Career satisfaction and burnout in the reconstructive microsurgeon in the United States
Phuong D. Nguyen M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
Search for more papers by this authorFernando A. Herrera M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina,, Charleston, SC
Search for more papers by this authorJason Roostaeian M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew L. Da lio M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher A. Crisera M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
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Jaco H. Festekjian M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
Correspondence to: Jaco H. Festekjian, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 465, Los Angeles, CA 90095. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorPhuong D. Nguyen M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
Search for more papers by this authorFernando A. Herrera M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina,, Charleston, SC
Search for more papers by this authorJason Roostaeian M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew L. Da lio M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher A. Crisera M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
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Jaco H. Festekjian M.D.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center,, Los Angeles, CA
Correspondence to: Jaco H. Festekjian, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 465, Los Angeles, CA 90095. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorThis article was presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting October 28, 2012.
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