Michael Alperovich, MD, MSc, FACS
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National Epidemiologic Trends and Disparities in Operative Management of Pediatric Facial Soft Tissue Injuries.
Kong V, Salib A, Rancu A, Parker E, Kauke-Navarro M, Hu K, Moscarelli J, Allam O, Alperovich M. National Epidemiologic Trends and Disparities in Operative Management of Pediatric Facial Soft Tissue Injuries. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2025 PMID: 41348712, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000012265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacial soft tissue injuriesSoft tissue injuriesTissue injuryPediatric facial traumaStandard referral pathwayHigh-energy trauma mechanismPatients aged 0Plastic surgery involvementMotor vehicle accidentsSurgical delayAesthetic outcomesOperative treatmentRetrospective studyFacial traumaNational-level analysisTrauma mechanismMultivariate regression modelOperative timeACS TQIPEpidemiological trendsReferral pathwaysAsian childrenAged 0InjuryRacial disparitiesA Critical Assessment of the Readability and Ethnic Inclusivity of Online Patient Materials for Microtia.
Boroumand S, Aquilina S, Gu E, Carrillo G, Goss J, Allam O, Alperovich M. A Critical Assessment of the Readability and Ethnic Inclusivity of Online Patient Materials for Microtia. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2025, 10556656251369339. PMID: 41191000, DOI: 10.1177/10556656251369339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtilizing Machine Learning to Predict Perioperative Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Craniosynostosis Patients Undergoing Cranial Vault Remodeling
Theriault B, Serrato P, Ghanekar S, Rajkumar S, DiLuna A, Allam O, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Utilizing Machine Learning to Predict Perioperative Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Craniosynostosis Patients Undergoing Cranial Vault Remodeling. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2025, 36: 2805-2810. PMID: 41396426, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000011828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative blood transfusionCranial vault remodelingBlood transfusionVault remodelingTransfusion riskAssociated with higher transfusion ratesACS NSQIP-Pediatric databaseAnesthesia durationNSQIP-Pediatric databasePredictors of transfusionBlood transfusion groupHigher transfusion rateOdds of transfusionWhite blood cell countPatients aged 2Retrospective cohort studyLogistic regressionBlood cell countMultivariate logistic regressionMinimally invasive surgeryLonger anesthesia durationFactors associated with lower oddsCraniosynostosis repairPreoperative albuminPostoperative dataAcademic 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, 241: 864-872. PMID: 40492641, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlgorithmic Bias in AI-Driven Medical Education: Uncovering Implicit Racial and Gender Disparities
Perez P, Allam O, Ajjawi I, Rancu A, Salib A, Moscarelli J, Kauke-Navarro M, Butler P, Alperovich M. Algorithmic Bias in AI-Driven Medical Education: Uncovering Implicit Racial and Gender Disparities. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2025, 13: 22-23. PMCID: PMC12456727, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001168600.15377.c4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone 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, Pittman B, Alperovich M, Price G, Ivezaj V. A prospective assessment of weight bias internalization in patients seeking body contouring after bariatric surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2025, 21: 1350-1356. 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 evaluationSurgeons
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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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- AB of Plastic Surgery
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- 2017
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