2022
Understanding public perception of bra size
Malphrus E, Desai A, Weiss E, Couto J, Broach R, Butler P. Understanding public perception of bra size. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2022, 75: 4197-4201. PMID: 36180339, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cup sizeCup sizeGeneral population sampleSurvey respondentsBreast surgeryPostoperative resultsPreoperative discussionGeneral populationPatientsBra sizeBreastPersonal historyDemographic questionnairePopulation samplePreoperative imagesPatient's breastSurgeonsWomenUse QuestionnaireQuestionnaireFemale respondentsRespondentsSurgeryRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.
Sarver MM, Rames JD, Ren Y, Greenup RA, Shammas RL, Hwang ES, Hollenbeck ST, Hyslop T, Butler PD, Fayanju OM. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 234: 760-771. PMID: 35426388, PMCID: PMC9347225, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayLonger LOSPostmastectomy breast reconstructionPostoperative complicationsWhite womenBreast reconstructionBreast cancerNational Inpatient Sample databasePost-mastectomy reconstructionType of reconstructionRace/ethnicityPerioperative comorbiditiesPreoperative comorbiditiesComorbidity scorePerioperative complicationsPerioperative factorsPatient demographicsPerioperative outcomesSurgical complicationsComorbid conditionsSurgical outcomesPostmastectomy reconstructionMicrosurgical complicationsPrimary careAutologous reconstructionExamination of Intersectionality and the Pipeline for Black Academic Surgeons
Keshinro A, Butler P, Fayanju O, Khabele D, Newman E, Greene W, Welcome A, Joseph KA, Stallion A, Backhus L, Frangos S, DiMaggio C, Berman R, Hasson R, Rodriguez LM, Stain S, Bukur M, Klein MJ, Henry-Tillman R, Barry L, Oseni T, Martin C, Johnson-Mann C, Smith R, Karpeh M, White C, Turner P, Pugh C, Hayes-Jordan A, Berry C. Examination of Intersectionality and the Pipeline for Black Academic Surgeons. JAMA Surgery 2022, 157: 327-334. PMID: 35138327, PMCID: PMC8829744, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.7430.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes following Severe Traumatic Lower Extremity Reconstruction: The Value of an Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center to Racially Underserved Communities
Naga HI, Azoury SC, Othman S, Couto JA, Mehta S, Levin LS, Butler PD, Kovach SJ. Short- and Long-Term Outcomes following Severe Traumatic Lower Extremity Reconstruction: The Value of an Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center to Racially Underserved Communities. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 646-654. PMID: 34432698, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity reconstructionAfrican American patientsTraumatic lower extremity reconstructionExtremity reconstructionAmerican patientsFull weight-bearing statusLong-term functional statusCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELPostoperative rehabilitation strategyWeight-bearing statusShort-term complicationsNumber of readmissionsChronic pain managementLong-term outcomesTotal flap failurePatient demographicsPain managementAmbulation statusRetrospective reviewNonwhite raceCaucasian patientsFunctional statusFlap failureRacial groupsInclusion criteriaIn Search of Workforce Diversity? A Program’s Successful Approach
Llado-Farrulla M, Fosnot J, Couto J, Chang B, Broach RB, Rios-Diaz A, Fowler JA, Aarons CB, Serletti JM, Butler PD. In Search of Workforce Diversity? A Program’s Successful Approach. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 1229-1233. PMID: 33890911, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReconstructive surgery residency programsSurgery residency programsResidency programsHealth care disparitiesNational averageRetrospective reviewPlastic surgery residentsCare disparitiesMultifactorial naturePlastic surgery traineesPlastic surgery residency programsSurgery residentsSurgery traineesAlaskan NativesMedicine residentsOngoing disparitiesCurrent national averageProgram residentsUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhysiciansHeterogeneous populationMedicineResidentsRecruitment effortsReassessing career pathways of surgical leaders: An examination of surgical leaders’ early accomplishments
Meer E, Hughes BD, Martin CA, Rios-Diaz AJ, Patel V, Pugh CM, Berry C, Stain SC, Britt LD, Stein SL, Butler PD. Reassessing career pathways of surgical leaders: An examination of surgical leaders’ early accomplishments. The American Journal Of Surgery 2021, 222: 933-936. PMID: 33894978, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Looking Beyond the Numbers: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion Through Holistic Review in General Surgery Recruitment
Nehemiah A, Roberts SE, Song Y, Kelz RR, Butler PD, Morris JB, Aarons CB. Looking Beyond the Numbers: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion Through Holistic Review in General Surgery Recruitment. Journal Of Surgical Education 2020, 78: 763-769. PMID: 32950431, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.08.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of womenGeneral surgery residency programsSurgery residency programsDiverse patient populationsResidency programsRetrospective studyPatient populationSubgroup analysisABSITE scoresCategorical positionAcademic centersUnited States Medical Licensing Exam scoresWomenCategorical internsIntern classScoresSignificant increaseRecruitment of womenUIM applicantsResidency trainingAmerican BoardUIM studentsNational medianPivotal roleTraining exam scoresContemporary treatment of keloids: A 10-year institutional experience with medical management, surgical excision, and radiation therapy
Akinbiyi T, Kozak GM, Davis HD, Barrette LX, Rios-Diaz AJ, Maxwell R, Tilahun ED, Jones JA, Broach RB, Butler PD. Contemporary treatment of keloids: A 10-year institutional experience with medical management, surgical excision, and radiation therapy. The American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 221: 689-696. PMID: 32878694, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical excisionMedical managementRadiation therapyKeloid treatmentPostoperative steroidsMedian ageRT groupMore complicationsSingle centerRecurrence rateFemale sexMale genderHigh radiation dosesInstitutional experienceRecurrenceContemporary treatmentLogistic regressionComplicationsExcisionDecade-long experiencePatientsRadiation dosesCosmesisTherapyTreatmentBenchmarking Accomplishments of Leaders in American Surgery and Justification for Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion.
