E-Cigarette Action 5

Endowments 5

Alumni Updates 6-7

Publications 8

W INTER 2019 NEWSLETTER

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Division of Plastic Surgery

Division of

Plastic Surgery ACB, 2nd Floor

550 South Jackson Street

Louisville, KY 40202

502-852-6880 phone

502-852-8915 fax Dr. Howard Langstein, Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery from the University of Rochester joined us as the KSPS visiting professor this year. This visit included presentations in both Louisville and Lexington including “Improving Out-comes in Breast Reconstruction: My Modifications to Implant and Autologous Techniques” and “Sensible Abdominal Wall Reconstruction for Plastic Surgeons” as well as moderating a jour-nal club on “Breast and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction”. Then he presented the 2019 KSPS keynote: “Leonardo Da Vinci – Artist, Engineer, and Inspiration for Plastic Surgeons”. We are thrilled he could join us for such an exciting visit!

Drs. Kachare, Tobin, Corey, Wilhelmi, Langstein, Banis, Engineer, Ablavsky, Keyes, O’Toole, Vavra, and Little

KSPS 2019 A SUCCESS! This year marked the beginning of Dr. Choo’s time as KSPS president, and he started off by organizing a great conference! There was a Resident Research Competition, judged by Visiting Professor Howard Langstein, MD, FACS, Clinical Pearls from mem-bers, and a legislative update presented by our very own Dr. Tobin.

We have winners!

Dr. Kachare—1st

Dr. Engineer—3rd, and donated his

prize! Dr. Joshua Choo

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Our Academic Faculty

Bradon J. Wilhelmi, M.D.

Leonard J. Weiner Endowed Professor

Chief of Plastic Surgery

Director of Plastic Surgery Residency Program

Joshua H. Choo, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Director of Complex Wound &

Lower Extremity Reconstruction

Jarrod A. Little, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Director of Head & Neck Reconstruction

Terry M. McCurry, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Director of Bariatric Cosmetic Surgery

Gordon R. Tobin, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Director of Thoracic/Pelvic Reconstruction

2019-2020 Fellows

Chief Fellows Swapnil D. Kachare, M.D.

Second Year

Michael Ablavsky, M.D Adam O’Toole, M.D.

Jessica Vavra, M.D.

First Year

Samuel Corey, MD. Michael Keyes, MD.

On Deck

Milind Kachare, MD. Alexander Nixon, MD.

Dr. Jessica Vavra at ASPS in San Diego

ASPS BEST PAPER AWARD WINNER!

Dr. Jessica Vavra received high honors

at the ASPS annual meeting this year, first

with an invitation for a podium presenta-

tion and then with the Best Paper of the

year award! She presented on “Skin Only

Versus Eccentric Fascial Plication: Centralizing

the Umbilicus during Tummy Tuck” which is

the same paper that won first place in the

2018 KSPS resident research competition!

Well done, Dr. Vavra!

Dr. Swapnil Kachare presenting at ASPS

UPCOMING SOCIETY MEETINGS 2020 AAHS ANNUAL MEETING, 1/8-1/11/20, Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, CA 2020 ASPN ANNUAL MEETING, 1/10-1/12/20, Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, CA 1ST SESPRS/ISAPS SYMPOSIUM, 1/23-1/23/2020, Intercontinental Hotel - Buckhead, Atlanta, GA 36TH BREAST SURGERY SYMPOSIUM 1/24-1/25/2020, Intercontinental Hotel, Atlanta, GA AESTHETIC SOCIETY'S SYMPOSIUM, 1/30-2/2/2020, The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV

Dr. Swapnil Kachare also made

us proud, presenting his paper on

“Short Scar Belt Extension vs. Cir-

cumfrerential Abdominoplasty: Im-

proved Outcomes with a Shorter Scar

and Operation” in a podium lecture

at the ASPS annual meeting.

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Academic Office Helen Anderkin Andrea Sinclair

Research Coordinator Program Coordinator

helen.anderkin@louisville.edu andrea.sinclair@louisville.edu

Private Patient Office UofL Physicians

401 East Chestnut Street, Suite 790 Louisville, KY 40202 502-588-8550 phone

Drs. Saeed Chowdry and Sean Keli-shadi recently returned to Louisville to spend some time in the Acland fresh tissue lab. Both have been researching safer methods for fat transfer to the gluteal re-gion, which has been a hot topic in plastic surgery recently due to potentially life threatening vascular injury and embolism. Their visit was intended “to evaluate novel techniques and technologies to help im-prove the safety profile of these proce-dures. The fresh tissue lab at UL allowed us to further understand the anatomy of the area and define safer methods to prac-tice plastic surgery.”

