SIU Plastic Surgery Newsletter Volume 2, Number 1

Dear family and friends of SIU Plastic Surgery:

Greetings from Springfield. The rich tradition at SIU has been built on the pillars of patient care, education, research, and leadership. In this issue of the e-newsletter, recent achievements in each of these areas is highlighted. Special thanks to Roxanne Guy for sharing her story in the “Where are they now?” section. Roxy is one of the most distinguished graduates of the SIU program and has been a leader and mentor to so many in plastic surgery.

Please send me ( rbueno@siumed.edu ) or my Administrative Assistant, Penny Praia ( ppraia@siumed.edu ), any news, updates, or photographs that you would like to share.

Best regards,

Reuben Bueno, MD

Professor and Chief

Institute for Plastic Surgery

Institute for Plastic Surgery News

Patient Care

Proclamation

SIU Plastic Surgery was recognized by the state of Illinois with a proclamation on October 17, 2018, Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day, for the Institute’s advocacy and care of breast reconstruction patients.

Education

Resident Review Committee

Mike Neumeister began his term as Chair of the Resident Review Committee for Plastic Surgery. The RRC is responsible for accrediting plastic surgery training programs in the United States.

SIU Department of Surgery Teaching Awards 2017-2018

Residents recognized for medical student teaching: Evyn Neumeister, Danielle Olla, Tim Daugherty, Jimmy Winters, Michael Ruebhausen

Resident Teacher of the Year: Michael Ruebhausen

Faculty Awards

Faculty recognized for medical student teaching: Nada Berry, Brian Mailey

Faculty recognized for resident teaching: Nicole Sommer, Nada Berry, Michael Neumeister

Research

PSF Grant Award

Fourth year resident Tim Daugherty, MD, was awarded a research grant by the Plastic Surgery Foundation to study the effect of fat grafting in irradiated skin and the impact of adipose-derived stem cells in improving the skin quality after radiation. The project is titled, “Skin Improvement in Radiation Wounds: The Impact of Adipose Derived Stem Cells.”

Leadership

Brian Mailey, MD

Assistant Professor Brian Mailey, MD, was selected to participate in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand’s Young Leaders Program.

Nada Berry, MD

Assistant Professor Nada Berry, MD, was elected to serve on the Memorial Medical Center Medical Staff Executive Board.

Zamboni Visiting Professor

Department of Surgery Chair and Professor Mike Neumeister, MD, gave a presentation at the 2019 American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting as the William A. Zamboni Visiting Professor. A graduate of the the general surgery and plastic surgery training programs at SIU, Bill was a tremendous surgeon, leader, and friend. ASRM honors his legacy with the Zamboni Visiting Professorship.

Where Are They Now

Roxanne Guy, MD

Greetings fellow SIUSOM Plastic Surgeons! I have been asked to write a few paragraphs about “where I am now”.

Well, to be brief, in the same place I started almost 35 years ago. I finished my SIU General Surgery residency in 1982 and SIU Plastics in 1984. With the help of my husband, Curt, I started a solo private practice in Melbourne, Florida in August of 1984 (the place where Curt was raised). I became very busy, very quickly with the usual trauma and emergency cases. Reconstructive cases and cosmetic cases followed and in 1987 I moved into a new office we built, brought on a partner (Vicki Vitale – previous microsurgery fellow at SIU) and had a son (Hunter). In 1989 we added another partner (Petra Schneider – SIU Plastics) and credentialed our two office based surgery suites through AAAASF. I think we were one of the first 3-woman plastic surgery private practices around at the time. We added an overnight stay room after another year and the practice continued to grow. Dr. Vitale-Lewis left in 1983. I became Chief of Staff of the local hospital in 1996 and 1997. Dr. Schneider-Redden married and left in 1998. I was solo for a while. In August of 2000, the Florida Board of Medicine called a 90 day moratorium on office-based surgery facilities, so I started using local Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Curt and I rented the surgery center part of our building to a vascular surgeon who needed space for his vascular lab. For all of this time I was interested and involved with ASPS, the silicone implant controversy and ban in 1994 and other issues, culminating in the ASPS Presidency in 2007. During those hectic years I used physician extenders but eventually went back to doing the minimally invasive work myself. I had other renters in the building throughout the years and had shared space with another plastic surgeon for a few years in early 2000.

I should mention that none of this would have been possible were it not for the comprehensive training and tremendous surgical experience I received at SIUSOM and the love, support and counsel of Curt Guy, my husband of almost 39 years now.

I am back to solo private practice, but have scaled back now at the age of 66. I mostly do outpatient and elective cases. I look forward to selling my building and moving to a small boutique space to continue to work at a leisurely pace. The area is growing and several new practitioners have come to town. I am not sure about complete retirement yet, but I think about it from time to time. The best to all of you!

Roxy Guy