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Kristen Marie Rezak, MD

Associate Program Director, Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division: 
Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Program: 
Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program

Clinical Focus and Research

Clinical interests include cosmetic breast and body contouring surgery, revision breast surgery, transgender surgery, breast reconstruction and microsurgical free flaps.

Research interests include improving outcomes for free flap surgery, optimizing healing after breast reconstruction, and regenerative medicine.

 

Education and Training

  • Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 2012 - 2013
  • Plastic Surgery Residency, Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2008 - 2010
  • Post Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2007 - 2008
  • General Surgery Residency, Surgery, Stony Brook University, Renaissance School of Medicine, 2002 - 2007
  • M.D., Ross University, School of Medicine (West Indies), 2001
  • B.S., State University of New York, Binghamton, 1996

Publications

Sergesketter, Amanda R., Ronnie L. Shammas, Mahsa Taskindoust, Adam D. Glener, Bryan J. Pyfer, Kristen Rezak, Brett T. Phillips, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Bipedicled Total Abdominal versus Unipedicled Hemiabdominal Free Flaps for Unilateral Breast Reconstruction.” J Reconstr Microsurg 37, no. 9 (November 2021): 753–63. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726397.

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Shammas, Ronnie L., Caitlin E. Marks, Gloria Broadwater, Elliot Le, Adam D. Glener, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Roger W. Cason, Kristen M. Rezak, Brett T. Phillips, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “The Effect of Lavender Oil on Perioperative Pain, Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep after Microvascular Breast Reconstruction: A Prospective, Single-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.” J Reconstr Microsurg 37, no. 6 (July 2021): 530–40. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1724465.

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Glener, Adam D., Steven R. Glener, Ronnie L. Shammas, Elliot Le, Roger W. Cason, Kristen Rezak, and Brett T. Phillips. “Implications of Training Pathways on Future Academic Plastic Surgeon Employment.” Ann Plast Surg 85, no. 6 (December 2020): 668–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000002450.

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Baltodano, Pablo A., Grant Schalet, Kristen Rezak, Oluseyi Aliu, Maxene Weinberg, Ashar Ata, Richard L. Agag, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Early Discontinuation of Breast Free Flap Monitoring: A Strategy Driven by National Data.” Plast Reconstr Surg 146, no. 3 (September 2020): 258e-264e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000007052.

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Mountziaris, Paschalia M., Ashit Patel, and Kristen M. Rezak. “Breast reconstruction with superior epigastric artery perforator (SEAP) free flap: Report of two cases.” Microsurgery 40, no. 5 (July 2020): 593–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.30563.

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Kotamarti, Vasanth S., Eric Shiah, Kristen M. Rezak, Ashit Patel, and Joseph A. Ricci. “Does Anticoagulation Improve Flap Outcomes in Hypercoagulable Patients? A Systematic Review.” J Reconstr Microsurg 36, no. 3 (March 2020): 204–12. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-3400531.

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Drinane, James J., Thuy-Huong Pham, Grant Schalet, and Kristen Rezak. “Depression is associated with worse outcomes among women undergoing breast reconstruction following mastectomy.” J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 72, no. 8 (August 2019): 1292–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2019.03.036.

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Ismail, I. K., C. E. Soteropulos, A. C. Huang, K. M. Rezak, and A. Patel. “Transversalis fascia scoring: a new adjunct to anterior component separation technique.” European Journal of Plastic Surgery 41, no. 3 (June 1, 2018): 329–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-017-1370-3.

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Lanni, Michael Alan, Emily Van Kouwenberg, Alan Yan, Kristen M. Rezak, and Ashit Patel. “Applying the Keystone Design Perforator Island Flap Concept in a Variety of Anatomic Locations: A Review of 60 Consecutive Cases by a Single Surgeon.” Ann Plast Surg 79, no. 1 (July 2017): 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000000995.

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