Dr. Elie Ramly’s Academic Leadership in Plastic Surgery
Dr. Ramly’s work extends beyond the operating room into academic research that advances the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. His publications reflect a commitment to evidence-based practice, surgical innovation, and the continual refinement of patient outcomes. This curated body of work highlights his key contributions to peer-reviewed journals and academic discourse within the specialty.
Citations: 1,900+
Research impact (h-index): 25+
Research activity since: 2013
citations this year: 16+
Nasal Tip Surgery Finesse: Anatomy and Technique
Prevention and Management of Rhinoplasty Complications
Measuring Outcomes in Aesthetic Surgery by Plastic Surgeons
The First Successful Combined Full Face and Bilateral Hand Transplant
Enhancing Face Transplant Outcomes: Fundamental Principles of Facial Allograft Revision
The 2020 Facial Transplantation Update: A 15-Year Compendium
Computerized Approach to Facial Transplantation
Perceptions of Quality of Life among Face Transplant Recipients
The Neurocognitive Plasticity of Self-processing Following Facial Transplantation
Facial Feminization: Upper Third of the Face
Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Craniofacial Surgery
Special Considerations: The Geriatric Patient
Creating a Culture of Care and Safety
Safety and Sustainability: Optimizing Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Facial Transplantation
Quality Assurance Standards for Outreach Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair Programs
Quality Assurance Guidelines for Outreach Cleft Programs
Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair
Enhanced Recovery After Cleft Lip Repair
The First Simulation-Based Comprehensive Workshop in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Microsurgical Reconstruction of Traumatic Defects
Beyond Stopping the Bleed: Opportunities for Plastic Surgeons in the Response to Mass Casualty Event
Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient
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Book Chapters (10)
Rohrich RJ, Ramly EP, Novak M, Ahmad J. (2023) Prevention and Management of Rhinoplasty Complications. In Rohrich RJ, Ahmad J, and Adams W (Eds.) Dallas Rhinoplasty: Nasal Surgery by the Masters, 4th edition. In Press.
Rohrich RJ, Cason RW, Ramly EP. (2023) Nasal Tip Surgery Finesse: Anatomy and Technique. In Rohrich RJ, Ahmad J, and Adams W (Eds.) Dallas Rhinoplasty: Nasal Surgery by the Masters, 4th edition. In Press
Rohrich RJ, Ramly EP, Cason RW, and Ahmad J. (2023) Management of the Unhappy Patient. In Rohrich RJ, Ahmad J, and Adams W (Eds.) Dallas Rhinoplasty: Nasal Surgery by the Masters, 4th edition. In Press
Chahine EM, Ramly EP, Marston AP, Vyas RM, Hamdan US. (2022). Quality Assurance Guidelines for Outreach Cleft Programs. In Hamdan US, Rogers-Vizena CR, Sommerlad BC, Vyas RM, Low DW (Eds.) Interdisciplinary cleft care: global perspectives. Plural Publishing.
Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Rodriguez ED. (2020). Microsurgical Reconstruction of Traumatic Defects. In Wei FC, El Deek N, Meningaud JP, Futran N (Eds.) Mastery of Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck. Thieme.
Ramly EP, Ayala R, Hamdan US. (2019). Creating a Culture of Care and Safety. In Swanson J (Ed.). Global Cleft Care in Low-Resource Settings. Springer.
Khalifeh JM, Ramly EP, Kaafarani HMA. (2018). Surgery and Public Health in the Middle East and North Africa Region. In Laher I (Ed.). Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World. First Edition. Springer.
Ramly EP, Kaafarani HMA. (2017). Special Considerations: The Geriatric Patient. In Berg S. and Bittner E. (Eds.). Postoperative Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital, First Edition. Wolters Kluwer.
Ramly EP, King DR. (2014). Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient. In Cohn S. (Ed.). Acute Care Surgery and Trauma: Evidence-Based Practice, 2nd Edition. Abingdon, UK: CRC Press.
Janom H, Ramly EP. Abu-Sittah G. (2014). The Hand. In Lumley JSP (Ed.). Hamilton Bailey’s Demonstrations of Physical Signs in Clinical Surgery. Oxford: CRC Press.
