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Dr. Robert J. Allen's Vitae

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Education
 
Undergraduate School Wofford College, South Carolina, 1968-1972
Medical School Medical University of South Carolina, 1972-1976
General and Plastic Residencies
Louisiana State University, 1976-1982
Fellowship MICROSURGERY: New York University Medical Center, 1982-1983
Board Certification

General Surgery, 1983
Plastic Surgery, 1985

Certificate for Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand, September, 1990

Medical Licenses
Louisiana, 1976
New York, 1982
South Carolina, 1985

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Academic Appointments
  • Chief, Section of Plastic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center 1998 to present.

  • Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, LSUHSC, 2004

  • Secretary General, World Society of
    Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2003-2006

  • Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency,
    LSUMC, 1987 to 1998

  • Associate Clinical Professor, 1993

  • President, Louisiana Society of Plastic and
    Reconstructive Surgeons, 1990-1991

  • Chief, Section of Plastic Surgery, Memorial Medical Center, 1991 to present

  • Consultant in Plastic surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital, 1987 to present

  • Secretary-Elect, Southern Medical Association,
    Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1993-1997

  • Director, Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, LSUMC, 1990-1994

  • Editorial Board of Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 1996 to present

  • Editorial Board for Breast Diseases: A Yearbook Quarterly, 1999 to present

  • Chairman, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive
    Surgery, Southern Medical Association, 1998-2000

  • Secretary General, Second International Course on
    Perforator Flaps, November 5-7, 1998, New Orleans

  • Editorial Board, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2004 to present


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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
  • Steering Committee, LSUMC, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center

  • Surgery Committee, Charity Hospital, 1987-1995

  • Ambulatory Care Committee, Charity Hospital

  • Curriculum Committee for Core Curriculum in Plastic Surgery, 1992

  • Nominating Committee of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1996

  • Quality Assurance Committee, Memorial Medical Center, 1991 to present

  • Scientific and Program Committee for the Southeastern Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons, 1997-1998

  • Reappointment to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee for the Southeastern Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons, 1997-1998

  • Elected to Board of Trustees, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1998-2001

  • Education Committee, 1998-99, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery

  • Chairman, Continuing Medical Education Committee, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • Constitution and Bylaws Committee, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 1998

  • Membership Committee, 1998, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • Co-Director of The Second Annual Basic Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Symposium, October, 1998

  • 1998 New Orleans Advisory Committee for the Southern Medical Association November 20, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, Bylaw Committee, 1998-1999 Organizational Structure

  • American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Education Committee, 1999

  • American Association of Plastic Surgeons Committee Constitution and Bylaws, Colorado Springs, CO., 1998-1999

  • American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Reappointment as member of the Education Committee for the year 2000

  • Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons serving as a member of The Bylaws Committee for 2000-2001

  • Council Member , World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2001-2003

  • Chairman, Breast Committee, American Society of Reconstructive Surgery, 2003-2004

  • Editorial Board, Annals of Plastic Surgery, December of 2003

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PUBLICATIONS 1. Keller, A., Allen, R.J., Shaw, W., The Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Free Flap:
A Local Flap, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 1984, pp. 974-976.

2. Allen, R.J., Celentano, R., Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency Ulcers with Free Flaps, Wounds Journal, November, 1989.

3. Wade, J., Brabham, R., Allen, R.J., Medicinal Leeches: Once Again at the Forefront of Medicine, Southern Medical Journal, October 1990.

4. Sapp, J., Allen, R.J., Dupin, C.L., A Reversed Digital Artery Island Flap for the Treatment of Fingertip Injuries. The Journal of Hand Surgery, May 1993.

5. Allen, R.J., Treece, P., Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 32, 32, January, 1994.

6. Allen, R.J., Treece, P., Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction, Breast Diseases: A Yearbook Quarterly, Mosby-Yearbook, September 1994.

7. Ward, V.A., Allen, R.J., Lateral Thigh Perforator for Breast Reconstruction, Southern Medical Journal, (Abstract), September 1994.

8. Bunch, R., Allen, R.J., Glass, C.A., Dupin, C.L., Internal Mammary Artery and Vein as Recipient Vessels in Free Flap Breast Reconstruction, Southern Medical Journal, (Abstract), September 1994, pp. 101-103.

9. Allen, R.J., Glass, C.A., Dupin, C.L., Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps, Southern Medical Journal, (Abstract), September 1994, pp. 101-103.

10. Allen, R.J., Dreschnack, P., Dupin, C.L., Mahon-Deri, B., The Latissimus Dorsi/Scapular Bone Flap (The “Latissimus/Bone Flap”), Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, December, 1994, pp. 988-996.

11. Allen, R.J., Tucker, C., Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Free Flap for Breast Reconstruction, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 1995, pp. 1207-1212.

12. Allen, R.J., Dupin, C.L., Glass, C.A., Versatility of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, (Abstract), Vol. 11, #5, September, 1995, pp. 372.

13. Allen, R.J., Dupin, C.L., Dreschnack, P., Glass, C.A., Mahon-Deri, B., The Latissimus Dorsi/Scapular Bone Flap (The “Latissimus Bone/Flap”), Information Orthopedics Yearbook, (Abstract), November, 1995.

