selected publications
- Novel Concepts in Headache Surgery: Case Report Incorporating Interdisciplinary Care for Complex Head and Neck Pain with Cervical Dystonia. 2025 GET IT
- Development of a Core Outcomes Set for Peripheral Nerve Injury. Journal of hand surgery global online. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Flexible Array for Cervical and Extraspinal (FACE) MR Neurography of the Occipital Nerves at 3T. 
 
                    AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology. 
            
             2025
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 1
- Targeted Nipple Areola Complex Reinnervation in Gynecomastia Mastectomy: A Case Report. 2025 GET IT
- Learning Curve for Sensory Preservation after Transgender Mastectomy using TNR (Targeted Nipple Areola Complex Reinnervation) with Direct Nerve Coaptation. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Percutaneous Placement of Peripheral Nerve Stimulator of the Cervical Medial Branches in Patients With Treatment-Refractory Occipital Neuralgia: A Case Series. Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society. 2025 Review GET IT
- Sense and Sensibility: Nerve Tape-A More Efficient Alternative for Nerve Repair in Breast Reconstruction?. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
- Reimbursement for Neuroma Surgery Over the Past Decade. Annals of plastic surgery. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
- Surgical Outcomes Following Distal Nerve Decompression in Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
- Lesser Occipital Nerve Decompression Through a Single Vertical Midline Incision Reduces Reoperation Rates. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
- Use of Magnetic Resonance Neurography for Sensory Nerve Injuries of the Head and Neck. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
- Reinnervation of Free Nipple Grafts Associated With Improved Erection Function. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
- Reshaping Our Understanding of Sensation and Pain Following Breast Reduction Surgery. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2025 Academic Article GET IT
- Diagnosis and Management of Neuropathic Breast Pain. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
- Do female and male chests feel the same? A comprehensive quantitative sensory analysis. Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
- Targeted Reinnervation During Gender-Affirming Mastectomy and Restoration of Sensation. JAMA network open. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Surgical treatment delay in patients with headache disorders and neuralgia correlates with poor postoperative outcome. 
 
                    Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS. 
            
             2024
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 1
- Double echo steady-state free precession technique in MR neurography to evaluate extracranial facial nerve involvement in a case of Bell's palsy. 2024 GET IT
- MRI and Ultrasound Visualization of a Nerve Repair Implant Containing Nitinol. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
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                     The neuroma map: A systematic review of the anatomic distribution, etiologies, and surgical treatment of painful traumatic neuromas. 
 
                    Surgery. 
            
             2024
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 8
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                     Preoperative visualization of the greater occipital nerve with magnetic resonance imaging in candidates for occipital nerve decompression for headaches. 
 
                    Scientific reports. 
            
             2024
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 1
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                     Aetiologies of iatrogenic occipital nerve injury and outcomes following treatment with nerve decompression surgery. 
 
                    Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS. 
            
             2024
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 2
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                     Treatment delay from onset of occipital neuralgia symptoms to treatment with nerve decompression surgery: a prospective cohort study. 
 
                    Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 
            
             2024
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 9
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                     Reoperation following Primary Greater Occipital Nerve Decompression Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2024
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 4
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                     Readability analysis and concept mapping of PROMs used for headache disorders. 
 
                    Headache.
            
             2024
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Review
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 Times cited: 2
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                     Peripheral neural interfaces: Skeletal muscles are hyper-reinnervated according to the axonal capacity of the surgically rewired nerves. 
 
                    Science advances. 
            
             2024
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 3
- Prospective Sensory Outcomes for Targeted Nipple Areola Complex Reinnervation (TNR) in Gender-Affirming Double Incision Mastectomy with Free Nipple Grafting. Annals of surgery. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
- Introduction to VSI: Migraine surgery in JPRAS open. JPRAS open. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
- Pearls for Starting a Headache Surgery Practice in Academic and Private Practice. JPRAS open. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Refractory occipital neuralgia treatment with nerve decompression surgery: a case series. 
 