Peer Reviewed Publications (89)
Ramly EP, Colwell AS. Modified Wise Pattern Inferior-central Pedicle Breast Reduction: Technical Pearls for Reliable Aesthetic Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jan 17;13(1):e6453. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006453. PMID: 39830443
Colwell AS, Ramly EP, Chung KC. Measuring Outcomes in Aesthetic Surgery by Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Jan 1;153(1):98-105. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010985. Epub 2023 Aug 11. PMID: 37566517.
Ramly EP, Katave C, Ranganathan K. Facial Feminization: Upper Third of the Face. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2024 May;36(2):183-194. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Feb 23. PMID: 38402141.
Malapati SH, Ramly EP, Riesel J, Pusic AL, Lee GK, Magee WP, Nthumba PM. Safety and Sustainability: Optimizing Outcomes and Changing Paradigms in Global Health Endeavors. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Sep 8;11(9):e5256. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005256. PMID: 37691703
Lee Z, Diep GK, Brydges H, Berman ZP, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Chaya BF, Thanik V. Do Corporate Payments Influence Research Related to the Use of Acellular Dermal Matrices in Breast Surgery? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Feb 27;e010320. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010320. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36827475
Azevedo RT, Diaz-Siso JR, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Berman ZP, Diep GK, Rifkin WJ, Rodriguez ED, Tsakiris M. Re-cognizing the new self: The neurocognitive plasticity of self-processing following facial transplantation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Apr 4;120(14):e2211966120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2211966120. Epub 2023 Mar 27. PMID: 36972456
Alfonso AR, Berman ZP, Diep GK, Lee J, Ramly EP, Diaz-Siso JR, Rodriguez ED, Rabbani PS. Evolution of a Plastic Surgery Summer Research Program: Lessons Learned from Programmatic Evaluation and Quality Enhancement. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Feb 17;11(2):e4785. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004785. eCollection 2023 Feb. PMID:36817275
Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Berman ZP, Diep GK, Bass JL, Catalano III LW, Ceradini DJ, Choi M, Cohen OD, Flores RL, Golas AR, Hacquebord JH, Levine JP, Saadeh PB, Sharma S, Staffenberg DA, Thanik VD, Rojas A, Bernstein GL, Gelb BE, Rodriguez ED. The First Successful Combined Full Face and Bilateral Hand Transplant. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Aug 1;150(2):414-428
Melhem AM, Ramly EP, Al Abyad OS, Chahine EM, Teng S, Vyas RM, Hamdan US. Enhanced Recovery After Cleft Lip Repair: Protocol Development and Implementation in Outreach Settings. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2022 Feb 15:10556656221078744. doi: 10.1177/10556656221078744.
Gebran A, Abou Khalil E, El Moheb M, Albaini O, El Warea M, Ibrahim R, Karam K, El Helou MO, Ramly EP, El Hechi M, Matar A, Zeineddine J, Dabar G, Al Hajj A, Abi Saad G, Hoballah J, Safadi B, Kaafarani HMA. The Beirut Port Explosion Injuries and Lessons Learned: Results of the Beirut Blast Assessment for Surgical Services (BASS) Multicenter Study. Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):398-405.
Al Abyad O, Annan B, Melhem A, Chahine EM, Ramly EP, Vyas RM, Hamdan US. Application of Safety Protocols for International Cleft Outreach Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Smile Foundation Precaution Guidelines and Implications. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 Dec 17:10556656211066435. doi: 10.1177/10556656211066435.
Chahine EM, Annan B, Ramly EP, Hamdan US. Overturning the Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Outreach Programs Through Innovation: The Role of Telehealth. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Nov-Dec 01;32(8):2709.
Diep GK, Berman ZP, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Boczar D, Trilles J, Rodriguez-Colon R, Rodriguez ED. The 2020 Facial Transplantation Update: A 15-Year Compendium. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 May 21;9(5):e3586.
Chahine EM, Ramly EP, Marston AP, Teng SN, Nader M, Kassam SN, Kantar RS, Hamdan US. Quality Assurance Standards for Outreach Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair Programs in Low-Resource Settings. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2022 Feb 18:10556656221074883. doi: 10.1177/10556656221074883.
Ramly EP, Berman ZP, Diep GK, Alfonso AR, Kimberly LL, Rodriguez ED. Reply: Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation in a Post-COVID-19 Pandemic World. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Aug 1;148(2):317e-318e.
