Dustin T. Crystal, MD

About Dr. Crystal

Dr. Crystal is currently a PGY5 resident in the Division of Plastic Surgery. He completed his medical degree at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, during which he also partook in an academic scholar year as a Clinical Research Fellow in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is interested in pursuing a career in academic plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Societies

08/2019 - present
Plastic Surgery Research Council, Candidate Member 

2018
Alpha Omega Alpha

Awards

January 2020
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Medical Student Travel Grant

January 2019
American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) Cannon Student Scholarship

May 2018
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honors Society, Junior Inductee 

2015 - 2016
2016 Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Gala Scholarship

June 2015
UCSD Warren College Provosts Academic Achievement Award

Research

2018 - 2019
Clinical Research fellowship
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Publications

1. Crystal, D.T., Cuccolo, N.G., Plewinski, M.J., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Sinkin, J.., Lin, S.J., Agag, R.L., Lee, B.T.: Assessment of Opioid Prescribing Practices in Breast Augmentation: Future Directions for Prescribing Guidelines. Annals of Plastic Surgery in press, 2020.
2. Cuccolo, N.G., Crystal, D.T., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Lin, S.J.: Single-Payer Healthcare in the United States: Implications for Plastic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in press, 2020.
3. Crystal, D.T., Cuccolo, N.G., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Janis, J.E., Neligan, P.C., Lin, S.J.: The New 2019 IRB Common Rule Update: Implications for Plastic Surgery Research. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery published ahead of print, 2020.
4. Crystal, D.T., Cuccolo, N.G., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Furnas, H., Lin, S.J.: Photo and Video Deepfakes Have Arrived: How Machine Learning May Influence Plastic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 145:1079-1086, 2020.
5. Crystal, D.T., Zwierstra, M.J., Blankensteijn, L.L., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Sieber, B.A., Lee, B.T., Lin, S.J.: Immediate Reconstruction Following Colorectal Cancer Resection: A Cohort Analysis Through NSQIP and Outcomes Review. Annals of Plastic Surgery 84:196-200, 2020.
6. Crystal, D.T., Blankensteijn, L.L., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Brownstein, G.M., Reed, L.S., Watts, D.C., Lin, S.J.: Quantifying the Crisis: Opioid Related Adverse Events in Outpatient Ambulatory Plastic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 145:687-695, 2020.
7. Cuccolo, N.G., Sparenberg, S., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Crystal, D.T., Blankensteijn, L.L., Lin, S.J.: The Impact of Age and Frailty on Outcomes Following Pedicled Flap Reconstruction: An Analysis of 44,986 Cases. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 1-10, 2019.
8. Blankensteijn, L.L., Crystal, D.T., Egeler, S.A., Varkevisser, R., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Sharma, R., Lee, B.T., Lin, S.J.: The Influence of Surgical Specialty on Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 7:e2248, 2019.
9. Crystal, D.T., Ibrahim, A.M.S., Lin, S.J.: The Role of Plastic Surgeons in Extremity Reconstruction Following Mass Casualty Incidents. Plastic and Aesthetic Research, 6:1, 2019.
10. Rahimi, S., Nassiri, N., Huntress, L.A., Crystal, D., Thomas, J., Shafritz, R. : An Institute-Wide Algorithm for Treatment of Type II Endoleak Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR). Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 52:249-254, 2018.
11. Nassiri, N., Balica, A., Cirillo-Penn, N., Crystal, D.T., Bachmann, G.A.: An Academic Tertiary Referral Center's Experience with a Vascular Surgery-Based Uterine Artery Embolization Program. Annals of Vascular Surgery 52:90-95, 2018.
12. Nassiri, N., Crystal, D.T., Hoyt, C., Shafritz, R.: Regarding the Commentary for “Chronic Refractory Venous Ulcer Exacerbated by a Congenital Pelvic Arteriovenous Malformation Successfully Treated Via Transarterial Onyx Embolization.” Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders 5:772-773, 2017.
13. Nassiri, N., Crystal, D.T., Huntress, L., Murphy, S.: Transcatheter Embolization of Persistent Embryonic Veins in Venous Malformation Syndromes. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders 5:749-755, 2017.
14. Nassiri, N., Crystal, D.T., Gendel, V., Pontoriero, F., Tilara, A.N., Murphy, S., Lee, Y.: Staged Endovascular and Surgical Treatment of a Hemorrhagic Colorectal Venous Malformation. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 21:10-14, 2017.
15. Nassiri, N., Crystal, D.T., Hoyt, C., Shafritz, R.: Chronic Refractory Venous Ulcer Exacerbated by a Congenital Pelvic Arteriovenous Malformation Successfully Treated by Transarterial Onyx Embolization. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders 5:417-420, 2017.
16. Nassiri, N., Cirillo-Penn, N., Crystal, D.T.: Direct Stick Embolization of Extremity Arteriovenous Malformations with Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer. Journal of Vascular Surgery 65:1223–1228, 2017.
17. Blum, A.P., Kammeyer, J.K., Yin, J., Crystal, D.T., Rush, A.M., Gilson, M.K., Gianneschi, N.C.: Peptides Displayed as High Density Brush Polymers Resist Proteolysis and Retain Bioactivity. Journal of the American Chemical Society 136:15422–15437, 2014.