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Mark Schusterman, MD

Plastic surgery

1200 Binz #1200
Houston, Texas, USA, 77004

Ph: 713-794-0368 | www.alwaysyouthful.com

Medical School

University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky

Year of Graduation from Medical School

1980

Residency

  • Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
  • General Surgery, University of Cincinnati

Fellowship

Reconstructive Microsurgery Division of Plastic Surgery University of Pittsburgh Hospitals Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Medical Conditions Treated

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery American Board of Surgery

Awards & Achivements

  • The Best Doctors in America , 2001-2002 edition
  • America 's Top Doctors, second edition ,Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors
  • Best Doctors for Breast, Lung and Colorectal Cancer Hearst Corporation, Publisher Mark A. Schusterman, M.D. 11
  • 1995 Second Godina Memorial Lecturer American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  • 1994-1998 The Best Doctors in America Woodward/White, Inc., Publisher
  • 1993 Best Research Award The Society for Head and Neck Surgeons
  • 1985 Resident Essay Competition, 2nd Prize Ohio Chapter, American College of Surgeons
  • 1983 Resident Essay Competition , 2nd Prize Ohio Chapter , American College of Surgeons
  • 1979 Pfizer Award , General Surgery University of Louisville School of Medicine
  • 1978 CIBA Award , Outstanding Community Service University of Louisville School of Medicine

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Other Physicians In Practice

Sanaz Harirchian, MD

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery Division of Plastic Surgery Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas

