An active research portfolio spanning aesthetic surgery, reconstructive outcomes, hand surgery, microsurgery, and surgical education — with 44 peer-reviewed publications.
Body contouring, laser and injectable outcomes, facelift technique, rhinoplasty, and cosmetic practice development — including ASERF-funded studies on TXA and CBD.
Autologous free flap reconstruction, prepectoral implant conversion, DIEP flap economics, perfusion imaging, and breast reduction outcomes.
Carpal tunnel release, distal radius fractures, flexor tendon repair, trapeziometacarpal arthritis prevalence, and relative procedural value.
Residency program analysis, applicant selection modeling, diversity in training pipelines, in-service exam trends, and society-based career development.
Gender-affirming surgery, buried penis reconstruction, headache surgery quality of life, pressure ulcer reconstruction, and microsurgical flap monitoring.
Editorial board member, PRS Global Open. Reviewer for JPRAS, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, ASJ, Annals of Plastic Surgery, and 15+ additional journals.
Kalluri MH, Edalatpour A, Seitz AJ, Gander BH. Use of Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Raynaud’s Phenomenon. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2026;14(2):e7424.
Steiner Q, George R, Edalatpour A, et al. A Scoping Review of the Impact of Transverse Carpal Ligament Sectioning on the Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint: Does it Increase the Risk of Osteoarthritis? Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Open. 2026;48:980–987.
Thornton SM, Shaffrey EC, Bay CC, Verhagen JC, Wirth PJ, Edalatpour A, et al. Risk Factors for Acute Intraoperative Bradycardia in Patients Undergoing Gender Mastectomy. Plastic Surgery. 2026;34(1):104–111.
Bay CC, George RE, Fine KS, Edalatpour A, et al. Comparing the Relative Value of Elective and Traumatic Hand Surgery Procedures. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2026;157(1):111–118.
Zona EE, O’Shea AW, Fine KS, LaLiberte CJ, Gunderson KA, Edalatpour A, et al. Developing Effective and Passionate Plastic Surgery Researchers: A Structured Curriculum for Medical Students. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2025;13(11):e7275.
Zona EE, Vo T, Edalatpour A, Israel JS. Maximizing Your Plastic Surgery Training: Professional Society Career Development Opportunities for Students, Residents & Fellows. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2025;95(5):e36–52.
Thornton SM, Edalatpour A, Lyon SM, et al. Charting the Course: Examining Trends and Proposing Improvements for the Plastic Surgery In-Service Examination. Journal of Surgical Research. 2025;314:701–706.
Yang S, Edalatpour A, Israel J, Gast K. Recent Trends in Nipple Reconstruction – A Case Series and Social Media Analysis of Patient Preferences. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2025;108:1–7.
Ufot AI, Zona EE, Edalatpour A, Israel JS. Professional Development for Early-Career Plastic Surgeons: A Snapshot of Opportunities for Involvement in Societies and Organizations. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2025;95(1):e18–e30.
Zona EE, O’Shea AW, Fine KS, LaLiberte CJ, Gunderson KA, Edalatpour A, et al. Letter to the Editor regarding “A 5-point framework for students evaluating plastic surgery research fellowship opportunities.” Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2025;107:19–21.
Edalatpour A, Wirth P, Attaluri P, et al. Can Lasers Attract and Retain Patients in a Plastic Surgery Practice? An Academic Cosmetic Clinic Experience. Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine. 2025;27(3):212–213.
Nicksic PJ, Albano N, Edalatpour A, Afifi AM. Is Migraine Surgery Financially Viable for the Hospital and Surgeon? A Single-Surgeon, 10-Year Study at an Academic Institution. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2025;155(5):928e–934e.
Afifi A, Lyon S, Gutierrez-Meza D, Alagoz E, Edalatpour A, Israel JS. Prospective Qualitative Study on Impact of Headache Surgery on Quality of Life: Are We Ready for Headache Surgery Specific Outcome Measures? Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2025;13(2):e6500.
Fine KS, Bay CC, Wirth PJ, Shaffrey EC, Edalatpour A, et al. Economic Predictors of Plastic Surgery Expenditure: A 14-Year Analysis of Unemployment, Disposable Income, and Stock Indices. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum. 2025;7:ojae121.
Kohan J, Cabanas C, Edalatpour A, et al. Upper Extremity Blocks for Hand Surgeons: A Literature Review of Regional Anaesthesia Techniques, Efficacy, and Safety. Plastic Surgery. 2024;32(4):667–679.
