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  1. Parmeshwar N, Dugan CL, Barnes LL, Cheng JK, Patterson AK, Miller A, Mukhtar R, Piper M. ASO Visual Abstract: Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies in Patients over the Age of 60 Years: Factors Associated with Surgical Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct 15. View in PubMed
  2. Parmeshwar N, Piper M. ASO Author Reflections: Evaluating Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies in Patients Over Age 60. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Dec; 30(13):8462-8463. View in PubMed
  3. Parmeshwar N, Lem M, Dugan CL, Piper M. Evaluating mesh use for abdominal donor site closure after deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Microsurgery. 2023 Sep 12. View in PubMed
  4. Parmeshwar N, Dugan CL, Barnes LL, Cheng JK, Patterson AK, Miller A, Mukhtar R, Piper M. Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies in Patients over the Age of 60 Years: Factors Associated with Surgical Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Dec; 30(13):8428-8435. View in PubMed
  5. Parmeshwar N, Barnes L, Martins D, Nicholas C, Piper M. The impact of post-mastectomy radiation timing on overall outcomes of autologous free-flap breast reconstruction. Microsurgery. 2023 Jul 19. View in PubMed
  6. Parmeshwar N, Mehta SR, Piper M. Reviewing the Impact of Topical and Intravenous Tranexamic Acid Use in Breast Plastic Surgery. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 11 01; 91(5):622-628. View in PubMed
  7. Barnes LL, Chew J, Lem M, Park C, Yang JC, Prionas N, Piper M. Modifiable Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy Factors and Impact on Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Jun 19. View in PubMed
  8. Parmeshwar N, Barnes LL, Dugan CL, Patterson AK, Lem M, Piper M. Evaluation of Microvascular Autologous Breast Reconstruction in Patients Older Than 60 Years. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jul 01; 91(1):96-100. View in PubMed
  9. Barnes LL, Patterson A, Lem M, Holland MC, Lentz R, Sbitany H, Piper ML. Immediate Versus Delayed-Immediate Autologous Breast Reconstruction After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 05 01; 90(5):432-436. View in PubMed
  10. Barnes LL, Lem M, Patterson A, Segal R, Holland MC, Lentz R, Sbitany H, Piper M. Relationship Between BMI and Outcomes in Microvascular Abdomen-Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 01. View in PubMed
  11. Alcon A, Rosser M, Gedallovich J, Foster RD, Sbitany H, Piper ML. Long-Term Outcomes in Prepectoral versus Subpectoral Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 08 01; 152(2):273-280. View in PubMed
  12. Barnes LL, Foster R, Mukhtar RA, Esserman LJ, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Wong J, Piper M. Expanding Candidacy for Nipple-sparing Mastectomy in Women with Large or Ptotic Breasts: Staged Reconstruction Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jan; 11(1):e4767. View in PubMed
  13. Holland M, Wallace A, Viner J, Sbitany H, Piper M. Safety of Incision Placement with Nipple-sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jan; 11(1):e4736. View in PubMed
  14. Holland M, Su P, Piper M, Withers J, Harbell MW, Bokoch MP, Sbitany H. Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction Reduces Opioid Consumption and Pain After Mastectomy: A Head-to-Head Comparison With Submuscular Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 11 01; 89(5):492-499. View in PubMed
  15. Kim EK, Conroy PC, Johnson CL, Kelly Y, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H, Piper ML. Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills. Am J Surg. 2022 Sep 06. View in PubMed
  16. Piper ML, Rios-Diaz AJ, Kimia R, Cunning J, Broach R, Wu L, Serletti J, Fosnot J. Direct-to-Implant Versus 2-Stage Breast Reconstruction: Which Technique Is Better? An Analysis of 104 Patients at a Single Institution. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 08 01; 89(2):159-165. View in PubMed
  17. Sitta R, Roberts J, Gardner J, Ascher N, Piper M. A novel microsurgical reconstruction technique in a living-related liver donor hepatic artery dissection using the native hepatic artery. Am J Transplant. 2022 10; 22(10):2467-2469. View in PubMed
  18. Piper ML, Nathan S, Henderson S, Lee A, Broach RB, Kozak G, Davis H, Wu LC. The Impact of a Single Dual-Trained Surgeon in the Management of Mastectomy and Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Apr 01; 149(4):820-828. View in PubMed
  19. Wallace AB, Kim EA, Holland M, Lee S, Orringer M, Piper ML, Hansen SL. Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphatic Complications of the Groin Following Open Lower Extremity Revascularization with Plastic Surgery Closure. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 May; 82:197-205. View in PubMed
  20. Wallace AB, Piper ML, Holland M, Lee S, Orringer M, Eichler C, Kim EA, Hansen SL. Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Primary Vascular Procedures of the Groin. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jan; 78:77-83. View in PubMed
