Liu PY

[BACKGROUND] Cosmetic surgery tourism has become a significant global industry. Often patients who develop postoperative complications present for care in their US home state. [OBJECTIVES] In this study we evaluated patients who either tra…

[PURPOSE] The Area Deprivation Index (ADI) is a validated quantifiable measure of neighborhood disadvantage and social determinants of health (SDoH). Higher percentiles in ADI correlate with the most disadvantaged neighborhoods: lower incom…

Spinal surgeries are increasingly performed in the United States, but complication rates can be unacceptably high at up to 26%. Consequently, plastic surgeons (PS) are sometimes recruited by spine surgeons (SS) for intraoperative assistance…

[BACKGROUND] Preoperative surgical risk assessment is a major component of clinical decision making. The ability to provide accurate, individualized risk estimates has become critical because of growing emphasis on quality metrics benchmark…

[BACKGROUND] The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for surgical teaching programs, as operating rooms closed and resources were redirected for patient care. As a result, both educational challenges and opportunities e…

[BACKGROUND] Although nearly all medical students pursuing integrated plastic surgery residency participate in elective rotations away from their home medical school, the value and costs of these "away" rotations have not been well studied.…

[BACKGROUND] In academic institutions, residents make substantial contributions to clinical productivity. However, billing cannot be generated unless there is direct attending physician supervision of these services. The purpose of this stu…