While they were in town, they also “had some time to catch up with old friends and mentors as well as relive some great times we had as a team at the University. We may have overeaten at some of our favorite restaurants as the food scene in Louisville is strong-er than ever. We are truly grateful for the continued support from the University of Louisville.” And we are so grateful you stay in touch!

E L E VA T I N G O U R N E RV E S

In November, our fellows had the exciting opportunity to participate in a nerve repair workshop along-side the Kleinert Hand Fellows. Dr. Kyle Eberlin came from Har-vard to teach the course, which covered sensory, motor, and mixed nerve repair. As always, we are in-debted to the Acland Fresh Tissue Laboratory for the facilities and support needed for this type of ed-ucation. And many thanks go to Dr. Palazzo for including us!

A F R E S H LO O K A T F A M I L I A R F A C E S Drs. Kelishadi, Kasdan, and Chowdry

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V I S I T I N G PRO F E S S O R P RO G R A M

In August, we were delighted to join the Kleinert Institute in welcoming Dr. Ian Valerio, MD, MS, MBA,

FACS, Associate Professor in the Division of Burn, Wound, and Trauma, at Ohio State University. Dr. Valerio

presented on

Target Muscle

Reinnervation.

He also brought

his new co-

worker and our

alum Dr. Steven

Schulz!

L to R: Drs. Corey, Keyes, O’Toole, Vavra, Kachare, Valerio, Choo, Wilhelmi, Engineer, Schulz, Ablavsky, Muresan

Drs. Corey, Ablavsky, Vavra, Kachare, Tobin, Buchman, Wilhelmi, Engineer, O’Toole, and Keyes

Every year, the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Louisville hosts several visiting professors to enrich the edu-cation we provide. Please contact us as plasticsurgery@louisville.edu to be added to our invitation list!

In September, Steven Buchman, MD, FACS, joined us as the AAPS visiting professor. Dr. Buchman holds

joint appointments as professor in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery as well as Neurosurgery at the University

of Michigan Medical School. We were thrilled to have him present on “A Modern View of Wolff’s Law”, “Surgical

Approaches to CMF Fractures”, and “Utilization of the Buccal Fat Pad for Cleft Palate Repair” then took to the Acland

fresh tissue lab to demonstrate CMF techniques for our fellows. We were also lucky enough to have him mod-

erate a journal club on “Understanding the Functional Matrix to Gain Better Results in Craniofacial Surgery”. Thank

you, Dr. Buchman!

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ENDOWMENTS Contributors to the

Janet Wilhelmi Award

Nitin Engineer, M.D,

Yaron Hazani, M.D.

Michelle Palazzo, M.D.

Bradon Wilhelmi, M.D.

If you would like to make a donation to either of our endowments, please go to either http://give.louisville.edu/psaaf or http://give.louisville.edu/kasdan or contact us at

plastics@louisville.edu (502) 852-6880

The Morton and Ann Kasdan Plastic Surgery Endowed Scholarship

rewards a promising medical student with a

cash award as a fare-well gift for their next

step into Plastics!

At the KSPS annual meeting this year, Dr. Gordon Tobin drew attention to hidden risks in Under the Radar— an examination of electronic cigarettes and their impact on plastic surgery specifically, and health more generally. His research has drawn attention beyond this initial audience though, as legislators and medical students have engaged in conversations on the public health risk and possible solutions. In Janu-ary, Dr. Tobin will present to the Student AMA Interest Group here in Louisville to help prepare them as they take this topic to Frankfort to help build related legislation for the Commonwealth.

C L E A R I N G T H E A I R

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S E E I N G O U T T H E S E A S O N . . .

Around friends

Gorgeous autumn days call

for a round of golf with

friends! Dr. Banis (second

from right) sponsored our

senior fellows Dr. Kachare

(left) and Dr. Engineer

(right) for a round of golf at

his Midland Golf Club

course.

Cardinals flock together

Dr. Jonathan Nguyen graduated from the

UofL School of Medicine and matched into

Plastic Surgery Residency at Emory Universi-

ty. Recently he got a chance to meet up with

UofL Plastic Surgery Fellowship graduate Dr.

Jared Davis and catch up on all the news. From L to R: Dr. Chowdry and his nephew, Drs. Gunn, Kelishadi,

Brooks, and Wilhelmi in Chicago

Drs. Kachare, Wilhelmi, Banis, and Engineer enjoying a round Drs. Nguyen and Davis, at Emory University

Friends make the best surprises!

Dr. Saeed Chowdry got a very special birthday surprise as

his friends gathered from across the country to celebrate at

his sister’s home in Chicago. Happy birthday, Dr. Chowdry!

