ASPN/ASRM

January 16-20, 2026

Chula Vista, California

Paneed Jalili

Evaluating the Effect of Autologous Fat Grafting on Sensory Recovery after DIEP Flap Reconstruction 

Lucy Wei

Enhanced Tissue Viability and Neovascularization with Topical Tacrolimus Compared to DMSO in an Ischemic Rodent Flap Model 

Anna Vaeth 

An Update on Noninvasive Monitoring of Neuroma Formation and Nerve Reconstruction Outcomes Using Ultrasound in Lower-Limb Amputees 

Annie McVeigh

Buried vs Nonburied Flaps in Neurotized DIEP Reconstruction: Does Design Affect Sensory Recovery? 

The Impact of Mastectomy Flap Necrosis on Sensory Outcomes in Neurotized DIEP Reconstruction 

Carson Gundlach 

Dual Nerve Coaptation Enhances Sensory Recovery Following DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction:  A Comparative Analysis 

Early Outcomes Following Bilateral Dual-Nerve DIEP Flap Coaptation with and without Nerve Tape 

On the Clock: Predictors of Early Infection after Lower Limb Osseointegration 

Boosting Stewardship: A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Outpatient Opioid Needs after Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction  

Michael Stigliano 

Flap-to-Mastectomy Ratio Identifies Fat Grafting Variability after DIEP Reconstruction: A Marker for Counseling Patients 

Rolling out a Survey on Postoperative Cannabis Use – Patient Experiences and Perspectives 

Posters on Display:

Fiona Fragomen

GLP-1 Therapy, Obesity, and Nerve Surgery in Osseointegration: Impacts on Infection, Pain, and Neuroma Formation 

Histopathological Predictors of Pain and Neuroma Formation Following Targeted Muscle Reinnervation with Osseointegration 

PSTM

October 9-12, 2025

New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Otterburn 

Flipping Out: Prevention and Management of Implant Malposition / Pocket Control 

You’ve Got Nerve! Sensate Breast Reconstruction Options 

The Final Touch: Technique and Artistry in Personalized Nipple Reconstruction 

Makayla Kochheiser 

Feeling the Heat and the Touch: Longitudinal Sensory Outcomes Following Breast Reduction Mammaplasty 

Size Matters: The Impact of Lipoaspirate Processing Technique on Adipocyte Cell Size in Autologous Fat Grafting 

Quantitative Sensory Outcomes in Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction and Gender-Affirming Mastectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study 

Lucy Wei 

Topical Tacrolimus: A Gamechanger in Full Thickness Necrosis Prevention in Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction 

The Price of Beauty: Analyzing Medical Malpractice Cases Related to Dermal Fillers 

Who’s Injecting You? Assessing Provider Credentials Among Manhattan's Aesthetic Injectors 

Anna Vaeth 

Beyond Pain Relief: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Well-being and Quality of Life in Amputees with Osseointegrated Implants 

A Step in the Right Direction: Assessing Prosthetic Satisfaction and Mobility in Lower Limb Amputees with Osseointegration 

Beyond the Surface: Ultrasound as a Diagnostic Tool for Neuromas and TMRpni Success in Osseointegrated Amputees 

Nancy Qin 

Risk Factors of Thermal Sensory Recovery Following Mastectomy with Immediate Alloplastic Reconstruction 

An Intra-patient Control Pilot Study of Thermal and Tactile Sensory Recovery After Dual-Neurotized Autologous Breast Reconstruction 

Cutting Costs: The Decline of Plastic Surgery Reimbursement Rates 

Dual-Nerve vs. Single-Nerve Coaptation in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Pilot Study on Sensory Recovery and Patient Reported Outcomes 

Carson Gundlach 

Breaking Bad: Analyzing Drug Delivery for Osteomyelitis of Osseointegrated Implants 

The Paradox of Partial Sensation: How Moderate Sensory Recovery May Actually Lead to Decreased Quality of Life After Breast Reconstruction 

Neurotization by the Numbers: Zero, One, or Two for Optimal Sensation? 

A Bone to Pick: Characterizing Osteomyelitis in Amputees with Osseointegrated Implants 

NESPS

September 26-28, 2025

Baltimore, Maryland

Nancy Qin:

9/26 3:20 pm: Quantifying Thermal and Tactile Recovery in Dual-Neurotized Breast Flaps: A Pilot Intra-Patient Control Study

9/27 7:46 am: Comparing Single- and Dual-Nerve Coaptation in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Impact on Sensory Recovery and Patient-Reported Outcomes

9/27 2:50 pm: Urban Cost Pressures vs. Medicare Reimbursement Trends

Anna Vaeth:

9/26 3:45 pm: Cadaveric Study of the Femoral Nerve Sensory Branches: An Anatomical Guide for Anterior Thigh Nerve Reconstruction

