Scholars@Duke

• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Prioritizing Preferences for Breast Reconstruction through Shared Decision-Making awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation 2021 - 2023
  • A Shared-Decision Tool to Improve Communication About Breast Reconstruction awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation 2019 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Ji Huh, Joel Huber, and Suhail K. Mithani. “Evaluating Treatment Preferences and Perceptions of a Prosthetic Versus a Transplanted Hand: A Conjoint Analysis-Based Study.” Annals of Plastic Surgery, July 2, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000002949.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Caitlin E. Marks, Gloria Broadwater, Elliot Le, Adam D. Glener, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Roger W. Cason, Kristen M. Rezak, Brett T. Phillips, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “The Effect of Lavender Oil on Perioperative Pain, Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep after Microvascular Breast Reconstruction: A Prospective, Single-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.” J Reconstr Microsurg 37, no. 6 (July 2021): 530–40. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1724465.
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    • Cason, Roger W., Yash J. Avashia, Ronnie L. Shammas, Ira L. Savetsky, and Rod J. Rohrich. “Perioperative Approach to Reducing Hematoma during Rhytidectomy: What Does the Evidence Show?” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 147, no. 6 (June 2021): 1297–1309. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000007943.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., Adam D. Glener, Ronnie L. Shammas, Vu T. Nguyen, Jason H. Ko, Scott D. Lifchez, Adeyiza O. Momoh, Jeffrey R. Marcus, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Brett T. Phillips. “The Association between Away Rotations and Rank Order in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Match.” Plast Reconstr Surg 147, no. 6 (June 1, 2021): 1050e-1056e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007984.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Amanda R. Sergesketter, Mahsa Taskindoust, Adam D. Glener, Roger W. Cason, Andrew Hollins, Andrew N. Atia, Lily R. Mundy, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “An Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Decisional Regret in Patients Undergoing Staged Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction.” Ann Plast Surg 86, no. 6S Suppl 5 (June 1, 2021): S538–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000002699.
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    • Atia, Andrew, Hannah C. Langdell, Andrew Hollins, Ronnie L. Shammas, Adam Glener, Caitlin Marks, Bernard T. Lee, and Brett T. Phillips. “Microsurgery Fellowship Website and Social Media Presence: Are Programs Optimizing Recruitment Strategy?” J Reconstr Microsurg 37, no. 4 (May 2021): 380–84. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1717152.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., Ronnie L. Shammas, Mahsa Taskindoust, Adam D. Glener, Bryan J. Pyfer, Kristen Rezak, Brett T. Phillips, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Bipedicled Total Abdominal versus Unipedicled Hemiabdominal Free Flaps for Unilateral Breast Reconstruction.” J Reconstr Microsurg, April 14, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726397.
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    • Glener, Adam D., Michael Lebhar, J Andres Hernandez, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Ronnie L. Shammas, Roger W. Cason, Sonali Biswas, and Brett T. Phillips. “Location, Location, Location: The Geographic Impact of Medical School on the Plastic Surgery Match.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 9, no. 4 (April 2021): e3549. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003549.
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    • Cason, Roger W., Adam D. Glener, Nicholas C. Oleck, Ronnie L. Shammas, Victoria A. Wickenheisser, and Jeffrey R. Marcus. “Commonly Used Flaps for Cutaneous Reconstruction of the Nasal Distal Third.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 9, no. 3 (March 2021): e3443. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003443.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Yi Ren, Samantha M. Thomas, Brett T. Phillips, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Rachel A. Greenup. “The Association of Overall Annual Hospital Volume and Perioperative Outcomes following Free Flap Breast Reconstruction.” Plast Reconstr Surg 147, no. 2 (February 1, 2021): 196e-206e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007549.
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    • Atia, Andrew, Rebecca Vernon, Bryan J. Pyfer, Ronnie L. Shammas, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “The Essential Local Muscle Flaps for Lower Extremity Reconstruction.” J Reconstr Microsurg 37, no. 1 (January 2021): 89–96. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1709480.
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    • Cason, R. W., R. L. Shammas, B. J. Pyfer, A. D. Glener, J. R. Marcus, and J. L. Cook. “Cutaneous reconstruction of the nasal distal third: Alternative local flaps for a complex region.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  Global Open, January 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003444.
