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  1. Predictors of globe injuries in over 340,000 facial fracture patients: A National Trauma Data Bank study

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, February 2026, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  2. Differences in Orbital Fracture Management Among Plastic, Facial Plastic, Oral Maxillofacial, and Oculoplastic Surgeons

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, December 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  3. Breathable soft bioelectronics for enhanced automatic detection of obstructive sleep apnea

    Article • Biosensors and Bioelectronics, November 2025, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  4. KindSleep: A Smarter Way to Diagnose Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Oximetry Data

    Article • October 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Micky Nnamdi, Chad A Purnell

  5. Virtual Surgical Planning and Cutting Guides in Le Fort II Distraction With Zygomatic Repositioning

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, September 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  6. Development and Validation of a Semi-Automated Tool for Measuring Periorbital Distances

    Article • Ophthalmology Science, July 2025, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  7. Open-Source Periorbital Segmentation Dataset for Ophthalmic Applications

    Article • Ophthalmology Science, July 2025, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  8. Mandible Fractures: Consensus and Controversy

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, June 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  9. Management of a Mandible Fracture in a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III with Basilar Invagination and Dentinogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report

    Article • FACE, June 2025, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  10. Rare Craniofacial Diagnoses on the Craniomaxillofacial Section of the Plastic Surgery In-Service Training Exam (2007-2023)

    Article • FACE, May 2025, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  11. Virtual Reality Planning for Mandible Reconstruction: A Case Report

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, April 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  12. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Following Subcranial Lefort II/III or Transcranial Monobloc/Orbital Osteotomies and Complex Craniofacial Procedures

    Article • FACE, March 2025, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  13. Changes in Nasal Cavity Morphology Following Subcranial or Transcranial Midface Advancement

    Article • FACE, February 2025, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  14. Advancing Sleep Disorder Diagnostics: A Transformer-Based EEG Model for Sleep Stage Classification and OSA Prediction

    Article • IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, February 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Chad A Purnell

  15. Radiographic findings predictive of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, February 2025, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  16. FaceFinder: A machine learning tool for identification of facial images from heterogenous datasets

    Article • AJO International, December 2024, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  17. Rapid-printed Three-dimensional Models for Craniomaxillofacial Trauma

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, November 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  18. Secondary Reconstruction of Panfacial Fractures With Virtual Reality Surgical Planning Using Both Pre and Postreconstruction Scans

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, October 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  19. Virtual Reality Surgical Planning of a Complex Two-Jaw Defect

    Article • FACE, October 2024, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  20. The Utility of 3D-printed Cutting Guides in Genioglossus Advancement

    Article • FACE, July 2024, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  21. What Computed Tomography Findings Are Predictive of Posttraumatic Enophthalmos in Orbital Fractures?

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, June 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  22. A Scoping Review of Innervated Breast Reconstruction

    Article • Annals of Plastic Surgery, May 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  23. Alterations in Sphenoid Anatomy in Craniosynostosis: Implications for Fronto-Orbital Advancement

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, April 2024, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  24. Comparison of methodologies for craniofacial soft-tissue cephalometrics: The value of virtual reality

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, April 2024, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  25. Virtual Reality Planning in Reconstructive Surgery for Orbital Prosthetic Rehabilitation Using ImmersiveTouch Platform: Preliminary Report

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, October 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  26. Craniometric and Aesthetic Outcomes in Craniosynostosis Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, October 2023, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  27. Considerations in Eyelid Reconstruction in Treacher Collins Syndrome: A Scoping Review

    Article • FACE, May 2023, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  28. Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Plastic and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery: A Scoping Review

    Article • Bioengineering, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Chad A Purnell

  29. Cranial Shape Changes in Nonsyndromic Unilateral Lambdoid Synostosis after Open Posterior Vault Remodeling

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, January 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  30. Patient-specific Composite Anatomic Models: Improving the Foundation for Craniosynostosis Repair

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, January 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  31. Positional Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostosis

    Article • Pediatric Annals, January 2023, SLACK, Inc.

