The faculty in the division of Plastic Surgery are committed to research and have published numerous articles and given presentations at major conferences.  Bibliographies
Presentations
Research projects
Bibliographies of chapters written or papers published in peer-reviewed journals by residents, full time faculty and volunteer faculty in the last four years Granzow JW, Levine J, Chiu ES, LoTempio MM, Allen RJ. Breast reconstruction with
perforator flaps. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 120(1):1-12, 2007 Jul. Gautam AK. Allen RJ Jr. LoTempio MM. Mountcastle TS. Levine JL. Allen RJ. Chiu ES.
Congenital breast deformity reconstruction using perforator flaps. Annals of Plastic
Surgery. 58(4):353-8, 2007 Apr. Heitmann C. Levine JL. Allen RJ. Gluteal artery perforator flaps. Clinics in Plastic
Surgery. 34(1):123-30; abstract vii, 2007 Jan. Lester ME, Allen RJ. Microvascular Free Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap.
Grabb’s Encyclopedia of Flaps: Strauch and Hall-Findlay (Ed.). In Press 2007. Lo Tempio MM, Allen RJ. Microvascular Free Superior and Inferior Gluteal Artery
Perforator Flaps. Grabb’s Encyclopedia of Flaps: Strauch and Hall-Findlay (Ed.).
In Press 2007. Lester ME, Allen RJ. Autogenous Microsurgical Breast Augmentation. Breast
Augmentation: Principles and Practice: Shiffman (Ed.). In Press 2007. Granzow JW. Levine JL. Chiu ES. Allen RJ. Breast reconstruction using perforator flaps.
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 94(6):441-54, 2006 Nov 1. Allen RJ, LoTempio MM. Comparison of Donor-Site Complications and Functional
Outcomes in Free Muscle Sparing TRAM Flap and Free DIEP Flap Breast
Reconstruction-Annotated bibliography. Breast Disease: A Year Book Quarterly.
2006 October-December:17(3):293-294. Mowry SE, Lo Tempio MM, Sadeghi A, Wang KH, Wang MB. Quality of Life Outcomes
in Laryngeal and Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients after Chemoradiationl. Otolaryngo
Head Neck Surg. 2006 Oct, 135(4):565-570 Woodworth BA, Gillespie MB, Day T, Kline RM. Muscle-sparing abdominal free flaps in
head and neck Reconstruction. Head and Neck. 28(9):802-7, Sept 2006. Allen RJ, Lo Tempio MM. Stragegies and Options for Free TRAM Flap Breast
Reconstruction in Patients with Midline Abdominal Scars-Annotated bibliography.
Breast Disease: A Year Book Quarterly. 2006 July-September:17(2):192. Ba AM. Lo Tempio MM. Wang MB. Pharyngeal diverticulum as a sequela of anterior
cervical fusion. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 27(4):295-7, 2006 Jul-Aug. Hagerty RC, Mittelstaedt SJ, Harvey TS, O’Neill PJ. Lateral canthopexy using the
hollow needle technique, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006: ll7 (4): 1289-
1291. Allen RJ, Lo Tempio MM, Granzow JW. Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction. Seminars in Plastic Surgery.2006 May: 20(2): 89-94. Allen RJ, Lo Tempio MM. New View for Breast Reconstruction: DIEP. The American
Breast Cancer Guide. 2006 Edition. Robinson J. “A systematic review of reviews comparing the effectiveness of
endoscopic and open carpal tunnel syndrome”, PRS Jan. 2005, letter to the editor Tobias A, Lee B, Low D, Soto A, Chang B, Allen RJ. Deep inferior epigastric perforator
