title: Tweeting all surgeons: update your facebook status, enhance your reputation, and "pin" your practice on the wild, wild web.
authors: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
authors: Jacqueline S
authors: JS
authors: Israel
authors: Benjamin A
authors: BA
authors: Mandel
authors: Michael L
authors: ML
authors: Bentz
authors: Ahmed M
authors: AM
authors: Afifi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D010820:Physicians; D013518:Surgery, Plastic
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