9/27 8:05 am: Antimicrobial Advancements: Absorbable Antibiotic Beads Compared to Non-Absorbable Antibiotic Plates in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction

9/27 8:45 am: Beyond the Surface: Ultrasound as a Diagnostic Tool for Neuromas and TMRpni Success in Osseointegrated Amputees

Makayla Kochheiser:

9/26 9:15 am: Assessment of Long-Term Volume Retention in Autologous Fat Grafting for Breast Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Lipoaspirate Processing Techniques

9/27 8:25 am: Uncovering Predictors of Nipple-Areolar Complex Sensation After Breast Reduction: A Prospective Cohort Study

9/28 8:00 am: Sensory Recovery Following Targeted Nipple-Areola Complex Reinnervation in Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction and Gender-Affirming Mastectomy

PSRC

May 1-4, 2025

St. Louis, Missouri

Nancy Qin:

5/1 1:51-1:57 PM: A Prospective Intra-patient Control Study Of Sensory Recovery After Nipple Sparing Mastectomy And Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction

Anna Vaeth:

5/2 2:06-2:12 PM: Navigating Pain: A Cross-sectional Analysis Of Pain Interference And Outcomes In Amputees With Osseointegrated Implants

5/4 9:00-9:06 AM: Breaking The Mold: How Antibiotic Beads Shape Breast Capsule Formation In Tissue Expander Based Breast Reconstruction

Makayla Kochheiser:

5/4 9:42-9:48 AM: Predicting Postoperative Sensation After Breast Reduction From Body Mass Index And Specimen Weight

AAPS

May 24-27, 2025

Austin, Texas

Theresa Webster (Resident):

5/25 6:45 -8:00 PM Resident Poster Competition: A Budding Concern: Cannabis Use Linked To Higher Postoperative Opioid Consumption In Plastic Surgery

Nancy Qin:

5/26 5:36-5:39 PM: Alloplastic Vs. Autologous Reconstruction: Contrasting Thermal And Pressure Sensory Outcomes

Display Posters:

Anna Vaeth:

Shaping Breast Capsule Formation: Impact Of Absorbable Antibiotic Beads On Capsule Thickness And Calcification In Device-based Breast Reconstruction

Advances In Neuroma Prevention: A Single Institutional Experience With Tmr And Tmrpni In Lower Limb Amputees

The Impact Of Osseointegration And Nerve Reconstruction On Pain Interference In Amputees

Makayla Kochheiser:

Clinical Outcomes Following Spine Tumor Resection And Posterior Spinal Fusion With Myofascial Flap Closure Vs. Primary Closure: A Propensity Score-matched Cohort Study

Nancy Qin:

Inpatient And Outpatient Opioid Use After Intraoperative Methadone Implementation In Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Two Nerves Are Better Than One: A Pilot Study On Dual Vs. Single Nerve Coaptation In DIEP Flap Reconstruction

ASPN/ASRM

January 17-21, 2025

Nancy Qin:

1/19 10:45-10:50: Easing the Pain: Our 3-Year Institutional Experience with Intraoperative Methadone in DIEP Flap Reconstruction (ASRM)

Daniel Huang (Resident):

1/20 9:55-10:00: Delineating the Nuances of Patient-Reported Outcomes Via the Breast-Q Sensation Module in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction (ASRM)

1/20 10:00-10:05: Comparing Nerve Allograft and Direct Coaptation: Objective and Subjective Sensation in Neurotized Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction (ASRM)

1/20 10:05-10:10: The Importance of Donor Nerve Selection in Sensory Outcomes in Neurotized Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps (ASRM)

Matthew Wright (Resident):

1/20 10:20-10:25: Protecting the NAC: The Role Of Staged Reduction Mammoplasty In Preventing Skin Necrosis In Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy With DIEP Flap Reconstruction (ASRM)

Posters on Display:

Makayla Kochheiser:

Weighing In: Predicting Postoperative Sensation After Breast Reduction (ASPN)

Higher Rates of Infection and Skin Necrosis in Immediate vs. Delayed DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction (ASRM)

Anna Vaeth:

Preventing Painful Neuromas: A Single Institutional Experience with TMR and TMRpni in Lower Limb Amputees (ASPN)

Nancy Qin:

The Sensory Aftermath: Thermal and Tactile Changes Following Radiation and Chemotherapy (ASPN)

Ashley Zhang:

Correlating Breast Sensation and Breast-Q Scores in Patients with Neurotized Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction (ASRM)

Waikoloa Village, Hawaii

NESPS

September 13-15, 2024

Dr. Otterburn:  Breast Microsurgery - Best Case and Biggest Disaster 9/15 9:24 am - 9:32 am

Daniel Huang (Resident):

9/13: Donor Nerve Selection: Objective and Patient-Reported Sensory Outcomes in Neurotized Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps

Ashley Zhang:

9/13: Nerve Allograft Demonstrates Comparable Long-term Objective and Subjective Breast Sensation to Direct Coaptation in Neurotized Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Reconstruction

