Michael Alperovich, MD, MSc, FACS
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2025
Bone Healing Following Osseous Genioplasty is Minimally Impacted by the Osteotomy Gap Width.
Hu K, Parikh N, Ihnat J, Wasserburg J, Collar J, Aral A, Alperovich M. Bone Healing Following Osseous Genioplasty is Minimally Impacted by the Osteotomy Gap Width. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2025 PMID: 40965831, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000011961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOsseous genioplastyBone densityBone healingBone volumeAssociated with patient agePostoperative bone healingOsteotomy gapPatient-specific factorsPostoperative CT imagesFacial feminization surgeryDemineralized bone graftLate imagingPatient ageAesthetic outcomesGenioplastyFeminization surgeryOsteotomy regionSmoking statusMandible modelBone graftCT imagesFacial skeletonPatientsOsteotomyBoneReply: Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Executive Function Impairment in Metopic Craniosynostosis
Alperovich M, Almeida M, Long A. Reply: Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Executive Function Impairment in Metopic Craniosynostosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2025, 156: 441e-442e. PMID: 40865072, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000012158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Prospective Assessment of Weight Bias Internalization in Patients Seeking Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery
Dunford A, Metzler A, Ivezaj V, Pittman B, Alperovich M, Price G. A Prospective Assessment of Weight Bias Internalization in Patients Seeking Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2025 PMID: 40940272, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating-disorder psychopathologyWeight bias internalizationDepressive symptomsAssociated with greater eating-disorder psychopathologyAssociated with eating-disorder psychopathologyHigher weight bias internalizationBody contouring surgeryBody mass indexMental health concernsBariatric surgeryPsychopathologyGroup differencesFollow-upSignificant groupBody imageProspective analysisProspective assessmentTime interactionIndependent of body mass indexWeight lossSymptomsUnited States METHODSContouring surgeryParticipantsBariatric teamIncreasing Omission of Race and Ethnicity in a National Surgical Database.
Hu K, Ihnat J, Zhao K, Oh S, Goss J, Parikh N, Kammien A, Fereydooni S, Butler P, Alperovich M. Increasing Omission of Race and Ethnicity in a National Surgical Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2025, 241: 348-356. PMID: 40035446, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBM patientsNSQIP-PHospital lengths-of-stayNational surgical databaseLengths-of-stayNon-BM patientsEthnicity dataCochran-Armitage testOdds of readmissionSurgical databaseSurgical outcomesPatient demographicsSurgery typeNSQIP-P.Multivariate analysisIncreased omissionsPatientsSurgical disparitiesCochran-ArmitageMissing raceSurgical careLinear mixed-effects modelsAccurate data collectionComplicationsMixed-effects modelsVirtual Surgical Planning for Facial Feminization Surgery: Correlation Between Three-Dimensional Plans and Results Varies Across Procedures.
Rancu A, Flores Perez P, Hu K, Allam O, Lewis K, Mukherjee T, Alperovich M. Virtual Surgical Planning for Facial Feminization Surgery: Correlation Between Three-Dimensional Plans and Results Varies Across Procedures. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2025 PMID: 40794414, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000012361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual surgical planningFacial feminization surgerySurgical planningComputed tomographyFeminization surgeryPostoperative computed tomographyPatients to dateThree-dimensional planningPatient's unique anatomyGender-affirming surgeryPostoperative resultsGenioplastyAngle reductionGroup of proceduresUnique anatomySurgeryPairwise t-test analysisVolume conformityCraniofacial landmarksPost-hocForeheadPatientsAngle procedureComprehensive evaluationSurgeonsComparison of behavioral outcomes following cranial vault remodeling versus strip craniectomy for non-syndromic sagittal craniosynostosis
