Seminars

Thursday, December 7th, 3:30-5:00pm

LOCATION: BME Seminar Room

Bio: Chris Parham is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.  In 2015, he gained his medical degree from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA, MD, Medicine.

ABSTRACT: Breast reconstruction is a necessary component of comprehensive breast cancer care. While we have made great strides to offer patients aesthetic and natural results, the reconstructive options are limited in terms of what may ultimately be offered to achieve a reasonable result. Those limitations are not only based upon the type of oncologic surgery offered, but also the health of the patient, the need for chemotherapy or radiation, the willingness to have additional scars, individual patient characteristics, timing, and reconstructive goals. We’ll be talking about two general oncologic approaches, and the most commonly employed reconstructive options based upon those approaches. We’ll address the reconstructive shortcomings and pitfalls inherent to each case and discuss opportunities to shift he paradigm for improved patient care.