14. Allen, R.J., Tucker, C., Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction, Breast Diseases: A Yearbook Quarterly, Mosby-Yearbook, 1995.

15. Allen, R.J., Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps, Reconstructive Trends, Singapore, February 1996.

16. Khoobehi, K., Allen, R.J., Montegut, W.J., Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap for Reconstruction, Southern Medical Journal, (Abstract), October, 1996, pp. 110.

17. Allen, R.J., Dupin, C.L., Mahon-Deri, B., Use of Perforator Flaps in Burn Reconstruction, Southern Medical Journal, (Abstract), October, 1996, pp. 110.

18. Allen, R.J., Mahon-Deri, B., Abdominal Donor Site Morbidity Associated with the Bilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction, Southern Medical Journal, (Abstract), October, 1996.

19. Montegut, W.J., Allen, R.J., Sural Artery Perforator Flap as an Alternative for the Gastrocnemius Myocutaneous Flap, Southern Medical Journal, (Abstract), October, 1996.

20. Allen, R.J., Guarda, H., Wall, F., Dupin, C.L., Glass, C.A., Free Flap Breast Reconstruction: The LSU Experience, 1984-1996, Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, Article: Vol. 149, No. 10, 388, October 1997.

21. Pappas, M., Allen, R.J., Batson, R.C., Combined Saphenous Vein with Free Flap Reconstruction in the Treatment of Radiation Carotid Arteritis with Dermatosclerosis, Southern Medical Journal, Vol. 90, No. 11, 1131, November, 1997.

22. Allen, R.J., Editorial Comment: Abdominal Wall Competence After Free Transverse Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap Harvest, Breast Diseases: A Yearbook Quarterly, 1998.

23. Allen, R.J.: Chapter in Clinics in Plastic Surgery, The Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction, April 1998.

24. Allen, R.J.: Chapter in The Breast, Principles and Art, Edited by Scott Spear, M.D., Perforator Flaps in Breast Reconstruction, Lippincott-Raven, 1998.

25. Kaplan, J.L., Allen, R.J., A Cost Based Comparison Between Perforator Flaps and TRAM Flaps, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, 105:3, 2000.

26. Allen, R.J., Kaplan, J.L., Reconstruction of a Parotidectomy Defect using a Paraumbilical Perforator Flap without Deep Inferior Epigastric Vessels, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, May, 2000.

27. Allen, R.J., Dupin, C.L., DellaCroce, F.J., Perspectives in Plastic Surgery, pg. 37-54, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2000.

28. Allen, R.J., Guest Editor, Advances in Breast Reconstruction, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, February, 2002, Vol. 16, No.1, pp. 1-130.

29. Allen, R.J., Heitland, A.S., Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap for Breast Reconstruction, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 16:1, 35-44, 2002.

30. DellaCroce, F.J., Allen, R.J., Sullivan, S.K., Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 16:1, 7-18, 2002.

31. Rogers, N.E., Allen, R.J., Radiation Effects on Breast Reconstruction: A Review, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 16:1, 19-26, 2002.

32. Guerra, A., Allen, R.J., Dupin, C.L., Breast Reconstruction with The Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator (S-GAP) Flap, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 16:1, 27-34, 2002.

33. Mu, L., Xu, J., Lui, Y., Zhu, X., Li, S., Li, Y., Allen, R.J., Breast Reconstruction with Free Bipedicled TRAM or DIEP Flaps by Anastomosis to the Proximal and Distal Ends of the Internal Mammary Vessels, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 16:1, 61-68, 2002.

34. Kaplan, J.L., Allen, R.J., Transplantation in Breast Reconstruction, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 16:1, 101-108, 2002.

35. Vath, S.D., Dupin, C.L., Allen, R.J., Internal Mammary Vessels as a Recipient Site of Free Flap Breast Reconstruction, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 16:1, 109-118, 2002.

36. Allen, R.J., Rogers, N.E., Invited Commentary on “Comparison of Immediate and Delayed Free TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction in Patients Receiving Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy.” Tran, N.V., Chang, D.W., Gupta, A., et al (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston). Plast Reconstr Surg 108:78-82, 2001.

37. Kaplan, J.L. Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Breast Reconstruction, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Vol. 19, #2, February 2003.

38. Allen, R.J., The “Gent” Consensus on Perforator Flap Terminology: Preliminary Definitions, October of 2003, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal.

39. Allen, R.J., Craigie, J., Discussion of “Breast Reconstruction in Older Women: Advantages of Autogenous Tissue.” Breast Diseases: A Yearbook Quarterly 2004; 14:4:443.

40. Allen, R.J., Guerra, A.B., Khoobehi, K., Metzinger, S.E., “New Technique for Nipple Areola Reconstruction: Arrow Flap and Rib Cartilage Graft for Long-Lasting Nipple Projection.” Annals of Plastic Surgery 2003; 50,31-37.

41. Guerra, A.B., Metzinger, S.E., Bidros, R.S., Gill, P.S., Dupin, C.L., Allen, R.J., Breast Reconstruction with Gluteal Artery Perforator (GAP) Flaps: A Critical Analysis of 142 Cases. Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 52:2:118-125, 2004.

