Antonio J. Forte, M.D., Ph.D.

The purpose of this stduy is to evaluate the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate accurate, educationally sound, and user-friendly podcasts summarizing patient education material. The study employs a systematic mixed-methods approach, integrating objective accuracy checks, structured subjective assessments by medical professionals and trainees, and qualitative feedback from these stakeholders to assess the feasibility, quality, and perceived utility of AI-generated podcasts for both audiences.

The purpose of this study is to focuses on creating a new iteration of a virtual assistant (called “RAG-LLM AIVA”) to help patients by answering their questions about their postoperative care. We want to make sure this assistant can find and share accurate health information and give personalized answers to patients’ questions. In this study, we will not train or create any new models or algorithms

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of surgical nerve decompression for migraine headaches that are refractive to traditional treatment modalities. Furthermore, we wish to gain a better understanding of the patient's characteristics and factors that predict a better treatment response. This can aid in future patient selection by allowing us to better understand the patients that serve to gain the most from the procedure.

The purpose of this study will utilize a structured evaluation approach to compare engagement and comprehension between different post-operative educational formats. Participants will be assigned educational material and evaluated based on their interaction and understanding.

The purpose of this study is to validate Watson Talent software as a useful tool to aid program directors in their task of selecting applicants to interview, reducing time and costs to review applications and improve reliability, accuracy, and precision of this process.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a novel AIVA for breast cancer patients and survivors on health care utilization compared to the control group. Our working hypothesis is that breast cancer patients and survivors undergoing reconstructive breast surgery, who leverage our novel AIVA tool, will have reduced clerical resource utilization compared to those receiving standard of care postoperative instructions alone

The purpose of this study is to determine the physiological changes associated with health deterioration, as well as different types, doses, and routes of administration of medications and fluids in acutely ill patients.   

The purpose of this study is to validate the use of a lymphatic imaging protocol to stage disease severity in patients with lymphedema and serve as a biomarker for microsurgical treatment response.

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a recently developed artificial intelligence virtual assistant (AIVA) on plastic surgery patients and providers’ experience and leverage the use of new technologies to promote high-quality service and meaningful relationships between plastic surgeons and patients.

The primary purpose of this study is to identify the therapeutic effect of Adipose-Induced Regeneration (AIR) in radiation-induced skin injury of post-mastectomy breast cancer patients.

The primary objective of the study is to compare outcomes of patients undergoing sarcoma reconstructive surgery using fluorescence angiography with patients undergoing sarcoma reconstructive surgery without fluorescence angiograph.

The purpose of this study is to establish a bio-repository of saliva, blood and tissue from lymphedema patients to pursue biomarker discovery and eventually allow for determination of the best treatment options for lymphedema patients.

The purpose of this study is to personalize pain medication regimens leveraging sensor-driven, digital ecosystems that can recognize subtle markers of pain and over-medication. Multiple sensors will be used to measure the autonomic features of pain and overdose and thereby build a composite and objective profile to determine pain needs and indicators of safety.

The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of malnutrition and patients most at risk for nutritional deficiency within those presenting for plastic surgery and how it may affect their clinical outcomes.

The purpose of this study will be collection of standard and routinely obtained data specifically in the preoperative evaluation; operative room, postoperative/hospitalization period, and long term follow from the electronic medical record. 

The purpose of this study is to collect skin that is clinical residue and would be otherwise discarded for research purposes with proper patient consent.

The purpose of this study is to estimate the difference in viscoelasticity parameters between the affected and unaffected arms and legs among patients diagnosed with lymphedema.

The purpose of this study is to improve cost-efficiency of microsurgical reconstruction by using flap-monitoring devices only when the surgeon believes that the flap is at risk.

The purpose of this study is to:

• Collect fat/liposuction aspirate from plastic surgery procedures for research.

The purpose of this study is compare high dose (69.6 mg/day) Zinc to multivitamin supplementation on immune health as used by primary health care staff and individuals over 50 years old identified, by hypothesis generated from observations among the pandemic to date, as being at risk populations to COVID-19. In order to ensure consistent nutritional supplementation, the PreserVision AREDS formulation gel tabs will be recommended for those randomized to Zinc and the Adult (under 50) Centrum formulation recommended for those randomized to multivitamin.