Presentations

10th Annual Joining FORCEs Against Hereditary Cancer Conference. Orlando, FL. 9 June 2017. “Breast reconstruction with implants and natural tissue” (invited faculty). 

Breast Roundtable and Lab. Philadelphia, PA. 6 November 2016. "Sensory innervation in breast reconstruction" (invited faculty). Lecture and cadaver dissection.

5th International Meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Breast Reconstruction. Pisa, Italy. 18 September 2015. “Variations on the Profunda Artery Perforator (PAP) Flap.” 

Congress of the World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Mumbai, India. 19 March 2015. "Profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap for breast reconstruction: Planning and execution" (invited faculty).

Duke   University   School    of    Medicine:   2015   PerforatorFlap    Breast Reconstruction Course (Faculty). Durham, NC. 1 March 2015. “Profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap for breast reconstruction.” Lecture and cadaver dissection demonstrations.

Breast Reconstruction: State of the Art. NYU School of Medicine. New York, NY.  22  November  2014.  “Preoperative  imaging  techniques  prior  to  perforator flaps” (invited faculty).

 15th International Course on Perforator Flaps. New York, New York. 22 November 2013. “Women’s Perspective on Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction” (moderator).

Chinese Institute of Engineers – Greater New York Chapter. Flushing, New York. 9 November 2013. “ Advances in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction and the Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema” (invited faculty).

The  82nd    Annual  Scientific  Meeting  of  the  American  Society  of  Plastic Surgeons. San Diego, California. 15 October 2013. “Advances in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction” (invited faculty).

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. New Orleans, LA. 21 April 2013. “Our First 101 Profunda Artery Perforator (PAP) Flaps for Breast Reconstruction” (poster). 

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. New Orleans, LA. 21 April 2013. “Autologous lymph node transfer: Does it work?” (poster). 

NYU College of Nursing.  New York, NY. 19 November 2012. “Perforator flap breast reconstruction and the treatment of lymphedema.” 

Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery: Controversies and Technical Challenges. Chelmsford, Essex, UK. 17 November 2012. “Advances in lymphedema surgery: Outcome measures in lymphedema microsurgery.” 

Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery: Controversies and Technical Challenges. Chelmsford, Essex, UK. 17 November 2012.“Slimmer patient alternatives: Profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap for breast reconstruction.”

Fab Over Fifty. New York, NY. 29 September 2012. “Breast and body restoration: Doing it the natural way.” 

10th National Lymphedema Network International Conference. Dallas, TX. 6 September 2012. “Autologous lymph node transfer for treatment of chronic upper extremity post-mastectomy lymphedema: preliminary results.” 

Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses. Milton, NY. 19 June 2012. “Breast reconstruction after mastectomy.”

Oakstone Lecture Series. New York, NY. 20 May 2012. “Breast reduction.” 

Oakstone Lecture Series. New York, NY. 20 May 2012. “Melanoma and skin cancer.”

4th Global Chinese Breast Cancer Organizations Alliance Conference (Plenary Speaker). Monrovia, CA. 26 April 2012. “Breast reconstruction after mastectomy.” 

4th Meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Breast Reconstruction.Sonoma Valley, CA. 21 April 2012. “Pushing the limit of nipple-sparing mastectomy: bilateral NSM/bilateral DIEP in GG cup breasts.” 

4th Meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Breast Reconstruction.Sonoma Valley, CA. 20 April 2012. “Profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap for
Poland’s Syndrome.”

11th Congress of the European Federation of Reconstructive Microsurgery (Roundtable Panelist). Paris, France. 6 April 2012. “Breast reconstruction and autologous lymph node transfer for lymphedema.” 

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital Breast Tumor Board. New York, NY. 8 March 2012. “Autologous lymph node transfer for treatment of chronic post-mastectomy lymphedema.” 

Duke University School of Medicine: 2012 Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction Course (Faculty). Durham, NC. 24-26 February 2012. “Profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap.” Lecture and cadaver dissection demonstrations.

NYU College of Nursing. New York, NY. 21 November 2011. "Perforator flap breast reconstruction."

Breast Reconstruction: State of the Art. NYU School of Medicine. New York, NY. 19 November 2011. "Preoperative imaging techniques prior to perforator flap breast reconstruction."

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2011 Breast Cancer Symposium.San Francisco, CA. 9 September 2011. “Perforator flaps in thin patients (poster).”

Lenox Hill Hospital Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. New York, NY. 22 August 2011. "Perforator flap breast reconstruction."

American Cancer Society, Asian Initiatives, Chinese-speaking Breast Cancer Support Group. Flushing, NY. 9 July 2011. "The advancement of breast reconstruction with microsurgery."

Translating Advanced Scientific Knowledge into Nursing Practice Workshop.Flushing, NY. 11 June 2011. "The advancement of breast reconstruction with microsurgery."

Lymph Node Transfer: A Cure for Lymphedema? (Course Co-Director). New York, NY. 21 May 2011. “Autologous lymph node transfer: A double-blind randomized clinical trial.” 

