Patrinely JR

[BACKGROUND] Patient reports of unprofessional conduct by surgeons have been linked to postprocedure complications and increased risk for malpractice claims. Coworkers are also positioned to observe and report unprofessional behaviors, incl…

[BACKGROUND] Financial key performance indicators are often used to evaluate performance. Understanding of key performance indicators can be crucial for career advancement and bargaining leverage in resource negotiations. This study aimed t…

[BACKGROUND] In the contemporary healthcare environment, there is a need for physicians to understand business fundamentals. Nonsurgical residencies have implemented formal business education, but surgical training programs have been slower…

[BACKGROUND] Physicians, especially plastic surgeons, are underrepresented in hospital leadership. As such, the steps an aspiring plastic surgeon should take toward assuming a high-level administrative role remain unclear. The authors aim t…

[PURPOSE] Significant epiphora occasionally develops after therapeutic punctal occlusion. When this complication occurs from combined scarring of the upper and lower proximal canaliculi, correction usually requires a conjunctivodacryocystor…

[BACKGROUND] Current enucleation and socket reconstruction techniques often require reinforcement of an orbital implant or wound by the use of a tissue graft. Commonly, allograft tissue (cadaveric sclera, fascia, etc.) is used. Disadvantage…

Debate continues over the relative merits of transconjunctival and the more customary subciliary transcutaneous approaches for lower lid blepharoplasty. Ten consecutive patients presented for blepharoplasty, and in all patients the transcut…