1 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Advance Online Article DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003681 Academic Productivity, Knowledge, and Education in Plastic Surgery: The Benefit of the Clinical Research Fellow Martin J. Carney, B.S. 1, Jason M. Weissler, M.D. 1, Peter F. Koltz, M.D. 1, John P. Fischer, M.D., M.P.H. 1, Liza C Wu, M.D. 1, Joseph M. Serletti, M.D. 1 1 Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Short Running Head: Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Fellow Corresponding Author: Joseph M. Serletti, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Professor of Surgery and Chief; Division of Plastic Surgery University of Pennsylvania; 14 Floor South Pavilion, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard. Philadelphia, PA P: (215) 360 – 0645 Fax: (215) 615-0474 E: joseph.serletti@uphs.upenn.edu Conflicts of Interest and Sources of Funding: Martin J. Carney, B.S.: None Declared Jason M. Weissler, M.D.: None Declared Peter F. Koltz, M.D.: None Declared John P. Fischer, M.D., M.P.H.: None Declared Liza C. Wu, M.D.: None Declared Joseph M. Serletti, M.D.: None Declared Disclosure: None of the authors has a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in the manuscript. ACCEPTED Copyright © American Society of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved.