1st Edition
Reflections of a Microvascular Plastic Surgeon Reconstructing Shattered Lives
Chapter 1. Microvascular surgery – Why is this so different and special?, Chapter 2. Facial reconstruction– Preserving your sense of self, Chapter 3. Limb salvage – Is all of this worthwhile?, Chapter 4. Breast reconstruction – Technical ease, money, and disparity, Chapter 5: Guns – the long-term damage after the shooting stops, Chapter 6. Legacy – What is the main lesson of your life?, Chapter 7. Value, options, and cost of clinical research., Chapter 8: Take-aways for the patient undergoing reconstruction
Biography
Dr. Frederic White-Brown Deleyiannis is a board-certified surgeon in both Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Yale School of Medicine, and the University of Cambridge, England. His practice for over 20 years has focused on providing the clinical care, leadership, and education to treat the most complex reconstructive cases after cancer and trauma. He is the author or co-author of over 100 published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in major medical journals and textbooks. Previously, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado. Presently, he is the Medical Practice Leader of Plastic Surgery and Director of Microvascular Surgery for UCHealth in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
· Dr. Deleyiannis poignantly portrays both the technical challenges of advanced reconstructive microsurgery and the human connection between physician and patient as only a master surgeon can convey.
- J. Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, UPMC Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Past President, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
· Here is a look at the careful evaluation, planning, and expert performance to save life and limb of a fellow human being. A tale of technical expertise and modern medicine, it is a view of intense, driving humanity.
- Ernest K. Manders, MD Professor Emeritus, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
· The unique and vital approach to reconstruction with its concise narrative and detailed imagery will serve as a well-used reference for surgeons considering this career trajectory, those already practicing microvascular reconstructive surgery, and patients and their families.
Neal Futran, MD, DMD, Allison Wannamaker Professor and Chair, Director of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, University of Washington