                    Frontiers in neurology. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 5
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                     Anatomic Anomalies of the Nerves Treated during Headache Surgery. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 3
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                     Feasibility of Ultrasound Measurements of Peripheral Sensory Nerves in Head and Neck Area in Healthy Subjects. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 2
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                     Functional outcomes between headache surgery and targeted botox injections: A prospective multicenter pilot study. 
 
                    JPRAS open. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 1
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                     Treatment Delay in Patients Undergoing Headache Surgery (Nerve Decompression Surgery). 
 
                    JPRAS open. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 8
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                     Targeted Nipple Reinnervation in Gender-affirming Mastectomy Using Autologous Nerve Graft. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 10
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                     The Use of Nerve Caps after Nerve Transection in Headache Surgery: Cadaver and Case Reports. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 4
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                     Adaptive conductive electrotherapeutic scaffolds for enhanced peripheral nerve regeneration and stimulation. 
 
                    Med (New York, N.Y.). 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 6
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                     The Peripheral Nerve Surgeon's Role in the Management of Neuropathic Pain. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 20
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                     Relative Pain Reduction and Duration of Nerve Block Response Predict Outcomes in Headache Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 13
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                     Evidence-Based Patient Selection in Headache Surgery: Impact of Preoperative Radiofrequency Ablation on Surgical Outcomes. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 4
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                     Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Evaluation of Pain Sketches to Predict Outcomes in Headache Surgery. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 18
- Reply: A Correlation between Upper Extremity Compressive Neuropathy and Nerve Compression Headache. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Dermal Micro-coring for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Facial Wrinkles. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 10
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                     Migraine Headaches in Patients with Upper Extremity Compressive Neuropathy. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 4
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                     Revisiting the Role of Occipital Artery Resection in Greater Occipital Nerve Decompression. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 11
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                     Estrogen-Associated Headaches Can Be Treated by Surgery: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 4
- Invited Discussion on: Treating Pain and Fat Necrosis after Breast Cancer Surgery with Fat Grafting: Is one Session Enough?. Aesthetic plastic surgery. 2022 Letter GET IT
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                     OnabotulinumtoxinA alters inflammatory gene expression and immune cells in chronic headache patients. 
 
                    Brain : a journal of neurology. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 28
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                     Targeted Nipple Areola Complex Reinnervation: Technical Considerations and Surgical Efficiency in Implant-based Breast Reconstruction. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 14
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                     Telemedicine and Plastic Surgery: Principles from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Health Policy Committee. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 7
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                     Targeted Nipple Areola Complex Reinnervation in Gender-affirming Double Incision Mastectomy with Free Nipple Grafting. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 17
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                     RPNI, TMR, and Reset Neurectomy/Relocation Nerve Grafting after Nerve Transection in Headache Surgery. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2022
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 22
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                     A Correlation between Upper Extremity Compressive Neuropathy and Nerve Compression Headache. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2021
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 7
- Reply: Muscle Fascia Changes in Patients with Occipital Neuralgia, Headache, or Migraine. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2021 Letter GET IT
- Reply: Muscle Fascia Changes in Patients with Occipital Neuralgia, Headache, or Migraine. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2021 Letter GET IT
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                     The Relationship of Psychiatric Comorbidities and Their Impact on Trigger Site Deactivation Surgery for Headaches. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2021
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 4
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                     The Use of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Conjunction with TMR for Neuropathic Pain.
              2021
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 Times cited: 7
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                     ChartSweep: A HIPAA-compliant Tool to Automate Chart Review for Plastic Surgery Research. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2021
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 7
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                     Trigger Site Deactivation Surgery for Headaches is Associated with Decreased Postoperative Medication Use. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2021
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 6
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                     Trigger-Site Deactivation Surgery for Nerve Compression Headaches. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2021
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 18
- Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: April 2021. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Muscle Fascia Changes in Patients with Occipital Neuralgia, Headache, or Migraine. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2021
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 30
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                     Patient Pain Sketches Can Predict Surgical Outcomes in Trigger-Site Deactivation Surgery for Headaches. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2020
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 24
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                     The Efficacy of Surgical Treatment for Headaches in Patients with Prior Head or Neck Trauma. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2020
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 7
- Nasal Tip Delamination: A Technique for Nasal Tip Projection and Control in Rhinoplasty. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Migraine Surgery at the Frontal Trigger Site: An Analysis of Intraoperative Anatomy. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2020
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 13
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                     Evaluation of capsular contracture following immediate prepectoral versus subpectoral direct-to-implant breast reconstruction. 
 