Publications

  • Waterson RM, Gutterman AW, Youngblood P, Pott TO, Beyersdorf SR, Schusterman MA: LeucyltRNA synthetase from E. coli. Limited trypsinization studies and identifica tion of leuRS component "E-1" as isoleucyl tRNA synthetase. J Bioi Chern 254:8982-8987, 1979.
  • Schusterman MA, Tobin GR, Peterson GH, Nichols G: Intramuscular neurovascular anatomy of the latissimus dorsi: The basis for splitting the t1ap . Surg Forum 31:559-560 , 1980.
  • Tobin GR , Schusterman MA, Peterson GH, Nichols G, Bland KI : The intramuscular neurovascular anatomy of the latissimus dorsi muscle: The basis for splitting the flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 67:637- 641, 1981.
  • Acland RD, Schusterman MA, Godina M, Eder M, Taylor GI, Carlisle I: The saphenous neurovascular free t1ap. Plast Reconstr Surg 67:763-774, 1981.
  • Schusterman MA, Faires RA, Brown D, Flynn MD : Local complications and mortality of adult tracheostomy. J Ky Med Assoc 81:885-888, 1983.
  • Katsaros J , Schusterman MA, Beppo M, Banis J, Acland R : The lateral upper arm flap: Anatomy and clinical applications. Ann Plast Surg 12:489-500, 1984.
  • Nussbaum M , Schusterman MA: The management of giant duodenal ulcer. Am J Surg 149:357- 361, 1985.
  • Schusterman MA, Granick M, Erikson E, Newton E, Hanna D, Bragdon R : Lymphoma presenting as a salivary gland mass . Head Neck Surg 10:411-415, 1988.
  • Shestak KC, Schusterman MA, Jones NF, Johnson JT: Immediate microvascular reconstruc tion of combined palatal and midfacial defects using soft tissue only . Microsurgery 9:128-131, 1988.
  • Shestak KC, Schusterman MA, Jones NF, Janecka IP, Sekhar LN, Johnson JT: Immediate microvascular reconstruction of combined palatal and midfacial defects. Am J Surg 156:252-255, 1988.
  • Schusterman MA, Erlen J, Futrell JW: William S. Halsted: Plastic surgeon. Plast Reconstr Surg 83:179-187, 1989.
  • deVries EJ, Stein DW, Johnson JT, Wagner RL, Schusterman MA, Myers EN, Shestak K, Jones NF, Williams S: Hypopharyngeal reconstruction: A comparison of two alternatives . Laryngoscope 99:614-617, 1989.
  • Schusterman MA, Shestak K, deVries EJ, Swartz W, Jones N, Johnson J, Myers E, Reilly J Jr: Reconstruction of the cervical esophagus: Free jejunal transfer versus gastric pull-up. Plast Reconstr Surg 85:16-21, 1990.
  • deVries EJ, Myers EN, Johnson JT, Shestak K, Schusterman MA, Petruzzelli GJ, Jones NF, Wagner Mark A. Schustenhan, M.D. 29 R: Jejunal interposition for repair of stricture or fistula after laryngectomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 99:496-498, 1990.
  • Kroll SS, Goepfert H, Jones M, Guillamondegui 0, Schusterman MA: Analysis of complications in 168 pectoralis major myocutaneous t1aps used for head and neck reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 25:93-97, 1990.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Larson DL, Fender A: Long-term survival after chest-wall reconstruction with musculocutaneous t1aps. Plast Reconstr Surg 86:697-701, 1990. 
  • Schusterman MA: The role of the plastic surgeon in the treatment of Gardner's syndrome: A report of two cases. Ann Plast Surg 25:412-416, 1990.
  • Schusterman MA, Horndeski G: Analysis of the morbidity associated with immediate microvascular reconstruction in head and neck cancer patients. Head Neck 13:51-55, 1991.
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS: Reconstruction strategy for temporal bone and lateral facial defects. Ann Plast Surg 26:233-242, 1991. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP: Immediate vascularized bone reconstruction of anterior mandibular defects with free iliac crest. Laryngoscope 101:791-794, 1991.
  • Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Kroll SS, Weldon ME: Use of the AO plate for immediate mandibular reconstruction in cancer patients. Plast Reconstr Surg 88:588-593, 1991.
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Weber RS, Byers RM, Guillamondegui 0, Goepfert H: Intraoral soft tissue reconstruction after cancer ablation: A comparison of th e pectoralis major t1ap and the free radial forearm t1ap. Am J Surg 162:397-399, 1991.
  • Kroll SS, Ames F, Singletary SE, Schusterman MA: The oncologic risks of skin preservation at mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction. Surg Gynecol Obstet 172:17-20, January 1991. Reprinted in: Bibliography of Current World Literature Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, February 1992.
  • Lippman SM, Parkinson DR, ltri LM, Weber RS, Schantz SP, Ota DM, Schusterman MA, Krakoff IH, Gutterman JU, Hong WK: 13-cis-Retinoic acid and interferon alpha -2A: Effective combination therapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. J Natl Cancer Inst 84:235-241, 1992. 