42. Gill, P.S., Hunt, J.P., Guerra, A.B., DellaCroce, F.J., Sullivan, S.K., Boraski, J., Metzinger, S.E., Dupin, C.L., Allen, R.J., A 10-Year Retrospective Review of 758 DIEP Flaps for Breast Reconstruction, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 113 #4 1153-1160, April 2004.

43. Rizzuto, R., Allen, R.J., “Reconstruction of a Partial Mastectomy Defect with the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap.” Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Vol 20#6, August 2004.

44. Allen, R.J., Heitland, A.S., “Autogenous Augmentation Mammoplasty with Microsurgical Tissue Transfer. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol 112, #1, 91-100, July 2003.

45. Guerra, A.B., Metzinger, S.E., Lund, K.M. Cooper, M.M., Allen, R.J., Dupin, C.L., The Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap: Clinical Experience and Anatomic Study with Emphasis on Harvest Techniques.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 114 #1, 32-41, July 2004.

46. Allen, R.J., Invited Discussion: Breast Reconstruction with Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flaps: A Prospective Comparison with TRAM and DIEP Flaps, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, October 2004.

47. Craigie, J.E., Allen, R.J., DellaCroce, F.J., Sullivan, S.K., Autogenous Breast Reconstruction with the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap, Clinics in Plastic Surgery, pp 359-370, Vol. 30, July 2003.

48. Guerra, A.B., Soueid, N., Metzinger, S.E., Levine, J., Bidros, R.S., Erhard, H., Allen, R.J., Simultaneous Bilateral Breast Reconstruction with Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator (S-GAP) Flaps, Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 53, September 2004.

49. Tobias, A., Lee, B., Low, D., Soto, A., Chang, B. Allen, R.J., Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction, Mastery of Surgery, 5th edition, publication pending 2005.

50. Allen RJ and Levine JL. Comment on "Factors Associated With Anatomotic Failure After Microvascular Reconstruction of the Breast" from Plast Reconstr Surg, 114:74-82, 2004, Manson PN at, el. In Breast Diseases, April-June, 2005, Vol 16, Number 1, p 92.

51. The In-The-Crease Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction. Accepted 9/6/05 for pulication in : Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Levine, Joshua L. M.D.; Granzow, Jay M.D.; Allen, Robert J. M.D.

52. Breast reconstruction with the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap: History and an update on current technique. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(6):571-9. Granzow JW, Levine JL, Chiu ES, Allen RJ.




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SCIENTIFIC
MEETINGS
ATTENDED
1. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; New Orleans, LA., September, 1980.

2. American Association of Hand Surgery; New Orleans, LA, September 1980.

3. Plastic Senior Residents’ Conference; Nashville, TN, April 1981.

4. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; New York, NY, October 1981.

5. Multidisciplinary Microsurgery at the Mardi Gras; New Orleans, LA, Participant: February/March, 1981. Faculty: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985.

6. Plastic Surgery Review Course; New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, October 1982.

7. Rhinoplasty; State of the Art, New York, NY, November 1982.

8. International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery; New York, NY, June 19-30, 1983.

9. Southern Medical Association 78th Annual Scientific Assembly; New Orleans, LA, November 4-7, 1984.

10. 5th American Orthopedic Association’s International Symposium; Boca Raton, FL, November 7-11, 1984.

11. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Basic Microsurgery for the Gynecologist; New Orleans, LA, November 15-17, 1984. Faculty.

12. 8th Symposium of the International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery; Paris, France, July 1-4, 1985.

13. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery; 2nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 1986.

14. American Society of Hand Surgery Meeting; New Orleans, LA, February 1986.

15. Extremity Microsurgery; New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, September 1986.

16. American College of Surgeons’ Annual Meeting; New Orleans, LA, October 1986.

17. E.F. Teleplast, Breast Reconstruction, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Metairie, LA, January 31, 1987.

18. 42nd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, San Antonio, TX, September 1987.

19. 3rd Annual American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting; San Antonio, TX, September 1987.

20. International Symposium on New Techniques of Heterotopic Reconstruction; Bonn, Germany, October 1987.

21. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ Annual Meeting; Atlanta, GA, November 1987.

22. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Innisbrook/Tarpon Springs, FL, June 1988.

23. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ 57th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, October 1988.

24. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Meeting; Scottsdale, AZ, May 7, 1989.

25. American Association of Plastic Surgeons’ 68th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, May 7-10, 1989.

26. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Bermuda, June 1989.

27. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 5th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 11-12, 1989.

28. American Society for Surgery of the Hand 44th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 13-16, 1989.

29. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ 58th Annual Scientific Meeting; San Francisco, CA, October 29 – November 3, 1989.

30. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery; Chicago, IL, November 11, 1989.

31. American Association of Plastic Surgeons’ 69th Annual Meeting; Hot Springs, VA, May 6-9, 1990.

32. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, VA, May 6, 1990.

33. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, Kiawah Island, SC, June 3-7, 1990.

34. American Society for Surgery of the Hand 3rd Annual Comprehensive Review Course in Hand Surgery, Dallas, TX, July 20-22, 1990.

35. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 1990.

36. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Meeting, Chicago, IL, Fall 1990.

37. American Association of Plastic Surgeons’ 70th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, April 14-17, 1991.

38. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Meeting, San Antonio, TX, April 14, 1991.

39. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; White Sulphur Springs, June 9-13, 1991.

40. Louisiana Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; New Orleans, LA, September 12-14, 1991.

41. International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery 10th Annual Scientific Meeting; Munich, Germany, September 15-21, 1991.

42. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 1991.

43. Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA., January 18-19, 1992.

44. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 8th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, November 7-9, 1992.

45. American Society for Surgery of the Hand 47th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-14, 1992.

46. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, Vancouver, Canada, May 17, 1992.

47. American Association of Plastic Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, May 18-19, 1992.

48. Southeastern Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons’ 35th Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, June 8-14, 1992.

49. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, May 9-10, 1992.

50. American Association of Plastic Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 9-10, 1993.

51. Louisiana Stage Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons, St. Francisville, LA, March 18-20, 1993.

52. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ Meeting, Hilton Head Island, SC, June, 1993.

53. Association of Academic Chairmen Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 1993.

54. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, September 1993.

55. Association of Academic Chairmen Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 1993.

56. 87th Annual Southern Medical Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 1993.

57. Section Secretaries Conference of the Southern Medical Association, Atlanta, GA, January 7-8, 1994.

58. New Orleans Surgical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 13, 1994.

59. Louisiana Surgical Society Meeting, Session Moderator, New Orleans, LA, January 22, 1994.

60. Louisiana Surgical Society and Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 22-23, 1994.

61. Louisiana Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 23, 1994.

62. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Meeting, St. Louis, MO, May 1-4, 1994.

63. American Association of Plastic Surgeons’ Meeting, St. Louis, MO, May 1-4, 1994.

64. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ Meeting, San Diego, CA, September, 1994.

65. Southern Medical Association Meeting, Orlando, FL, November, 1994, Presentations: “Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps,” “Lateral Thigh Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction,” - Virginia Ward, M.D. and Robert J. Allen, M.D., November 3, 1994; “Internal Mammary Artery and Vein as Recipient Vessels in Free Flap Breast Reconstruction,” – Ross Bunch, M.D. and Robert J. Allen, M.D., Winner, 2nd Place, resident competition, November 3, 1994.

66. Southern Medical Association Meeting, Section Secretaries’; Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 7-8, 1995.

67. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 10th Anniversary Meeting, Marco Island, FL, January 12-14, 1995.

68. American Association of Plastic Surgeons, San Diego, CA, April 30 – May 3, 1995.

69. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 38th Annual Conference, Sawgrass, Ponte Verde, FL, June 3-7, 1995.

70. British Association of Plastic Surgeons, Nottingham, England, July 12-14, 1995.

71. Santa Fe Breast Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 24-26, 1995.

72. American College of Surgeons Meeting, Panelist, Plastic Surgery Motion Picture Session, New Orleans, LA, October 22-27, 1995.

73. Southern Medical Association Meeting, 89th Annual Scientific Assembly, Kansas City, November 15-19, 1995.

74. Section Secretary Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 6-7, 1996.

75. Breast Symposium, 12th Annual, Atlanta, GA, January 19-22, 1996, Perforator Flaps – Robert J. Allen, M.D.

76. International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 12th Annual Symposium, Singapore, February 6-10, 1996.

77. American Association of Plastic Surgeons’ 75th Anniversary Meeting, Hilton Head Island, SC, May 5-8, 1996.

78. European Association of Plastic Surgeons, Innsbruck, Austria, May 16-18, 1996.

79. International Symposium for Plastic Surgeons, Munich, Germany, June 26-28, 1996.

80. Louisiana Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Baton Rouge, LA, September 26-28, 1996.

81. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Meeting, Dallas, TX, November 9-13, 1996.

82. Southern Medical Association Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 20-24, 1996.

83. Thirteenth Annual Breast Surgery Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, January 17-19, 1997.

84. Association of Academic Chairman Plastic Surgery Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, March 15-16, 1997.

85. Surgeons Travel Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 17, 1997.

86. Fortieth Annual Scientific Meeting, Southeastern Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 7-11, 1997.

87. First International Course on Perforator and Arterialized Skin Flaps, Gent, Belgium, June 12-13-14, 1997.

88. Breast Cancer Symposium for Primary Care Physicians, Westin Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 13, 1997.

89. ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, California, September 20-24, 1997.

90. American College of Surgeons 83rd Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 12-17, 1997 – “Panelist.”

91. Louisiana Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503, October 24 and October 25, 1997.

92. American Society for Reconstructive Surgery 13th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, January 10-13, 1998.

93. American Association of Plastic Surgeons 77th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17-20, 1998.

94. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Naples, Florida, June 6-10, 1998.

95. American Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons, Boston’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, October 3-7, 1998.

96. Second International Course on Perforator Flaps, November 5, 6 & 7, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana.

97. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, January 13-16, 1999, Hawaii.

98. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, January 22-23, 1999, Atlanta, Georgia.

99. 15th Annual Breast Surgery Symposium, January 22-23, 1999, Atlanta, Georgia.

