2024
Evolution of Virtual Surgical Planning Use Among Craniofacial Surgeons
Moscarelli J, Hu K, Alper D, Rancu A, Salib A, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Persing J, Alperovich M. Evolution of Virtual Surgical Planning Use Among Craniofacial Surgeons. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1612-1615. PMID: 38949496, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual surgical planningAmerican Society of Maxillofacial SurgeonsCraniofacial surgeonsImprove esthetic outcomesRespondents' current practiceShorter operating timeCraniofacial surgery fellowshipPlastic surgery trainingPostablative reconstructionOrthognathic surgeryEsthetic outcomeMaxillofacial surgeonsCraniofacial surgerySurgeon demographicsProcedure typeSurgical planningOperative timeSurgeon's practiceFellowship trainingFacial feminizationSurgeonsSurgery trainingSurgeryContinuous variablesSurgical trainingApplication of Computerized Surgical Planning in Craniosynostosis Surgery
Parikh N, Aral A, Lewis K, Alperovich M. Application of Computerized Surgical Planning in Craniosynostosis Surgery. Seminars In Plastic Surgery 2024, 38: 214-223. PMID: 39118860, PMCID: PMC11305832, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputerized surgical planningSurgical planningMultiple cranial suturesComputed tomography scanTreatment of craniosynostosisSurgical guide designPreoperative imagingIntraoperative timeSurgical correctionCraniofacial surgeryCraniosynostosis surgeryTomography scanTreatment modalitiesCraniosynostosis casesIntraoperative implementationPatient managementPremature fusionPreoperative planningMedical trainee educationCraniosynostosisCranial suturesResidency trainingMedical conditionsSurgeryPatient education
2017
The Drivers of Academic Success in Cleft and Craniofacial Centers
Plana NM, Massie JP, Stern MJ, Alperovich M, Runyan CM, Staffenberg DA, Koniaris LG, Grayson BH, Diaz-Siso JR, Flores RL. The Drivers of Academic Success in Cleft and Craniofacial Centers. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 139: 450-456. PMID: 28121885, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgery fellowshipCraniofacial CenterPlastic surgery facultyBasic science publicationsCraniofacial surgerySurgery facultyCraniofacial surgery fellowshipMultivariable linear regression analysisHealth fundingStepwise multivariable linear regression analysisAmerican Cleft Palate-Craniofacial AssociationNational InstituteNumber of surgeonsSurgeryLinear regression analysisPlastic surgeryStrong associationDental facultyOnly variableRegression analysisResident trainingUniversity affiliationMedical institutionsFellowship programsAssociation
2016
Applying Craniofacial Principles to Neurosurgical Exposures in Cerebrovascular Aneurysm Repair
Alperovich M, Frey JD, Potts MB, Riina HA, Staffenberg DA. Applying Craniofacial Principles to Neurosurgical Exposures in Cerebrovascular Aneurysm Repair. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2016, 27: 1077-1079. PMID: 27192638, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCraniofacial principlesNeurosurgical exposureCraniofacial surgeonsZygomaticomaxillary complex fracturesSuperior cosmetic resultsAnterior skull baseRisk of injuryAneurysm repairNerve transectionCosmetic resultsFacial nerveEyebrow incisionPeriorbital surgeryFrontal branchSkull baseConspicuous scarringTranspalpebral approachComplex fracturesNeurosurgical literatureSeries experienceSurgeonsCraniofacial surgerySurgeryCraniotomyExposure