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., Alexander Gordee, Hui-Jie Lee, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Charles D. Scales, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Brett T. Phillips. “ASO Visual Abstract: Complications, Costs, and Healthcare Resource Utilization After Staged, Delayed, and Immediate Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction-A Longitudinal, Claims-Based Analysis.” Ann Surg Oncol, December 26, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12991-2.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Alexander Gordee, Hui-Jie Lee, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Charles D. Scales, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Brett T. Phillips. “Complications, Costs, and Healthcare Resource Utilization After Staged, Delayed, and Immediate Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Longitudinal, Claims-Based Analysis.” Ann Surg Oncol, December 6, 2022, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12896-0.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., and Brett T. Phillips. “ASO Author Reflections: Optimal Timing of Autologous Breast Reconstruction Should Incorporate Patient Perspectives When Balancing the Increased Risks of a Staged Approach.” Annals of Surgical Oncology, December 2022. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12907-0.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Geoffroy C. Sisk, Christopher J. Coroneos, Anaeze C. Offodile, Rene D. Largo, Arash Momeni, Nicholas L. Berlin, et al. “Textbook outcomes in DIEP flap breast reconstruction: a Delphi study to establish consensus.” Breast Cancer Res Treat, November 28, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-022-06820-z.
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    • Dunworth, Kristina, Denisse Porras Fimbres, Rose Trotta, Andrew Hollins, Ronnie Shammas, Alexander C. Allori, and Pedro E. Santiago. “Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of the Evidence Base for Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM).” Cleft Palate Craniofac J, November 4, 2022, 10556656221136324. https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656221136325.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., Yisong Geng, Ronnie L. Shammas, Gerald V. Denis, Robin Bachelder, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “The Association Between Metabolic Derangement and Wound Complications in Elective Plastic Surgery.” The Journal of Surgical Research 278 (October 2022): 39–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.03.017.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Said C. Azoury, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Hui-Jie Lee, Emily Poehlein, Sammy E. Othman, Roger W. Cason, Howard Levinson, Stephen J. Kovach, and Suhail K. Mithani. “Primary Targeted Muscle Reinnervation after Below-Knee Amputation Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Major or Minor Surgical Complications: A Multi-Institutional, Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.” Plast Reconstr Surg 150, no. 3 (September 1, 2022): 589–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009441.
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    • Hollins, Andrew W., Rachel Hein, Andrew Atia, Mahsa Taskindoust, Grant Darner, Ronnie Shammas, and Suhail K. Mithani. “Symptom Duration and Diabetic Control Influence Success of Steroid Injection in Trigger Finger.” Plast Reconstr Surg 150, no. 2 (August 1, 2022): 357e-363e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009320.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., Shravika Lam, Gloria Broadwater, Ronnie L. Shammas, Hannah C. Langdell, Jennifer K. Plichta, Sharon Clancy, Kristen Rezak, Brett T. Phillips, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Which Factors Are Important to Women When Choosing a Breast Reconstruction Surgeon?” Plast Reconstr Surg 150, no. 1 (July 1, 2022): 38–45. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009194.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Amanda R. Sergesketter, Mahsa Taskindoust, Sonali Biswas, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Brett T. Phillips. “Assessing the Influence of Failed Implant Reconstruction on Patient Satisfaction and Decision Regret after Salvage Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction.” J Reconstr Microsurg 38, no. 6 (July 2022): 441–50. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735224.
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    • Sarver, Melissa M., Jess D. Rames, Yi Ren, Rachel A. Greenup, Ronnie L. Shammas, E Shelley Hwang, Scott T. Hollenbeck, et al. “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.” Journal of the American College of Surgeons 234, no. 5 (May 2022): 760–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000000143.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., Caitlin Marks, Gloria Broadwater, Ronnie L. Shammas, Rachel A. Greenup, Sharon Clancy, Jennifer K. Plichta, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Brett T. Phillips. “A Comparison of Complications in Therapeutic versus Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Paired Analysis.” Plast Reconstr Surg 149, no. 5 (May 1, 2022): 1037–47. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008981.
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    • Langdell, Hannah C., Ronnie L. Shammas, Andrew Atia, Edward I. Chang, Evan Matros, and Brett T. Phillips. “Vein Grafts in Free Flap Reconstruction: Review of Indications and Institutional Pearls.” Plast Reconstr Surg 149, no. 3 (March 1, 2022): 742–49. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008856.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Laura J. Fish, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Anaeze C. Offodile, Brett T. Phillips, Sachi Oshima, Clara N. Lee, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Dissatisfaction After Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Mixed-Methods Study.” Ann Surg Oncol 29, no. 2 (February 2022): 1109–19. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10720-9.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Rachel A. Greenup, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “ASO Author Reflections: Decision Support Tools Are Needed to Address Dissatisfaction Among Women Seeking Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction.” Annals of Surgical Oncology 29, no. 2 (February 2022): 1120–21. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10789-2.
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    • Sergesketter, Amanda R., Ronnie L. Shammas, Hannah C. Langdell, Yisong Geng, Kyle R. Eberlin, Paige Fox, Jason H. Ko, et al. “Predicting Academic Performance during Plastic Surgery Residency: Can Step 2 Scores Reliably Replace Step 1?” J Surg Educ 79, no. 3 (2022): 828–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.11.015.
