Dr. Tae Chong: Leveling Up “Opening Like You’re Closing”
In this Leveling Up episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts podcast, Dr. Tae Chong discusses the challenges of leading a division or department, how he likes to set up the micro for a DIEP flap, why he prefers the superficial gluteal artery flap to the profunda artery perforator flap, the technical nuances of harvesting a SGAP flap, the ins and outs of supermicro in lymphatic surgery, his approach to the sural flap, and why you should always open like you're closing. Read a recent classic PRS Global Open article by Dr. Chong and co-authors, “Scoping Review of Therapeutic Strategies for Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars”: https://bit.ly/GOXDC_Chong Dr. Tae Chong is a Professor and Chair of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University. Previously, he was at the University of Colorado in Denver, and served as the Program Director of the Plastic Surgery residency program. He is the Past President of the Mountain West Plastic Surgery Society and was a PSF visiting professor for 2022-23. Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #LevelingUp