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Weldon ME: Immediate breast reconstruction: Why the free TRAM over the conventional TRAM flap? Plast Reconstr Surg 90:255-261, 1992.
  • Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ , Harris S: The osteocutaneous free fibula t1ap: Is the skin paddle reliable? Plast Reconstr Surg 90:787-793, 1992. 
  • Carlson GW*, Schusterman MA, Guillamondegui OM: Total reconstruction of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus: A 20-year experience. Ann Plast Surg 29:408-412, 1992. 
  • Schusterman MA: Microvascular oromandibular reconstruction (letter). Laryngoscope 102:725- 726, 1992. Mark A. Schusterman, M.D. 30 
  • Kroll SS, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Schusterman MA: Comparison of the rectus abdominis free flap to the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for reconstruction to the head and neck. Am J Surg 164:615- 618, 1992. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP: Cost and complications in mandibular reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 29:341-347, 1992. 
  • Schusterman MA, Harris SW, Raymond AK, Goepfert H: Immediate free flap mandibular reconstruction: Significance of adequate surgical margins. Head Neck 15:204-207, May/June 1993. 
  • King GE, Martin JW, Lemon JC, Schusterman MA, Reece GP: Maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation combined with plastic and reconstructive surgery. Oncology Case Reports 8:1-10, May 1993. 
  • Miller MJ, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Reece GP: Interposition vein grafting in head and neck reconstructive microsurgery. J Reconstr Microsurg 9:245-251 (discussion 251-252), May 1993.
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Reece GP, Miller MJ , Ainslie N, Halabi SS, Balch CM: Incidence of autoimmune disease in patients after breast reconstruction with silicone gel implants versus autogenous tissue. Ann Plast Surg 31:1-6, July 1993. 
  • Schusterman MA, Miller MJ: Discussion: Osseointegrated implants: A comparative study of bone thickness in four vascularized bone flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 92:456-458, September 1993.
  • Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ: Osseous free t1ap for orbit and midface reconstruct ion. Am J Surg 166:341-345 , October 1993. 
  • Bengtson BP*, Schusterman MA, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Kroll SS, Goepfert H: The int1uence of prior radiotherapy on the success of free tissue transfer and development of postopera tive complications in head and neck cancer reconstruction. Am J Surg 166:326-330, October 1993. 
  • Reece GP, Kroll SS, Miller MJ , Baldwin BJ, Pollock RE, Romsdahl MM, Ross MI, Janjan NA, Schusterman MA: Lower extremity salvage in cancer patients using free tissue transfer. Riv Ital Chir Plastica 25:441-446, 1993. 
  • Reece GP, Schusterman MA, Pollock RE, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Baldwin BJ , Romsdahl MM, Janjan NA: Immediate versus delayed free-tissue transfer salvage of the lower extremity in soft tissue sarcoma patients . Ann Surg Oncol1:11-17 , January 1994. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Smith B: Breast reconstruction with myocutaneous flaps in previously irradiated patients . Plast Reconstr Surg 93:460-470, March 1994. Abstracted in: Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly, September 1994.
  • Schusterman MA, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Kroll SS, Marchi M, Goepfert H: A single center's experience with 308 free flaps for repair of head and neck cancer defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 93:472- 478, March 1994.
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Baldwin BJ , Robb GL, Altmyer CS, Ames FC, Singletary SE, Ross MI, Balch CM: The free TRAM flap for breast reconstruction: A single center's experience with 211 consecutive cases. Ann Plast Surg 32:234-242, March 1994. Mark A. Schusterman, M.D. 31 
  • Miller MJ, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Kroll SS: Letter to the editor. J Reconstr Microsurg 10:133-134, March 1994. 
  • Evans GRD, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Robb GL, Ainslie N: The radial forearm free flap for head and neck reconstruction: A review. Plastic Surgical Forum 17:83-85, September 1994. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Robb GL, Evans GRD: Abdominal wall strength, bulging and hernia after TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plastic Surgical Forum 17:132-133, September 1994. 
