Awards & Recognition
Our team is honored to have our work recognized at regional and national meetings. Below is a selection of recent awards and competitive distinctions.
Plastic Surgery Research Council – PSRC
Best Paper – Breast/General Reconstruction (Finalist)
Patient-specific Prediction of Sensory Recovery After Neurotized DIEP Flap Reconstruction Using Random Survival Forests
Carson Gundlach
Plastic Surgery Research Council – PSRC
Best Paper – Breast/General Reconstruction (Finalist)
Is Topical Tacrolimus a New Lazarus? A Treatment for Mastectomy Skin Flap Necrosis
Michael Stigliano
2026
California Society of Plastic Surgeons – CSPS
Best Poster Competition (Won)
Alloplastic vs. Autologous Reconstruction: Contrasting Thermal and Pressure Sensory Outcomes
Nancy Qin
Plastic Surgery the Meeting – PSTM
Best Paper – Breast (Won)
Topical Tacrolimus: A Game Changer in Full-thickness Necrosis Prevention in Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction
Lucy Wei
American Association of Plastic Surgeons – AAPS
Best Poster Competition (Finalist)
Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Plastic Surgery
Theresa Webster
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons – NESPS
Best Presentation – Clinical (Won)
Comparing Single- and Dual-Nerve Coaptation in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Impact on Sensory Recovery and Patient-Reported Outcomes
Nancy Qin
2025
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery – ASRM
Top 24 Poster Abstracts (Won)
A Wrinkle in Time: Interrupted Time Series Analysis of the 2010 New York State Breast Cancer Provider Discussion Law on Disparities in Reconstructive Care
Chase C. Alston
American Society of Plastic Surgeons – ASPS
Top Abstract (Won)
Topical Tacrolimus Outperforms Topical Nitroglycerin for Pedicled Flap Survival in an Ischemic Rodent Model
Isaiah J. Rhodes
American Society of Plastic Surgeons – ASPS
Top Abstract (Won)
Comparing the Costs Associated with Performing Microsurgical Procedures in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Isaiah J. Rhodes