                    Scientific reports. 
            
             2020
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 99
- Discussion: Increasing Fat Graft Retention in Irradiated Tissue after Preconditioning with External Volume Expansion. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2020 Comment GET IT
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                     Migraine Surgery. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open.
            
             2019
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Review
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 Times cited: 45
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                     Migraine Surgery: An All or Nothing Phenomenon? Prospective Evaluation of Surgical Outcomes. 
 
                    Annals of surgery. 
            
             2019
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 41
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                     Surgical Treatment of Migraine Headache: Back to the Future. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery.
            
             2018
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Review
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 Times cited: 24
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                     Technique Refinement in Prepectoral Implant Breast Reconstruction with Vicryl Mesh Pocket and Acellular Dermal Matrix Support. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 
            
             2018
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 19
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                     A Personal Approach to Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair. 
 
                    The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 
            
             2018
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 4
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                     Ability to Cope with Pain Puts Migraine Surgery Patients in Perspective. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2018
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 19
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                     Interface Between Cosmetic and Migraine Surgery. 
 
                    Aesthetic plastic surgery.
            
             2017
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Review
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 Times cited: 5
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                     Surgical treatment of migraine headaches. 
 
                    Acta neurologica Belgica.
            
             2016
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Review
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 Times cited: 49
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                     Prevention of vein graft intimal hyperplasia with photochemical tissue passivation. 
 
                    Journal of vascular surgery. 
            
             2016
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 16
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                     Functional and subjective assessment of burn contracture release in a mission setting. 
 
                    Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. 
            
             2016
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 6
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                     Lifetime Costs of Prophylactic Mastectomies and Reconstruction versus Surveillance. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2015
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 12
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                     Occult Histopathology and Its Predictors in Contralateral and Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomies. 
 
                    Annals of surgical oncology. 
            
             2015
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 6
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                     Assessment of patient factors, surgeons, and surgeon teams in immediate implant-based breast reconstruction outcomes. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery.
            
             2015
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Review
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 Times cited: 77
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                     Functional analysis of SPECC1L in craniofacial development and oblique facial cleft pathogenesis. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2014
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 26
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                     Nonendoscopic deactivation of nerve triggers in migraine headache patients: surgical technique and outcomes. 
 
                    Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
            
             2014
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 62
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                     Trans-axillary approach for breast implant exchange in high risk cases of irradiated or attenuated skin. 
 
                    Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS. 
            
             2014
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 2
- Abstract 14: requirement of specc1lb in facial prominence integration and formation of the lower jaw. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Visualization of craniofacial development in the sox10: kaede transgenic zebrafish line using time-lapse confocal microscopy. 
 
                    Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE. 
            
             2013
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 9
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                     Distinct requirements for wnt9a and irf6 in extension and integration mechanisms during zebrafish palate morphogenesis. 
 
                    Development (Cambridge, England). 
            
             2012
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 78
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                     Sleeve gastrectomy as sole and definitive bariatric procedure: 5-year results for weight loss and ghrelin. 
 
                    Obesity surgery. 
            
             2010
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Academic Article
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 Times cited: 427
 
         