Researchers in the Department of Plastic Surgery presented 18 presentations and won 3 awards returning the Ohio Cup to Pittsburgh at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Greenbrier Resort, White Sulfur Springs, WV. May 15-17, 2025!
Best Clinical Paper
Shayan Sarrami, MD; Michael Mazarei, BA; Korrina Gidwani, BS; Meeti Mehta, BS; Casey Zhang, BS; Carolyn De La Cruz, MD.
Treatment of Truncal Lymphedema Using Lymphovenous Anastomoses and Recognition of Common Lymphatic Patterns.
Best Basic Science Paper
Alexa Rivera del Rio Hernandez, MD, Naresh Mahajan, PhD, Jose A. Arellano, MD, Hamid Malekzadeh, MD, Yusuf Surucu, MD, Fuat Baris Bengur, MD, Shawn Loder, MD, James H-C Wang, PhD, Juan J. Andrade Rojas, MD, Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, MD, Francesco M. Egro, MBChB, MSc, MRCS, J. Peter Rubin, MD, FACS, MBA, Asim Ejaz, PhD.
Metformin Topical Ointment Reduces Acute Damage In Irradiated Human Skin By Blocking TGF-β Signaling Through Modulation Of AMPK And MTOR Signaling.
Best Overall Paper
Aniekanabasi Ufot MS, Naresh Mahajan PhD, Alexa Rivera Del Rio Hernandez MD, Dayyan-Ur-Rahman, Ethan Banks, Jeffrey Gusenoff MD, J. Peter Rubin MD, Francesco Egro MD, Asim Ejaz PhD.
Establishment of an Innovative Ex-vivo Full Thickness Human Skin Perfusion Model to Study UV Rays Induced Skin Damage.