Platelet Rich Plasma in Medicine: Basic Aspects and Clinical Applications

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of platelet rich plasma (PRP), typically by injection, and its usage across medical disciplines. This multi-authored, multi-institutional, and multi-specialty based text is designed to guide health care providers in the varied uses of PRP -- starting from its history and preparation and moving through a variety of disciplines to illustrate how PRP can help healing.
Clinical Applications of Platelet Rich Plasma in Medicine is divided into three sections: The first gives an overview of the basic science of PRP; the second provides a detailed overview of the clinical indications of PRP; and the third section discusses potential complications in conjunction with relevant case studies. It will feature a wealth of images and diagrams to illustrate best practices in using PRP.
Written to be used by oral and maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, cosmetic surgeons, otolaryngologists, dentists, orthopedic surgeons, and general surgeons to name a few, this book will provide an evidence-based approach to using PRP in practice. The editors have extensive academic experience and have authored multiple scientific publications, while the contributions included in the text have been written by experts and leaders in the fields touched upon in the book.

Elie M. Ferneini, MD, DMD, MHS, MBA, FACS, is a practicing oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA and an associate clinical professor at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Ferneini is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University (BS, magna cum laude), Quinnipiac University (MHS, MBA), and University of Connecticut Medical and Dental Schools (DMD, MD). He completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Connecticut and then undertook 2 years of general surgery training at the same institution. Dr. Ferneini has a long history of conducting research, resulting in over 70 scientific publications. He has lectured nationally and internationally. His professional interests span hospital-based and office-based maxillofacial surgical procedures, including reconstructive facial surgery, maxillofacial pathology, and cosmetic facial surgery. Dr. Ferneini is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is on the editorial boards of several leading journals and is currently the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. He is co-editor of the Springer books Perioperative Assessment of the Maxillofacial Surgery Patient: Problem-Based Patient Management, Complications in Maxillofacial Cosmetic Surgery, and Evidence-Based Oral Surgery.

Regina Landesberg DMD, PhD is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who has been actively involved in clinical and basic research throughout her career. Dr. Landesberg is a graduate of Ithaca College (BA, magna cum laude), University of Connecticut (DMD) and University of Rochester (Residency in Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, MS, PhD, and Post Doctoral Fellowship in Orthopaedics). She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Landesberg has authored numerous scientific publications including several book chapters and has been the recipient of multiple basic science as well as clinical grant awards from NIH as well as private funding. She has lectured nationally and internationally on her research. Dr. Landesberg currently reviews for numerous journals, is an ad hoc reviewer for NIH study section and is on the review board for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation. Her research interests include maxillofacial reconstruction, bone and mineral biology, pathophysiology of Osteonecrosis of the Jaws and delivery systems for clinical uses of Platelet Rich Plasma.

Steven Halepas, DMD, MD, FACD is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. He was born and raised in Connecticut, USA. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (BS), University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine (DMD), and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD). He has a passion for advancing the specialty of OMS through research and has produced over thirty scientific journal publications and has authored numerous book chapters in Evidence-Based Oral Surgery, Office-Based Maxillofacial Surgical Procedures, and Applied Head and Neck Anatomy for Facial Cosmetic Surgeons, and is the co-editor of the Springer bookThe History of Maxillofacial Surgery.