Dr. Kongkrit Chaiyasate: Leveling Up Being Fearless

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In this Leveling Up episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Kongkrit Chaiyasate discusses his unique practice model of adult and pediatric craniofacial surgery combined with microsurgery, how to approach difficult cases with high complication rates, increasing efficiency in surgery when you don't have a lot of assistance in the OR, why efficiency increases surgeon longevity, how he has arranged his practice logistics to handle his incredible surgical volume, what differentiates a great surgeon from a good surgeon, his international charitable efforts, how he builds trust with his trainees in the operating room, and why calculated risks lead to greater success. Read a recent classic PRS Global Open article by Dr. Chaiyasate and co-authors, “Utilization of a Chimeric Medial Femoral Condyle Free Flap for Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis”: https://bit.ly/GOXDC_Chaiyasate   Dr. Kongkrit Chaiyasate is an Associate Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. He graduated from medical school in Thailand, and then general surgery residency in Providence Hospital and Medical Center, and plastic surgery residency at Wayne State University in Detroit. He then completed two fellowships - craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery at Washington University in St Louis, followed by microsurgery at the Ohio State University. He then joined the faculty at Beaumont Health where he has been pushing the boundaries of reconstructive surgery ever since. He instituted the integrated craniomaxillofacial and reconstructive microsurgery fellowship there in 2017, and serves as the Program Director. He has won multiple awards at the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery including two Best Case awards and three Best Save awards. His practice is broad and head to toe, focus on reconstructive microsurgery of the head and neck, breast, and extremity, as well as pediatric and adult craniofacial surgery. Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. #PRSGlobalOpen #DeepCutsPodcast #PlasticSurgery #LevelingUp

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