Inside CSPS 2023: Stanford Surgery Recap
May 31, 2023
The California Society of Plastic Surgery (CSPS) held its 73rd Annual meeting this past weekend in San Francisco. In addition to trainees presenting their research and faculty moderating panels, there were several extraordinary moments for Stanford Surgery:
- Professor Dr. Gordon Lee was announced President-Elect and Professor Dr. Dung Nguyen will serve as North Councilor for Northern California on the CSPS leadership panel for the 2023-2024 year.
Resident Dr. Ruth Tevlin won the CSPS Resident Paper Competition for “A Cellular Dermal Matrix Modulation of the Peri-Prosthetic Breast Microenvironment during Breast Reconstruction.”
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Matthew Murphy and PRS Chief Resident Dr. Anna Zhou were admitted as new members into the society.
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