Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Plastic Surgery Resident, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine 2009 - 2011
  • General Surgery Resident, Surgery, St. Elizabeth's Hospital 2004 - 2009
  • Senior House Officer, Neurosurgery Institute Of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital (United Kingdom) 2003
  • Senior House Officer, Vascular Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (United Kingdom) 2002 - 2003
  • Senior House Officer, Plastic Surgery, Canniesburn Hospital (United Kingdom) 2002
  • Senior House Officer, Plastic Surgery, Southern General Hospital (United Kingdom) 2002
  • Senior House Officer, General Surgery, Southern General Hospital (United Kingdom) 2001 - 2002
  • Junior House Officer, Medicine, Ninewells Hospital (United Kingdom) 2001
  • Junior House Officer, Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (United Kingdom) 2000 - 2001
  • M.B.B.Ch., University of Dundee (United Kingdom) 2000
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Instructor in the Department of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Surgery 2022 - 2023
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Vice-Chief of Faculty Affairs
    Division of Plastic, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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  Academic Positions Outside Duke

  • Chao Family Distinguished Professor of Plastic Surgery, Albany Medical College. 2020 - 2022
• Research
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  External Relationships

  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Horne, Mason J., Vasanth S. Kotamarti, and Ashit Patel. “Reducing Opioid Exposure Following Common Ambulatory Hand Surgery: A Systematic Review.” Hand (N Y), May 9, 2023, 15589447231168908. https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447231168909.
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    • Kollu, Tejas, Tinatini Giutashvili, Deepa Bhat, Craig Fournier, and Ashit Patel. “"Defining the Ideal Male Buttocks".” Plast Reconstr Surg, March 8, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000010378.
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    • Kohan, Joshua, Jack Mangan, and Ashit Patel. “Access to Reconstructive Hand Surgery in the United States-Investigating the Obstacles: A Scoping Review.” Hand (N Y), November 1, 2022, 15589447221131852. https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447221131853.
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    • Weinberg, Maxene, Adee J. Heiman, Rebecca DeSanti, Michael A. Lanni, Emily Van Kouwenberg, and Ashit Patel. “Outcomes of the Keystone Island Perforator Flap: A Systematic Review.” J Reconstr Microsurg 38, no. 9 (November 2022): 727–33. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1745744.
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    • Gray, Megan C., Tejas Kollu, Priya A. Uppal, Christina Hanos, Adee Heiman, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “Assessment of the Wisconsin Criteria at a Level I Trauma Center.” J Craniofac Surg 33, no. 6 (September 1, 2022): 1725–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000008593.
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    • Chawla, Sahil, Hanaa Shihadeh, and Ashit Patel. “An Analysis of Racial Diversity in the Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgery Literature.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 10, no. 8 (August 2022): e4487. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004487.
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    • Heiman, Adee J., Lakshmi Nair, Aditi Kanth, Pablo Baltodano, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Defining regional variation in nasal anatomy to guide ethnic rhinoplasty: A systematic review.” J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 75, no. 8 (August 2022): 2784–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.058.
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    • Mountziaris, Paschalia M., Christina M. Rudolph, Craig T. Fournier, Siba Haykal, Joseph A. Ricci, Kristen M. Rezak, and Ashit Patel. “Systematic Review and Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Major Plastic Surgery Procedures, with a Focus on Free Tissue Transfer.” Plast Reconstr Surg 150, no. 2 (August 1, 2022): 406e-415e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009325.
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    • Gfrerer, Lisa, Kyle R. Eberlin, Laura Figura, Michael Freedman, Josef Hadeed, Jon Ver Halen, Galen Perdikis, Marta Zielinski, and Ashit Patel. “Telemedicine and Plastic Surgery: Principles from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Health Policy Committee.” Plast Reconstr Surg 150, no. 1 (July 1, 2022): 221e-226e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009238.
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    • Bhat, Deepa, Tejas Kollu, Tinatini Giutashvili, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Does Surgeon Training Affect Patient Perception of Surgeon Skill in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction?” J Reconstr Microsurg 38, no. 5 (June 2022): 361–70. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1733977.
