Selected Recent Publications
U. Sampathkumar, Z. Nowroozilarki, M.C. Bordes, G.P. Reece, S.E. Hanson, M.K. Markey, F.A. Merchant, "Review of quantitative imaging for objective assessment of fat grafting outcomes in breast surgery," Aesthetic Surgery Journal 41(S1):S39-S49 (May 2021).
K.M. Nicklaus, T. Bui, M.C. Bordes, J. Liu, D. Chopra, A.S. Hoffman, G.P. Reece, S.E. Hanson, F.A. Merchant, M.K. Markey, "Goldilocks principle: preference for change in breast size in breast cancer reconstruction patients." Frontiers in Psychology 12:702816 (September 2021).
K.M Nicklaus, H. Wang, M.C. Bordes, A. Zaharan*, U. Sampathkumar, A.L. Cheong, G.P. Reece, S.E. Hanson, F.A. Merchant, M.K. Markey, "Potential of intra-operative 3D photography and 3D visualization in breast reconstruction," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 9:e3845 (October 2021).
C. Goodbrake, D.S. Li, H. Aghakhani, A. Contreras, G.P. Reece, M.K Markey, M.S. Sacks, "On the three-dimensional mechanical behavior of human breast tissue," Annals of Biomedical Engineering 50:601-613 (May 2022).
H. Wang, J. Liu, M.C. Bordes, D. Chopra, G.P. Reece, M.K. Markey, A.S. Hoffman, "The role of psychosocial factors in patients' recollections of breast reconstruction options discussed with their surgeons," Scientific Reports 12:7485 (May 2022).
K.M. Nicklaus, X.T. Gonzalez, K. Sachdev*, J. Liu, D. Chopra, A.S. Hoffman, F.A. Merchant, S.E. Hanson, M.K. Markey, G.P. Reece, "What does "Dr. Google" show patients searching for breast reconstruction outcomes photographs?" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 10:e4615 (November 2022).
K.M. Nickaus, A. Cheong, U. Sampathkumar, J. Liu, D. Chopra, A.S. Hoffman, F.A. Merchant, S.E. Hanson, M.K. Markey, G.P. Reece, "BreastDecisions: Recommender system for appearance counseling about breast reconstruction," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 10:e4615 (November 2022).
U. Sampathkumar, T. Bui, J. Liu, Z. Nowroolizarki, M.C. Bordes, S.E. Hanson, G.P. Reece, M.K. Markey, F.A. Merchant, ¡°Objective analysis of breast symmetry in female patients undergoing breast reconstruction after total mastectomy,¡± Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 5:ojac090 (January 2023).
J.M. Smith, S. Boukovalas, E.I. Chang, J. Liu, J.C. Selber, S.E. Hanson, G.P. Reece, "Analysis of Breast Aesthetic Revision Procedures after Unilateral Abdominal-based Free-flap Breast Reconstruction: A Single-center Experience with 1251 Patients," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 11:e4861 (March 2023).
K.M. Nicklaus, Y.-T. Liu, C. Liu, J. Chu*, E. Jewett*, K. Bravo, M.C. Bordes, J. Liu, G.P. Reece, S.E. Hanson, F.A. Merchant, M.K. Markey, ¡°Impact of implant-based breast reconstruction on bra fit,¡± Ergonomics 66:1521-1533 (October 2023).
Y.-T. Liu, N.H. Khan*, M.C. Bordes, G.P. Reece, A.M. Francis, T.A. Chen, K. Bravo, M.K. Markey, ¡°Impact of autologous breast reconstruction on bra fit.¡± Support Care Cancer. 32(2):105 (January 2024).
X.T. Gonzalez, M.S. Roubaud, M.V. Schaverien, R.D. Largo, C.S. Parham, A.M. Francis, T.A. Chen, A. Hoffman, R.M. Dickey, M.K. Markey, G.P. Reece, ¡°Assessment of appearance-related questions about breast reconstruction generated by chat generative pre-trained transformer,¡± Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ¨C Global Open 13:e6625 (March 2025).
H. Wang, X.T. Gonzalez, G.A. Renta-L¨®pez, M.C. Bordes, M.C. Hout, S.W. Choi, G.P. Reece, M.K. Markey, ¡°Breast cancer survivors¡¯ perceptual map of breast reconstruction appearance outcomes,¡± SPIE Medical Imaging 12:051802 (September 2025).