  • Evans GRD, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Robb GL, Ainslie N : The radial forearm free flap for head and neck reconstruction: A review . Am J Surg 168:446-450, November 1994. 
  • Reece GP' Schusterman MA, Miller MJ, Kroll SS, Baldwin BJ, Wang B: Morbidity associated with free-tissue transfer after radiotherapy and chemotherapy in elderly cancer patients. J Reconstr Microsurg 10:375-382, November 1994.
  • Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Singletary SE, Ames F: The rationale for elective contralateral mastectomy with immediate bilateral reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol 1:457- 461, December 1994. 
  • Miller MJ, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Kroll SS: Craniofacial reconstruction with free tissue transfer in cancer patients. Ann Surg Oncol2(2):145-150 , March 1995. 
  • Baldwin BJ*, Schusterman MA, Miller MJ , Kroll SS, Wang BG : Bilateral breast reconstruction: Conventional versus free TRAM . Plast Reconstr Surg 93:1410-1416, June 1994. Abstracted in: Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly , April-June 1995. 
  • Weitzner MA, Hughes MK, Schusterman MA: Sexual dysfunction following TRAM flap breast reconstruction for breast cancer: A preliminary communication. Psycho-Oncology 4:55-59, 1995. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Mistry D: The internal oblique repair of abdominal bulges secondary to TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 96:100-104, July 1995.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Robb GL, Evans GRD: Abdominal wall strength, bulging, and hernia after TRAM t1ap reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 96:616-619, September 1995. 
  • Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Baldwin BJ, Rob GL, Bengtson BP, Phillips MD, Kim D, Schusterman MA: Anticoagulants and hematomas in free flap surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg 96:643- 647, September 1995. 
  • Kroll SS, Coffey JA, Winn RJ, Schusterman MA: Comparison of outcomes from conventional and free TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 96:860-864 , September 1995. 
  • deHaas WG, Miller MJ, Temple WJ, Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Skibber JM: Perineal wound closure with the rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap after tumor ablation. Ann Surg Oncol 2:400-406, September 1995. Mark A. Schusterman, M.D. 32
  • Evans GRD, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Robb GL, Ainslie N: Reconstruction and the radiated breast: Is there a role for implants? Plast Reconstr Surg 96:1111- 1115 (discussion 1116-1118), October 1995.
  • Reece GP, Schusterman MA, Miller MA, Kroll SS, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ, Luethcke, DR: Morbidity and functional outcome of free jejunal transfer reconstruction for circumferential defects of the pharynx and cervical esophagus. Plast Reconstr Surg 96(6):1307-1316, November 1995. 
  • Janjan N, Miller MJ, Schusterman MA: Therapeutic principles and options in radiation oncology. Plast Reconstr Surg 96(6):1463-1473, November 1995.
  • . Clayman GL, DeMonte F, Jaffe DM, Schusterman MA, Weber RS, Miller MJ, Goepfert H: Outcome and complications of extended cranial-base resection requiring microvascular free-tissue transfer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 121:1253-1257, November 1995.
  • Cha S, Schusterman MA, Cromeens DM: Thrombosis in an ischemia-reperfusion injury flap mode l : Is vessel anastomosis a factor? J Reconstr Microsurg 12(1):27-29, January 1996.
  • Kroll SS, Evans GRD, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ, and Schusterman MA: Comparison of resource costs betw een implant-based and TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 97(2):364-372, February 1996.
  • Kroll SS, Evans GRD, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ, Schusterman MA: Comparison of resources costs of free and conventional TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 98(1):74-77, July 1996. ú
  •  Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ , Evans GRD, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ: Timing of pedicle thrombosis and flap loss after free-tissue transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg 98(7): 1230-1233, December 1996. 