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    • Heiman, Adee J., Lauren Camargo, Deepa Bhat, Vilok Desai, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Curtailing Unnecessary Waste Among Operating Room Personnel: Evaluating the Cost Awareness of Commonly Used Surgical Items.” Am Surg 88, no. 6 (June 2022): 1263–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134821995079.
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    • Drinane, James J., James Desemone, and Ash Patel. “Quality Improvement: A Primer for Plastic Surgeons.” Plast Reconstr Surg 149, no. 5 (May 1, 2022): 1014e-1021e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009043.
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    • Drinane, James, Adee J. Heiman, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “Thrombolytic Salvage of the Frostbitten Upper Extremity: A Systematic Review.” Hand (N Y) 17, no. 3 (May 2022): 397–404. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944720940065.
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    • Bhat, Deepa, Tejas Kollu, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “How Do You Like Me Now? The Influence of "Likes" and Followers on Social Media in Plastic Surgery.” Plast Reconstr Surg 149, no. 4 (April 1, 2022): 1012–22. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008919.
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    • Drinane, James J., Brian Drolet, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Residency Training and Hand Surgery Practice Patterns: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Analysis.” J Hand Microsurg 14, no. 2 (April 2022): 132–37. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1713066.
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    • Patel, Anooj A., Lianne Mulvihill, Alison Jin, Ashit Patel, and Robert D. Galiano. “Websites or Videos: Which Offer Better Information for Patients? A Comparative Analysis of the Quality of YouTube Videos and Websites for Cosmetic Injectables.” Plast Reconstr Surg 149, no. 3 (March 1, 2022): 596–606. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008827.
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    • Awad, Amanda N., Adee J. Heiman, and Ashit Patel. “Implants and Breast Pocket Irrigation: Outcomes of Antibiotic, Antiseptic, and Saline Irrigation.” Aesthet Surg J 42, no. 2 (January 12, 2022): NP102–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjab181.
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    • Shah, Jinesh, Ruya Zhao, Joseph Yi, David Otterburn, Ashit Patel, Caroline Szpalski, Neil Tanna, Peter J. Taub, Katie E. Weichman, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Frontline Reporting from the Epicenter of a Global Pandemic: A Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Surgery Training in New York and New Jersey.” Plast Reconstr Surg 149, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 130e-138e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008649.
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    • Bialowas, Christie, Brittany Nguyen, and Ashit Patel. “Best Solutions for Perineal and Pressure Sore Reconstruction.” Plast Reconstr Surg 148, no. 6 (December 1, 2021): 1026e-1039e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008509.
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    • Frank, Konstantin, Nicholas Moellhoff, Antonia Kaiser, Michael Alfertshofer, Robert H. Gotkin, Ashit Patel, Michael P. Smith, Samir Mardini, Diana Gavril, and Sebastian Cotofana. “Signal-To-Noise Ratio Calculations to Validate Sensor Positioning for Facial Muscle Assessment Using Noninvasive Facial Electromyography.” Facial Plast Surg 37, no. 5 (October 2021): 614–24. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1725168.
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    • Kotamarti, Vasanth S., Nicolas Greige, Adee J. Heiman, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Transgender Patients Undergoing Cross-Sex Hormone Treatment: A Systematic Review.” J Sex Med 18, no. 7 (July 2021): 1280–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.04.006.
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    • Kotamarti, Vasanth S., Nicolas Greige, Adee J. Heiman, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Transgender Patients Undergoing Cross-Sex Hormone Treatment: A Systematic Review.” J Sex Med 18, no. 7 (July 1, 2021): 1280–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.04.006.
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    • Bhat, Deepa, Tejas Kollu, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “What's in a Name? Implicit Bias Affects Patient Perception of Surgeon Skill.” Plast Reconstr Surg 147, no. 6 (June 1, 2021): 948e-956e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008171.
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    • Kanth, Aditi M., Adee J. Heiman, Lakshmi Nair, Alexa Giammarino, Courtney Carpenter, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “Current Trends in Management of Marjolin's Ulcer: A Systematic Review.” J Burn Care Res 42, no. 2 (March 4, 2021): 144–51. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/iraa128.
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    • Srivatsa, Shachi, Adee J. Heiman, Megan C. Gray, Courtney Carpenter, and Ashit Patel. “Variations in Postoperative Management of Pediatric Open-Vault Craniosynostosis.” J Craniofac Surg 32, no. 1 (January 2021): 305–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000007094.
