Core Curriculum
The resident curriculum is a series of weekly lectures covering the full gamut of a plastic surgery over a three-year cycle. Conference is taught using a variety of formats including case-based discussion, anatomic dissection, journal article review, didactic lecture, and hands-on workshops by attending plastic surgery faculty. All residents are excused from duties to attend.
Center for Human Appearance Conferences
The Edwin & Fannie Gray Hall Center for Human Appearance (CHA), founded in 1987, is a first of its kind multispecialty group of physicians and psychologists all of whom have an academic and clinical interest in appearance. They are plastic surgeons, dermatologists, oral & maxillofacial surgeons, oculoplastic surgeons, head & neck surgeons and psychologists. The mission of CHA is to support and promote research, education and treatment for ALL problems of appearance from birth through old age. (CHA website)
Among the CHA activities are monthly clinical conferences at which members of the Center present a leading-edge topic related to each specialty’s perspective about appearance, with an active discussion following. Also, the CHA disburses small grants to support clinical and basic science research to the specialties involved on a competitive basis annually. The CHA then supports a research conference each spring focused on presentation of the results from each of the supported projects, and with an internationally known scientist as the additional feature for the day. In the fall a clinical symposium is held with rotating responsibility among the specialties, aimed at a multispecialty audience.
The Center was founded by Linton A. Whitaker, MD who continues as its director. The Edwin Hall II TRUST supports the Center’s activities.
Grand Rounds
Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds are held weekly on Thursday morning at 7am. Grand rounds are delivered by senior residents and faculty, as well as national and international experts in the field of plastic surgery. Visiting professors present several times per year, with special Ivy and Whitaker lectureships taking part each Fall and Spring. Morbidity and Mortality conference is held once monthly during Grand Rounds.
July 2023
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 6 |
Resident Orientation
- 6:30 am start
|
Resident Orientation
- 6:30 am start
|
No 8:00 am conference
|
| 10** |
Casting Session 5:30 pm with
Drs. Mendenhall/Chang
|
Casting Session 5:30 pm with
Drs. Mendenhall/Chang
|
Casting Session 5:30 pm with
Drs. Mendenhall/Chang
|
| 13 |
Hand Bootcamp
Andrew Sobel, MD
|
Welcome Messsage
Joseph Serletti, MD
|
No 8:00 am conference
|
| 17** |
Casting Session 530pm with
Drs. Wink/Lin
|
Casting Session 530pm with
Drs. Wink/Lin
|
No 8:00 am conference
|
|
20
|
Pediatric Head and Neck Reconstruction
Joey Lopez, MD, MBA
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin
|
Brachial Plexus/UE Nerve
Yoshi Toyoda, MD
|
|
27
|
Face Bootcamp
Jordan Swanson, MD
|
Robert Ivy
Jesse Taylor, MD
|
Hand Infections
Liz Malphrus, MD
|
August 2023
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 3 |
Billing and Compliance Session 6:30 a.m. start
|
Billing and Compliance Session 6:30 a.m. start
|
No 8:00 am conference
|
| 10 |
Abdominoplasty/Body Contouring
John Fischer, MD
|
Journal Club 3rd years
|
***Case Video or Eyelid Anatomy
Dan Mazzaferro, MD
|
| 17 |
Faculty Meeting
Nerve transfers for peripheral nerve /spinal cord injury; functional muscle transfer
Sami Tuffaha, MD
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin
|
Injectables
Niv Milbar, MD
|
|
24
|
Hand Conference
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Natalie Plana, MD
|
Top Surgery
Lizz Card, MD
|
| 31 |
Eyelid
César A. Briceño, MD
|
AAPS Clinician of the Year
Scott Bartlett, MD
|
Mandible/Orbital Fractures
Arturo Rios Diaz, MD
(Maybe Bartlett can moderate since he is 7:00 am)
|
September 2023
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 7 |
Faculty Meeting
Trouble Shooting Microsurgery
Evan Matros, MD, MPH, MMSc
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Arturo Rios Diaz, MD
|
***Case Video (PGY5)
|
| 14 |
Mentorship and Research Pearls
Eric Liao, MD
|
Journal Club 4th years
|
Bottom Surgery
Carrie Morales, MD
|
| 21 |
Rhino//Deep Plane Facelift
Jason Bloom, MD
Faculty Meeting
|
Arash Momeni, MD
|
Arash Momeni, MD
|
| 28 |
Hand Conference
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin
|
Professionalism Series
Ines Lin, MD
|
October 2023
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 5 |
Micro Skills
Alex Au, MD
|
Micro Skills
