Disparities in Access to Reconstruction
New York State (NYS) passed the 2010 Breast Cancer Provider Discussion Law with the aim of increasing patient awareness of reconstructive options through mandating plastic surgery referral at the time of cancer diagnosis. Short-term analysis of the years surrounding implementation suggests the law increased access to reconstruction, especially for certain minority groups. However, given the continued presence of disparities in access to autologous reconstruction, we aimed to investigate the longitudinal effects of the bill on access to autologous reconstruction along various sociodemographic cohorts
Recent Publications
An Argument for the Safety of Immediate Device Reconstruction following Mastectomy during the COVID-19 Crisis
Huang et al.
Does the Type of Reconstruction Matter?
A Propensity Score Analysis of Immediate Postmastectomy Implant and Flap Reconstruction
Jung et al.
Return of the Flap; The Empire State Mandate: A Multi-decade Multi-institutional Analysis of the 2010 New York State Legislature's Impact on Post-mastectomy Immediate Flap-Based Reconstruction
Asadourian et al.