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    • Whipple, Lauren A., and Ashit Patel. “Unnecessary Interfacility Transfers for Craniomaxillofacial Trauma.” Plast Reconstr Surg 147, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 169e-170e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007465.
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    • Gray, Megan, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “Reply: Can You Trust What You Watch? An Assessment of the Quality of Information in Aesthetic Surgery Videos on YouTube.” Plast Reconstr Surg 146, no. 6 (December 2020): 824e-825e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007405.
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    • Talwar, Ankoor A., Adee J. Heiman, Vasanth S. Kotamarti, Kanthi Bommareddy, Erin S. Harris, Maxwell L. Sandberg, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “High-Resolution Maxillofacial Computed Tomography Is Superior to Head Computed Tomography in Determining the Operative Management of Facial Fractures.” J Surg Res 256 (December 2020): 381–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.06.060.
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    • Gray, Megan, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “Reply: Can You Trust What You Watch? An Assessment of the Quality of Information in Aesthetic Surgery Videos on YouTube.” Plast Reconstr Surg 146, no. 4 (October 2020): 513e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007213.
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    • Baltodano, Pablo A., Grant Schalet, Kristen Rezak, Oluseyi Aliu, Maxene Weinberg, Ashar Ata, Richard L. Agag, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Early Discontinuation of Breast Free Flap Monitoring: A Strategy Driven by National Data.” Plast Reconstr Surg 146, no. 3 (September 2020): 258e-264e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007052.
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    • Patel, Ash. “Discussion: Comparing Operative Performance between Independent and Integrated Plastic Surgery Residents.” Plast Reconstr Surg 146, no. 3 (September 2020): 359e-360e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007139.
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    • Mountziaris, Paschalia M., Ashit Patel, and Kristen M. Rezak. “Breast reconstruction with superior epigastric artery perforator (SEAP) free flap: Report of two cases.” Microsurgery 40, no. 5 (July 2020): 593–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.30563.
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    • Coombs, Demetrius M., Michael A. Lanni, Joshua Fosnot, Ashit Patel, Richard Korentager, Ines C. Lin, and Risal Djohan. “Professional Burnout in United States Plastic Surgery Residents: Is It a Legitimate Concern?” Aesthet Surg J 40, no. 7 (June 15, 2020): 802–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjz281.
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    • Whipple, Lauren A., Vasanth S. Kotamarti, Adee J. Heiman, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Using Google Trends to analyze patient search interest in implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction.” Breast J 26, no. 5 (May 2020): 1093–95. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbj.13675.
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    • Kotamarti, Vasanth S., Eric Shiah, Kristen M. Rezak, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Does Anticoagulation Improve Flap Outcomes in Hypercoagulable Patients? A Systematic Review.” J Reconstr Microsurg 36, no. 3 (March 2020): 204–12. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-3400531.
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    • Gray, Megan C., Amanda Gemmiti, Ashar Ata, Brandon Jun, Philip K. Johnson, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “Can You Trust What You Watch? An Assessment of the Quality of Information in Aesthetic Surgery Videos on YouTube.” Plast Reconstr Surg 145, no. 2 (February 2020): 329e-336e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000006463.
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    • Patel, Ashit. “Reply: Matching into Integrated Plastic Surgery: The Value of Research Fellowships.” Plast Reconstr Surg 145, no. 1 (January 2020): 223e-224e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000006242.
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    • Patel, Ashit. “Discussion: An Evaluation of Race Disparities in Academic Plastic Surgery.” Plast Reconstr Surg 145, no. 1 (January 2020): 278–79. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000006377.
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    • Baltodano, Pablo A., Anmol Chattha, Philip K. Johnson, Justin Kittredge, Joseph A. Ricci, and Ashit Patel. “Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics Reduce Surgical Site Infection Rates after Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review.” Am Surg 85, no. 11 (November 1, 2019): 1228–33.
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    • Chattha, Anmol, Justin Muste, Austin D. Chen, and Ashit Patel. “A Comparison of Outcomes and Resource Utilization Between Plastic Surgeons and General Surgeons in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.” Ann Plast Surg 83, no. 5 (November 2019): 507–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000001887.
