Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Hand Surgery Service, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Section Chief, Plastic Surgery at Joh

Plastic Surgery

Doctor Scott D. Lifchez, MD works in the field of Plastic Surgery. He went to Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He has 2 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Scott D. Lifchez, MD is also a published MD. He has 34 publication published. The most recent publication is: Increased immunoreactive rat lung ICAM-1 in oleic acid-induced lung injury. He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Comprehensive Observations of Resident Evolution: A Novel Method for Assessing Procedure-Based Residency Training.
• Management of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection After Medical Tourism in Cosmetic Surgery and a Review of Literature.
• Survey of Cesarean Delivery Infection Prevention Practices Across US Academic Centers.
• The Scope of Practice of Hand Surgery Within Plastic Surgery: The ACAPS National Survey to Assess Current Practice and Develop Educational Guidelines.
• Ethical and Educational Considerations in Coding Hand Surgeries.
• Abstract 40: The Scope of Practice of Hand Surgery within Plastic Surgery: The ACAPS National Survey to Assess Current Practice and Develop Educational Guidelines.
• Intercostal artery-based rectus abdominis muscle flap for groin reconstruction.
• Spontaneous atraumatic extensor pollicis longus rupture in the nonRheumatoid population.
• Palmar Contracture.
• Guidelines for ethical and professional use of social media in a Hand surgery practice.
• Outcome of endoscopic Carpal tunnel release in patients with chronic nonhand pain compared with those without chronic pain.
• Hand education for emergency medicine residents: results of a pilot program.
• The Stool Shield: A Novel Approach to the Colo-Atmospheric Fistula.
• Flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture after volar plating of a distal radius Fracture: pronator quadratus plate coverage may not adequately protect tendons.
• Measurement of compartment pressures in the Hand and forearm.
• Intra- and inter-examiner variability in performing Tinel's test.
• Melanoma: workup and surveillance.
• Flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture after volar plating of a distal radius Fracture.
• Upper extremity compartment Syndrome in the setting of deep venous thrombosis and phlegmasia cerulea dolens: case report.
• Long-term results of surgical treatment for hypothenar hammer Syndrome.
• Impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on treatment of Hand infections.
• Compression neuropathy of the radial nerve due to ganglion cysts.
• Serratus anterior in vivo contractile force study.
• Functional improvement with digital prosthesis use after multiple digit amputations.
• Cortical adaptation to restoration of smiling after free muscle transfer innervated by the nerve to the masseter.
• The serratus anterior subslip: anatomy and implications for facial and Hand reanimation.
• Transverse rectus sheath plication in abdominoplasty.
• Detailed neurovascular anatomy of the serratus anterior muscle: implications for a functional muscle flap with multiple independent force vectors.
• Pyoderma gangrenosum after reduction mammaplasty in an otherwise healthy patient.
• The Effect of Self-Citations on the Hirsch Index Among Full-Time Academic Hand Surgeons.
• A standardized patient model to teach and assess professionalism and communication skills: the effect of personality type on performance.
• Integrating the NAS Milestones and Handheld technology to improve residency training and assessment.
• Increased immunoreactive rat lung ICAM-1 in oleic acid-induced lung injury.

Schools

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• University Of Illinois College Of Medicine Chicago

• Med College Wi

• Curtis Hand Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Adjacent Tissue Transfer
• Blepharoplasty
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
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Conditions Treated

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• Benign Skin Lesion
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• De Quervain's Disease
• Dupuytren's Contracture
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Hand Surgery
• Plastic Surgery of the Hand
• Plastic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
• University of Illinois College of Medicine

Hospital

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• Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1962443267
NPPES Provider LastName		LIFCHEZ
NPPES Provider FirstName		SCOTT
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		212242735
NPPES Provider State		MD
Specialty Description		Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Total Claim Count		64.0
Distinct Opioid Count		2.0
Opioid Claim Count		30.0
Percent Opioid Claims		46.88

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1962443267
Last Name Of The Provider	LIFCHEZ
First Name Of The Provider	SCOTT
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