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    • Mundy, Lily R., Tracy Truong, Ronnie L. Shammas, Daniel Cunningham, Scott T. Hollenbeck, Gina-Maria Pomann, and Mark J. Gage. “Amputation Rates in More Than 175,000 Open Tibia Fractures in the United States.” Orthopedics 44, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 48–53. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20201202-03.
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    • Oleck, N. C., J. A. Hernandez, R. W. Cason, A. D. Glener, R. L. Shammas, Y. J. Avashia, and J. R. Marcus. “Two or three? Approaches to staging of the paramedian forehead flap for nasal reconstruction.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  Global Open, January 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003591.
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    • Cason, Roger W., Ronnie L. Shammas, Gloria Broadwater, Adam D. Glener, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Rebecca Vernon, Elliot Le, et al. “The Influence of Fat Grafting on Breast Imaging after Postmastectomy Reconstruction: A Matched Cohort Analysis.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 146, no. 6 (December 2020): 1227–36. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000007327.
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    • Glener, Adam D., Steven R. Glener, Ronnie L. Shammas, Elliot Le, Roger W. Cason, Kristen Rezak, and Brett T. Phillips. “Implications of Training Pathways on Future Academic Plastic Surgeon Employment.” Ann Plast Surg 85, no. 6 (December 2020): 668–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000002450.
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    • Zhao, Ruya, Ronnie L. Shammas, Gloria Broadwater, Elliot Le, Christophe Hansen-Estruch, Rayan Kaakati, Roger W. Cason, Matthew Lyes, Jonah P. Orr, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Assessing the Influence of Attending Surgeon Continuity on Free Flap Outcomes Following Unplanned Returns to the Operating Room.” J Reconstr Microsurg 36, no. 8 (October 2020): 583–91. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1713173.
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    • Cason, Roger W., Ronnie L. Shammas, Gloria Broadwater, Adam D. Glener, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Rebecca Vernon, Elliot Le, et al. “The Influence of Fat Grafting on Breast Imaging after Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Matched Cohort Analysis.” Plast Reconstr Surg, September 8, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007327.
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    • Atia, Andrew, Andrew Hollins, Ronnie Shammas, Brett T. Phillips, Kadiyala V. Ravindra, Debra L. Sudan, Henk Giele, Suhail K. Mithani, and Detlev Erdmann. “Surgical Techniques for Revascularization in Abdominal Wall Transplantation.” J Reconstr Microsurg 36, no. 7 (September 2020): 522–27. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1709481.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Post-Mastectomy Imaging after Breast Reconstruction: In Reply to Gordon.” J Am Coll Surg 231, no. 3 (September 2020): 406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.06.003.
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    • Atia, Andrew, Andrew Hollins, Ralph F. Erdmann, Ronnie Shammas, Debra L. Sudan, Suhail K. Mithani, Kadiyala V. Ravindra, and Detlev Erdmann. “Synchronous Abdominal Wall and Small-bowel Transplantation: A 1-year Follow-up.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 8, no. 7 (July 2020): e2995. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002995.
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    • Blau, Jared A., Ronnie L. Shammas, Rachel A. Anolik, Yash J. Avashia, Kate B. Krucoff, and Michael R. Zenn. “Does Realism Matter? A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Models for Medical Student Suture Education.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open 8, no. 4 (April 22, 2020): e2738. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000002738.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Gloria Broadwater, Roger W. Cason, Adam D. Glener, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Rebecca Vernon, Elliot Le, Victoria A. Wickenheisser, Caitlin Marks, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Assessing the Utility of Post-Mastectomy Imaging after Breast Reconstruction.” J Am Coll Surg 230, no. 4 (April 2020): 605-614.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.01.006.
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    • Krucoff, Kate B., Anna R. Carlson, Ronnie L. Shammas, Lily R. Mundy, Hui-Jie Lee, and Gregory S. Georgiade. “Breast-Related Quality of Life in Young Reduction Mammaplasty Patients: A Long-Term Follow-Up Using the BREAST-Q.” Plast Reconstr Surg 144, no. 5 (November 2019): 743e-750e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000006117.
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    • Glener, Adam D., Visakha Suresh, Ronnie L. Shammas, Gloria Broadwater, Amanda Sergesketter, Mahsa Taskindoust, Xiaoshuang Guo, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Volumetric Symmetry after Unilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Reasonable Goal.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 7, no. 9 (September 2019): e2362. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002362.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Yi Ren, Samantha M. Thomas, Scott T. Hollenbeck, Rachel A. Greenup, and Rachel C. Blitzblau. “Immediate Breast Reconstruction Allows for the Timely Initiation of Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy.” Plast Reconstr Surg 144, no. 3 (September 2019): 347e-357e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005899.
