During September 22nd-24th, the 2nd Congress for the International Society for Auricular Reconstruction (ISAR), was held in Beijing, China where plastic surgeons and ENTs specializing in auricular repair attended from all over the world. Dr. Scott Stephan was invited to attend on behalf of Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he presented on auricular reconstruction utilizing the Medpor surgical technique. Dr. Stephan presented, on the “Anatomic study of the temporoparietal and occipital fascial flaps for complex auricular reconstruction – implications for flap design,” where his talk received the Recognition Award for Best Presentation at ISAR 2017.
Pictured in this photo, in front of the Great Wall of China, (from right to left), is Dr. Martin Oberg, Malmo from Sweden, Dr. Alexandre Marchac from Paris, France, Dr. Scott Stephan from Nashville, TN USA, and Dr. Joseph Dusseldorp, Sydney Australia. The meeting of ISAR takes place every three years in a different host country.