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    • 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.” Ann Plast Surg 88, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 99–104. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000002949.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Laura J. Fish, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Anaeze C. Offodile, Brett T. Phillips, Sachi Oshima, Clara N. Lee, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Correction to: Dissatisfaction After Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Mixed-Methods Study.” Ann Surg Oncol 28, no. Suppl 3 (December 2021): 898. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10796-3.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Laura J. Fish, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Anaeze C. Offodile, Brett T. Phillips, Sachi Oshima, Clara N. Lee, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and Rachel A. Greenup. “ASO Visual Abstract: Dissatisfaction After Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Mixed-Methods Study.” Ann Surg Oncol 28, no. Suppl 3 (December 2021): 720–21. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10779-4.
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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 37, no. 9 (November 2021): 753–63. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726397.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Roger W. Cason, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Adam D. Glener, Gloria Broadwater, Andrew Hollins, Elliot Le, et al. “A Comparison of Surgical Complications in Patients Undergoing Delayed versus Staged Tissue-Expander and Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 148, no. 3 (September 2021): 501–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000008208.
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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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • Cason, Roger W., Ronnie L. Shammas, Bryan J. Pyfer, Adam D. Glener, Jeffrey R. Marcus, and Jonathan L. Cook. “Cutaneous Reconstruction of the Nasal Distal Third: Alternative Local Flaps for a Complex Region.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 9, no. 5 (May 2021): e3444. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003444.
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    • Oleck, Nicholas C., J Andres Hernandez, Roger W. Cason, Adam D. Glener, Ronnie L. Shammas, Yash J. Avashia, and Jeffrey R. Marcus. “Two or Three? Approaches to Staging of the Paramedian Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 9, no. 5 (May 2021): e3591. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003591.
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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.” Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 37, no. 1 (January 2021): 89–96. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1709480.
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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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    • 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.” Plast Reconstr Surg 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.” Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 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.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, September 8, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000007327.
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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, 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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    • 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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    • 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.” Journal of the American College of Surgeons 230, no. 4 (April 2020): 605-614.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.01.006.
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    • Blau, J. A., R. L. Shammas, R. A. Anolik, Y. J. Avashia, K. B. Krucoff, and M. 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 (2020).
    • 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.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global 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 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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    • 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.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 144, no. 1 (July 2019): 24–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000005696.
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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.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 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.” Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery : Jpras 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.” The Journal of Surgical Research 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.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 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.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 141, no. 1 (January 2018): 191–99. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000003927.
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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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    • 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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    • 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.” Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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 Neurosurgery 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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    • Buretta, Kate J., Anna R. Carlson, Ronnie L. Shammas, Hui-Jie Lee, and Gregory S. Georgiade. “Abstract 119.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  Global Open 5 (April 2017): 87–87. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.gox.0000516638.00470.24.
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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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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Bridget M. Crawford, Andrew M. Fales, David A. Brown, Tuan Vo-Dinh, Gayathri R. Devi, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Abstract 67.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  Global Open 5 (April 2017): 51–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.gox.0000516587.85624.50.
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    • Thomas, Analise, Ronnie Shammas, Adam Glener, Eugenia Cho, and Scott Hollenbeck. “Abstract 22.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  Global Open 5 (April 2017): 18–18. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.gox.0000516543.42630.87.
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    • Cho, Eugenia H., Andrew R. Bauder, Ronnie L. Shammas, Stephen J. Kovach, Scott T. Hollenbeck, and L Scott Levin. “Abstract 52. EVAULATING OUTCOMES OF LOWER EXTREMITY FREE TISSUE TRANSFER.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  Global Open 5 (February 2017): 48–49. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.gox.0000513467.22858.ea.
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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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    • Mundy, Lily R., Ronnie Shammas, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Abstract.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery  Global Open 4 (September 2016): 157–58. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.gox.0000503095.60044.17.
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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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  • Book Sections

    • Shammas, R. L., and S. T. Hollenbeck. “Use of magnetic resonance imaging to help avoid skin necrosis after nipple-sparing mastectomy.” In Nipple-Areolar Complex Reconstruction: Principles and Clinical Techniques, 261–66, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60925-6_31.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Oleck, Nicholas C., Sonali Biswas, Ronnie L. Shammas, Hani I. Naga, and Brett T. Phillips. “An Ounce of Prediction is Worth a Pound of Cure: Risk Calculators in Breast Reconstruction.” In Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 10:e4324, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004324.
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    • 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 Cancer Research, Vol. 77. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p3-16-02.
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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. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 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. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 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. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.06.186.
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    • Blau, J. A., A. Cornejo, A. B. Thomas, R. L. Shammas, K. Aibel, and S. 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, 2016.
    • Blau, J. A., R. L. Shammas, A. R. Carlson, R. A. Anolik, K. J. Buretta, and S. 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. Elsevier, 2016.
    • Blau, J. A., R. L. Shammas, K. J. Buretta, R. A. Anolik, Y. J. Avashia, and M. 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, 2016.

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