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    • Orr, Jonah P., Amanda R. Sergesketter, Ronnie L. Shammas, Analise B. Thomas, Roger W. Cason, Ruya Zhao, Gloria Broadwater, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Assessing the Relationship between Anxiety and Revision Surgery following Autologous Breast Reconstruction.” Plast Reconstr Surg 144, no. 1 (July 2019): 24–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005696.
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    • Orr, Jonah Parker, Ronnie Labib Shammas, Analise B. Thomas, Tracy Truong, Eugenia H. Cho, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Scott Thomas Hollenbeck. “Bleeding After Free Flap-Based Breast Reconstruction: A NSQIP Analysis.” J Reconstr Microsurg 35, no. 6 (July 2019): 417–24. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1677037.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., Samantha M. Thomas, Whitney O. Lane, Jonah P. Orr, Ronnie L. Shammas, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Rachel A. Greenup, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Decline in Racial Disparities in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Analysis from 1998 to 2014.” Plast Reconstr Surg 143, no. 6 (June 2019): 1560–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005611.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., Samantha M. Thomas, Whitney O. Lane, Ronnie L. Shammas, Rachel A. Greenup, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “The Influence of Marital Status on Contemporary Patterns of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.” J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 72, no. 5 (May 2019): 795–804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2018.12.012.
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    • Thomas, Analise B., Ronnie L. Shammas, Jonah Orr, Tracy Truong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Amanda R. Sergesketter, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “An Assessment of Bleeding Complications Necessitating Blood Transfusion across Inpatient Plastic Surgery Procedures: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database.” Plast Reconstr Surg 143, no. 5 (May 2019): 1109e-1117e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005537.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., David T. Lubkin, Ronnie L. Shammas, Kate B. Krucoff, Sarah B. Peskoe, Thomas Risoli, Kyle Endres, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “The Impact of Ergonomics on Recruitment to Surgical Fields: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study.” J Surg Res 236 (April 2019): 238–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2018.11.035.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Lily R. Mundy, Tracy Truong, Jeremy M. Weber, A Jordan Grier, Eugenia H. Cho, Sarah B. Peskoe, Mark J. Gage, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Identifying Predictors of Time to Soft-Tissue Reconstruction following Open Tibia Fractures.” Plast Reconstr Surg 142, no. 6 (December 2018): 1620–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005007.
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    • Cho, Eugenia H., Ronnie L. Shammas, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Reply: The Impact of Autologous Breast Reconstruction on Body Mass Index Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.” Plast Reconstr Surg 142, no. 2 (August 2018): 235e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000004563.
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    • Krucoff, Kate Buretta, Ronnie Labib Shammas, Maggie Stoecker, and Lisa Anne Tolnitch. “Rare breast metastasis from adenoid cystic carcinoma of the submandibular gland.” Bmj Case Rep 2018 (August 1, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223345.
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    • Avashia, Yash J., Ronnie L. Shammas, Luke P. Poveromo, Travis J. Dekker, Jacob W. Brubacher, Marc J. Richard, David S. Ruch, and Suhail K. Mithani. “Forearm-Based Turnover Muscle Flaps for Elbow Soft-Tissue Reconstruction: A Comparison of Regional Coverage Based on Distal Flap Perfusion.” Plast Reconstr Surg 142, no. 1 (July 2018): 152–57. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000004472.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Nathan Mela, Scott Wallace, Betty C. Tong, Joel Huber, and Suhail K. Mithani. “Conjoint Analysis of Treatment Preferences for Nondisplaced Scaphoid Fractures.” J Hand Surg Am 43, no. 7 (July 2018): 678.e1-678.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.12.021.
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    • Adogwa, Owoicho, Aladine A. Elsamadicy, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Ronnie L. Shammas, Sohrab Vatsia, Victoria D. Vuong, Syed Khalid, Joseph Cheng, Carlos A. Bagley, and Isaac O. Karikari. “Post-operative drain use in patients undergoing decompression and fusion: incidence of complications and symptomatic hematoma.” Journal of Spine Surgery (Hong Kong) 4, no. 2 (June 2018): 220–26. https://doi.org/10.21037/jss.2018.05.09.
