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View the October/November 2009 issue, which includes stories on:

• Could plastic surgeons' research in stem cells and fat grafting lead a medical revolution?
• Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention takes center stage at quality summit
• New initiative seeks plastic surgeons to help wounded military personnel rebuild their bodies - and lives

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• 2010 PSEF Research Grant and Fellowship Applications
• PSEF and AFSH offer new Hand-Surgeon Scientist Award in 2009

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The National Archives of Plastic Surgery is located in Boston at the Center for the History of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School's Countway Library. The National Archives of Plastic Surgery is the largest repository in the United States devoted to documenting the history of plastic surgery.

Founded in 1972, the Archives is sponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

For reference assistance, contact the Center at chm@hms.harvard.edu.