Ramly EP, Berman ZP, Diep GK, Alfonso AR, Kimberly LL, Rodriguez, ED. Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation in a Post-COVID-19 Pandemic World. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Sep;146(3):394e-395e.
Berman ZP, Cohen OD, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Diep GK, Gonzalez E, Chiodo MV, DeLacure MD, Rodriguez ED. Iliac Myo-Osseous Flap for Mandibular Reconstruction: Refined Technique and Computerized Surgical Planning. Plast Reconstr Surg. (under review)
Berman ZP, Diep GK, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Bluebond-Langner R, Bernstein GL, Rodriguez ED. Plastic Surgery amidst the Pandemic: The New York University Experience at the Epicenter of the COVID-19 Crisis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Jul 1;148(1):133e-139e.
Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Rifkin WJ, Diaz-Siso JR, Gelb BE, Yeh JS, Espina MF, Jain SK, Piper GL, Rodriguez ED. Anesthetic Considerations in Facial Transplantation: Experience at NYU Langone Health and Systematic Review. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Aug 17;8(8):e2955. (part of an invited three-piece cluster of articles on facial transplantation)
Diep GK, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Berman ZP, Rodriguez ED. Enhancing Face Transplant Outcomes: Fundamental Principles of Facial Allograft Revision. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Aug 17;8(8):e2949. (part of an invited three-piece cluster of articles on facial transplantation)
Greenfield JA, Kimberly LL, Berman ZP, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Lee O, Diep GK, Rodriguez ED. Face Transplant Recipients’ Perceptions of Quality of Life: A Qualitative Content Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Aug 17;8(8):e2956. (part of an invited three-piece cluster of articles on facial transplantation)
Berman ZP, Alfonso AR, Diep GK, Ramly EP, Wolfe EM, Raheem S, Snead L, Ruiz K, Irving H, Rodriguez ED. Development of Donor Family-Oriented Resources to Facilitate Authorization for Reconstructive Transplantation. Prog Transplant. 2020 Dec;30(4):398-399.
Phillips BT, Brown S, Ha AY, Janes LE, Malik M, Massand S, Ramly EP, Saha S, Serebrakian AT, Tumkur D, Gosain AK. Spotlight in Plastic Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jul 1;146(1):209-212.
Ramly EP, Berman ZP, Diep GK, Alfonso AR, Kimberly LL, Rodriguez ED. VCA 2.0: The Future is Now. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Sep;146(3):386e-387e.
Kimberly LL, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Diep GK, Berman ZP, Rodriguez ED. Equity in Access to Facial Transplantation. J Med Ethics. 2020 Oct 15;medethics-2020-106129.
Lee J, Alfonso AR, Kantar RS, Diep GK, Berman ZP, Ramly EP, Daar DA, Levine JP, Ceradini DJ, MD. Modified Frailty Index Predicts Postoperative Complications following Panniculectomy in the Elderly. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Jul 21;8(7):e2987.
Wolfe EM, Najera-Sweeney G, Berman ZP, Alfonso AR, Diep GK, Ramly EP, Rodriguez ED. Establishing Photographic Standards for Facial Transplantation: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 May 14;8(5):e2834.
Wolfe EM, Alfonso AR, Diep GK, Berman ZP, Mills E, Park JJ, Hoffman AF, Felsenheld JH, Ramly EP, Rodriguez ED. Is Digital Animation Superior to Text Resources for Facial Transplantation Education? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Aug 1;148(2):419-426.
Eisemann BS, Wilson SC, Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Alfonso AR, Frey JD, Bluebond-Langer R, Rodriguez ED. Technical Pearls in Frontal and Peri-Orbital Bone Contouring in Gender Affirmation Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Sep;146(3):326e-329e.
Levy-Lambert D, Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Alfonso AR, Levine JP. Congestive Heart Failure Predicts Major Complications and Increased Length of Stay in Lower Extremity Pedicled Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Dec;146(6):790e-795e.
Mills E, Alfonso AR, Wolfe E, Park J, Najera Sweeney G, Hoffman A, Felsenheld J, Sosin M, Ramly EP, Rodriguez ED. Public Perception of Cross-sex Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. Ann Plast Surg. 2020 Dec;85(6):685-690.