  21. Parmeshwar N, Piper M, Viner J, Foster R, Kim EA. Evaluation of Dual-port versus Single-port Tissue Expanders in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Jul; 9(7):e3703. View in PubMed
  22. Hewitt KC, Miller P, Piper M, Prionas N, Son JD, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Wong JM, Ewing C, Mukhtar RA. Positive margins after mastectomy in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: Incidence and management strategies. Am J Surg. 2022 04; 223(4):699-704. View in PubMed
  23. Alcon A, Kennedy A, Wang E, Piper M, Loeliger K, Admassu N, Lentz R, Kim EA. Quantifying the Psychosocial Benefits of Masculinizing Mastectomy in Trans Male Patients with Patient-Reported Outcomes: The University of California, San Francisco, Gender Quality of Life Survey. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 May 01; 147(5):731e-740e. View in PubMed
  24. Mastick J, Smoot BJ, Paul SM, Kober KM, Cooper BA, Madden LK, Conley YP, Dixit N, Hammer MJ, Fu MR, Piper M, Cate SP, Shepherd J, Miaskowski C. Assessment of Arm Volume Using a Tape Measure Versus a 3D Optical Scanner in Survivors with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema. Lymphat Res Biol. 2022 02; 20(1):39-47. View in PubMed
  25. Hansen KS, Ghersin H, Piper M, Tavakol M, Lee B, Esserman LJ, Roberts JP, Freise C, Ascher NL, Mukhtar RA. A world-wide survey on kidney transplantation practices in breast cancer survivors: The need for new management guidelines. Am J Transplant. 2021 09; 21(9):3014-3020. View in PubMed
  26. Parmeshwar N, Sultan SM, Kim EA, Piper ML. A Systematic Review of the Utility of Indocyanine Angiography in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 05 01; 86(5):601-606. View in PubMed
  27. Shakir S, Spencer AB, Piper M, Kozak GM, Soriano IS, Kanchwala SK. Laparoscopy allows the harvest of the DIEP flap with shorter fascial incisions as compared to endoscopic harvest: A single surgeon retrospective cohort study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Jun; 74(6):1203-1212. View in PubMed
  28. Dhariwala MO, Karthikeyan D, Vasquez KS, Farhat S, Weckel A, Taravati K, Leitner EG, Clancy S, Pauli M, Piper ML, Cohen JN, Ashouri JF, Lowe MM, Rosenblum MD, Scharschmidt TC. Developing Human Skin Contains Lymphocytes Demonstrating a Memory Signature. Cell Rep Med. 2020 11 17; 1(8):100132. View in PubMed
  29. Son JD, Piper M, Hewitt K, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Ewing C, Wong JM, Mukhtar RA. Oncological Outcomes of Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: A 20-Year Institutional Experience. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 May; 28(5):2555-2560. View in PubMed
  30. Piper M, Ligh CA, Shakir S, Messa C, Soriano I, Kanchwala S. Minimally invasive robotic-assisted harvest of the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap for autologous breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 04; 74(4):890-930. View in PubMed
  31. Piper ML, Stranix JT, Bast JH, Kovach SJ. A Bipedicled Flap for Closure of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap Donor Site. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Aug; 8(8):e2770. View in PubMed
  32. Azoury SC, Stranix JT, Piper M, Kovach SJ, Hallock GG. Attributes of Perforator Flaps for Prophylatic Soft Tissue Augmentation Prior to Definitive Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2021 Jan; 37(1):51-58. View in PubMed
  33. Stranix JT, Piper ML, Azoury SC, Kozak G, Ben-Amotz O, Wapner KL, Levin LS. Medial Femoral Condyle Free Flap Reconstruction of Complex Foot and Ankle Pathology. Foot Ankle Orthop. 2019 Oct; 4(4):2473011419884269. View in PubMed
  34. Piper ML, Lentz R, Gomez-Sanchez C, Withers J, Hu A, Sbitany H. A Critical Analysis of Prosthetic Augmentation of Autologous Microvascular Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2020 06; 84(6):717-721. View in PubMed
  35. Piper ML, Wong J, Fahrner-Scott K, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA. Success rates of re-excision after positive margins for invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2019; 5:29. View in PubMed
  36. Peled AW, Amara D, Piper ML, Klassen AF, Tsangaris E, Pusic AL. Development and Validation of a Nipple-Specific Scale for the BREAST-Q to Assess Patient-Reported Outcomes following Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Apr; 143(4):1010-1017. View in PubMed
  37. Sbitany H, Lentz R, Piper M. The "Dual-Plane" DIEP Flap: Measuring the Effects of Superficial Arterial and Venous Flow Augmentation on Clinical Outcomes. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2019 Jul; 35(6):411-416. View in PubMed
  38. Sbitany H, Gomez-Sanchez C, Piper M, Lentz R. Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction in the Setting of Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: An Assessment of Clinical Outcomes and Benefits. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 01; 143(1):10-20. View in PubMed
