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Yale medical student Jake Moscarelli has been selected to deliver an oral presentation at the prestigious American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) 103rd Annual Meeting on May 26. His project, “Dual Perfusion Superomedial Pedicle in Reduction Mammoplasty - A Prospective Intraoperative Radiographic Study,” is a collaboration with principal investigator Dr. Paris Butler. Chosen from over 1,054 submissions, with only 8% accepted for podium presentations, Jake’s work exemplifies innovation and excellence. Dr. Butler praised the achievement, calling it “extraordinary” and a testament to Jake’s talent and dedication.

The YSM Department of Surgery has named Dr. Paris Butler as Vice Chair of Education and Inclusive Excellence. In this role, he will oversee the department’s residency programs, fellowships, and undergraduate clerkship, while advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the missions. The role builds on Dr. Butler’s success as Vice Chair of DEI, having contributed to record diversity in the residency program and the establishment of the visiting student scholarship program. 

The 104 members of Yale School of Medicine's incoming Class of 2028 received their white coats, which symbolize their entrance to the medical profession, in a ceremony at the school on Aug. 5.

On June 6, the winners of the Med Ed Day poster contest were announced.

Mehra Golshan, MD, MBA, honored by the American Surgical Association.

Bohdan Pomahac, MD, has performed the most face transplants in the world.

Connecticut Magazine’s 2024 'Top Doctors' list includes more than 30 faculty from the Yale Department of Surgery.

Five years after his full facial transplant surgery, Robert Chelsea reconnects with Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, the division chief of plastic surgery at Yale School of Medicine.

Siba Haykal MD, PhD, has been appointed the Section Chief of Reconstructive Oncology for the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.