  • Bouvet M., Singletary SE, Ames FC, Schusterman MA, McNeese M: Combined breast-conserving surgery and bilateral reduction mammoplasty facilitates postoperative radiotherapy and improves cosmesis in patients with early-stage breast cancer and large pendulous breasts. Breast Diseases 7(3):236-238,0ctober-December 1996. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Evans GRD, Robb FL, Baldwin BJ: Timing of pedicle thrombosos and flap loss after free-tissue transfer. Plast Reconstructive Surg 98 (7):1230- 1233,December 1996.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Evans GRD, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ: Choice of flap and incidence of free flap success . Plast Reconstructive Surg 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Tadjalli HE, Singletary SE, Ames FC: Rick of Recurrence after Treatment of Early Breast Cancer with Skin-Sparing Mastectomy. Annals of Surgical Oncology 4(3):193-197,April/May 1997. 
  • Lochman, Gurlek, Schusterman MA: Flap Flow and Cardiac Output as Functions of Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure: An Experimental Study in the Pig. Journal or Reconstructive Microsurgery, May 1998.
  • Gurlek A, Schusterman MA, Evans GRD, Amin AA, Wang B, Gherardini G: Venous Flap Ischemia: Microcirculatory Changes in Experimental Flaps in a Rabbit Model. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 14(2); 121-126, February 1998.
  • Gurlek A, Miller MJ , Jacob RF, Lively JA, Schusterman MA: Functional Results of Dental Restoration with Osseointegrated Implants after Mandible Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 101(3); 650-659, March 1998.
  • Janjan NA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Murray JA, Merrick I, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Romsdahl MM, Mark A. Schusterman, M.D. 33 Yasko AW, Pollock RE: Cutaneous Dose During Preoperative External Beam Irradiation or Perioperative Brachytherapy for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma. Journal of Brachytherapy International 14:29- 41, January 1998. 
  • Gershenwald JE, Hunt KK, Kroll SS, Ross MI, Baldwin BJ, Feig BW, Ames FC, Schusterman MA, Singletary SE: Synchronous Elective Contralateral Mastectomy and Immediate Bilateral Breast Reconstruction in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 5(6):529- 538, 1998.
  • Schusterman MA : "The Free TRAM Flap ." Clinics in Plastic Surgery . 25(2): 191-195, April 1998.
  • Waterson RM, Gutterman AW, Youngblood P, Pott TO, Beyersdorf SR, Schusterman MA: LeucyltRNA synthetase from E. coli. Limited trypsinization studies and identifica tion of leuRS component "E-1" as isoleucyl tRNA synthetase. J Bioi Chern 254:8982-8987, 1979.
  • Schusterman MA, Tobin GR, Peterson GH, Nichols G: Intramuscular neurovascular anatomy of the latissimus dorsi: The basis for splitting the t1ap . Surg Forum 31:559-560 , 1980.
  • Tobin GR , Schusterman MA, Peterson GH, Nichols G, Bland KI : The intramuscular neurovascular anatomy of the latissimus dorsi muscle: The basis for splitting the flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 67:637- 641, 1981.
  • Acland RD, Schusterman MA, Godina M, Eder M, Taylor GI, Carlisle I: The saphenous neurovascular free t1ap. Plast Reconstr Surg 67:763-774, 1981.
  • Schusterman MA, Faires RA, Brown D, Flynn MD : Local complications and mortality of adult tracheostomy. J Ky Med Assoc 81:885-888, 1983.
  • Katsaros J , Schusterman MA, Beppo M, Banis J, Acland R : The lateral upper arm flap: Anatomy and clinical applications. Ann Plast Surg 12:489-500, 1984.
  • Nussbaum M , Schusterman MA: The management of giant duodenal ulcer. Am J Surg 149:357- 361, 1985. 
  • Schusterman MA, Granick M, Erikson E, Newton E, Hanna D, Bragdon R : Lymphoma presenting as a salivary gland mass . Head Neck Surg 10:411-415, 1988. 
  • Shestak KC, Schusterman MA, Jones NF, Johnson JT: Immediate microvascular reconstruc tion of combined palatal and midfacial defects using soft tissue only . Microsurgery 9:128-131, 1988.
  • Shestak KC, Schusterman MA, Jones NF, Janecka IP, Sekhar LN, Johnson JT: Immediate microvascular reconstruction of combined palatal and midfacial defects. Am J Surg 156:252-255, 1988.
  • Schusterman MA, Erlen J, Futrell JW: William S. Halsted: Plastic surgeon. Plast Reconstr Surg 83:179-187, 1989.
  • deVries EJ, Stein DW, Johnson JT, Wagner RL, Schusterman MA, Myers EN, Shestak K, Jones NF, Williams S: Hypopharyngeal reconstruction: A comparison of two alternatives . Laryngoscope 99:614-617, 1989.
  • Schusterman MA, Shestak K, deVries EJ, Swartz W, Jones N, Johnson J, Myers E, Reilly J Jr: Reconstruction of the cervical esophagus: Free jejunal transfer versus gastric pull-up. Plast Reconstr Surg 85:16-21, 1990.
  • deVries EJ, Myers EN, Johnson JT, Shestak K, Schusterman MA, Petruzzelli GJ, Jones NF, Wagner Mark A. Schustenhan, M.D. 29 R: Jejunal interposition for repair of stricture or fistula after laryngectomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 99:496-498, 1990.
