Does Seed Funding by the Plastic Surgery Foundation Progress to National Institutes of Health Grants? A 20-Year Analysis
The PSF provides the most seed grant funding in plastic surgery outside of the NIH. However, transition from PSF seed grants to NIH funding remains low. Additional work to understand PSF grant conversion to other important sources of funding, including Department of Defense, Veterans Administration, and Foundation grants, is needed.
Authors
- Umer Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3897-6335)
- Taylor G. Hallman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3376-0642)
- Kristof S. Gutowski
- Gabrielle Rodriguez
- Parul Rai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7739-0295)
- Anitesh Bajaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5392-8433)
- Arun K. Gosain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7342-0917)
- Christian Arcelona
- Kathryn Reisner
- Rachel Donaldson
Institutions
- School for Ethical Education (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000012427
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00