Expert Details
Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
ID: 726643
New York, USA
Although specializing in aesthetic (cosmetic) plastic surgery, he has extensive experience in all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery. In addition to numerous national and international organizational memberships, he has notably served as President of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, and the New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is uniquely positioned to provide consultation services in all of the areas indicated.
His expertise include digital analysis, central nervous system association with cleft palate in plastic and reconstructive surgery, neurovascular free flaps from the foot to the hand for sensation restoration, breast reconstruction and mastectomy, brow life fixation, treating dyschromia, analyzing calf, buttock and pectoral implants, assessing tendon transplant pharyngopalatoplasty, analyzing the shape and size relationship of mammary prosthesis, assessing the cost effectiveness of an ambulatory surgery unit and treating nasolabial folds. He also developed an assessment of calculating aesthetic surgery financial cost and assisted in analyzing skin resurfacing techniques. He has also been involved in analyzing outpatient surgery center safety with the use of an internet-based quality improvement and peer review program and assisted in a multi-site investigation of patient satisfaction and psychological status after cosmetic surgery as well as assessing mortality in outpatient surgery.
He is a pioneer in an improved and simplified technique for elliptical breast reconstruction and is familiar with current concepts and patient selection for upper extremity replantation.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1971 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: State University of New York Brooklyn Health Science Center |
| Year: 1967 | Degree: BA | Subject: | Institution: Colgate University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1978 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Plastic Surgeon | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a Diplomate, fellow and member of the following associations: American Board of Plastic Surgery, National Board of Medical Examiners, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Educational Foundation, American Society of Plastic Surgery, Educational Foundation, American Society of Plastic Surgery, International Society of Plastic Surgeons, Northeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Association of Hand Surgery, American Burn Association, American Cleft Palate Association Educational Foundation, American Cleft Palate Association, Lipolysis Society of North America American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Affiliate, The Royal Society of Medicine, Medical Society of the State of New York, Nassau Academy of Medicine, Nassau Surgical Society, Nassau-Suffolk Physicians Guild, New York State Society of Plastic,, Reconstructive, and Maxillofacial Surgery, and the Society of Former Residents and Associates of Plastic Surgery. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Expert is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and licensed to practice in the state of New York and Florida. He is also licensed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert has been appointed Assistant Instructor for the Department of Surgery at State University of New York, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Speech and Communicative Disorders at Adelphi University, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Cornell University. He has held several professional appointments for numerous organizations and committees including President, President-Elect, member of the Board of Directors, Legislative Committee chairman of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Chairman of the Administrative Commission and Distant Learning Task Force for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, President and member of the Board of Directors for the Aesthetic Surgery Educational Foundation, ASAPS representative and member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation as BOD member and numerous local and regional societies and organizations. |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Expert completed his internship and residency in general surgery at North Shore University Hospital in 1975. He also completed his post-graduate residency and fellowship in Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery at Nassau University Hospital and State University of New York in 1978. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has over 13 publications on Plastic reconstructive surgery and Aesthetic surgery. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert reviewer in plastic surgery for 3 major malpractice insurance carriers. Have provided defense expert witness testimony only. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert's extensive and continued involvement in national and international plastic surgery and ambulatory facility accreditation organizations, as well as his business background, qualifies him to provide unique insights into industry needs, trends, and physician, patient, and societal attitudes. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He has previous experience in business, both national and international, and was a founding principal in a public company which manufactures medical devices. |