  • Kroll SS, Goepfert H, Jones M, Guillamondegui 0, Schusterman MA: Analysis of complications in 168 pectoralis major myocutaneous t1aps used for head and neck reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 25:93-97, 1990.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Larson DL, Fender A: Long-term survival after chest-wall reconstruction with musculocutaneous t1aps. Plast Reconstr Surg 86:697-701, 1990
  • Schusterman MA: The role of the plastic surgeon in the treatment of Gardner's syndrome: A report of two cases. Ann Plast Surg 25:412-416, 1990.
  • Schusterman MA, Horndeski G: Analysis of the morbidity associated with immediate microvascular reconstruction in head and neck cancer patients. Head Neck 13:51-55, 1991. 
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS: Reconstruction strategy for temporal bone and lateral facial defects. Ann Plast Surg 26:233-242, 1991.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP: Immediate vascularized bone reconstruction of anterior mandibular defects with free iliac crest. Laryngoscope 101:791-794, 1991.
  • Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Kroll SS, Weldon ME: Use of the AO plate for immediate mandibular reconstruction in cancer patients. Plast Reconstr Surg 88:588-593, 1991. 
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Weber RS, Byers RM, Guillamondegui 0, Goepfert H: Intraoral soft tissue reconstruction after cancer ablation: A comparison of th e pectoralis major t1ap and the free radial forearm t1ap. Am J Surg 162:397-399, 1991.
  • Kroll SS, Ames F, Singletary SE, Schusterman MA: The oncologic risks of skin preservation at mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction. Surg Gynecol Obstet 172:17-20, January 1991. Reprinted in: Bibliography of Current World Literature Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, February 1992. 
  • Lippman SM, Parkinson DR, ltri LM, Weber RS, Schantz SP, Ota DM, Schusterman MA, Krakoff IH, Gutterman JU, Hong WK: 13-cis-Retinoic acid and interferon alpha -2A: Effective combination therapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. J Natl Cancer Inst 84:235-241, 1992. 
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Weldon ME: Immediate breast reconstruction: Why the free TRAM over the conventional TRAM flap? Plast Reconstr Surg 90:255-261, 1992. 
  • Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ , Harris S: The osteocutaneous free fibula t1ap: Is the skin paddle reliable? Plast Reconstr Surg 90:787-793, 1992.
  • Carlson GW*, Schusterman MA, Guillamondegui OM: Total reconstruction of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus: A 20-year experience. Ann Plast Surg 29:408-412, 1992.
  • Schusterman MA: Microvascular oromandibular reconstruction (letter). Laryngoscope 102:725- 726, 1992. Mark A. Schusterman, M.D.
  • Kroll SS, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Schusterman MA: Comparison of the rectus abdominis free flap to the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for reconstruction to the head and neck. Am J Surg 164:615- 618, 1992. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP: Cost and complications in mandibular reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 29:341-347, 1992.
  • Schusterman MA, Harris SW, Raymond AK, Goepfert H: Immediate free flap mandibular reconstruction: Significance of adequate surgical margins. Head Neck 15:204-207, May/June 1993. 
  • King GE, Martin JW, Lemon JC, Schusterman MA, Reece GP: Maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation combined with plastic and reconstructive surgery. Oncology Case Reports 8:1-10, May 1993.
  • Miller MJ, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Reece GP: Interposition vein grafting in head and neck reconstructive microsurgery. J Reconstr Microsurg 9:245-251 (discussion 251-252), May 1993.
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Reece GP, Miller MJ , Ainslie N, Halabi SS, Balch CM: Incidence of autoimmune disease in patients after breast reconstruction with silicone gel implants versus autogenous tissue. Ann Plast Surg 31:1-6, July 1993.
  • Schusterman MA, Miller MJ: Discussion: Osseointegrated implants: A comparative study of bone thickness in four vascularized bone flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 92:456-458, September 1993. 
  • Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ: Osseous free t1ap for orbit and midface reconstruct ion. Am J Surg 166:341-345 , October 1993.
  • Bengtson BP*, Schusterman MA, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Kroll SS, Goepfert H: The int1uence of prior radiotherapy on the success of free tissue transfer and development of postopera tive complications in head and neck cancer reconstruction. Am J Surg 166:326-330, October 1993.