100. The 7th Annual Michael L. Lewin Lectureship at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NYC, March 12-16, 1999.

101. American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 1, 1999 to May 5, 1999.

102. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Boca Raton, Florida, June 5-9, 1999.

103. 13th Symposium of the International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Los Angeles, California, June 22-26, 1999.

104. 12th Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, San Francisco, California, June 27 – July 2, 1999.

105. American Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons, October 23 to October 27, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana.

106. International Breast Symposium, November 6 - November 8, 1999, Munich, Germany.

107. Third International Course on Perforator Flaps, November 8-10, 1999, Munich, Germany.

108. ASRM, January, 2000, Miami, Florida.

109. Louisiana Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April, 2000.

110. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Meetings, May 7, 2002, Laguna Beach, California.

111. American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Laguna Beach, California, May 7-10, 2000.

112. Southeastern Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Bermuda, June, 2000.

113. Fourth International Course on Perforator Flaps – Faculty, September 7-9, 2000, Glasgow, Scotland.

114. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, October, 2000.

115. Southeastern Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Executive Committee Meeting, January 1-5, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia.

116. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, San Diego, California, January 12-15, 2001.

117. Annual Breast Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, January 19-21, 2001.

118. Houston Breast Symposium, Houston, Texas, February 2-3, 2001.

119. The 8th Asian Pacific Congress of IPRAS, Taipei, Taiwan, April 1-4, 2001.

120. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Cancun, Mexico, January 2002.

121. European Association of Plastic Surgeons, Crete, May 2002.

122. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons Meeting, January 11-15, 2002, Cancun, Mexico, Instructional Course on Perforator Flaps.

123. Louisiana Society of Plastic Surgery Meeting, April 5-7, 2002, St. Francisville, Louisiana, “The SIEA Flap Revisited.”

124. Talk on Breast Reconstruction given to the Surgical Technicians at Memorial Medical Center, September 4, 2002.

125. Life’s Moments aired a piece on TV, story on a patient with Poland Syndrome, September 2002.

126. Talk on Breast Reconstruction to the ladies from the Susan Komen Foundation, September 4, 2002.

127. The Sixth International Course on Perforator Flaps, Taiwan, October 23-26, 2002, Live Surgery: GAP flap and SIEA flap breast reconstruction. Faculty talks on DIEP and SIEA flaps.

128. American Society Plastic Surgeons Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 2-6, 2002, Instructional Course on Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps.

129. ASRM, Kauai, Hawaii, January 2003, Course on Breast Reconstruction.

130. AAPS Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, May 5-7, 2003.

131. SESPS Meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, May 31 – June 4, 2003.

132. World Society Reconstructive Microsurgery, Heidelberg, Germany, June 11-14, 2003.

133. Seventh International Course on Perforator Flaps, London, England, October 30-31 and November 1, 2003.

134. Japanese Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Okayama, Japan, November 11-14, 2003.

135. Invited Plenary Speaker, Annual Breast Cancer Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, December 4-8, 2003.

136. ASRM Meeting, Palm Springs, California, January 17-20, 2004.

137. 4th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 21, 2004.

138. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 9, 2004.

139. SESPS Meeting, Hot Springs, VA, June 5-9, 2004.

140. Eight Annual International Course on Perforator Flaps, Sao Paulo, Brizil, Sept 5-7,2004.

141. ASPS Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Oct.9-13,2004.

142. ASRM Meeting, Puerto Rico, January 15-18, 2005

143. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ,
May 8, 2005

144. 48th Annual Meeting, SSPRS, Paradise Island, Bahamas, June 4-8, 2005

145. 9th Annual International Course on Perforator Flaps, Barcelona, Spain, October 5-8, 2005


146. WSRM Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 23-26, 2005

147. ASRM Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-17, 2006

148. 1st Annual GABR's Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, April 4-6, 2006

149. AAPS Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina, May 6-9, 2006

150. SESPRS Meeting Sea Island, Georgia, June 3-7, 2006

151. II International Practical & Theoretical Course on Breast Reconstructive Surgery, Rome, Italy,
June 8-10, 2006

152. 5th Annual National Congress of Mexican Association, Leon, Guanajuato, August 30-
September 2, 2006

153. ASRM Meeting, Puerto Rico, Rio Grande, January 13-14, 2007

154. 3rd Annual Breast Surgery Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia January 19-21, 2007

155. 2nd Annual GABR's Meeting, Paris, France, May 4-6, 2007

156. SESPRS Meeting, Destin, Florida, June 9-13, 2007

157. WSRM Meeting, Athens, Greece, June 24-26, 2007

158. IPRAS Meeting Berlin, Germany, June 26-30, 2007

159. 1st Annual Reconstructive Surgery Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri, September 28-30, 2007

160. ASPS Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, October 26-31, 2007

161. 4th Annual Meeting on Perforator Flaps, Barcelona, Spain, November 29-30, 2007

162. Breast Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, January 18-21, 2008



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PRESENTATIONS 1. "Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Lower Extremities," Plastic Senior Residents' Conference; Nashville, TN, April 1981

2. "A Second Look at Foot Preservation Procedures for Forefoot Amputation," Multidisciplinary Microsurgery at the Mardi Gras; New Orleans, LA, March 1984