American Cancer Society, Asian Initiatives. Flushing, NY. 16 April 2011. “The advancement of breast reconstruction with microsurgery.” 

NYU College of Nursing.  New York, NY. 12 April 2010. “Perforator flap breast reconstruction: An Introduction.” 

32nd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX. 10-13 December 2009. “Lymph node transplantation in breast reconstruction using perforator flaps (poster).” 

American Society of Clinical Oncology 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium. San Francisco, CA. 8 October 2009. “Breast reconstruction with the septocutaneous perforator flap: The next frontier (poster).”  

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 26th Annual Meeting. Charleston, SC. 23-27 September 2009. “The sc-DIEP: Is it the best abdominal flap for breast reconstruction?" 

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 26th Annual Meeting. Charleston, SC. 23-27 September 2009. “The impact of preoperative CTA on microvascular free flap planning and execution.” 

1st Annual Meeting of the European Plastic Surgery Research Council. Hamburg, Germany. 21 August 2009. “Breast Reconstruction with the Septocutaneous Perforator Flap: The Next Frontier.” 

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. 9 June 2009. “The sc-DIEP for Breast Reconstruction.” 

New York Society for Surgery of the Hand. New York, New York. 12 May 2009. “Free Toe Pulp Transfer for Volar Digital Defects.” 

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 2009 Annual Meeting. Maui, Hawaii. 13 January 2009. “Septocutaneous Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction.” 

The 87th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons.Boston, Massachusetts. 7 April 2008. “Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction: Experience with 54 Consecutive Cases” (poster). 

Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference. Washington, District of Columbia. 31 January 2008. “The Tongue-in-Groove Method for Orbital Floor Reconstruction.” 

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 2008 Annual Meeting. Beverly Hills, California. 15 January 2008. “Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Head and Neck Cancer Patients.” 

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 24th Annual Meeting. Southampton, Bermuda. 6 October 2007. “The Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Head and Neck Reconstruction.” 

The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council. Stanford, California. 22 June 2007. “Measuring Quality of Life in Breast Surgery: A Systematic Review of Patient-reported Outcomes Instruments.”

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 2007 Annual Meeting. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. 14 January 2007. “A Comparison of Postoperative Sequelae in Free TRAM and DIEP Flaps for Breast Reconstruction.” 

Show Chwan Memorial Hospital. Lugang Town, Taiwan. 13 December 2007. “Measuring Quality of Life Outcomes in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.” 

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 23rd Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. 1 December 2006. “A Single Center’s Experience with 200 Consecutive DIEP and Free TRAM Flaps.” 

The 75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. San Francisco, California. 8 October 2006.“Is Intraoperative Heparin Safe?” (poster). 

Harborview Medical Center Trauma Conference. Seattle, Washington. 17 May 2004. “Hand Trauma.” 

University of Washington Surgical Science Series. Seattle, Washington. 28 January 2004. “Head and Neck Tumors.” 

University of Washington Transplant Surgery Grand Rounds. Seattle, Washington. 30 October 2003. “Hand Transplantation.” 

The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Society of Plastic Surgeons. Banff, British Columbia. 8 February 2004. “A Gender-based Analysis of Plastic Surgery Patients.” 

The 48th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. 25 April 2003. “SF-12 Analysis of Patients Seeking Plastic Surgery.” 

The 41st Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Society of Plastic Surgeons. Hapuna Beach, Hawaii. 4 February 2003. “Interim Follow-up Results of the Simplified Vertical Reduction Mammaplasty.” (Winner of Best Clinical Paper Award) 

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Department of Plastic Surgery. Taipei, Taiwan, 18 December 2002. “Tips and Techniques for a Modified Vertical Reduction Mammaplasty.” 

The 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. San Antonio, Texas. 2002. 4 November 2002. “Mastering the Vertical Reduction Mammaplasty: A Simple, Reliable Technique.” (Panel Presentation) 

The 19th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. Southampton, Bermuda. 3 October 2002. “New Innovations in the Vertical Reduction Mammaplasty.” (Winner of Best Clinical Paper Award) 

American College of Surgeons, Washington State Chapter, 2002 Annual Meeting. Lake Chelan, Washington, 14 June 2002. “Mastering the Vertical Reduction Mammaplasty: A Simple, Reliable Technique.” 

The 31st Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. Orlando, Florida, 28 May 2000. “Prosthetic Patch Durability in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias: A Long-term Follow-up Study.”  

International Medicine Lecture Series. Stanford, California. 14 February 2000. “Study of Orphans in China.” 

International Medical Opportunities Conference. Stanford, California. 13 November 1999. “Conducting Research in the People’s Republic of China.” 

The 46th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Chicago, Illinois. 22 October 1999. “Observations of Temperament in Chinese Preschool Children.”  

The 153rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Washington, District of Columbia. 18 May 1999. “Institutionalized Children in East Asia”(poster). 

Stanford Medical Student Research Symposium.Stanford, California. 7 May 1999. “Effects of Institutionalization among Children in China.”