  • Reece GP, Kroll SS, Miller MJ , Baldwin BJ, Pollock RE, Romsdahl MM, Ross MI, Janjan NA, Schusterman MA: Lower extremity salvage in cancer patients using free tissue transfer. Riv Ital Chir Plastica 25:441-446, 1993. 
  • Reece GP, Schusterman MA, Pollock RE, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Baldwin BJ , Romsdahl MM, Janjan NA: Immediate versus delayed free-tissue transfer salvage of the lower extremity in soft tissue sarcoma patients . Ann Surg Oncol1:11-17 , January 1994.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Smith B: Breast reconstruction with myocutaneous flaps in previously irradiated patients . Plast Reconstr Surg 93:460-470, March 1994. Abstracted in: Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly, September 1994.
  • Schusterman MA, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Kroll SS, Marchi M, Goepfert H: A single center's experience with 308 free flaps for repair of head and neck cancer defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 93:472- 478, March 1994.
  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Baldwin BJ , Robb GL, Altmyer CS, Ames FC, Singletary SE, Ross MI, Balch CM: The free TRAM flap for breast reconstruction: A single center's experience with 211 consecutive cases. Ann Plast Surg 32:234-242, March 1994. Mark A. Schusterman, M.D. 31
  • Miller MJ, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Kroll SS: Letter to the editor. J Reconstr Microsurg 10:133-134, March 1994.
  • Evans GRD, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Robb GL, Ainslie N: The radial forearm free flap for head and neck reconstruction: A review. Plastic Surgical Forum 17:83-85, September 1994.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Robb GL, Evans GRD: Abdominal wall strength, bulging and hernia after TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plastic Surgical Forum 17:132-133, September 1994.
  • Evans GRD, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Robb GL, Ainslie N : The radial forearm free flap for head and neck reconstruction: A review . Am J Surg 168:446-450, November 1994.
  • Reece GP' Schusterman MA, Miller MJ, Kroll SS, Baldwin BJ, Wang B: Morbidity associated with free-tissue transfer after radiotherapy and chemotherapy in elderly cancer patients. J Reconstr Microsurg 10:375-382, November 1994. 
  • Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Singletary SE, Ames F: The rationale for elective contralateral mastectomy with immediate bilateral reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol 1:457- 461, December 1994.
  • Miller MJ, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Kroll SS: Craniofacial reconstruction with free tissue transfer in cancer patients. Ann Surg Oncol2(2):145-150 , March 1995. 
  • Baldwin BJ*, Schusterman MA, Miller MJ , Kroll SS, Wang BG : Bilateral breast reconstruction: Conventional versus free TRAM . Plast Reconstr Surg 93:1410-1416, June 1994. Abstracted in: Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly , April-June 1995.
  • Weitzner MA, Hughes MK, Schusterman MA: Sexual dysfunction following TRAM flap breast reconstruction for breast cancer: A preliminary communication. Psycho-Oncology 4:55-59, 1995.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Mistry D: The internal oblique repair of abdominal bulges secondary to TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 96:100-104, July 1995.
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Robb GL, Evans GRD: Abdominal wall strength, bulging, and hernia after TRAM t1ap reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 96:616-619, September 1995. 
  • Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Baldwin BJ, Rob GL, Bengtson BP, Phillips MD, Kim D, Schusterman MA: Anticoagulants and hematomas in free flap surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg 96:643- 647, September 1995. 
  • Kroll SS, Coffey JA, Winn RJ, Schusterman MA: Comparison of outcomes from conventional and free TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 96:860-864 , September 1995.
  • deHaas WG, Miller MJ, Temple WJ, Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Skibber JM: Perineal wound closure with the rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap after tumor ablation. Ann Surg Oncol 2:400-406, September 1995. Mark A. Schusterman, M.D. 32 
  • Evans GRD, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Robb GL, Ainslie N: Reconstruction and the radiated breast: Is there a role for implants? Plast Reconstr Surg 96:1111- 1115 (discussion 1116-1118), October 1995. 