flap breast reconstruction, Mastery of Surgery, 5th edition, publication pending
2005. Kline RM. Aesthetic nasal reconstruction following skin cancer. Clin Plast Surg.
2004;31(1):93-111. Craigie JE and Kline RM. Ed., Clin. Plast. Surg. 2004;31(1). Robinson J. Airway obstruction following closed nasal fractures: PRS, October 2004,
Vol 114(5), pp. 1357-1358, Letter to the editor Allen RJ. Invited discussion: Breast reconstruction with superficial inferior epigastric
artery flaps: A prospective comparison with TRAM and DIEP flaps. Journal of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, October 2004. O Seung-Jun, Thaller SR. Treatment of Nasal Trauma. (Book Chapter) Facial Trauma,
Marcel Dekker, NY, NY (2004) Reyna R, O Seung-Jun, Evans Z, Campbell C, Fiorini R, Rodwell D, Chavin KD. Flaps in
obese rats-A novel experimental model. J Am Coll Surg Sept 199 (3S): 66, 2004. Guerra AB, Soueid N, Metzinger SE, Levine J, Bidros RS, Erhard H, Allen RJ.
Simultaneous bilateral breast reconstruction with superior gluteal artery perforator
(S-GAP) flaps. Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 53, September 2004. Kreithen J, Woodberry K, O Seung-Jun. Soft tissue coverage of upper and middle third
defects, Lower Extremity Trauma, Marcel Dekker, NY, NY (In press) Allen RJ, Craigie J. Discussion of “Breast reconstruction in older women: Advantages
of autogenous tissue.” Breast Diseases: A Yearbook Quarterly 2004; 14:4:443. Rizzuto R, Allen RJ. Reconstruction of a partial mastectomy defect with the superficial
inferior epigastric artery flap. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Vol. 20 #6,
August 2004. Guerra AB, Metzinger SE, Lund KM, Cooper MM, Allen RJ, Dupin CL. The thoracodorsal
artery perforator flap: clinical experience and anatomic study with emphasis on
harvest techniques. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 114 #1, 32-41, Jul
2004. Gill PS, Hunt JP, Guerra AB, DellaCroce FJ, Sullivan SK, Boraski J, Metzinger SE, Dupin
CL, Allen RJ. A 10-year retrospective review of 758 DIEP flaps for breast
reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 113, #4 1153-1160, April
2004. Guerra AB, Metzinger SE, Bidros RS, Gill PS, Dupin CL, Allen RJ. Breast reconstruction
with gluteal artery perforator (GAP) flaps: A critical analysis of 142 cases. Annals
of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 52:2:118-125, 2004. Guerra AB. Metzinger SE. Bidros RS. Rizzuto RP. Gill PS. Nguyen AH. Dupin CL. Allen RJ.
Bilateral breast reconstruction with the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap:
an experience with 280 flaps. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 52(3):246-52, 2004 Mar. Blondeel PN. Van Landuyt KH. Monstrey SJ. Hamdi M. Matton GE. Allen RJ. Dupin C.
Feller AM. Koshima I. Kostakoglu N. Wei FC. The "Gent" consensus on perforator flap
terminology: preliminary definitions. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 112(5):1378-
83; quiz 1383, 1516; discussion 1384-7, 2003. Craigie JE. Allen RJ. DellaCroce FJ. Sullivan SK. Autogenous breast reconstruction
with the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. 30(3):359-
69, 2003 Jul. Heitmann C. Guerra A. Metzinger SW. Levin LS. Allen RJ. The thoracodorsal artery
perforator flap: anatomic basis and clinical application. Annals of Plastic Surgery.
51(1):23-9, 2003 Jul. Allen RJ. Heitland AS. Autogenous augmentation mammaplasty with microsurgical tissue transfer. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 112(1):91-100, 2003 Jul. Allen RJ. DIEP versus TRAM for breast reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery. 111(7):2478, 2003 Jun. Kaplan JL. Allen RJ. Guerra A. Sullivan SK. Anterolateral thigh flap for breast
reconstruction: review of the literature and case reports. Journal of Reconstructive
Microsurgery. 19(2):63-8, 2003 Feb. Guerra AB. Khoobehi K. Metzinger SE. Allen RJ. New technique for nipple areola
reconstruction: arrow flap and rib cartilage graft for long-lasting nipple projection.
