President Jeff Chang, MD Vice President TBD Secretary Eric Wang, MD CSPS President Gordon K. Lee, MD CSPS President-Elect Gregory R.D. Evans, MD CSPS Secretary Katerina Gallus, MD Trustees: Lars Enevoldsen, MD Geoff Keyes, MD Jeff Rosenberg, MD Mary and Roger Greenberg Jane Weston, MD Mike Cedars, MD Dan Mills, MD

CSPSERF Mission

The California Society of Plastic Surgeons Educational and Research Foundation (CSPSERF) was incorporated in California in 2007. The mission of the foundation is to identify and pursue various issues relevant to the advancement, effectiveness and safety of plastic surgery.

CSPSERF May 2024 Update

COMBINED CSPSERF-ASERF Research Grant (up to $20,000/12 months);
Pooja Yesantharao, and Dung Nguyen (Stanford) – named recipient of CSPSERF-ASERF combined Grant for their project on Fat Survival in Omental Flaps for Breast Reconstruction
-Award maximum $20,000
-Award date is July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
-Awardees were announced at the annual CSPS meeting in May 2024, Omni La Costa, Carlsbad

** Thank you Dr. Jeff Chang and Dr. Eric Wang for participating on the grant review committee as CSPS representatives!

CSPSERF-PSF combined grant

• PSF Study Section reviewed grants in March 2024
• Dr. Miles Pfaff, UC Irvine, an expert in Craniofacial surgery is the award recipient of $10,000 pilot grant for his research on Chondrocytes and Tissue Engineering.
• This is a $10,000 for 12 months award, July 2024-June 2025.

• Dr. Karly Kaplan, MD (Chief of Plastic Surgery, Kaiser Sacramento) has completed her term as VP. She visited the California residency programs where she was able to share her knowledge and experience in leading an outstanding group of plastic surgeons performing the full range of plastic surgery including microsurgery and breast reconstruction.
• Dr. Tim Marten (Private Practice, San Francisco) was selected as the new visiting professor, 2024-2025. Dr. Marten is well known for his work in aesthetic surgery, especially his techniques for facial rejuvenation. He will be visiting the training programs and the regional plastic surgery societies in California.