Wirth PJ

[BACKGROUND] The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic writing raises concerns about the integrity of scientific articles and the ability to accurately distinguish human-written from AI-generated content. This study evalua…

[UNLABELLED] Macroeconomic conditions significantly affect consumer spending patterns, including aesthetic surgery expenditures. This study examines the longitudinal relationship between unemployment rates, disposable income, stock indices,…

Integration of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically with natural language processing and machine learning, holds tremendous potential to enhance both clinical practices and administrative workflows within plastic surgery. AI has been …

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 650 million adults are obese worldwide. Recently, antidiabetic medications have rapidly become popular as weight loss medications. With the rising prevalence of obesity and the increas…

Private equity acquisition of independent private practices has grown dramatically in the last decade, with private equity firms increasingly investing in surgical specialties that practice in outpatient ambulatory centers. This trend has s…

[OBJECTIVES] Residency applicant assessment is imperfect, with little objectivity built into the process, which, unfortunately, impacts recruitment diversity. Linear rank modeling (LRM) is an algorithm that standardizes applicant assessment…

[BACKGROUND] Cosmetic surgery is a large portion of practice revenue for many plastic surgeons, and therefore understanding the economic principles of pricing is critical. Although national averages provide a starting point for price determ…