Butler PD, Pugh CM, Meer E, Lett E, Tilahun ED, Sanfey HA, Berry C, Stain SC, DeMatteo RP, Vickers SM, Britt LD, Martin CA. Benchmarking Accomplishments of Leaders in American Surgery and Justification for Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: 897-903. PMID: 32649466, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen excellence is still not enough
Butler PD. When excellence is still not enough. The American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 220: 543-544. PMID: 32622506, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impact of Race, Age, Gender, Income, and Level of Education on Motivations to Pursue Cosmetic Surgery and Surgeon Selection at an Academic Institution.
Ligh CA, Lett E, Broach RB, Enriquez FA, Jordan A, Percec I, Serletti JM, Butler PD. The Impact of Race, Age, Gender, Income, and Level of Education on Motivations to Pursue Cosmetic Surgery and Surgeon Selection at an Academic Institution. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2020, 145: 932e-939e. PMID: 32332533, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000006734.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Pursing a career in academic surgery among African American medical students
Roberts SE, Shea JA, Sellers M, Butler PD, Kelz RR. Pursing a career in academic surgery among African American medical students. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 219: 598-603. PMID: 31470975, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American studentsAcademic surgical careerAmerican studentsSurgical careerAfrican American medical studentsAmerican medical studentsLack of mentorshipFormal mentorship programURM studentsPipeline programsMedical schoolsMedical studentsStudentsAcademic surgeryMentorship programCareerExplicit goalWhite environmentStudy findingsLifestyle concernsDescriptive studyFinancial pressuresProgramUniversity of PennsylvaniaRecruiting processImprovement in racial disparity among patients undergoing panniculectomy after bariatric surgery
Rhemtulla IA, Vonderhaar RJ, Mauch JT, Broach RB, Familusi O, Butler PD. Improvement in racial disparity among patients undergoing panniculectomy after bariatric surgery. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 218: 37-41. PMID: 30654917, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Adult Buried Penis Repair with Escutcheonectomy and Split-Thickness Skin Grafting
Strother MC, Skokan AJ, Sterling ME, Butler PD, Kovell RC. Adult Buried Penis Repair with Escutcheonectomy and Split-Thickness Skin Grafting. The Journal Of Sexual Medicine 2018, 15: 1198-1204. PMID: 29960889, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThickness skin graftingPenis repairSurgical correctionSurgical morbiditySkin graftingSplit-thickness skin graftLocal skin inflammationSplit-thickness skinSkin graft harvestingExcellent rateAggressive debridementPatient comorbiditiesMajor complicationsPreoperative pathologySkin inflammationPatient satisfactionGraft harvestingSkin graftsMAIN OUTCOMESuperior outcomesSexual functioningGraftMorbiditySuccessful graftsAdultsRacial disparities in surgical outcomes of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Montgomery SR, Butler PD, Wirtalla CJ, Collier KT, Hoffman RL, Aarons CB, Damrauer SM, Kelz RR. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 215: 1046-1050. PMID: 29803499, PMCID: PMC7764563, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBlack patientsBowel diseaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariable logistic regression modelingSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramRetrospective cohort studyTraditional risk factorsLogistic regression modelingQuality Improvement ProgramASA classIBD patientsEmergent surgeryCohort studySerious morbidityWhite patientsStoma creationSurgical outcomesHealth disparities researchRisk factorsAmerican CollegePatientsSurgeryRacial disparities
2016
Geographic Variation in Access to Plastic Surgeons
Bauder AR, Sarik JR, Butler PD, Noone RB, Fischer JP, Serletti JM, Kanchwala SK, Kovach SJ, Fox JP. Geographic Variation in Access to Plastic Surgeons. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2016, 76: 238-243. PMID: 26545221, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000651.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Maxey TS, Reece TB, Ellman PI, Butler PD, Kern JA, Tribble CG, Kron IL. Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2004, 127: 428-434. PMID: 14762351, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery BypassEchocardiographyFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral Valve InsufficiencyMorbidityMyocardial IschemiaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexShock, CardiogenicStatistics as TopicStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVirginiaConceptsCoronary artery bypass groupCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassPostoperative ejection fractionVentricular restorationBypass groupIschemic cardiomyopathyEjection fractionLate mortalityHeart failureVentricular volumeCoronary artery bypass patientsNormal ventricular volumeOutcomes of freedomLeft ventricular volumeHospital deathLate morbidityBypass patientsAcceptable therapyVentricular enlargementWorse outcomesRetrospective analysisLarger ventriclesPatientsBypass