NESPS - 2025 Program

Accreditation
Jointly Accredited Provider: Interprofessional Continuing Education In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by CineMed and the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. CineMed is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CineMed designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals
All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, consult your professional licensing board.

Crafting the Ideal Breast: Where Aesthetics & Reconstruction Converge

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025

7:00 am - 7:55 am

Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:45 am - 7:50 am

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

Evan Matros, MD
NESPS Vice President, Meeting Co-Chair

Evan S. Garfein, MD
NESPS Meeting Co-Chair

Oren Tepper, MD
NESPS Meeting Co-Chair

Glenn Becker, MD
NYRSPS Meeting Co-Chair

Max Mandelbaum, MD
NYRSPS Meeting Co-Chair

7:50 am - 9:15 am

Session 1 � Aesthetics of Breast Reconstruction

Moderators: Evan Matros, MD & Oriana D. Cohen, MD

Panelists:
Nicholas T. Haddock, MD
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Oren Z. Lerman, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Katie Weichman, MD
NYU, New York, NY

Mark R. Sultan, MD
Mark R. Sultan, New York, NY

Steven M. Sultan, MD
Mount Sinai, New York, NY

9:15 am - 9:45 am

COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS

9:50 am - 11:05 am

Session 2 - Approaches to Breast Augmentation

Moderator: Scot B. Glasberg, MD & Diana Yoon-Schwartz, MD, PhD

Panelists:
Troy A. Pittman, MD
Somenek+PittmanMD, Washington, DC & New York City, NY

B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH
Preminger Plastic Surgery, New York, NYM

Mark D. Epstein, MD, FACS
Mark D. Epstein, Hauppauge, NY

Tracy M. Pfeifer, MD, MS
Tracy M. Pfeifer, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, New York, NY

Discussion

11:10 am - 12:30 am

Session 3 - Soft Tissue Internal Support in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery

Moderator: Gregory A. Greco, MD & Carrie Stern, MD

Panelists:
Troy A. Pittman, MD
Somenek+PittmanMD, Washington, DC & New York City, NY

C. Bob Basu, MD, MBA, MPH
Basu Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery, Houston, TX

Ran Y. Stark, MD
StarkMD Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic, Bryn Mawr, PA

Nolan S. Karp, MD
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

William Samson, MD
New York Plastic Surgery Group, New York, NY

Discussion

12:30 pm - 1:40 pm

LUNCH - VISIT EXHIBITS

1:45 pm - 2:25 pm

Guest Speaker

�Building a Comprehensive Microsurgery Breast Reconstruction Program�
Nicholas T. Haddock, MD
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

2:25 pm - 3:40 pm

Session 4 - Business, Innovation, & Leadership

Moderator: Evan S. Garfein, MD & Max Mandelbaum, MD

Panelists:
Utilization of Operative Robot
Alice S. Yao, MD
Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Leadership and Policy
Gregory A. Greco, MD
Monmouth Plastic Surgery, Red Bank, NJ

Practice Management
Diana Yoon-Schwartz, MD, PhD
New Street Plastic Surgery, Huntington, NY

Efficiency in OR
Nicholas T. Haddock, MD
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Discussion

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Session 5 - Explantation Next Steps (Soft Tissue/Ex-plantation)

Moderator: Oren Tepper, MD & C. Bob Basu, MD, MBA, MPH

Panelists:
Gregory A. Greco, MD
Monmouth Plastic Surgery, Red Bank, NJ

Mark R. Sultan, MD
Mark R. Sultan, New York, NY

Hani Sbitany, MD
Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Scot B. Glasberg, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Discussion

5:00 pm

Adjourn