Mills E; Felsenheld JH, Wolfe EM, Park JJ, Hoffman AF, Alfonso AR, Berman ZP, Diep GK, Ramly EP, Rodriguez ED. Guiding Strategies for the Future of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review of Organ Donation Campaigns. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Oct;146(4):922-934.
Hoffman AF, Park JJ, Berman ZP, Alfonso AR, Diep GK, Mills E, Wolfe EM, Felsenheld JH, Ramly EP, Rodriguez ED. Establishing a Clinically-Applicable Methodology for Skin Color Matching in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Feb 6;8(2):e2655.
Park JJ, Hoffman AF, Mills EC, Wolfe EM, Felsenheld JH, Diep GK, Alfonso AR, Berman ZP, Ramly EP, Rodriguez ED. Have We Achieved Optimal Skin Color Matching in Partial Facial Transplantation? A Survey Study of the General Public and Medical Professionals. J Craniofac Surg. Nov/Dec 2020;31(8):2213-2216.
Ramly EP, Yu JW, Eisemann BS, Yue O, Alfonso AR, Kantar RS, Staffenberg DA, Shetye PR, Flores RL. Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis in Pediatric Patients with Craniofacial Anomalies: Causes, Recurrence and Clinical Outcomes. J Craniofac Surg. Jul-Aug 2020;31(5):1343-1347
Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Wang MM, Eisemann BS, Staffenberg DA, Shetye PR, Flores RL. What is the Burden of Care of Nasoalveolar Molding? Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2020 Sep;57(9):1078-1092.
Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Diaz-Siso JR, Alfonso AR, Shetye PR, Rodriguez ED. Outcomes After Tooth-Bearing Maxillomandibular Facial Transplantation: Insights and Lessons Learned. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 May 25. pii: S0278-2391(19)30542-7. PMID: 31228428
Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Diaz-Siso JR, Alfonso AR, Rodriguez ED. Computerized Approach to Face Transplantation: Evolution and Application in Three Consecutive Face Transplants. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Aug 19;7(8):e2379. PMID: 31592022. Selected as cover feature for the August 2019 Compendium.
Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Kantar RS, Wang M, Diaz-Siso JR, Ibrahim A, Coelho P, Flores RL. Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhbmp-2) in Craniofacial Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Aug 19;7(8):e2347. PMID: 31592029
Ramly EP, Eisemann BS, Kantar RS, Alfonso AR, Wang M, Diaz-Siso JR, Staffenberg DA, Flores RL. Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair: A Quantitative Scale Assessment of Postoperative Lip and Nose Scars Across Two Operative Techniques. Ann Plast Surg. 2019. Dec;83(6):660-663.
Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Kantar RS, Diaz-Siso JR, Rodriguez ED. Beyond Stopping the Bleed: Opportunities for Plastic Surgeons in the Response to Mass Casualty Events. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Sep 11. PMID: 31524794
Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Alfonso AR, Diaz-Siso JR, Rodriguez ED. Preclinical Animal Models in Facial Transplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019. Sep 23;7(9):e2455.
Lee Z, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Daar DA, Kaoutzanis C, Kantar RS, Thanik VD, Saadeh PB, Levine JP. Dangle Protocols in Lower Extremity Reconstruction. J Surg Res. 2021 Oct;266:77-87.
Kantar RS, Berman ZP, Diep GK, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Sosin M, Lee Z, Kaoutzanis C, Yu JW, Ceradini DJ, Dagher NN, Levine JP. Hepatic Artery Microvascular Anastomosis in Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 Jan;86(1):96-102.
Lee Z, Abdou SA, Ramly EP, Daar DA, Stranix JT, Anzai L, Saadeh PB, Levine JP, Thanik VD. Larger Free Flap Size is Predictive of Increased Complications in Lower Extremity Trauma Reconstruction. Microsurgery. 2020 May;40(4):473-478.
Lee Z, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Yu JW, Daar D, Jacobson A, Levine, JP. The Latest Evolution in Virtual Surgical Planning: Customized Reconstruction Plates in Free Fibula Flap Mandibular Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Oct;146(4):872-879.