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    • Patel, Ashit, and Karan Mehta. “Reply: Matching into Integrated Plastic Surgery: The Value of Research Fellowships.” Plast Reconstr Surg 144, no. 5 (November 2019): 945e-946e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000006137.
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    • Rudolph, Christina, Casey Hladik, Donna F. Stroup, Konstantin Frank, Robert H. Gotkin, Steven H. Dayan, Ashit Patel, and Sebastian Cotofana. “Are Cosmetic Procedures Comparable to Antidepressive Medication for Quality-of-Life Improvements? A Systematic Review and Controlled Meta-Analysis.” Facial Plast Surg 35, no. 5 (October 2019): 549–58. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1697030.
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    • Drinane, James J., John Drinane, Lakshmi Nair, and Ashit Patel. “Head and Neck Reconstruction: Does Surgical Specialty Affect Complication Rates?” J Reconstr Microsurg 35, no. 7 (September 2019): 516–21. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688711.
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    • Drinane, James J., and Ashit Patel. “Comments on "Head and Neck Reconstruction: Does Surgical Specialty Affect Complication Rates?".” J Reconstr Microsurg 35, no. 7 (September 2019): e3–4. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-3400272.
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    • Drinane, James, Vasanth S. Kotamarti, Casey O’Connor, Lakshmi Nair, Alex Divanyan, Malcolm Z. Roth, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Thrombolytic Salvage of Threatened Frostbitten Extremities and Digits: A Systematic Review.” J Burn Care Res 40, no. 5 (August 14, 2019): 541–49. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irz097.
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    • Kanth, Aditi M., Max Krevalin, Oluwaseun A. Adetayo, and Ashit Patel. “Surgical Management of Pediatric Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.” J Reconstr Microsurg 35, no. 6 (July 2019): 462–70. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1681068.
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    • Van Kouwenberg, Emily A., Alan Yan, Ashit Patel, Rick L. McLaughlin, Patricia Northrup, Melanie Cintron, and Richard L. Agag. “Endoscopic-Assisted Radial Forearm Free Flap Harvest: A Novel Technique to Reduce Donor Site Morbidity.” J Reconstr Microsurg 35, no. 1 (January 2019): 22–30. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1653983.
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    • Chattha, Anmol, Johnson C. Lee, Philip K. Johnson, and Ashit Patel. “An Algorithmic Approach to the Management of Ballistic Facial Trauma in the Civilian Population.” J Craniofac Surg 29, no. 8 (November 2018): 2010–16. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000004741.
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    • Chattha, A., J. Muste, and A. Patel. “The impact of hospital volume on clinical and economic outcomes in ventral hernia repair: an analysis with national policy implications.” Hernia 22, no. 5 (October 2018): 793–99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-018-1803-3.
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    • Nair, Lakshmi, and Ashit Patel. “Mixed Reality in Plastic Surgery: A Primer.” Plast Reconstr Surg 142, no. 4 (October 2018): 612e-613e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000004762.
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    • Suwanchinda, Atchima, Christina Rudolph, Casey Hladik, Katherine L. Webb, Amanda Custozzo, Justin Muste, Grant Schalet, et al. “The layered anatomy of the jawline.” J Cosmet Dermatol 17, no. 4 (August 2018): 625–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.12728.
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    • Suwanchinda, Atchima, Katherine L. Webb, Christina Rudolph, Casey Hladik, Amanda Custozzo, Justin Muste, Grant Schalet, et al. “The posterior temporal supraSMAS minimally invasive lifting technique using soft-tissue fillers.” J Cosmet Dermatol 17, no. 4 (August 2018): 617–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.12722.
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    • Ismail, I. K., C. E. Soteropulos, A. C. Huang, K. M. Rezak, and A. Patel. “Transversalis fascia scoring: a new adjunct to anterior component separation technique.” European Journal of Plastic Surgery 41, no. 3 (June 1, 2018): 329–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-017-1370-3.
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    • Haykal, Siba, Mélissa Roy, and Ashit Patel. “Meta-analysis of Timing for Microsurgical Free-Flap Reconstruction for Lower Limb Injury: Evaluation of the Godina Principles.” J Reconstr Microsurg 34, no. 4 (May 2018): 277–92. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1621724.