Alex Au, MD
|
Breast Augmentation
Geoff Kozak, MD
|
| 12 |
Chest Wall Reconstruction
Farooq Shahzad, MBBS, FACS, FAAP
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Geoff Kozak, MD
|
Craniofacial Fellow Lecture
|
| 19 |
Faculty Meeting
Business in Plastic Surgery
James Smartt, MD
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin
|
***Case Video or Cleft Lip Markings
Natalia Plana, MD
|
| 26 |
Hand Conference
|
Microscope vs. Cadaver practice session
|
Microscope vs. Cadaver practice session
|
November 2023
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 2 |
Burns
Brooke Burkey, MD
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Dan Mazzaferro, MD
|
Pressure Sores
Alan Makhoul, MD
|
| 9 |
Micro Fellow Cases
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Niv Milbar, MD
|
Microfellow Lecture
|
| 16 |
Faculty Meeting
H&N Reconstruction
Steven Cannady, MD
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin
|
Ear Reconstruction
Alex Wilson, MD
|
| 23 |
Thanksgiving Holiday
|
No Conferences
|
No Conferences
|
| 30 |
Hand Conference
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Ari Wes, MD
|
Lower Extremity Reconstruction
William Worms, MD
|
December 2023
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 7 |
Oral Exam
Shaun Mendenhall, MD
|
Oral Exam
Shaun Mendenhall, MD
|
Oral Exam
Shaun Mendenhall, MD
|
| 14 |
Micro Fellow Cases
|
Ivy Lectureship
Joan Lipa, MD
|
Ivy Lectureship
Joan Lipa, MD
|
| 21 |
Holiday Weeks
|
No Conferences
|
No Conferences
|
| 28 |
Holiday Weeks
|
No Conferences
|
No Conferences
|
January 2024
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 4 |
Principles of Reconstruction: Design & Execution
Christopher Miller, MD
|
*** Journal Club 5th years (Hosted at Jordan Swanson House)
|
*** Case Video or Micrognathia
Ari Wes, MD
|
| 11 |
CHA Conference
|
CHA Conference
Eric Liao, MD
|
CHA Conference
|
| 18 |
Faculty Meeting
Dermatolgy, Peels, Skin Care
Christina Del Guzzo, MD
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin
|
Perineal Reconstruction
Zack Zapatero, MD
|
| 25 |
Hand Conference
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Yoshi Toyoda, MD
|
Microfellow Lecture
|
February 2024
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 1 |
Micro Fellow Cases
|
Microscope vs. Cadaver practice session
|
Microscope vs. Cadaver practice session
|
| 8 |
Mohs
Joseph Sobanko, MD, MBA
|
Lehr Lecture
Ed Reece, MD, MBA
|
No 8:00 am conference
|
| 15 |
Faculty Meeting
Cleft/Craniofacial in Private Practice
Rachel Ruotolo, MD
|
Patient Safety Conference Dr. Ines Lin
|
Microfellow Lecture
|
| 22 |
Hand Conference
|
Craniofacial Fellow
Grand Rounds
|
Liposuction
Dustin Crystal, MD
|
29
|
Pediatric Skin Lesions
David Low, MD
|
***High Yield Hand Review Inservice
|
***High Yield Hand Review Inservice
|
March 2024
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 7 |
In Service Exam
|
No Conferences
|
No Conferences
|
| 14 |
Aug/Pexy
Charles Messa, MD
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Sharbel Elhage, MD
|
***Case Video (PGY4)
|
| 21 |
Faculty Meeting
Micro Fellow Cases
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin
|
Professionalism Series
Ines Lin, MD
|
| 28 |
Hand Conference
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Liz Malphrus, MD
Journal Club Chiefs
(Hosted at Faculty House)
|
Microfellow Lecture
|
April 2024
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 4 |
Migraine
Lisa Grefer, MD, PhD
|
Grand Rounds TBD
Lisa Grefer, MD, PhD
|
Jason Green, MD
|
| 11 |
Private Practice vs. Academics
Jess Rose
|
Leadership GR
L. Scott Levin, MD
|
Scalp Reconstruction
Sharbel Elhage, MD
|
| 18 |
Faculty Meeting
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin/AAPS Talks
|
AAPS Talks
|
| 25 |
Hand Conference
|
Resident Grand Rounds
William Worms, MD
|
Breast Reduction/Mastopexy
Peyton Terry, MD
|
May 2024
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 9 |
Starting your own Practice
??? J. Paliga, MD
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Jason Green, MD
|
***Case Video (PGY3)
|
| 16 |
CHA Conference
|
CHA Conference
|
CHA Conference
|
| 23 |
Hand Conference
|
Whitaker Lecture
Amanda Gosman, MD
530pm Evening lecture
|
Whitaker Lecture
Amanda Gosman, MD
|
| 30 |
|
Resident Grand Rounds
Dustin Crystal, MD
|
|
June 2024
| Date |
6:00 am |
7:00 am |
8:00 am |
| 6 |
6:30 am - 8:00 am
|
Chief Cases
|
Chief Cases
|
| 13 |
6:30 am - 8:00 am
|
Chief Cases
|
Chief Cases
|
| 20 |
Faculty Meeting
|
Patient Safety Conference
Dr. Ines Lin
|
No Conferences
|
|
27
|
Hand Conference
|
Journal Club 2nd years
|
No Conferences
|