2009 Glancy award winnersDr. Scott Hollenbeck of Duke University won with a paper titled" Flap Margin Administration of Hypoxia Pre-Conditioned Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Improves Oxygenation by Promoting Local and Interfacial Angiogenesis." The runner up was Dr. James Appel III of Vanderbilt University. His paper was "Association Between Preoperative Measurements and Resection Weight in Patients Undergoing Reduction Mammoplasty." 2009 Oculoplastic Meeting & Breast Surgery SymposiumTwenty-five years have passed since the first Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium. How fitting then that the 2009 Symposium featured comments by Dr. Carl Hartrampf and Dr.Thomas Biggs who both looked at cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery with a nod to the past and to the future. The live surgery session during this milestone anniversary symposium featured a beautifully executed bilateral breast reconstruction utilizing ipsilateral pedicle TRAM flaps performed by Dr. Franklyn Elliott. Click here for meeting photos.Winners of the High School Essay ContestWe are pleased to report the names of the winners of the recent high school essay contest. The topic for the contest was the role of Plastic Surgery in the Untied States and was open to students in the state of Mississippi. This was a pilot program proposed by Past President Suman Das. Over 90 students responded. After much deliberation three $500 prizes were awarded. The winners were Torri Torrence from Brandon, Leissa Watts of Purvis, and Channing Durham of Booneville. Click below to read the essays.
Channing A. Durham 2008 Glancy award winnerDr. Sunil Tholpady from the University of Virginia ARCHIVES |
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