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    • Whipple, Lauren A., Tara Kelly, Oluseyi Aliu, Malcolm Z. Roth, and Ashit Patel. “The Crisis of Deficiency in Emergency Coverage for Hand and Facial Trauma: Exploring the Discrepancy Between Availability of Elective and Emergency Surgical Coverage.” Ann Plast Surg 79, no. 4 (October 2017): 354–58. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000001155.
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    • Lanni, Michael Alan, Emily Van Kouwenberg, Alan Yan, Kristen M. Rezak, and Ashit Patel. “Applying the Keystone Design Perforator Island Flap Concept in a Variety of Anatomic Locations: A Review of 60 Consecutive Cases by a Single Surgeon.” Ann Plast Surg 79, no. 1 (July 2017): 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000000995.
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    • Griffiths, Andrew, Ashit Patel, and Malcolm Z. Roth. “Polyarteritis Nodosum of the Breast in a Patient with History of Bilateral Augmentation Mammoplasty.” Aesthetic Plast Surg 41, no. 3 (June 2017): 560–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-017-0825-z.
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    • Mountziaris, Paschalia M., Carol E. Soteropulos, Kristen M. Rezak, and Ashit Patel. “Use of Innovative Technologies in Pediatric Lower Extremity Reconstruction.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 4, no. 8 (August 2016): e825. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000820.
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    • Patel, Ashit, Michael T. Chung, Saba Motakef, and Michael J. Ingargiola. “Reply: Technology and Plastic Surgery: Potential Pitfalls for Patient Confidentiality and Proposed Solutions.” Plast Reconstr Surg 137, no. 2 (February 2016): 485e-486e. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.prs.0000475821.58283.47.
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    • Chung, Michael T., Saba Motakef, Michael J. Ingargiola, Jose Rodriguez-Feliz, and Ashit Patel. “Reply: Vaginal Labiaplasty: Current Practices and a Simplified Classification System for Labial Protrusion.” Plast Reconstr Surg 136, no. 6 (December 2015): 846e-847e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000001805.
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    • Hill, J Bradford, Kevin W. Sexton, Erica L. Bartlett, Paul W. Papillion, Gabriel A. Del Corral, Ashit Patel, Oscar D. Guillamondegui, and R Bruce Shack. “The Clinical Role of Intraoperative Core Temperature in Free Tissue Transfer.” Ann Plast Surg 75, no. 6 (December 2015): 620–24. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000000210.
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    • Motakef, Saba, Jose Rodriguez-Feliz, Michael J. Ingargiola, Michael T. Chung, and Ashit Patel. “Reply: Vaginal Labiaplasty: Current Practices and a Simplified Classification System for Labial Protrusion.” Plast Reconstr Surg 136, no. 5 (November 2015): 706e-707e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000001666.
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    • Patel, Ashit, Lauren P. Garcia, and Richard L. Agag. “Understanding the Economic Value of Plastic Surgery to a Health Care System.” Plast Reconstr Surg 136, no. 3 (September 2015): 408e-409e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000001520.
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    • Mehta, Karan, Sammy Sinno, Pierre B. Saadeh, Vishal Thanik, and Ash Patel. “Swings and Roundabouts: Paradoxes of the Away Rotation.” Plast Reconstr Surg 136, no. 2 (August 2015): 293e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000001461.
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    • Patel, Ashit, Saba Motakef, and Richard L. Agag. “Reply: Emerging Paradigms in Perioperative Management for Microsurgical Free Tissue Transfer: Review of the Literature and Evidence-Based Guidelines.” Plast Reconstr Surg 136, no. 2 (August 2015): 279e-281e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000001421.
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    • Patel, Ashit, Saba Motakef, Michael J. Ingargiola, Michael T. Chung, and Subhas C. Gupta. “Technology and Plastic Surgery: Potential Pitfalls for Patient Confidentiality and Proposed Solutions.” Plast Reconstr Surg 136, no. 1 (July 2015): 130e-131e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000001379.
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    • Sinno, Sammy, Karan Mehta, Lee Squitieri, Kavitha Ranganathan, Michael S. Koeckert, Ashit Patel, Pierre B. Saadeh, and Vishal Thanik. “Residency characteristics that matter most to plastic surgery applicants: a multi-institutional analysis and review of the literature.” Ann Plast Surg 74, no. 6 (June 2015): 713–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000000511.