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 50(1):31-7, 2003 Jan. Barr S, Young R, Widenhouse B, Davis D. Bloodless pedicle deepithelialization in
reduction mammoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. III, No. 1, Jan
2003, 493-495. Presentations given by MUSC Plastic Surgery Residents at regional, national, or international meetings Schimpf DK, Barbour J, Womac D, Robinson JH, O’Neill PJ. Incidence, Complications
and Treatment of Non-ionic Contrast Dye Extravasation During Computed
Tomography Scans. 25th Annual Adrian E. Flatt Resident and Fellows Conference,
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, Washington, September 2007. Lester ME, Allen RJ. Two year review of Failed Implant Breast Reconstruction Using
Perforator Flaps. Oral Presentation, Senior Residents Conference, Pasadena,
California, February 2007. LoTempio MM, Allen RJ. Nipple Areolar Sparring Mastectomy with Breast
Reconstruction using Perforator Flaps. Oral Presentation, Senior Residents
Conference, Pasadena, California, February 2007. LoTempio MM, Allen RJ. DIEP Breast Reconstruction: Step by Step. Oral
Presentation, The Fifth National Mexican Congress of Mastology, Leon, Mexico,
September 2006. LoTempio MM, Allen RJ. Nipple Areolar Sparring Mastectomy with Breast
Reconstruction using Perforator Flaps. The Fifth National Mexican Congress of
Mastology, Leon, Mexico, September 2006. LoTempio MM, Allen RJ. Breast Reconstruction Options with Perforator Flaps. The
Fifth National Mexican Congress of Mastology, Leon, Mexico, September
2006. LoTempio MM, Allen RJ. Nipple Areolar Sparring Mastectomy with Breast
Reconstruction using Perforator Flaps. Oral Presentation, Mexican Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery Meeting, Leon, Mexico, September 2006. LoTempio MM, Allen RJ. Scarless Breast Reconstruction with Perforator Flaps. Oral
Presentation, SESPRS, Sea Island, GA, June 2006. Bisseck M, Young R. Midface Rejuvenation: A New Approach. ASAPS Residents and
Fellows Forum, April 21, 2006 and SESPRS, June 2006. Gauthier S, Wilson E, Crumbley AJ, Robinson JH, Kline RM. Treatment of an Infected
Thoracic Aortic Graft Infection with a “Wrap Around” Rectus Muscle Flap (Hot Dog
Flap), Senior Residents Conference, Pasadena, California, February 2006. Bisseck M. Comparison of Acticoat, Allevyn, and Xeroform Skin Graft Donor Site
Morbidity in a Rodent Model, Senior Residents Conference, Pasadena, California,
February 2006. Research projects in which faculty and/or residents have recently participated Levine J, Soueid N, Allen RJ. Algorithm for autologous breast reconstruction for partial
mastectomy defects. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, pending publication. Schimpf DK, Barbour J, Womac D, Robinson JH, O’Neill PJ. Incidence, Complications
and Treatment of Non-ionic Contrast Dye Extravasation During Computed
Tomography Scans. Schimpf DK, Widenhouse BG. Do breast reduction patients become repeat
customers? Schimpf DK, O’Neill PJ. A Retrospective review of our first 50 Diep flaps for breast
reconstruction in a University Hospital: What have we learned? Schimpf DK, O Seung-Jun. Combining a Component separation with Alloderm for
abdominal wall reconstruction: Analysis of 25 patients Lester ME, Hagerty RC. Vertical Skin Take-Out for Rhytidectomy. Lester ME, Allen RJ. Critical Review of Failed Implant Breast Reconstruction using
Perforator Flaps. Craigie J, Talbott L, Allen RJ. Gluteal Artery Perforator Flaps for Tertiary Breast
Reconstruction After Failed DIEP. Craigie J, Talbott L, Allen RJ. Use of the S-GAP Flap in a Patient with Radiation
Related Breast Hypoplasia. Talbott LD. Fat Necrosis in DIEP and GAP Flaps. Talbott LD. Implant Salvage in Breast Reconstruction. Talbott LD. Use of Doppler Ultrasonography vs MRA in Planning DIEP Reconstruction. | 