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    • Carpenter, David, Ronnie Shammas, Adam Honeybrook, C Scott Brown, Nikita Chapurin, and Charles R. Woodard. “The Role of Postoperative Imaging after Orbital Floor Fracture Repair.” Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr 11, no. 2 (June 2018): 96–101. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1625949.
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    • Cho, Eugenia H., Ronnie L. Shammas, Martin J. Carney, Jason M. Weissler, Andrew R. Bauder, Adam D. Glener, Stephen J. Kovach, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and L Scott Levin. “Muscle versus Fasciocutaneous Free Flaps in Lower Extremity Traumatic Reconstruction: A Multicenter Outcomes Analysis.” Plast Reconstr Surg 141, no. 1 (January 2018): 191–99. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000003927.
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    • Aibel, Kelli R., Tracy Truong, Ronnie L. Shammas, Eugenia H. Cho, Kate J. Buretta, Gina-Maria Pomann, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Assessing the effort associated with teaching residents.” J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 70, no. 12 (December 2017): 1725–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2017.07.014.
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    • Cho, Eugenia H., Ronnie L. Shammas, Adam D. Glener, Rachel A. Greenup, E Shelley Hwang, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “The Impact of Autologous Breast Reconstruction on Body Mass Index Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.” Plast Reconstr Surg 140, no. 6 (December 2017): 1121–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000003841.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Eugenia H. Cho, Adam D. Glener, Luke P. Poveromo, Lily R. Mundy, Rachel A. Greenup, Kimberly L. Blackwell, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Association Between Targeted HER-2 Therapy and Breast Reconstruction Outcomes: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.” J Am Coll Surg 225, no. 6 (December 2017): 731-739.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.08.023.
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    • Cornejo, Agustin, Ronnie L. Shammas, Luke P. Poveromo, Hui-Jie Lee, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Institutional Outcomes of Leech Therapy for Venous Congestion in 87 Patients.” J Reconstr Microsurg 33, no. 9 (November 2017): 612–18. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1604082.
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    • Mundy, Lily R., Tracy Truong, Ronnie L. Shammas, Mark J. Gage, Gina-Maria Pomann, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Acute Treatment Patterns for Lower Extremity Trauma in the United States: Flaps versus Amputation.” J Reconstr Microsurg 33, no. 8 (October 2017): 563–70. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1603332.
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    • Shammas, R. L., B. H. Hwang, L. S. Levin, M. J. Richard, D. S. Ruch, and S. K. Mithani. “Outcomes of sympathectomy and vascular bypass for digital ischaemia in connective tissue disorders.” J Hand Surg Eur Vol 42, no. 8 (October 2017): 823–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/1753193417718784.
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    • Carlson, Anna Rose, Ronnie Labib Shammas, Alexander Christopher Allori, and David Bryan Powers. “A Technique for Reduction of Edentulous Fractures Using Dentures and SMARTLock Hybrid Fixation System.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 5, no. 9 (September 2017): e1473. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001473.
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    • Glener, Adam D., Alexander C. Allori, Ronnie L. Shammas, Alfredo E. Farjat, and Jeffrey R. Marcus. “Post-Surgical Relapse in Metopic Synostosis and Limitations of the Interfrontal Angle as an Outcome Measure.” J Craniofac Surg 28, no. 5 (July 2017): e494–500. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000003800.
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    • Avashia, Yash J., Ronnie L. Shammas, Suhail K. Mithani, and Selene G. Parekh. “Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Total Ankle Arthroplasty.” Foot Ankle Clin 22, no. 2 (June 2017): 391–404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcl.2017.01.008.
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    • Cho, Eugenia H., Ronnie L. Shammas, Brett T. Phillips, Rachel A. Greenup, E Shelley Hwang, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Breast Cancer after Augmentation: Oncologic and Reconstructive Considerations among Women Undergoing Mastectomy.” Plast Reconstr Surg 139, no. 6 (June 2017): 1240e-1249e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000003342.
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    • Elsamadicy, Aladine A., Owoicho Adogwa, Hunter Warwick, Amanda Sergesketter, Emily Lydon, Ronnie L. Shammas, Ankit I. Mehta, et al. “Increased 30-Day Complication Rates Associated with Laminectomy in 874 Adult Patients with Spinal Deformity Undergoing Elective Spinal Fusion: A Single Institutional Study.” World Neurosurg 102 (June 2017): 370–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.096.
