Abbas M. Hassan, MD, PhD
@AbbasHassanMD
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Plastic surgery resident physician @IU_Surgery | Editor @HandSurgeryAssn | Postdoc alumnus @MDAndersonNews | PhD alumnus @UniUtrecht
Indianapolis, IN
Joined July 2021
Humbled & incredibly grateful to be named the @acsJACS author of the month! Thankful for the support of @AmCollSurgeons @IU_Surgery @IUMedSchool @MDAndersonNews @SocietyofBAS @ASPS_News @JesseSelber.
Congratulations to @AbbasHassanMD for being named JACS author of the month! Watch the video below to learn more about Dr. Hassan and his article, "Ensuring Safety While Achieving Beauty: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Mastectomy and Autologous Breast Reconstruction
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The result? .The nerve heals in an organized way, preventing a new painful neuroma from forming. Patients experience dramatic, life-changing relief from their chronic pain. This allows them to regain their quality of life. This surgery should be an option for every amputee!.
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Now for the most important step. We take a tiny piece of the patient’s own muscle and use it to wrap the end of each individual nerve bundle. This muscle graft acts as a "bio-cushion" and gives the nerve fibers a new, friendly target to grow into. It gives the nerve a new job 🧠
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This is where we come in with a procedure called RPNI. We find the painful neuroma and surgically remove the scar tissue to create a clean nerve ending. Then, we carefully separate the nerve into its smaller component bundles (called fascicles).
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After an amputation, severed nerves have nowhere to go. They can grow into disorganized bundles of scar tissue called ‘neuromas’. Think of it as a live electrical wire that's been cut. The slightest touch or even just the pressure from a prosthesis can cause excruciating pain.
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In Plastic Surgery, we perform a surgery that can eliminate one of the most severe forms of chronic pain. It’s a problem that haunts millions of amputees, but a solution exists. Here’s how it works: 🧵. #ChronicPain #Amputee #MedTwitter #Nerve
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Thank you @IU_Surgery @IUCancerCenter @IUMediaSchool @AmCollSurgeons @acsJACS!!! Such an honor and privilege 🙏🏽.
👏Congratulations to Abbas Hassan, MD, PhD, PGY2 Plastic Surgery resident and Shahnur Ahmed, MD, PGY2 General Surgery resident, on being named recipients of the American College of Surgeons 2025 Excellence in Research Award. This outstanding achievement is only given to 24
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Truly humbled and thankful to learn that our research has been recognized with an Excellence in Research Award by the American College of Surgeons! This was a massive team effort, and I’m thrilled to share our work at the upcoming clinical congress. Thank you, @AmCollSurgeons!
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Hot off the press in @prsjournal! Our new article tackles "Specialty Creep" in plastic surgery. As lines blur, who performs which procedures? We explore this critical trend & chart a path for #PlasticSurgery to innovate and lead. Check it out:
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Our new paper from the GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators is out now in @NatureComms! It shows the global burden of chronic care far outweighs acute care needs (approx. 68% vs 27% of DALYs), highlighting the need for health systems to adapt. #GlobalHealth
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Looking forward to presenting our research on breast cancer related lymphedema in @AmCollSurgeons #ACSCC25!
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Our latest study @AnnSurgOncol shows ILR, a lymphedema preventative surgery, helps decrease lymphedema (arm swelling) risk after breast cancer to 7% but Black women have a 6x higher risk. We need more research to understand why and how to prevent this. #BreastCancer #Lymphedema
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RT @AnnSurgOncol: Featured: #AreaDeprivation Index is Associated with Variation in #QualityOfLife and Psychosocial Well-being Following #Br….
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Just did my first nerve transfer to restore arm function in a patient with a brachial plexus injury! Grateful for the opportunity to bring movement back to where it was lost. #PlasticSurgery #Handsurgery #NerveTransfer #brachialplexus
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Honored to be selected for the Inclusive Excellence Resident Scholar program at @IUMedSchool! This award will support our research on disparities in access to lymphatic reconstruction for women with breast cancer @IU_Surgery @IU_Health
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RT @HandSurgeryAssn: Dr. Nash Naam, past president of AAHS invites you to our upcoming AAHS/ASPN Hand in Hand Webinar Series featuring the….
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Hot off press @AnnalsofSurgery we found that the Maryland’s global budget revenue payment model was associated with an acceleration in the shift from inpatient to outpatient hospital settings for surgical procedures. @anaeze_offodile @NancyKeatingMD @headofmelon
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Intern year ✅ .Grateful for all the growth, learning, and support. Excited for what’s next! #MedTwitter
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RT @HandSurgeryAssn: 🌟June 2024 Article Of The Month 🌟. Congratulations to Dr. Kadar and team on their excellent study entitled “Risk Facto….
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Hot off press @AnnalsPlastic our multicenter study evaluates textbook outcomes in microvascular autologous breast reconstruction. A third of patients did not achieve a textbook outcome, influenced by patient and procedural factors. Check out the fulltext for more:
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RT @HandSurgeryAssn: ⭐️May 2024 Article Spotlight⭐️. Dr. Nirbhay discussing his recent study in HAND “Tendon transfer, nerve grafts, and n….
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