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    • Senchenkov, Alex, Richard L. Agag, Johnson Lee, Ashit Patel, and Ian L. Valerio. “Management of anterolateral thigh free flap donor site defects with a continuous external tissue expander.” Microsurgery 35, no. 4 (May 2015): 290–94. https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.22326.
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    • Motakef, Saba, Jose Rodriguez-Feliz, Michael T. Chung, Michael J. Ingargiola, Victor W. Wong, and Ashit Patel. “Vaginal labiaplasty: current practices and a simplified classification system for labial protrusion.” Plast Reconstr Surg 135, no. 3 (March 2015): 774–88. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000001000.
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    • Sexton, Kevin W., Stephen P. Poteet, John Bradford Hill, Alexandra Schmidt, Ashit Patel, Gabriel A. Del Corral, Jason Axt, Mark C. Kelley, Wesley P. Thayer, and Robert Bruce Shack. “Adjuvant radiation therapy increases disease-free survival in stage IB Merkel cell carcinoma.” Ann Plast Surg 73, no. 5 (November 2014): 531–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e31827f4c58.
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    • Rodriguez-Feliz, Jose, Karan Mehta, and Ash Patel. “The management of pediatric type 1 nasoorbitoethmoidal fractures with resorbable fixation.” J Craniofac Surg 25, no. 5 (September 2014): e495–501. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000000937.
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    • Kahn, M., M. Calayag, A. Patel, and J. G. Pilitsis. “Pediatric cranioplasty: Lessons from a 1940s neurosurgical procedure.” Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management 1, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 73–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2014.08.002.
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    • Patel, Ashit, and Leonid Kotkin. “Isolated urethral injury after coitus-related penile trauma.” J Trauma 68, no. 4 (April 2010): E89–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e31818d0e2d.
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  • Book Sections

    • Patel, ashit, Kristen Rezak, and Emily Van Kouwenberg. “Fat Grafting for Breast Augmentation.” In Cosmetic Breast Surgery. Thieme, 2020.

  • Conference Papers

    • Mehta, Karan, Sammy Sinno, Vishal Thanik, Katie Weichman, Jeffrey E. Janis, and Ashit Patel. “Matching into Integrated Plastic Surgery: The Value of Research Fellowships.” In Plast Reconstr Surg, 143:640–45, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005212.
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    • Baltodano, Pablo A., Myrna Eliann Reinhardt, Ashar Ata, Usamah F. Simjee, Malcolm Z. Roth, and Ashit Patel. “The Baltodano Breast Reduction Score: A Nationwide, Multi-Institutional, Validated Approach to Reducing Surgical-Site Morbidity.” In Plast Reconstr Surg, 140:258e-264e, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000003506.
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    • Motakef, Saba, Paschalia M. Mountziaris, Inzhili K. Ismail, Richard L. Agag, and Ashit Patel. “Perioperative management for microsurgical free tissue transfer: survey of current practices with a comparison to the literature.” In J Reconstr Microsurg, 31:355–63, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1546422.
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    • Motakef, Saba, Paschalia M. Mountziaris, Inzhili K. Ismail, Richard L. Agag, and Ashit Patel. “Emerging paradigms in perioperative management for microsurgical free tissue transfer: review of the literature and evidence-based guidelines.” In Plast Reconstr Surg, 135:290–99, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000000839.
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    • Hill, J Bradford, Ashit Patel, Gabriel A. Del Corral, Kevin Wayne Sexton, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Oscar Dean Guillamondegui, and R Bruce Shack. “Preoperative anemia predicts thrombosis and free flap failure in microvascular reconstruction.” In Ann Plast Surg, 69:364–67, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e31823ed606.
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    • Ovalle, Fernando, Ashit Patel, Alonda Pollins, Jorge de la Torre, Luis Vasconez, Thomas R. Hunt, R Pat Bucy, R Bruce Shack, and Wesley P. Thayer. “A simple technique for augmentation of axonal ingrowth into chondroitinase-treated acellular nerve grafts using nerve growth factor.” In Ann Plast Surg, 68:518–24, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e3182380974.
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