  39. Mukhtar RA, Wong J, Piper M, Zhu Z, Fahrner-Scott K, Mamounas M, Sbitany H, Alvarado M, Foster R, Ewing C, Esserman L. Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Oct; 25(11):3165-3170. View in PubMed
  40. Gruber RP, Piper M, Chang J. Commentary on: The Nasal Ligaments and Tip Support in Rhinoplasty: An Anatomical Study. Aesthet Surg J. 2018 03 14; 38(4):369-373. View in PubMed
  41. Gruber RP, Chang J, Piper M. Commentary on: Medial Osteoectomy as a Routine Procedure in Rhinoplasty: Six-Year Experience with an Innovative Technique. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2018 Oct; 42(5):1357-1359. View in PubMed
  42. Lentz RB, Piper ML, Gomez-Sanchez C, Sbitany H. Correction of Breast Animation Deformity following Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 10; 140(4):643e-644e. View in PubMed
  43. Sbitany H, Piper M, Lentz R. Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction: A Safe Alternative to Submuscular Prosthetic Reconstruction following Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Sep; 140(3):432-443. View in PubMed
  44. Thomas S, Chen S, Sbitany H, Kwon E, Piper M, Park J, Terranova Barberio M, Pawlowska N, Munster PN. Autologous Fat Grafting as a Novel Antiestrogen Vehicle for the Treatment of Breast Cancer. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Sep; 140(3):537-544. View in PubMed
  45. Piper ML, Roussel LO, Koltz PF, Wang F, Singh K, Chin R, Sbitany H, Langstein HN. Characterizing infections in prosthetic breast reconstruction: A validity assessment of national health databases. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2017 Oct; 70(10):1345-1353. View in PubMed
  46. Oliver-Allen H, Piper M, Vaughn C, Sbitany H. Immediate Reconstruction for Plantar Melanoma: A Paradigm Shift. Ann Plast Surg. 2017 May; 78(5 Suppl 4):S194-S198. View in PubMed
  47. Piper ML, Evangelista M, Amara D, Daar D, Foster RD, Fowble B, Sbitany H. An Innovative Risk-Reducing Approach to Postmastectomy Radiation Delivery after Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2017 Apr; 5(4):e1265. View in PubMed
  48. Wang F, Chin R, Piper M, Esserman L, Sbitany H. Do Prolonged Prophylactic Antibiotics Reduce the Incidence of Surgical-Site Infections in Immediate Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Dec; 138(6):1141-1149. View in PubMed
  49. Mukhtar RA, Piper ML, Freise C, Van't Veer LJ, Baehner FL, Esserman LJ. The Novel Application of Genomic Profiling Assays to Shorten Inactive Status for Potential Kidney Transplant Recipients With Breast Cancer. Am J Transplant. 2017 01; 17(1):292-295. View in PubMed
  50. Piper ML, Esserman LJ, Sbitany H, Peled AW. Outcomes Following Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty: A Systematic Review. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 May; 76 Suppl 3:S222-6. View in PubMed
  51. Piper M, Guajardo I, Denkler K, Sbitany H. Axillary Web Syndrome: Current Understanding and New Directions for Treatment. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 May; 76 Suppl 3:S227-31. View in PubMed
  52. Piper ML, Delrosario L, Hoffman WY. Distraction Osteogenesis of Multiple Ribs for the Treatment of Acquired Thoracic Dystrophy. Pediatrics. 2016 Mar; 137(3):e20152053. View in PubMed
  53. Piper M, Irwin C, Sbitany H. Pediatric lower extremity sarcoma reconstruction: A review of limb salvage procedures and outcomes. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Jan; 69(1):91-6. View in PubMed
  54. Piper M, Peled AW, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Esserman LJ, Price ER. Comparison of Mammographic Findings Following Oncoplastic Mammoplasty and Lumpectomy Without Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Jan; 23(1):65-71. View in PubMed
  55. Piper M, Peled AW, Sbitany H. Oncoplastic breast surgery: current strategies. Gland Surg. 2015 Apr; 4(2):154-63. View in PubMed
  56. Piper M, Peled AW, Foster RD, Moore DH, Esserman LJ. Total skin-sparing mastectomy: a systematic review of oncologic outcomes and postoperative complications. Ann Plast Surg. 2013 Apr; 70(4):435-7. View in PubMed
  57. Warne JP, Alemi F, Reed AS, Varonin JM, Chan H, Piper ML, Mullin ME, Myers MG, Corvera CU, Xu AW. Impairment of central leptin-mediated PI3K signaling manifested as hepatic steatosis independent of hyperphagia and obesity. Cell Metab. 2011 Dec 07; 14(6):791-803. View in PubMed
  58. Reed AS, Unger EK, Olofsson LE, Piper ML, Myers MG, Xu AW. Functional role of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 upregulation in hypothalamic leptin resistance and long-term energy homeostasis. Diabetes. 2010 Apr; 59(4):894-906. View in PubMed
  59. Unger EK, Piper ML, Olofsson LE, Xu AW. Functional role of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase in feeding regulation. Endocrinology. 2010 Feb; 151(2):671-82. View in PubMed
  60. Piper ML, Unger EK, Myers MG, Xu AW. Specific physiological roles for signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in leptin receptor-expressing neurons. Mol Endocrinol. 2008 Mar; 22(3):751-9. View in PubMed