Kimberly LL, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Caplan A, Rodriguez ED. How to Integrate Lived Experience Into Quality-of-Life Assessment in Patients Considering Facial Transplantation. AMA J Ethics. 2019 Nov 1;21(11):E980-987. Selected by the journal for CME credits
El Hechi MW, Khalifeh JM, Ramly EP, Elahad JA, Bonde A, Velmahos GC, Hoballah JJ, Kaafarani HMA. Refugee Access to Surgical Care in Lebanon: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SCAR Study. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug;240:175-181. PMID: 30954858
Kantar RS, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Cohen O, Rifkin WJ, Maliha SG, Diaz-Siso JR, Eisemann BS, Saadeh PB, MD, Flores RL. Knowledge and Skills Acquisition by Plastic Surgery Residents Through Digital Simulation Training: A Prospective Randomized Blinded Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jan;145(1):184e-192e.
Eisemann BS, Kantar RS, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Wang M, Flores RL. Qualitative Assessment of Columella Scar Quality After Extended Mohler Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Sep 12. PMID: 31524753
Kantar RS, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Diaz-Siso JR, Jacoby A, Sosin M, Ceradini DJ, Rodriguez ED. Incidence of Preventable Nonfatal Craniofacial Injuries and Implications for Facial Transplantation. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Jun 28. PMID: 31261341
Alfonso AR, Kantar RS, Ramly EP, Daar DA, Rifkin WJ, Levine JP, Ceradini DJ. Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of wound complications and readmission in patients with surgically managed pressure ulcers. Wound Repair Regen. 2019 Jan 21. PMID: 30663823
Kantar RS, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Diaz-Siso JR, Breugem CC, Flores RL. Simulation in cleft surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Sep 23;7(9):e2438. PMID: 31942398
Lee Z, Alfonso AR, Yu JW, Kantar RS, Ramly EP, Daar D, Jacobson A, Levine JP. Double-barrel Technique Improves Outcomes in Free Fibula Flap Reconstruction of Anterior Mandibular Defects. Head Neck. 2022 (under review)
Alfonso AR, DeMitchell-Rodriguez EM, Ramly EP, Noel DY, Levy-Lambert D, Wang M, Kantar RS, Flores RL. Assessment of Cleft Lip and Palate Online Educational Resources for Patient-Oriented Content and Readability. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2019 May 26:1055665619850441. PMID: 31129984
Kantar RS, Alfonso AR, Rifkin WJ, Ramly EP, Sharma S, Diaz-Siso JR, Levine JP, Ceradini DJ. Risk Factors for Wound Complications Following Transmetatarsal Amputations in Patients with Diabetes. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 1;243:509-514. PMID: 31377491
Levy-Lambert D, Grigos MI, LeBlanc E, DeMitchell-Rodriguez EM, Noel DY, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Diaz-Siso JR, Kantar RS, Rodriguez ED. Communication Efficiency in a Face Transplant Recipient: Determinants and Therapeutic Implications. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Sep;31(6):e528-e530.
Kantar RS, Wake N, Alfonso AR, Rifkin WJ, Ramly EP, Diaz-Siso JR, Rodriguez ED. Facial Muscle Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumetry In A Face Transplant Recipient. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Nov 22;7(11):e2515. PMID: 31942306
DeMitchell-Rodriguez EM, Irving H, Friedman AL, Alfonso AR, Ramly EP, Diaz-Siso JR, Gelb BE, Kantar RS, MD, Rodriguez ED. Towards Increased Organ Procurement Organization Involvement in Vascularized Composite Allograft Donation. Prog Transplant. 2019 Sep;29(3):294-295.
Kantar RS, Maliha SG, Alfonso A, Ramly EP, Eisemann BS, Shetye PR, Grayson BH, Flores RL. Nasolabial Aesthetics Following Cleft Repair: An Objective Evaluation of Subjective Assessment. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2019 Oct;56(9):1157-1163.
Ramly EP, Powell M, Gilliam E, Womack I, Dunbar K, Yee R, Goldstein S, Beaulieu B, Schreiber M,Chi A. Improved Control of a Virtual Prosthesis Using a Pattern Recognition Algorithm and an Interactive Training Environment in a Transhumeral Amputee Demonstrating Local Reinnervation. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res. 18(3)-2019. BJSTR. MS.ID.003143.
