The Joseph E. Murray Resident Award

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 The Joseph E. Murray, M.D. Award is given for the best seven-minute  paper presented by a medical student, resident, or fellow (clinical or  research) in good standing at an approved New England plastic surgery  training program from July 1 to June 30 of the current fiscal year.

To be eligible for the award, the presenter must be presenting work for  which he or she was the principal investigator, and is expected to be  the first author if the paper is eventually published in any format.

The paper must not have been previously published or previously presented, wholly or in part, at a national meeting.   

2024 - John B. Park, PharmD - Bretton Woods, NH
    "Comparison of the Double Cranial Stair-Step Incision Technique to Traditional Wound Closure Among Neuro-Oncologic Patients Undergoing Craniotomy"

2023 - Neel Vishwanath, BS  -  Groton, CT
    "Alpha Defensin-1 Level Correlates with Peri-Prosthetic Infection Severity Following Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction"

2022 - Christopher L. Sudduth, MD  -  New Castle, NH
    "Endothelial Map2k1 Mutation Upregulates Angiogenesis in an Inducible Mouse Strain of 

Arteriovenous Malformation"

2021 - Melisa D. Granoff, AB  -  Virtual
    "A Variant of the Lateral Upper Arm Lymphatic Pathway: A Risk Factor for the Development of 

Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema"

2019 - Alannah L. Phelan, MD  -  Newport, RI
    "Rethinking Farkas: Updating Cephalic Index Norms In a Diverse Urban Patient Population"

2018 - Jeremy A. Goss, MD  -  Manchester Village, VT
    "MAP2K1 Mutations in Arteriovenous Malformations are Enriched in Blood Vessels and Activate

the RAS/MAPK Pathway"

2017 - Joseph A. Ricci, MD  -  North Falmouth, MA
    "Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction and the Timing of Adjuvant  Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Surgical Outcomes"

2016 - Robert N. Goldstone, MD  -  Bretton Woods, NH
    "Photochemical Tissue Passivation Attenuates Intimal Hyperplasia in an Arteriovenous Fistula Model"

2015 - Saiqa I. Khan, MD  -  Westbrook, CT
    "Prevention of Vein Intimal Hyperplasia with Photochemical Tissue Passivation in a Porcine Model"

2015 - Irving T. C. Ling, MBBS, MRCSEd  -  Westbrook, CT
    "Identification of Mandibular Growth Center via Clonal Cell Analysis"

2014 - Neil Fairbairn, MD  -  Sebasco Estates, ME
    "The Application of Photochemical Tissue Bonding for Large Deficit Nerve Repair"

2013 - Joanna H. Ng, MD  -  Newport, RI
    "A Novel Imaging Technique for Evaluation Axonal Regeneration After Peripheral Nerve Transection in a Rodent Model"

            - Harry M. Salinas, MD  -  Newport, RI
    "Photochemical Tissue Passivation for Prevention of Vein Graft Intimal Hyperplasia"

2012 - Daniel Maman, MD  -  Woodstock, VT
    "Immediate Single-Stage Implant Reconstruction Using Absorbable Mesh"

2011 - Chad R. Gordon, DO  -  Brewster, MA
    "Osteocutaneous Maxillofacial Composite Tissue  Allotransplantation: A Novel Cadaver Study Applying Orthognathic  Principles and Practice"

2010 - Florian Hackl, MD  -  Hancock, MA
    "Transplantation of Small Skin Pieces Increase Healing in Diabetic Pigs"

2009 - Francis P. Henry, MD  -  Boston, MA
    "Augmenting Microsurgical Neurrorhaphy Using a Photochemical Technique, Improving Electrical and Histological Outcomes"

            - Anup Patel, MD, MBA  -  Boston, MA
    "The Cost Effectiveness of Mohs Micrographic Surgery Versus Surgical Excision"

2008 - Pejman Aflaki, MD  -  Manchester Village, VT
    "Ethical Issues in Partial Face Transplantation: Donor-Recipient Match and Identity Changes"      

             - John T. Nguyen, MD  -  Manchester Village, VT
    "Mitigation of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury with a Peptide that  Specifically Binds to Natural Antibody in a Murine Island Skin Flap  Model"

2007 - Francis P. Henry, MD  -  Newport, RI
    "Real Time In Vivo Imaging of Neural Microarchitecture Including  Individual Axons and Myelination with Coherent Anti-stokes Raman  Scattering (CARS) Microscopy"

2006 - Anne C. O’Neill, MD  -  New Castle, NH
    "Photochemical Sealing Improves Outcome Following Peripheral Neurorrhaphy"

2005 - Amir Taghinia, MD  -  Mystic, CT
    "The Use of Distraction-Lengthening in Children With Radial Dysplasia"

2004 - John M. Mesa, MD  -  Lenox, MA
    "Alternative Tissue Engineered Constructs for Upper and Lower Extremity Arthroplasty"

2003 - John M. Mesa, MD  -  Plymouth, MA
    "Capacity of Swine Mesenchymal Stem Cells (sMSC) to Differentiate into Mesenchymal Lineages in Vitro"      

2002 - Henry C. Hsia, MD  -  Manchester Village, VT
    "Synergy in the Effects of Enternal Growth Factors on Melanocytes In Co-Culture with Keratinocytes"

2001 - Henry C. Hsia, MD  -  Mystic, CT
    "Differences in Breast Shape Preferences Between Plastic Surgeons and Patients Seeking Breast Augmentation"

2000 - David W. Mathes, MD  -  Laconia, NH
    "Tolerance to Musculoskeletal Allografts with Skin"

1999 - David W. Mathes, MD  -  Newport, RI
    "Recipient Bone Marrow Engraftment in Donor Tissue Following Long-Term Tolerance to a Hemopoietic Musculoskeletal Allograft"

1998 - Katherine D. Hein, MD  -  Chatham, MA
    "Venous Malformations of Skeletal Muscle"

1997 - Noritaka Isogai, MD  -  Woodstock, VT
    "Tissue Engineered Small Joint"

1995 - Gregory A. Turowski, MD  -  Boston, MA
    "The Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment of Trigger Finger"

1994 - Peter E. M. Butler, MD  -  Mystic, CT
    "A Cellular Model of Composite Tissue Transplantation"

1993 - Keith T. Paige, MD  -  Newport, RI
    "Injectible Cartilage"

             - Peter M. Vogt, MD  -  Newport, RI
    "Genetically Engineered Keratinocytes Express Human Growth Hormone During Wound Healing"