3. "Amputation Level Morbidity Analysis: Literature Review," Multidisciplinary Microsurgery at the Mardi Gras; New Orleans, LA, March 1994

4. "Microsurgery: State of the Art at Southern Baptist Hospital," Southern Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, LA, July 1984

5. "Breast Reconstruction: An Overview of all Techniques with Concentration on the Superior Gluteal Microvascular Breast Reconstruction without Silicone Implant," Southern Baptist Hospital; New Orleans, LA, January 1985

6. "Lower Limb Salvage," Multidisciplinary Microsurgery at the Mardi Gras; New Orleans, LA, February 985

7. "Chest Wall Reconstruction with Microvascular Techniques," Multidisciplinary Microsurgery at the Mardi Gras; New Orleans, LA, February1985

8. "Versatility of the Forearm Flap," 8th Symposium of the International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Paris, France, July 3, 1985

9. "The Nicoladoni Procedures: A 64 year Follow-up and Review of the Literature," 8th Symposium of the International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery; Paris, France, July 2, 1985

10. "Plastic Surgery: An Overview," River Parishes Medical Center, LaPlace, LA August 17, 1985

11. "Breast Reconstruction," Florence General Hospital; Florence, SC, September 24, 1985

12. "Plastic Surgery: An Overview," Destrehan High School; Destrehan High School
Continuing Education Program; Destrehan, LA, October 1, 1985

13. "Microsurgical Extremity Reconstruction," McLeod Regional Medical enter, Florence, SC, August 21, 1986

14. "Plastic Surgery of the Breast," McLeod Regional Medical Center, SC, August 27, 1986

15. "Aesthetic Surgery and Surgery of the Breast," Destrehan High School; Destrehan, LA, October 28, 1986

16. "Toe to Hand Transfers," Tulane Medical Center; New Orleans, LA, October 1987

17. "Facial Cosmetic Surgery," 1st Annual Woman's Day Program, River Parishes Hospital; LaPlace, LA, May 7, 1988

18. "Liposuction," 1st Annual Woman's Day Program, River Parishes Hospital; LaPlace, LA, May 8, 1988

19. "Aesthetic Breast Surgery," 1st Annual Woman's Day Program, River Parishes Hospital; LaPlace, LA, May 8, 1988

20. "Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction," Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, February 5, 1990

21. "The Versatility of the Forearm Flap," International Symposium on New Techniques of Hetertopic Reconstruction; Bonn, Germany, October 1987

22. "200 Free Flaps: Donor Sites and Applications," International Symposium on New
Techniques of Heterotopic Reconstruction; Bonn, Germany, October 1987

23. "Breast Reconstruction: Regional versus Free Flaps," International Symposium
on Techniques of Heterotopic Reconstruction; Bonn, Germany, October 1987

24. "Breast Reconstruction with the SIEA Free Flap," Southeastern Society of Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgeons, Kiawah Island, SC, June 1990

25. "Breast Reconstruction with the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Free Flap": Scientific Program Poster, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Toronto, September 1990

26. "Use of the Latissimus Flap with Scapular Bone for One Stage Reconstruction of Open Fractures," Scientific Program Poster, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Toronto, September 1990

27. "Breast Reconstruction with the SIEA Free Flap," Poster Display, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons' Annual Meeting; Boston, MA,
November 1990

28. "Breast Reconstruction with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Free Flap and Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps," Lecture and Video Presentation of Microsurgical
Breast Reconstruction, Visiting Professor; Medical Center of South Carolina, August 1993

29. "The Latissimus Dorsi/Scapular Bone Flap," The Southeastern Society of Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgeons, White Sulfur Springs, WV, June 9-13, 1991

30. "Breast Reconstruction with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Free Flap,"
Tulane University Plastic Surgery Conference, January 4, 1993

31. "Breast Reconstruction with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Free Flap," Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Hilton Head
Island, SC, June 1993

32. "Breast Reconstruction with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Free Flap," Presentation, American Society of Plastic Surgeons' Annual Meeting; September 20, 1993

33. "Breast Reconstruction with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Free Flap," and "Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Free Flap Breast Reconstruction,"
Video Presentation, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting, Kansas City, MO, October 1993

34. "Breast Reconstruction with Gluteal Artery Perforator Free Flaps," Southern Medical Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 29, 1993

35. "Reconstructive Microsurgery, Louisiana State University Medical School, 3rd year students, November 9, 1993

36. "Recent Advances in Plastic Surgery of the Breast," Kiwanis Club, Guest
Lecturer, Florence, SC, December 28, 1993

37. "Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction," Insurance Women of Greater New Orleans, Guest Speaker, New Orleans, LA, March 25, 1994

38. "Breast Reconstruction with the Body's Own Tissue," Federally Employed Women's Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 25, 1994

39. "Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction," Louisiana Society
of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons' Annual Meeting, White Castle, LA, March 26, 1994

40. "Reconstructive Microsurgery for the Head and Neck," Harold Wirth Dental Club, New Orleans, LA, April 7, 1994

41. "Breast Reconstruction with Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps," American Association of Plastic Surgeons, St. Louis, MO, May 4, 1994

42. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA, September 19, 1994

43. "Gluteal Free Flap Breast Reconstruction," Instructional Course, Invited Presenter, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons', San Diego, CA, September 1994

44. "Perforator Based Free Flaps," Instructional Course Presenter, American Society
of Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting, Marco Island, FL, January 12-14, 1995

45. "Versatility of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap," American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Marco Island, FL, January 12-14, 1995

46. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," University of California,
Los Angeles, CA, February 16, 1995

47. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," Mercy+Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, LA, April 13, 1995

48. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," American Association of Plastic Surgeons, San Diego, CA, April 30-May 3, 1995

49. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, April 1, 1995

50. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," Long Island Medical Center,
Long Island, NY, April 3, 1995

51. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," Southeastern Society of Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgeons 38th Annual Conference, Sawgrass, Ponte Verde, FL,
June 3-7, 1995

52. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," British Association of Plastic Surgeons, Nottingham, England, July 12-14, 1995

53. "Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction," Faculty 1995 Sante Fe Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, August 24-26, 1995

54. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," European Association of Plastic Surgeons, Innsbruck, Austria, May 16-18, 1996

55. "Breast Reconstruction with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Free Flaps," Operative procedure with live video, Munich, Germany, June 27, 1996


56. "Breast Reconstruction with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap," "Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction," Munich, Germany, June 26j-28, 1996

57. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," Instruction Course, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Dallas, TX, November 9-13, 1996

58. "Breast Reconstruction with Autogenous Tissue," Southern Medical Association,
Baltimore, MD, November 20-24, 1996

59. "Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap," Thirteenth Annual Breast Symposium, Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta, GA, January 17-19, 1997

60. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," Medical University of South Carolina, May 12-13, 1997

61. "Autogenous Breast Reconstruction," Surgeons Travel Club, New Orleans, LA,
May 17, 1997

62. "DIEP Flaps for Extremity Reconstruction," The use of "Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps," and "The Lateral Thigh Perforator Flap," The First International Course on
Perforator Flaps and Arterialized Skin Flaps, Gent, Belgium, June 12-14, 1997

63. Options in Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy, "Breast Symposium," New Orleans, LA, September 13, 1997

64. Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 20-24, 1997 - Instructional Course

65. Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Breast Cancer wareness Seminar, New Orleans, LA, October 1997

66. "Advances in Free Flap Breast Reconstruction," American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 13th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, January 10-13, 1998

67. "Plastic Surgery of the Breast," Celebrating Women Lecture Series, New Orleans, LA,
May 22, 1998

68. Course on Soft Tissue Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps, ASPRS Meeting, Boston, MA, October 3-7, 1998

69. "DIEP Flap for Breast Reconstruction," Second International Course on Perforator Flaps, November 5-7, 1998, New Orleans, LA

70. "Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction," Second International
Course on Perforator Flaps, November 5-7, 1998, New Orleans, LA

71. "Evolution of the DIEP Flap," Second International Course on Perforator Flaps, November 5-7, 1998, New Orleans, LA

72. Surgical Demonstration: "GAP Flap for Breast Reconstruction," Second International Course on Perforator Flaps, November 5-7, 1998, New Orleans, LA

73. "Five Hundred DIEP Flaps for Breast Reconstruction," Second International Course
on Perforator Flaps, November 5-7, 1998, New Orleans, LA

74. "Perforator Free Flaps: Are They Worth the Extra Effort?" Southern Medical Association, November 19-21, 1998

75. "Management on Early State Breast Cancer: Stump the Experts," Southern Medical Association, November 19-21, 1998

76. "Cutaneous Flaps," American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting, the ASRM Resident and Fellows' Symposium, January 13-16, 1999, Hawaii

77. "Perforator Flaps," American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting: January 13-16, 1999, Hawaii

78. "Soft Tissue Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps": A Step Forward - 7th Annual
Michael L. Lewin Lectureship at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, March 12-16, 1999

79. "Avoiding Pitfalls in Microsurgery," Southern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons, Boca Raton, FL, June 5-9, 1999

80. "Soft Tissue Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," - "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," 13th Symposium of the International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Los Angeles, CA, June 22-26, 1999

81. "Soft Tissue Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps": Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," 12th Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery," San Francisco, CA, June 21-29, 1999

82. Instructional Course, "Soft Tissue Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps," American Society of Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, October 23-27, 1999

83. Evolution of the DIEP Flap, International Breast Symposium, Munich, Germany,
November 7, 1999

84. Analysis of Results and Complications DIEP-Flap, Third International Course on Perforator Flaps, Munich, Germany, November 9-11, 1999

85. Instructional Course on Perforator Flaps, ASRM Meeting, January 2000, Miami, FL

86. "First Successful Transplantation of a Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Between Identical Twins for Breast Reconstruction," Louisiana Society of Plastic
Surgeons Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2000

87. "First Successful Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap Between Idential Twins," SESPR Meeting, Bermuda, June 2000

88. "Panel on Perforator Flaps," ASRM Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 12-16, 2001

89. Visiting Professor - Baylor University, Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps, Houston Breast Symposium, Houston, TX, February 2-3, 2001