Kantar RS, Gonchar M, Maliha SG, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Cohen O, Eisemann BS, Diaz-Siso JR, Saadeh PB, Flores RL. Three-Dimensional Affordable Stone Models for Cleft Lip Markings: A Prospective Study of Learner Satisfaction. Ann Plast Surg. 2019 Sep;83(3):340-343.
Noel DY, Kimberly LL, DeMitchell-Rodriguez EM, Levy-Lambert D, Ramly EP, Alfonso AR, Jacoby A, Gelb BE, Diaz-Siso JR, Kantar RS, Rodriguez ED. Comprehensive Assessment of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Patient-Oriented Online Resources. Ann Plast Surg. 2019 Aug;83(2):217-223.
Kantar RS, Ramly EP, Almas F, Patel KG, Rogers-Vizena CR, Roche NA, Zgheib E, Munoz-Pareja JC, Nader MK, Kummer AW, Flores RL, Van Aalst JA, Hamdan US. Sustainable Cleft Care Through Education: The First Simulation-Based Comprehensive Workshop in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2018 Nov 14:1055665618810574. PMID: 30426759
Esmonde N, Heston A, Ramly EP, Jedrezsweski B, Annen A, Guerriero J, Hansen J, Berli J. What is “Non-Binary” and What Do I Need to Know? A Primer for Surgeons Providing Chest Surgery for Transgender Patients. Aesthet Surg J. 2018 Jul 10. PMID: 30007346
Almas F, Cote V, Ramly EP, Kantar RS, Hamdan US. Premaxillary Setback with Posterior Vomerine Ostectomy: Outcomes of Single-Stage Repair of Complete Bilateral Cleft Lip with a Severely Protruding Premaxilla. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2018 Jan 1:1055665618782806; PMID: 29927627
Kaafarani HMA, Khalifeh J, Ramly EP, Simon D, Safa R, Khalil L, Raad R, Hoballah J. A Nationwide, Systematic and Comprehensive Assessment of Surgical Capacity in Lebanon: Results of the Surgical Capacity in Areas with Refugees (SCAR) Study. Ann Surg. 2018 Jan 25; PMID: 29373369
Ramly EP, MacFie R, Eshraghi N, Cole F, MD, Engel D. Bowel Necrosis and 3 Limb Amputation from High Voltage Electrical Injury. J Burn Care Res. 2018 Jun 13;39(4):628-633; PMID: 28661988
Sangji NF, Bohnen JD, Ramly EP, Yeh DD, King DR, Lee J, DeMoya M, Butler K, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Chang DC, Kaafarani HMA. Derivation and validation of a novel physiological Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (PESAS). World J Surg. 2017 Jul;41(7):1782-1789. PMID: 28233063
Bohnen JD, Mavros MN, Ramly EP, Chang Y, Yeh D, Lee J, De Moya MA, King DR, Fagenholz PJ, Butler K, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. Intraoperative Adverse Events in Abdominal Surgery: What Happens in the Operating Room Does not Stay in the Operating Room. Ann Surg. 2017 Jun; 265(6):1119-1125.
Ramly EP, Safadi BY, Aridi HD, Kantar R, Mailhac A, Alami RS. Concomitant Removal of Gastric Band and Gastric Bypass: Analysis of Outcomes and Complications from the ACS-NSQIP Database. Obes Surg. 2017 Feb; 27(2):462-468.
Bohnen JD, Chang DC, Ramly EP, Olufajo OA, Le RT, Kaafarani HMA, Yeh DD, King D, Fagenholz PJ, Butler K, Askari R, Salim A, Velmahos GC, de Moya M. Low Baseline (Pre-Injury) Blood Pressure Predicts Inpatient Mortality in Elderly Trauma Patients: A Bi-Institutional Study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Dec;81(6):1142-1149.
Ramly EP, Bohnen JD, Fagenholz P, Yeh D, Velmahos G, DeMoya M, Kaafarani H, Butler K, Lee J, King DR. Creation of the First Hartford Consensus Compliant Elementary School in the United States. Trauma Surgery &Acute Care Open. Sept 2016. http://tsaco.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000031
Peponis T, Ramly EP, Roth KA, King DR. Tourniquet Effectiveness When Placed Over the Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology. J Spec Oper Med. 2016 summer;16(2):17-9.
