2022
A Blueprint for Increasing Ethnic and Racial Diversity in U.S. Residency Training Programs
Butler PD, Fowler JC, Meer E, Rosen IM, Reyes IM, Berns JS. A Blueprint for Increasing Ethnic and Racial Diversity in U.S. Residency Training Programs. Academic Medicine 2022, 97: 1632-1636. PMID: 35857407, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEducation, Medical, GraduateEthnicityHispanic or LatinoHumansInternship and ResidencyRacial GroupsUnited StatesCommentary on: The Racial Representation of Cosmetic Surgery Patients and Physicians on Social Media
Familusi O, Butler PD. Commentary on: The Racial Representation of Cosmetic Surgery Patients and Physicians on Social Media. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2022, 42: 964-965. PMID: 35446927, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjac107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
In 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 effortsHow to Be An Antiracist Hand Surgery Educator
Bradford PS, Dacus AR, Chhabra AB, Butler PD, DeGeorge BR. How to Be An Antiracist Hand Surgery Educator. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2021, 46: 507-511. PMID: 33762091, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The 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
Improvement 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominoplastyAdultBariatric SurgeryFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRacial GroupsRetrospective Studies
2018
Racial 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
2017
Influence of race, insurance status, and geographic access to plastic surgeons on immediate breast reconstruction rates
Butler PD, Familusi O, Serletti JM, Fox JP. Influence of race, insurance status, and geographic access to plastic surgeons on immediate breast reconstruction rates. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 215: 987-994. PMID: 29103529, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.09.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate breast reconstructionIBR ratesCaucasian womenImmediate breast reconstruction ratesAmbulatory surgery dataBreast reconstruction ratesPlastic surgeon densityFinal cohortInsurance statusBreast reconstructionBreast cancerLargest absolute increaseHealth servicesSurgeon densitySurgery dataAdult womenPublic insuranceStatus subgroupsPrivate insuranceGeographic accessAsian womenAbsolute increasePlastic surgeonsWomenInfluence of race
2015
Racial and age disparities persist in immediate breast reconstruction: an updated analysis of 48,564 patients from the 2005 to 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program data sets
Butler PD, Nelson JA, Fischer JP, Wink JD, Chang B, Fosnot J, Wu LC, Serletti JM. Racial and age disparities persist in immediate breast reconstruction: an updated analysis of 48,564 patients from the 2005 to 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program data sets. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 212: 96-101. PMID: 26545345, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical complication rateNon-Caucasian raceAmerican CollegeComplication rateDiabetes mellitusOlder ageImmediate breast reconstruction ratesImmediate breast reconstructionMultivariate logistic regressionBreast reconstruction ratesLack of associationProgram data setCurrent smokingPatient comorbiditiesSurgical morbidityComorbid conditionsBreast reconstructionCardiovascular diseaseOlder womenLogistic regressionStudy periodAge disparitiesMellitusMastectomyPatients