Research Vision:

Our research is primarily outcomes based to improve the clinical treatments in breast cancer and gender reconfirmation.

Research Areas:

• Breast cancer reconstruction

• Transgender surgery

• Microsurgery

Research Publications:

1. Diep GK, Hui JY, Marmor S, Cunningham BL, Choudry U, Portschy PR, Tuttle TM. Postmastectomy Reconstruction Outcomes After Intraoperative Evaluation with Indocyanine Green Angiography Versus Clinical Assessment. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Nov;23(12):4080-4085. doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5466-y. Epub 2016 Jul 27. PMID: 27464608.

2. Diep GK, Marmor S, Kizy S, Huang JL, Jensen EH, Portschy P, Cunningham B, Choudry U, Tuttle TM, Hui JYC. The use of indocyanine green angiography in postmastectomy reconstruction: Do outcomes improve over time? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2019 Apr;72(4):548-554. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.12.037. Epub 2019 Jan 7. PMID: 30642794.

3. Vakayil V, Rich M, Stewart C, Mahajan A, Kim N, Choudry U. Does Fluorescent Angiography Reduce Postoperative Complications After Breast Reconstruction? A Propensity-score Matched, Cohort Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 May 13;8(4 Suppl):35-35. doi: 10.1097/01.GOX.0000667276.40496.70. PMCID: PMC7224742.

4. Smith JR, Teven CM, Choudry U, Gottlieb LJ. Ultradelayed Arterial Thrombosis: Critical Flap Ischemia After Phalloplasty. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 Feb 1;86(2):182-187. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002508. PMID: 32826439.

5. EE Zheng, V Vakayil, MC Buckley, U Choudry, N Kim. Contrasting Preferences for Gender Affirming Surgery between Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Individuals: An Analysis of the 2015 Usts Database. Plastic Surgery 2019.