Grants We Funded
Grant applicants for the 2024 cycle requested a total of nearly $3 million dollars. The PSF Study Section Subcommittees of Basic & Translational Research and Clinical Research evaluated more than 100 grant applications on the following topics:
The PSF awarded research grants totaling over $650,000 dollars to support more than 20 plastic surgery research proposals.
ASPS/PSF leadership is committed to continuing to provide high levels of investigator-initiated research support to ensure that plastic surgeons have the needed research resources to be pioneers and innovators in advancing the practice of medicine.
Research Abstracts
Search The PSF database to have easy access to full-text grant abstracts from past PSF-funded research projects 2003 to present. All abstracts are the work of the Principal Investigators and were retrieved from their PSF grant applications. Several different filters may be applied to locate abstracts specific to a particular focus area or PSF funding mechanism.
Local Estrogen Treatment for Non- Surgical Recontouring of Auricular Cartilage
Jonathan Black MD · The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
Local/Systemic Depletion of Tcells in the Treatment of Lymphedema
Jason Gardenier MD · Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Longitudinal Impact of Acellular Dermal Matrix on The Peri-Prosthetic Environment
Arash Momeni MD · The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Gender-Affirming Mastectomy
Alexander Khouri MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
Lymphatic Delay: Lymphatic Preconditioning for Lymphedema Prevention
Al Hassanein MD, MMSc, FACS · Indiana University
Lymphatic Inhibition and Dendritic Cells
Justin Sacks MD MBA · Johns Hopkins University
Macrophage Dysfunction in Diabetic Wound Healing
Mimi Leong MD · Baylor College of Medicine
Mandibular Reconstruction Using Allograft Revitalization
Christopher Runyan MD, Phd · University of Cincinnati
Marrow Stem Cells with Skin Substitutes for Diabetic Wounds
Xiao Tian Wang · Boston University
Measuring healthcare quality and the implications for pay-for-performance
Melissa Shauver · University of Michigan