September 2023 Journal Club: Monobloc Distraction: Shape Analysis; MIPS and Plastic Surgeons; Improving Operating Room Efficiency

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In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue:

“Comparison of Internal and External Distraction in Frontofacial Monobloc Advancement:
A Three-Dimensional Quantification” by Rickart, van de Lande, et al.

“Plastic Surgeons and Equity: Are Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Scores Impacted by Minority Patient Caseload?” by Byrd, Cichocki, and Chung.

“Streamlining and Consistency in Surgery: Lean Six Sigma to Improve Operating Room Efficiency” Tanna, Clappier, Barnett, et al.

Special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, who is a pediatric/craniofacial surgeon who completed her residency training at the University of Wisconsin, followed by Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship at the Boston Children’s Hospital. She is currently an Attending Physician within the Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery at Boston Children’s and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School who specializes in all areas of pediatric plastic surgery.

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