Parikh N, Hu K, Lewis K, Kauke-Navarro M, Allam O, Goss J, Ihnat J, Persing J, Golinko M, Alperovich M. Comparison of behavioral outcomes following cranial vault remodeling versus strip craniectomy for non-syndromic sagittal craniosynostosis. Child's Nervous System 2025, 41: 248. PMID: 40719882, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-025-06900-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavior Rating InventoryNon-syndromic sagittal craniosynostosisExecutive functionElevated scoresCranial vault remodelingSocial Responsiveness Scale-2nd editionChild Behavior ChecklistT-score distributionT-scoreStrip craniectomyBehavior ChecklistBehavior problemsPeer relationsVault remodelingSurgical techniqueBehavioral outcomesSagittal craniosynostosisBehavioral developmentBehavioral risk profilesBehavioral differencesEmotional/behavioral regulationInfluence of surgical techniquePatients aged 6T-score categoriesAged 6Long-term neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes in patients with non-syndromic craniosynostosis
Ihnat J, Hu K, Goss J, Allam O, Parikh N, Vassallo M, Mayes L, Persing J, Alperovich M. Long-term neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes in patients with non-syndromic craniosynostosis. Child's Nervous System 2025, 41: 233. PMID: 40659876, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-025-06888-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-syndromic craniosynostosisBehavioral testsCraniofacial plastic surgeonsGeneral populationNeurocognitive testsYears of ageSRS-2Corrective surgeryResultsThirty-twoModerate-severeAutism-related behaviorsCounseling parentsCraniosynostosisPatientsPlastic surgeonsPrevalence of ADHDDiagnosis of autismResultsThirty-two participantsInfantsEarly screeningMean scoreOperative recordsSurgeryADHD indexBehavior of patientsAcademic Surgeon Financial Compensation in the US: Trends from 2017 to 2023.
Flores-Pérez P, Futela D, Rancu A, Febre D, Alperovich M, Malhotra A. Academic Surgeon Financial Compensation in the US: Trends from 2017 to 2023. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2025 PMID: 40492641, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001481.Peer-Reviewed Original Research34. Quantification Of Morphometric Parameters Following Facial Feminization Surgery
Perez P, Rancu A, Vassallo M, Murkherjee T, Lewis K, Alperovich M. 34. Quantification Of Morphometric Parameters Following Facial Feminization Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2025, 13: 17-17. PMCID: PMC12076436, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001113980.44686.ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchD101. Virtual Surgical Planning for Facial Feminization Surgery: A Comparison of Three-dimensional Plans and Actual Results
Rancu A, Flores Perez P, Hu K, Allam O, Lewis K, Mukherjee T, Alperovich M. D101. Virtual Surgical Planning for Facial Feminization Surgery: A Comparison of Three-dimensional Plans and Actual Results. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2025, 13: 132-133. PMCID: PMC12076751, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001114900.18129.ae.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Michael Alperovich, MD, MSc, FACS, is a plastic surgeon with a focus on reconstructive and aesthetic surgery for the face, breast, and body. As Co-Director of Craniofacial Surgery at Yale, Dr. Alperovich has specialized training in congenital craniofacial surgery conditions, including cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, mandibular distraction, and ear reconstruction. Dr. Alperovich has expertise in facial aesthetic surgery including facelift, otoplasty, facial fat grafting, rhinoplasty, and blepharoplasty. Dr. Alperovich also regularly performs breast and body aesthetic surgery including breast lift, abdominoplasty, liposuction, and fat grafting.
When meeting a new patient, Dr. Alperovich says his goal is to provide a surgery that will maximize the patient’s quality of life by restoring or recreating appearance and function to the best possible state. “I promise every patient that once I start a reconstructive or aesthetic procedure, I will keep working with them until they are satisfied,” he says.
He finds his work to be invigorating on a daily basis. “As a plastic surgeon, I have the privilege of being one of the few types of doctors that patients look forward to seeing,” Dr. Alperovich says. “The best part of my job is having the chance help a patient during a time of need and to serve as a positive, uplifting part of what can be a trying chapter.”
Dr. Alperovich is an associate professor of surgery (plastics division) at Yale School of Medicine. He is the recipient of multiple institutional and national awards including the CRANIO award by the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and Yale Department of Surgery Academic Development Award. He has been an invited visiting professor and guest speaker nationally and internationally, authored multiple book chapters, published over 100 peer-reviewed publications, and serves on the editorial boards of several plastic surgery journals.
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