Stanford Plastic Surgery News Center

Dr. Rahim Nazerali has been elected to serve as the Department of Surgery Service Representative on the SHC Medical Executive Committee. "[Dr. Nazerali's] engagement will contribute to the function and impact of the committee, " wrote SHC Chief of Staff and Executive Committee Chair Megan Mahoney, MD.

A new study shows that a 20-year-old drug prevents scarring in mice. If it works on humans, it could change the lives of those with disfiguring wounds.

Drs. Catherine Curtin and Tina Hernandez-Boussard have received an R01 grant for their project "Identifying Optimal Pain Management for Elders." This 5-year study with funding from the NIH's Agency for Healthcare Research and quality will let them build upon their previous work optimizing postoperative pain management.

ASPS Enhance Your Practice Podcast series serves as an educational appetizer for Plastic Surgeons and Office Professionals looking for practice management information on-the-go.

Dr. Paige Fox has received the Sarnat Award by The Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF). The Bernard G. Sarnat, MD, Excellence in Grant Writing Awards recognize investigators for their excellence in research grant writing.

Dr. Charles Chan, an assistant professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, has been named a DiGenova Faculty Scholar.

Dr. Ruth Tevlin, a resident in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, has received an American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons / Maxillofacial Surgery (ASMS) Foundation Grant for her research proposal entitled “The Influence of Schwann Cell Signaling in Skeletal Stem Cell Activation in a Mouse Model of Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.”