90. Autogenous Breast Reconstruction: Technique, Shaping, and Results. The 8th Asian Pacific Congress of IPRAS, April 3, 2001

91. Invited Key Note Lecturer - Breast Reconstruction in the Year 2001 - The 8th Asian Pacific Congress of IPRAS, April 4, 2001

92. ASRM Meeting, Kauai, HI, "Autogenous Breast Reconstruction with the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap," January 11, 2003

93. 4th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer - "State of the Art in Breast Reconstruction," Philadelphia, PA, February 21, 2003

94. Japanese Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Video Presentation on the Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap and DIEP Flap, Japan, November 10, 2003

95. Japanese Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Perforator Flaps for Reconstruction, Japan, November 11, 2003

96. Invited Plenary Lecture, 26th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, "Breast Reconstruction: The Perforator Flap Technique," December 6, 2003

97. Faculty Lecture - The I-GAP Flap for Reconstruction, 8th Annual International Course on Perforator Flaps, September 2004

98. Master Series Course, ASPS Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 9, 2004

99. Interactive Video Session, R. Allen, P. Blondeel, ASPS Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 12, 2004

100. Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps, Instructional Course, R. Allen, P. Blondeel, Koenraad van Landuyt ASPS Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 12, 2004

101. Invited International Faculty, XXXVI Congreso Nacional De La Association
Mexicana De Cirugia Plastica Estetica Y Reconstructiva, Cursos Instruccionales "Reconstrucion de Mama", Veracruz, Mexico, Mayo 19, 2005

102. Inferior Gluteal Flap, ASRM Meeting, Puerto Rico, January 15, 2005

103. "SGAP Flaps Step by Step" 9th Annual International Course on Perforator Flaps, Barcelona,
Spain, October, 2005

104. "Congenital Breast Deformity Reconstruction using Perforator Flaps", 9th Annual International
Course on Perforator Flaps, Barcelona, Spain, October, 2005

105. Expert Lecturer- "Augmentation Mammoplasty with Perforator Flaps", 9th Annual
International Course on Perforator Flaps, Barcelona, Spain, October 2005

106. SIEA Flaps for Breast Reconstruction, WSRM Meeting, October 2005

107. Perforator Flaps "Getting Started", ASRM Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, January 2006

108. AAPS Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina, May 2006

109. "Scarless Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps", Sea Island, Georgia
June 2006

110. "Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Tissue, II International Practical & Theoretical
Course on Breast Reconstructive Surgery, Rome, Italy, June 2006

111. "IGAP-SGAP Step by Step", 5th National Congress of Mexican Association, Leon,
Guanajuato, August 2006

112. "Breast Reconstruction using Perforator Flaps", 5th National Congress of Mexican Leon, Guanajuato, September 2006

113. "Bilateral DIEP Between Twins", ASRM Meeting, Puerto Rico, January 2007

114. "Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps" Breast Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia January 2007

115. "Nipple Sparing Mastectomy with Perforator Reconstruction" Breast Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia January 2007

116. "Two Year Review of Tertiary Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps, GABR's Paris, France, May 2007

117. "Succeeding as a Reconstructive Surgeon in an Aesthetic World", SESPRS Meeting Destin, Florida June 2007

118. "The role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction-
Pre-operative Imaging can Impact Surgical Strategy, WSRM Meeting, Athens, Greece
June 2007

119. Transplantation in Identical Twins: Another option for Breast Reconstruction, WSRM Meeting, Athens, Greece, June 2007

120. Choices of Recepient Vessels, WSRM Meeting, Athens, Greece, June 2007

121. Breast Reconstruction, III IPRAS Meeting, Berlin, Germany June 2007

122. Nipple-Areola Complex Sparing Mastectomy with Perforator Flap Reconstruction, QMP Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri, September 2007

123. ASPS Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2007

124. Problem Cases, 4th Annual Perforator Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, November 2007



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POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1. “The Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction,” ASRM Meeting, Marco Island, FL, January 12-14, 1995.

2. “The Internal Mammary Vessels as Recipient Vessels for Free Flap Breast Reconstruction,” ASRM Meeting, Marco Island, FL, January 12-14, 1995.

3. "Transplantation in Breast Reconstruction using perforator flaps on Identical Twins" American Association of Plastic Surgeons. Coeur d'Arlene. Idaho, May 2007


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MEMBERSHIPS The Louisiana Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1985; President, 1990-91.

2. The Louisiana Surgical Society, 1985.

3. The Louisiana State Medical Society, 1983.

4. The Orleans Parish Medical Society, 1983.

5. The International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 1985.

6. The American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 1986.

7. The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1987.

8. Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, 1989.

9. New Orleans Surgical Society, December 1989.

10. The Southern Medical Association, 1989.

11. The American Medical Association, 1989.

12. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1991.

13. American College of Surgeons, 1993.

14. The Plastic Surgery Research Council, 1998.

15. The American Association of Plastic Surgeons.

16. The Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.

17. World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Founding Member, 2001.

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LIVE
SURGERY
Live Performance of Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator (IGAP) Free Flap for Breast Reconstruction. October 7, 2005. The Ninth International Course on Perforator Flaps, Barcelona, Spain, October 5-8, 2005.

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