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    • Glener, Adam D., Alexander C. Allori, Ronnie L. Shammas, Anna R. Carlson, Irene J. Pien, Arthur S. Aylsworth, Robert Meyer, et al. “A Population-Based Exploration of the Social Implications Associated with Cleft Lip and/or Palate.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 5, no. 6 (June 2017): e1373. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001373.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Yash J. Avashia, Alfredo E. Farjat, Anthony A. Catanzano, L Scott Levin, William C. Eward, Brian E. Brigman, and Detlev Erdmann. “Vascularized Fibula-Based Physis Transfer: A Follow-Up Study of Longitudinal Bone Growth and Complications.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 5, no. 5 (May 2017): e1352. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001352.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Andrew M. Fales, Bridget M. Crawford, Amy J. Wisdom, Gayathri R. Devi, David A. Brown, Tuan Vo-Dinh, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Labeled with Plasmonic Gold Nanostars for Cellular Tracking and Photothermal Cancer Cell Ablation.” Plast Reconstr Surg 139, no. 4 (April 2017): 900e-910e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000003187.
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    • Cho, Eugenia H., Andrew R. Bauder, Sierra Centkowski, Ronnie L. Shammas, Lily Mundy, Stephen J. Kovach, L Scott Levin, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Preoperative Platelet Count Predicts Lower Extremity Free Flap Thrombosis: A Multi-Institutional Experience.” Plast Reconstr Surg 139, no. 1 (January 2017): 220–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000002893.
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    • Crawford, Bridget M., Ronnie L. Shammas, Andrew M. Fales, David A. Brown, Scott T. Hollenbeck, Tuan Vo-Dinh, and Gayathri R. Devi. “Photothermal ablation of inflammatory breast cancer tumor emboli using plasmonic gold nanostars.” Int J Nanomedicine 12 (2017): 6259–72. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S141164.
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    • Wang, Timothy Y., Joel R. Martin, Daniel B. Loriaux, Rupen Desai, Ronnie L. Shammas, Owoicho Adogwa, Jessica Moreno, et al. “Risk Assessment and Characterization of 30-Day Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Following Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 1346 Consecutive Adult Patients.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 41, no. 5 (March 2016): 438–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000001249.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Lane, Whitney O., Christel Rushing, Lily R. Mundy, Ronnie Shammas, Scott T. Hollenbeck, Laura J. Fish, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Cost of Reconstruction: A Qualitative Study of Women after Breast Cancer.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 229:S147–S147. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2019.
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    • Shammas, R. L., A. M. Fales, B. M. Crawford, S. T. Hollenbeck, T. Vo-Dinh, and G. R. Devi. “Abstract P3-16-02: Nanotheranostics using plasmonic gold nanostars to target inflammatory breast cancer cells and tumor emboli.” In Poster Session Abstracts. American Association for Cancer Research, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p3-16-02.
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    • Blau, Jared A., Agustin Cornejo, Analise B. Thomas, Ronnie L. Shammas, Kelli Aibel, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Practice Makes Perfect: Surgical Efficiency During Free Flap Breast Reconstruction Is Associated with Improved Outcomes.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 223:S100–101. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.06.205.
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    • Blau, Jared A., Ronnie L. Shammas, Anna R. Carlson, Rachel A. Anolik, Kate J. Buretta, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Comparison of Single vs Double Free Flap Breast Reconstruction: 30-Day Outcomes from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Dataset.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 223:e162–e162. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.08.412.
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    • Blau, Jared A., Ronnie L. Shammas, Kate J. Buretta, Rachel A. Anolik, Yash J. Avashia, and Michael R. Zenn. “Synthetic Skin vs Human Tissue for Medical Student Suture Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 223:S134–35. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.06.283.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Agustin Cornejo, Luke P. Poveromo, Adam D. Glener, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Outcomes of Leech Therapy for Venous Congestion after Reconstructive Surgery.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 223:S100–S100. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.06.203.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Andrew M. Fales, Bridget M. Crawford, Bruce Klitzman, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Tuan VoDinh. “Plasmonic Gold-Nanostars for Tracking of Adult Stem Cells and for Selective Photothermal Ablation.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 223:S100–S100. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.06.204.
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    • Thomas, Analise B., Ronnie L. Shammas, Adam D. Glener, Kelli Aibel, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Analysis of Bleeding Complications in Plastic Surgery.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 223:S93–S93. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.06.186.
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