    Chad A Purnell

  32. Primary Cleft Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review of Results, Growth Restriction, and Avoiding Secondary Rhinoplasty

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, November 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  33. A Novel Method of Fibula Flap In Situ Distraction Osteogenesis Prior to Flap Transfer

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, September 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  34. Development of a generalizable multi-site and multi-modality clinical data cloud infrastructure for pediatric patient care

    Article • August 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Chad A Purnell

  35. A Systematic Review of Primary Rhinoplasty in Patients With Bilateral Cleft Lip

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, August 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  36. Cryo-electron tomography reveals the multiplex anatomy of condensed native chromatin and its unfolding by histone citrullination

    Article • July 2022, openRxiv

    Chad A Purnell

  37. Differences in Practice in Alveolar Bone Grafting Among American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Members

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, May 2022, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  38. The Effect of Wearing a Mask on Facial Attractiveness

    Article • Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chad A Purnell

  39. Lefort II distraction with zygomatic repositioning versus Lefort III distraction: A comparison of surgical outcomes and complications

    Article • Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, October 2021, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  40. Magnitude of Horizontal Advancement is Associated With Apnea Hypopnea Index Improvement and Counter-Clockwise Maxillary Rotation After Subcranial Distraction for Syndromic Synostosis

    Article • Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, May 2021, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  41. Discussion: Long-Term Neurocognitive Outcomes of Spring-Assisted Surgery versus Cranial Vault Remodeling for Sagittal Synostosis

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, February 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  42. Postoperative Quality of Life in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa Utilizing the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Burden of Disease Tool

    Article • Cureus, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chad A Purnell

  43. Perioperative Management of Cleft Lip Repair: A Meta-Analysis and Clinical Practice Guideline

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  44. Evolution of Cranioorbital Shape in Nonsyndromic, Muenke, and Saethre-Chotzen Bilateral Coronal Synostosis: A Case-Control Study of 2-Year Outcomes

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, December 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  45. Pushing the Limits in Cheek Reconstruction: The Sub-Superficial Musculo-Aponeurotic System “Deep Plane” Cervicofacial Flap for Reconstruction of Large Eyelid-Cheek Junction Defects

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, June 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  46. Thirty Years Later: What Has Craniofacial Distraction Osteogenesis Surgery Replaced?

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, June 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  47. Atlas of Operative Craniofacial Surgery

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, May 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  48. Reply: Lower Eyelid Reconstruction: A New Classification Incorporating the Vertical Dimension

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, April 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  49. Beware the Alar Base Optical Illusion in Assessment of Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, February 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  50. Secondary Suture Fusion after Primary Correction of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis: Recognition of the Problem and Identification of Risk Factors

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, February 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  51. Nasal dermoid cysts with intracranial extension: avoiding coronal incision through midline exposure and nasal bone osteotomy

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Chad A Purnell

  52. Eyelid Reconstruction

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, November 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  53. Wound Complications, Additional Ventilation Requirement, Prolonged Stay, and Readmission in Primary Palatoplasty: A Risk Factor Analysis of 3616 Patients

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, November 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  54. Infantile Myofibroma Presenting as a Large Ulcerative Nodule in a Newborn

    Article • Case Reports in Pediatrics, September 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Chad A Purnell

  55. Lower Eyelid Reconstruction: A New Classification Incorporating the Vertical Dimension

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, August 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  56. Use of a Waterproof Camera Immersed in Povidone-Iodine to Improve Intraoperative Photography

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, March 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  57. Fibrous Dysplasia and Juvenile Psammomatoid Ossifying Fibroma: A Case of Mistaken Identity

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, February 2019, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  58. Extended Lateral Orbital Craniotomy: Anatomic Study and Initial Clinical Series of a Novel Minimally Invasive Pterional Approach

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base, February 2019, Thieme Publishing Group

    Chad A Purnell

  59. Long-term Outcomes After Pediatric Free Flap Reconstruction

    Article • Annals of Plastic Surgery, October 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  60. Algorithm for Airway Management in Patients With Pierre Robin Sequence

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, July 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  61. Orbital Fracture Reconstruction Using Prebent, Anatomic Titanium Plates: Technical Tips to Avoid Complications

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, July 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  62. Mandibular Catch-Up Growth in Pierre Robin Sequence: A Systematic Review

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, May 2018, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  63. Happy and Unhappy Patients: A Quantitative Analysis of Online Plastic Surgeon Reviews for Breast Augmentation