  • Reece GP, Schusterman MA, Miller MA, Kroll SS, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ, Luethcke, DR: Morbidity and functional outcome of free jejunal transfer reconstruction for circumferential defects of the pharynx and cervical esophagus. Plast Reconstr Surg 96(6):1307-1316, November 1995. 
  • Janjan N, Miller MJ, Schusterman MA: Therapeutic principles and options in radiation oncology. Plast Reconstr Surg 96(6):1463-1473, November 1995.
  • Clayman GL, DeMonte F, Jaffe DM, Schusterman MA, Weber RS, Miller MJ, Goepfert H: Outcome and complications of extended cranial-base resection requiring microvascular free-tissue transfer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 121:1253-1257, November 1995. 
  • *Cha S, Schusterman MA, Cromeens DM: Thrombosis in an ischemia-reperfusion injury flap mode l : Is vessel anastomosis a factor? J Reconstr Microsurg 12(1):27-29, January 1996.
  • Kroll SS, Evans GRD, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ, and Schusterman MA: Comparison of resource costs betw een implant-based and TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 97(2):364-372, February 1996.
  • Kroll SS, Evans GRD, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ, Schusterman MA: Comparison of resources costs of free and conventional TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 98(1):74-77, July 1996. ú 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ , Evans GRD, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ: Timing of pedicle thrombosis and flap loss after free-tissue transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg 98(7): 1230-1233, December 1996.
  • Bouvet M., Singletary SE, Ames FC, Schusterman MA, McNeese M: Combined breast-conserving surgery and bilateral reduction mammoplasty facilitates postoperative radiotherapy and improves cosmesis in patients with early-stage breast cancer and large pendulous breasts. Breast Diseases 7(3):236-238,0ctober-December 1996. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Evans GRD, Robb FL, Baldwin BJ: Timing of pedicle thrombosos and flap loss after free-tissue transfer. Plast Reconstructive Surg 98 (7):1230- 1233,December 1996. 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Evans GRD, Robb GL, Baldwin BJ: Choice of flap and incidence of free flap success . Plast Reconstructive Surg 
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Tadjalli HE, Singletary SE, Ames FC: Rick of Recurrence after Treatment of Early Breast Cancer with Skin-Sparing Mastectomy. Annals of Surgical Oncology 4(3):193-197,April/May 1997. 
  • Lochman, Gurlek, Schusterman MA: Flap Flow and Cardiac Output as Functions of Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure: An Experimental Study in the Pig. Journal or Reconstructive Microsurgery, May 1998.
  • Gurlek A, Schusterman MA, Evans GRD, Amin AA, Wang B, Gherardini G: Venous Flap Ischemia: Microcirculatory Changes in Experimental Flaps in a Rabbit Model. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 14(2); 121-126, February 1998.
  • Gurlek A, Miller MJ , Jacob RF, Lively JA, Schusterman MA: Functional Results of Dental Restoration with Osseointegrated Implants after Mandible Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 101(3); 650-659, March 1998. 
  • Janjan NA, Reece GP, Miller MJ, Murray JA, Merrick I, Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Romsdahl MM, Mark A. Schusterman, M.D. 33 Yasko AW, Pollock RE: Cutaneous Dose During Preoperative External Beam Irradiation or Perioperative Brachytherapy for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma. Journal of Brachytherapy International 14:29- 41, January 1998. 
  • Gershenwald JE, Hunt KK, Kroll SS, Ross MI, Baldwin BJ, Feig BW, Ames FC, Schusterman MA, Singletary SE: Synchronous Elective Contralateral Mastectomy and Immediate Bilateral Breast Reconstruction in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 5(6):529- 538, 1998.
  • Schusterman MA : "The Free TRAM Flap ." Clinics in Plastic Surgery . 25(2): 191-195, April 1998.

Physician Personal Statement

"To truly make a body and face more beautiful, a plastic surgeon has to understand and skillfully work with the structure of the human body, down to microscopic blood vessels, muscles and nerves. In addition, the surgeon has to understand that the patient's experience during the process also needs special care- technical skills are not enough. The surgeon has to provide reassurance and support all the way through the process, managing the patient's anxiety and expectations."

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