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Making a splash

Dr. Sean Kelishadi was recently interviewed by Playboy Australia after his client Shantal Monique was chosen as 2019 Playmate of the Year. The two talk about the role of plastic surgery in Shantal’s modeling career, and the role of Playboy magazine in Sean’s surgical career.

...WITH NEWS FROM THE CREW!

Reaching new heights

This November Dr. Wilhelmi was

in Phoenix, AZ as a senior examin-

er for the oral exams and a member

of the written exam committee for

ABPS. He caught up with Dr. Jar-

rod Davis and Dr. Steve Schulz in

the courtyard, and just recently got

word that both passed!

Congratulations, Dr. Davis and Dr.

Schulz!

Drs. Davis, Wilhelmi, and Schulz in Phoenix, AZ

Shantal Monique and Dr. Sean Kelashadi

Got news??

We love to share our alumni’s

accomplishments so feel free to

reach out to Dr. Wilhelmi or

plasticsurgery@louisville.edu

with the latest!

2019 Publications

Tobin GR. Curbing the electronic cigarette epidemic: rationale for a nicotine-level-based tax. Louisville Med, 2019; 67(5):36-37.

Vivace BJ, Kachare SD, Ablavsky M, et al. Breast Reconstruction With Local Flaps: Don't Forget Grandma. Eplasty. 2019;19:e23. Published 2019 Dec 10.

Kachare SD, Abell SR, Kachare MD, Jhang J, Wilhelmi BJ, Kasdan ML. Basic suture technique: Instructional videos explaining suturing for medical students in a qualitative study. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2019;48:122–123. Published 2019 Nov 5. doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2019.10.027

Tobin, GR. Patient benefit greatly from an era of enormous progress in Plastic Surgery. Louisville Med, 2019 Jan; 66 (8): 27-28.

Brooks R, Kistler A, Chowdhry S, et al. Anatomic Landmarks to Locate the Median Nerve for Safe Wrist Block or Carpal Tunnel Steroid Injection. Eplasty. 2019;19:e19. Published 2019 Jul 29.

Tobin GR. Leon L. Solomon, MD: Pioneer of internal medicine. Louisville Med, 2019; 67 (4):34-36.

Choo JH, Buller MJ, O'Brien M, Hazani R, Augenstein A, Tutela JP, Wilhelmi BJ. Two-Stage Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction With Integrated Versus Remote Port Expanders: A Comparison of Complication Rates. Eplasty. 2019 Apr 17;19:e14. PubMed PMID: 31068994;

Kachare S, Kapsalis C, Kachare M, Hiller A, Abell S, Lee TJ, Wilhelmi BJ. Earplug Umbilicoplasty: A Simple Method to Prevent Umbilical Stenosis in a Tummy Tuck. Eplasty. 2019 Apr 12;19:e12. PubMed PMID: 31024638; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6469287.

Kachare SD, Vivace BJ, Henderson JT, Kachare M, Kapsalis C, Fulfer JL, Choo J, Wilhelmi BJ. Kickstand External Fixator for Immobilization Following Free Flap Plantar Calcaneal Reconstruction. Eplasty. 2019 Apr 9;19:e11. PubMed PMID: 31019647; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6467181.

Mowlavi A, Kim JB, Molinatti N, Saadat S, Sharifi-Amina S, Wilhelmi BJ. Understanding Why Lateral Osteotomy During Rhinoplasty Can Be Performed Safely. Eplasty. 2019 Apr 1;19:e9. PubMed PMID: 30996764; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6448222.

Muresan C, Davis JM, Hiller AR, Patterson BE, Kapsalis CN, Ford MF, Anderson EW, Kachare SD, Hazani R, Wilhelmi BJ. The Safe Gluteoplasty: Anatomic Landmarks to Predict the Superior and Inferior Gluteal Veins. Eplasty. 2019 Mar 19;19:e8. PubMed PMID: 30949281; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6432999.

Muresan C, Ford MM, Anderson EW, Lee TJ, Hiller AR, Kachare SD, Wilhelmi BJ. Optimal Inframammary Fold Incision Length Based on Implant Volume for Breast Enlargement: A Cadaveric Study. Eplasty. 2019 Mar 19;19:e7. PubMed PMID: 30949280; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6432996.

Chowdhry SA, Wilhelmi BJ. Comparing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and Conventional Dressings for Sternal Wound Reconstructions. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Jan 4;7(1):e2087. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002087. PubMed PMID: 30859044; PMCID: PMC6382248.

Tobin GR, Kaufman C, Jones C. The world’s first successful hand transplant at 20 years: background, consequences, and future. Louisville Med, 2019 Jan; 66 (8): 21-23.

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