Rose K, Edalatpour A, Gunderson KA, et al. Topical Tranexamic Acid (TXA) Decreases Time to Drain Removal, Wound Healing Complications, and Postoperative Blood Loss in Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Retrospective Study. Plastic Surgery. 2024;32(3):395–403.
Moura SP, McLaughlin MT, Gowda M, Shaffrey EC, Edalatpour A, et al. The Impact of Neighborhood and Socioeconomic Disparities on Distal Radius Fracture Follow-up Adherence: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024;154(2):306e–316e.
Thornton S, Edalatpour A, Gast K. A Systematic Review of Patient Regret After Surgery - A Common Phenomenon in Many Specialties but Rare Within Gender-Affirmation Surgery. American Journal of Surgery. 2024;234:68–73.
Kalluri MH, Edalatpour A, Kohan J, et al. Analysis of the Utility of Spinal Anesthesia in Plastic Surgery and Other Surgical Subspecialties: A Literature Review. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2024;95:266–272.
Wood Matabele KL, Nkana ZH, Seitz AJ, Edalatpour A, et al. From Tip of Brush to Tip of Knife: The Relationship Between Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction and the Fine Arts. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2024;44(7):716–721.
Seitz AJ, MacKenzie EL, Edalatpour A, et al. Quantifying the Impact of Prepectoral Implant Conversion on Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024;153(5):884e–894e.
Seitz AJ, Edalatpour A, Israel JS, et al. Postoperative Outcomes Following Buried Penis Reconstruction: A Single-Institution Experience Using the Wisconsin Classification System. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024;153(5):1151–1160.
McLaughlin MT, Moura SP, Edalatpour A, et al. Insurance Status Predicts Hand Therapy Adherence Following Flexor Tendon Repair: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024;153(5):951e–962e.
Kalluri MH, Edalatpour A, Thadikonda KM, et al. Patient Outcomes and Complications Following Various Maxillomandibular Fixation Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2024;92:151–176.
George RE, Seitz AJ, Moura SP, McLaughlin M, Crawford SB, Attaluri P, Edalatpour A, Michelotti BF. Osteoarthritis Increases Postoperative Healthcare Resource Utilization After Carpal Tunnel Release. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2024;12(2):e5631.
Thornton SM, Seitz AJ, Edalatpour A, Poore SO. Surgical Management of Adult Acquired Buried Penis Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2024;91:181–190.
Kohan J, Edalatpour A, Seitz A, et al. Facial Nerve Block: A Comprehensive Review of Anesthesia Techniques, Efficacy, and Safety for Plastic Surgeons. FACE. 2024;5(1):182–191.
Moura SP, Shaffrey EC, Lam CS, Seitz AJ, Edalatpour A, et al. Modified Frailty Index Predicts Postoperative Complications Following Adult-Acquired Buried Penis Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2024;88:493–499.
Edalatpour A, Seitz AJ, Warden AM, et al. Outcomes of Enhanced Recovery Protocols and Tranexamic Acid (TXA) on Double-Incision versus Periareolar Gender Affirming Mastectomy: A Retrospective Study of Postoperative Outcomes. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2024;88:360–368.
Mueller AM, Wood Matabele KL, Edalatpour A, et al. Social Media Popularity and Academic Productivity in Plastic Surgery: A Positive Correlation. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2023;47(5):2150–2158.
Shaffrey EC, Edalatpour A, Nicksic P, et al. Rise Above the Competition: How Do Plastic Surgery Residency Applicants with NCAA Experience Fare in the Residency Match? Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2023;48:1867–1873.
Steiner Q, Edalatpour A, Seitz AJ, et al. Diversity in the Plastic Surgery Match: The Effect of Program Chair, Program Director and Faculties’ Race and Gender on Matched Applicants. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2023;34(5):1376–1380.
Shaffrey EC, Moura SP, Wirth PJ, Attaluri PK, Schappe A, Edalatpour A, et al. Objective Residency Applicant Assessment Using a Linear Rank Model. Journal of Surgical Education. 2023;80(6):776–785.
Edalatpour A, Attaluri PK, Shaffrey EC, et al. The Nuances of Abdominal Free Flap Harvest: Technical and Patient Factors Affecting Abdominal Donor Site Morbidity Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2023;81:105–118.