Sangji NF, Bohnen JD, Ramly EP, Yeh DD, King DR, Demoya M, Butler K, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Chang DC, Kaafarani HMA. . Derivation and Validation of a Novel Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS). J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Aug;81(2):213-20.
Bohnen JD, Ramly EP, Sangji NF, de Moya M, Yeh DD, Lee J, Velmahos GC, Chang DC, Kaafarani HMA. Perioperative Risk Factors Impact Outcomes in Emergency versus Non-Emergency Surgery Differently: Time to Separate our National Risk-Adjustment Models? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Jul;81(1):122-30.
Ramly EP, Runyan G, King DR. The State of the Union: Nationwide Absence of Uniform Guidelines for the Pre-Hospital use of Tourniquets to Control Extremity Exsanguination. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 May;80(5):787-91.
Ramly EP, Alami RS, Tamim H, Kantar R, Elias E, Safadi B. Concomitant Removal of Gastric Band and Sleeve Gastrectomy: Analysis of Outcomes and Complications from the ACS-NSQIP Database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Jan 6. pii: S1550-7289(16)00005-8.
Ramly EP, Larentzakis A, Bohnen JD, Mavros M, Chang, Y, Lee J, Yeh DD, Demoya M, King DR, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. The Financial Impact of Intraoperative Adverse Events in Abdominal Surgery. Surgery. 2015 Nov;158(5):1382-8.
Mavros MN, Kaafarani HMA, Ramly EP, Yeh DD, King DR, de Moya MA, Velmahos GC. The Clinical Significance Of Isolated Loss Of Lordosis On Cervical Spine Computed Tomography In Blunt Trauma Patients: A Prospective Evaluation Of 1,007 Patients. Am J Surg. 2015 Nov;210(5):822-6.
Mavros MN, Kaafarani HMA, Mejaddam AY, Ramly EP, Fagenholz PJ, Yeh DD, de Moya MA, Velmahos GC. Additional Imaging In Alert Trauma Patients With Cervical Spine Tenderness And A Negative Computed Tomographic Scan: Is It Needed? World J Surg. 2015 Nov;39(11):2685-90.
Ramly EP, Bohnen JD, Farhat MR, Razmdjou S , Mavros MN, Yeh DD, Lee J, Butler K, De Moya M, Velmahos GC , Kaafarani HM A. The nature, patterns, clinical outcomes, and financial impact of intraoperative adverse events in emergency surgery. Am J Surg. 2015 Oct 23. pii: S0002-9610(15)00549-8.
Sangji NF, Ramly EP, Kaafarani HMA, Seethala R, Raybould T, Camargo Jr CA, Velmahos GC, Masiakos P, Lee J. Health Care Utilization and Charges Following the Enactment of the 2007 Graduated Drivers Licensing Law in Massachusetts. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct;50(10):1791-6.
Mavros MN, Bohnen JD, Ramly EP, Velmahos GC, Yeh DD, de Moya M, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Lee J, Kaafarani HMA. Intraoperative Adverse Events: Risk-Adjustment for Procedure Complexity and Presence of Adhesions is Crucial. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Aug;221(2):345-53.
King DR, Larentzakis A, Ramly EP, The Boston Trauma Collaborative. Tourniquet Use At The Boston Marathon Bombing: Lost in Translation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Mar;78(3):594-9.
Ramly EP, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos G. The Effect of Aging on Pulmonary Function: Implications for Monitoring and Support of the Surgical and Trauma Patient. Surg Clin North Am. 2015 Feb;95(1):53-69.
Ramly EP, Crosslin T, Orkin B, Popowich D. Strangulated ileostomy evisceration following lateralizing mesh repair of parastomal hernia. Hernia. 2015 Jan;20(2):327-30.
Akl EA, Ramly EP, Kahale L, Yosuico VED, Barba M, Sperati F, Cook D, Schünemann H. Anticoagulation for patients with cancer and central venous catheters. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Oct 15;10.
Barrak D, Ramly EP, Chouillard E, Khoury M. Chronic spontaneous idiopathic splenic hematoma presenting as a large cystic tumor: A case report with review of the literature. J Surg Case Rep. 2014 Jun 10;2014(6). pii: rju060.