9/15: Identifying Risk Factors of Donor and Recipient Site Complications in 380 Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Breast Reconstructions After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

Anna Vaeth: 

9/13: Wash and Learn: The Use of Irrisept Solution in Preventing Intraoperative Contamination in Tissue Expander-Based Breast Reconstruction

Nancy Qin:

9/14: Feeling the Heat, Losing the Touch: Thermal and Tactile Sensation Changes After Chemotherapy and Radiation

9/14: The Outpatient Expansion: Assessing the 26% Increase in Outpatient Alloplastic Breast Reconstructions and Its Implications for Safety and Racial Equity

Posters on Display:

Sophia Arbuiso: Sensation Alterations Following Superior and Superomedial Wise Pattern Breast Reductions

Ashley Zhang: Where Sensation Matters: Correlating Post-Reconstruction Breast Sensation and BREAST-Q Scores

Chase Alston: Learning Curve for Sensory Preservation after Transgender Mastectomy using TNR (Targeted Nipple Areola Complex Reinnervation)

Anna Vaeth: Strategize the Thighs: The Role of Concurrent Leg Lifts in Patients with Osseointegrated Prostheses

Nancy Qin: Turning Back Time with PRP: A Systematic Review of Platelet-Rich Plasma for Facial Rejuvenation

Philadelphia, PA

ASPS

September 26-29 2024

Marcos Lu Wang (Resident):

9/27 An Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Quality of Life Following Superior and Superomedial Weiss Pattern Reduction Mammaplasty

9/27 Evaluating Temperature Sensitivity of the Reconstructed Breast: Alloplastic Versus Autologous Reconstruction

Malini Chinta (Resident):

9/28: Sensing the Difference: A Comparison of Objective and Subjective Tools in Assessing Sensory Preservation Following Reduction Mammoplasty

Ashley Zhang:

9/26: Reporting Sensation: Charting BREAST-Q Sensation Module Outcomes Over Time in Neurotized Autologous and Two-Stage Alloplastic Reconstruction

9/27: Feeling Matters: Objective Breast Sensation Evaluation by Anatomical Region and Its Impact on BREAST-Q Scores Post-Reconstruction

9/27: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Surgical Complications in Diabetic Patients

9/27: Understanding Management of Emergency Department Lacerations Under the No Surprises Act: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study

Chase Alston:

9/26: No Refill Needed: Long Term Effects of a Methadone-Based ERAS Protocol for Improved Pain Management in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Following Hospital Discharge

9/27: Learning Curve for Performing Targeted Nipple Areola Complex Reinnervation (TNR) for Gender Mastectomy- Moving from Nerve Graft Reconstruction to Direct Nerve Coaptation

Sophia Arbuiso:

9/26: Preliminary Analysis of Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases Following Breast Reconstruction with the DIEP Flap

9/27: Assessing the Role of Sensation Preservation in Overall Patient-Reported Satisfaction Within Comparative Reduction Mammaplasty Techniques: a Systematic Review

Isaiah Rhodes:

9/26: Topical Tacrolimus Outperforms Topical Nitroglycerin for Pedicled Flap Survival in an Ischemic Rodent Model: Gross and Histologic Analysis

9/26: Comparing the Costs Associated with Performing Microsurgical Procedures in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Experience from Rural Kenya

9/26: The Feasibility of Establishing a Microsurgical Practice in a Limited Resource African Settings: An Experience from Western Kenya

9/27: Topical Tacrolimus Application Frequency Does Not Affect Flap Necrosis Outcomes in an Ischemic Rodent Model

Makayla Kochheiser:

9/26: Postoperative Outcomes in Delayed vs Immediate DIEP Flap Reconstruction

Nancy Qin:

9/26: Comparing Incidences of Dehiscence in an Ischemic Rodent Model Treated with Either Topical Nitroglycerin or Topical Tacrolimus

9/27: Methadone-Based ERAS Protocol for Improved Inpatient Pain Management after DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

Anna Vaeth:

9/26: To Beads or Not to Beads: Analyzing the Safety and Efficacy of Antibiotic Beads in Implant Based Breast Reconstruction

Samuel Medina:

9/26: Clinical Profile and Presentation of Orofacial Clefts in the World’s Fourth Poorest Country: A Single Surgeon’s Review of 40 Surgical Camps in Hargeisa, Somaliland

9/26: Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of the Anterolateral Thigh Free Flap for Lower-Extremity Reconstruction in Rural Africa

Sophia Salingaros:

9/26: Comparison of Long-Term Breast Sensation and BREAST-Q Outcomes in Primary Coaptation Versus Allograft Nerve Repair for DIEP-Flap Reconstruction

9/26: Investigating the Relationship Between Patient-Reported Sensation and Overall Satisfaction Post-Reduction Mammaplasty: a Systematic Review and Regression Analysis

San Diego, CA