Surgical Bioengineering of the Microvasculature and Challenges in Clinical Translation.

Tissue and organ dysfunction are major causes of worldwide morbidity and mortality with all medical specialties being impacted. Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field relying on the combination of scaffolds, cells, and biologically active molecules to restore form and function. However, clinical translation is still largely hampered by limitations in vascularization.

A 10-year analysis of the racial distribution of authors in plastic surgery research and the impact of minority mentorship.

Background: This study evaluates the racial distribution in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) publication authorship and illustrates the impact underrepresented in medicine (URiM) mentorship has on increasing diverse trainee contributions to the PRS peer-reviewed literature.

Methods: Articles published in the seven highest-impact PRS peer-reviewed journals within the last 10 years (2012-2022) were reviewed and analyzed for first and senior authors' race and ethnicity, publication year, and citation count.

Results: A total of 23,549 publications were identified of which 8250 were from the US-based institutions.