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, May 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  64. Determining the Differential Effects of Stretch and Growth in Tissue-Expanded Skin: Combining Isogeometric Analysis and Continuum Mechanics in a Porcine Model

    Article • Dermatologic Surgery, January 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  65. Umbilicus Reconstruction with Bilateral Square “Pumpkin-Teeth” Advancement Flaps

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, January 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  66. Conical Modification of Forearm Free Flaps for Single-Stage Reconstruction After Total Orbital Exenteration

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, November 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  67. Quantification of Strain in a Porcine Model of Skin Expansion Using Multi-View Stereo and Isogeometric Kinematics

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, April 2017, MyJove Corporation

    Chad A Purnell

  68. Postoperative temporal hollowing: Is there a surgical approach that prevents this complication? A systematic review and anatomic illustration

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, November 2016, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  69. Donor-site Morbidity of Medial and Lateral Thigh-based Flaps: A Comparative Study

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, November 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  70. Resolution of Cosmetic Buttock Injection-induced Inflammatory Reaction and Heart Failure after Excision of Filler Material

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, October 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  71. Evaluating the Rule of 10s in Cleft Lip Repair

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, September 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  72. Treatment of Foot and Ankle Neuroma Pain With Processed Nerve Allografts

    Article • Foot & Ankle International, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  73. Melanocytes Affect Nodal Expression and Signaling in Melanoma Cells: A Lesson from Pediatric Large Congenital Melanocytic Nevi

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2016, MDPI AG

    Chad A Purnell

  74. Postoperative Flank Defects, Hernias, and Bulges

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  75. Operation Smile and the Guwahati Comprehensive Cleft Care Center

    Article • Plastic Surgical Nursing, January 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  76. Assessing the Impact of Blood Loss in Cranial Vault Remodeling

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  77. Modeling Tissue Expansion with Isogeometric Analysis

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, October 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  78. The Incompatibility of Living Systems: Characterizing Growth-Induced Incompatibilities in Expanded Skin

    Article • Annals of Biomedical Engineering, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chad A Purnell

  79. Assessment of Head Shape by Craniofacial Teams

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  80. Genetics of Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Genetics, July 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Chad A Purnell

  81. The Role of Smile Train and the Partner Hospital Model in Surgical Safety, Collaboration, and Quality in the Developing World

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, June 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  82. Abstract P40

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, May 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  83. Flap Reconstruction for Esophageal Perforation Complicating Anterior Cervical Spinal Fusion

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, May 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  84. Abstract 41

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, April 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  85. Abstract 41

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, April 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  86. The Cost Effectiveness of the DIEP Flap Relative to the Muscle-Sparing TRAM Flap in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, April 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  87. Mentorship in Research

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, March 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  88. Mentorship in Research

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, March 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  89. Improving Education and Standards for Cleft Care in the Developing World

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, March 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  90. Multi-view stereo analysis reveals anisotropy of prestrain, deformation, and growth in living skin

    Article • Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chad A Purnell

  91. Repair of recurrent hernia after biologic mesh failure in abdominal wall reconstruction

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, November 2014, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  92. Assessment of Head Shape by Craniofacial Surgeons

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  93. Operation Smile and the Guwahati Comprehensive Cleft Care Center

    Article • Plastic Surgical Nursing, January 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  94. The Use of Bone Cement in Difficult Distal Radius Fractures

    Article • Hand, December 2013, SAGE Publications

    Chad A Purnell

  95. Treatment of Stage I and II Scapholunate Advanced Collapse (SLAC) Wrist

    Article • Current Rheumatology Reviews, February 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Chad A Purnell

  96. Hypothermia and Complications in Postbariatric Body Contouring

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, August 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  97. Body Contouring in the Male Weight Loss Population

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, August 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  98. Perioperative Management of a Patient with Recently Placed Drug-Eluting Stents Requiring Urgent Spinal Surgery

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chad A Purnell

  99. Retrospective Analysis of Communication with Patients Undergoing Radiological Breast Biopsy

    Article • The Journal of Supportive Oncology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Chad A Purnell

  100. Fleur-de-Lis Abdominoplasty: A Safe Alternative to Traditional Abdominoplasty for the Massive Weight Loss Patient

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, May 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell

  101. Multiple Procedures and Staging in the Massive Weight Loss Population

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, February 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chad A Purnell