Mr Nikkhah is Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at UCL and runs a busy research group that has pioneered new techniques in Breast reconstruction, Hand Surgery and sternal reconstruction after cardiac surgery. Mr Nikkhah mentors trainee plastic surgeons in London and runs the Microvascular fellowship at the Royal Free Hospital. He has published over 176 articles in plastic surgery and 2 textbooks.

We spoke to him about his paper - Hand-performed minimal fascial incision DIEP flap breast reconstruction: A scoring system and early single-centre experience

You can read the paper for free at the following link - https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(26)00064-1/fulltext

You can follow Mr Nikkah at - IG - drdariushnikkhah

In this episode, TRIP host Anton Fries discusses the paper "Masculinizing Chest Surgery Outcomes by Body Mass Index and American Society of Anesthesiologists Class in Ambulatory Care" with senior author Dr. Kathleen Armstrong.

You can read the paper in full for free at the following link -

https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(26)00017-3/fulltext

you can follow Dr Armstrong at IG @drkatie_armstrong

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• Richard Clough and Susan McCrossan – residents and co-authors of the paper
• Chris Duff and Nick Wilson Jones – consultants, and Vice-Chair and Chair of the Plastic Surgery Specialty Advisory Committee

The paper and commentary are found here: https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(25)00579-0/fulltext https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(25)00677-1/fulltext

In this episode we spoke with legendary surgeon Prof Milomir Ninkovic regarding his most recent papet in JPRAS about functional muscle reconstruction of the thenar eminence, as well as some of the highlights of his glittering career.

You can read the paper, for free, at the following link -

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1748681525006023

Prof Ninkovic can be followed at @prof.ninkovic

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On this episode, we discuss the landmark paper on breast implant ALCL with senior author Professor Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo, including relative risks of ALCL with different types of breast implants and when explantation is appropriate.

Prof Santanelli also holds a governmental role in the Italian Ministry of Health so we also delve into the intersection of healthcare and governmental policy making.

The paper, published in Nov 2025, by Sorotos et al can be found here:

https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(25)00527-3/fulltext

Prof Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo is currently a Full Professor and the Director of the Chair of Plastic Surgery at the University of Rome "Sapienza," Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, where he also leads the School of Specialization. Since 2003, he has been in charge of the Plastic Surgery Unit at Sant'Andrea Hospital in Rome. He was President of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS) in 2023/24. More recently, he has been focusing on the study of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, and Face Allotrasplantation in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Health.

The video version can be watched on youtube at the following link -

https://youtu.be/oEDQx7YlYKc?si=4saQ7taGS2AKOFHB

In this paper we spoke to Dr Or Freidman from Tel Aviv about his latest paper in JPRAS -

Breast reduction outcomes in massive weight loss: A comparative analysis of GLP-1 receptor agonist users, post-bariatric surgery patients, and controls

You can read the paper for free at the follwing link - https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(25)00569-8/pdf

Dr Freidman can be followed at - IG friedman.md

In this episode we interview Dr Sebastian Holm and Dr Juan Berner about their latest paper in JPRAS Open -

You can read the paper for free at this link -

https://www.jprasopen.com/article/S2352-5878(25)00139-1/fulltext

Dr Berner can be followed at -

IG drjuanberner

Dr Holm can be followed at -

IG sebaastianholm

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This Episode coincides with the JPRAS Special Issue on Wounds. We interviewed the Editor, Jason Wong, Deputy Chief Executive of the Scar Free Foundation, Charlotte Coates, basic scientist Paul Coates and plastic surgeon, Geoffrey Gurtner.

you can read all the articles for free at the following link -

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-plastic-reconstructive-and-aesthetic-surgery/vol/112/suppl/C

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