Seitz AJ, Attaluri PK, Edalatpour A, et al. The Relationship between Neuropsychiatric Diagnoses and Revision Surgery Following Breast Reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2022;89(6):615–621.
Kirsten GA, Edalatpour A, Wood KL, et al. Diversity in Plastic Surgery Authorship: A 14-Year Analysis of 2688 Articles Published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2022;149(2):313e–322e.
Edalatpour A, Lucarelli KM, Afifi AM. Can Indocyanine Green Perfusion Imaging Detect Microangiopathy in Mastectomy Skin Flaps? Breast Disease. 2021;40(2):115–116.
Mohamed NS, Remily EA, Wilkie WA, Jean-Pierre M, Jean-Pierre N, Edalatpour A, et al. Closing the Socioeconomic Gap in Massachusetts: Trends in Total Hip Arthroplasty From 2013 to 2015. Orthopedics. 2020;44(2):e167–e172.
Edalatpour A, Edinger KM, Gander BH, Poore SO. Breast Cancer Extirpation, Reconstruction, and COVID-19: Paradigm Shifting Management During a Global Pandemic and Implications for Future Management. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2021;9(1):e3396.
Edalatpour A, Nkana ZH, Bentz ML, Afifi AM. Academic Productivity in Plastic Surgery: A Comparison of US and International Medical Graduates. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2020;31(8):2136–2138.
Edalatpour A, Young BT, Brown LR, et al. Grade of Injury, not Initial Management, is Associated with Unplanned Interventions in Liver Injury. Injury. 2020;51(6):1301–1305.
Edalatpour A, Attaluri PK, Larson JD. Medical and Recreational Marijuana: Review of the Literature and Recommendations for the Plastic Surgeon. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2020;8(5):e2838.
Jarrar A, Edalatpour A, Sebikali-Potts A, et al. An Up-to-date Predictive Model for Rectal Cancer Survivorship Reflecting Tumor Biology and Clinical Factors. American Journal of Surgery. 2020;219(3):515–520.
Dávila Castrodad IM, Recai TM, Abraham MM, Etcheson JI, Mohamed NS, Edalatpour A, Delanois RE. Rehabilitation protocols following total knee arthroplasty: a review of study designs and outcome measures. Annals of Translational Medicine. 2019;7(S7).
Edalatpour A, Carbullido K, George R, et al. Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction: Detailed Operative and Postoperative Protocols at A Single Institution. Journal of Wound Care. In Press.
Gupta S, O'Shea A, Edalatpour A, Afifi A. Artery Averted: Safe Hemostatic Net Placement in Facelift Surgery. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In Press.
El Minawi HM, Kadry HM, Rizkalla YR, Edalatpour A, et al. Redefining Limits: A Clinical Trial on the Safety of Combining Liposuction with Undermining During Abdominoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In Press.
Quach MP, Boswell J, Seitz AJ, Zona EE, Laliberte C, Laning E, Edalatpour A, Poore SO. Patterns of Revision Surgery Following Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Structured Analysis of Aesthetic and Functional Domains. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. In Press.
Fine K, Kalluri MH, Edalatpour A, Afifi A. Aestheticians in an Academic Plastic Surgery Practice: Financial Insights from a Five-Year Review. Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
Moe E, Edalatpour A, Seitz A, et al. Effect of Breast Reduction on Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Fine KS, Gupta S, Edalatpour A, Michelotti BF. Balancing Costs and Care: Length of Stay Financial Implications in DIEP Flap Reconstruction. Plastic Surgery.
LaLiberte CJ, Fine KS, Edalatpour A, Michelotti BF. The Age of the Smartphone: Prevalence of Osteoarthritis in the Trapeziometacarpal Joint. Journal of Hand Surgery.
LaLiberte CJ, Fine K, Zeitouni F, Edalatpour A, Michelotti BF. Evolving Patterns of Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis: Age and Sex Trends in a Contemporary Cohort. Hand.
Chen AJ, Ademi J, Mortensen NJ, Edalatpour A, et al. Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenger PrC-210 Mitigates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Abdominal Skin Flap Model. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Chen AJ, Ademi J, Mortensen NJ, Edalatpour A, et al. Development of a Reliable Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery (SIEA) Flap Rat Model. Annals of Plastic Surgery.
The ASPS Residents Council Residents Report Workgroup: Ford AA, Edalatpour A, et al. The Residents Council Resident Report: Part 1. PRS Global Open.