Affiliations & Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.
Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ. Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Phila, PA.

Society Memberships

Albany Medical College Alumni Association
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American Medical Association
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons
Medical Society of New Jersey
Middlesex County (NJ) Medical Society
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF)

Offices Held

Expert Consultant, Peer Review Organization of New Jersey. - 1989 -present

Reviewer, Medical Inter-insurance Exchange - malpractice insurance company - 1990 - present

Consultant, Board of Medical Examiners, State of New Jersey, 1990 - present

Member, Attorney General's Task Force to set up standards for office anesthesia and surgery, 1993 -1996.

Member, New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, 1995 - present.

Chairman, New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners South Jersey Preliminary Evaluation Committee - 1997 - present.

Chairman, New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners Advertising Committee - 1997 - present.

Consultant - Prudential Health Insurance Company, Horsham, PA.  1997 - 2000.

Member, Invasive Cosmetic Procedures Steering Committee, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services - 1998 - present.

Liason for the State Board of Medical Examiners to the Electrolysis Committee - 2000

Surgicenter Inspector - AAAASF - 2000


Medical Society Positions

Albany Medical College's  delegate to the AMA and the AMA Student Business Section - 1977 - 1981.

Albany Medical College's  delegate to the Medical Society of the State of New York ( MSSNY) and the Student Division of the MSSNY- 1978 - 1981.

Secretary - Treasurer,   1978 - 9,  Vice Chairman - 1979-81, Student Division, MSSNY

American Association of Plastic Surgeons Delegate to Resident Physicians Section of the AMA - 1986.

Middlesex County Medical Society Program Committee- 1990 - 1994.

Middlesex County Medical Society Legislation Committee- 1988 - 1994.

Member, Committee on Publication, Medical Society of New Jersey- 1991 - 95.

Member, Board of Trustees, Middlesex County Medical Society- 1991 - 1996.

Secretary, Middlesex County Medical Society- 1991 - 1992.

Board of Directors, Middlesex County Medical Society Foundation- 1991 - 1992.

Delegate, Medical Society of New Jersey House of Delegates- 1990 - 1995.

Member, Council on Communications, Medical Society of New Jersey - 1995 - present.

Member, Operating Committee, American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. - 1996 - 97.

Honors and Awards

National Honor Society - 1973.
New York State Regents Scholarship Recipient - 1974.
Dean's Certificate for Honorable Mention Research Endeavors, 1978, Albany Medical College.
National Boards Part I, Honors Group, 1979 (90th percentile).
Dean's Certificate for Outstanding Research Endeavors, 1980, Albany Medical College.
Mosby Book Award for Outstanding Research Endeavors, 1980, Albany Medical College.
Honors in Albany Medical College plastic surgery and plastic surgery research courses, 1980, 1981.
Albany Medical College Association for Alumni Medal for Outstanding Merit - 1981.
Albany Medical College Senior Student Special Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Life - 1981.
Plastic Surgery Research Council's Gingrass Memorial Award for Outstanding Research - 1981.
Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Award for Best Paper - Junior Division -1987.
Professional Service Award- presented by the Medical Society of New Jersey for professional competence - 1990.
Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare - 1997-current.
Marquis Who's Who in America, 1998 - current.
Marquis Who's Who in the World, 1998 - current.
Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1998 - current.
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1996, 1998.
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS) - 1991.
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) - national medical honor society - elected by Albany Medical College - 1992.
Volunteer Faculty Award for outstanding service in the Department of Surgery - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - 1/97
Included in book "The Best Doctors in NY - Metro Area". 1999, 2000, 2001
Appointed by NJ Governor Whitman to State Board of Medical Examiners -1995, reappointed 2000.