Background & Specialties

Board Certification

Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1989.

Professional Background

A.B. magna cum laude, Rutgers College. MD with distinction in research, Albany Medical College. General surgery residency at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Hospital, burn fellowship at Cornell/NY Presbyterian Hospital, plastic surgery at the University of Chicago, and cosmetic surgery fellowship at Baker/Gordon Associates in Miami.

Teaching Appointments

Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, 1981 - 1984. Fellow in Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, 1984 - 1985.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (formerly Rutgers), 1987 - 1988.
Clinical Assistant Professor 1988 - 97, Clinical Associate Professor 1997- present.
Clinical Associate in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1993 - present.

Publications and Presentations

McShane, Richard H. and Perry, Arthur W. 1980. Skin Lacerations. Cleaning, Suturing, and Caring For. Medical Student, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 17 - 20.
Perry, Arthur W. and Krizek, Thomas J. 1981. The Davol Dermatome in Animals (Correspondence). Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 68, No. 3, p. 456.
Perry, Arthur W. and Krizek, Thomas J. 1981. Topical Antifibrinolytic Agents and Skin Graft Survival . Surgical Forum, Vol. 32, pp. 565 - 566. (And) 1984. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 74, p. 166.
Perry, Arthur W. and McShane, Richard H. 1981. Fine Tuning of the Skin Edges in the Closure of Surgical Wounds. Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 471 - 476.
Kanter, Michael A. and Perry, Arthur W. 1983. How to Run a Code. Medical Student, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 14 - 17.
McShane, Richard H. and Perry, Arthur W. 1984. Skin Lacerations: Suturing and Caring for the Wound. Medical Student, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 9 - 13.
Perry, Arthur W. and Gottlieb, Lawrence J., Krizek, Thomas J., Parsons, Robert W., Goodwin, Cleon W., Finklestein, Jerome L., and Madden, Michael R. 1988. Mafenide Induced "Pseudo-chondritis". Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 145 - 147.
Perry, Arthur W., Gottlieb, Lawrence J., Zachary, Lawrence S., and Krizek, Thomas J. 1988. Fingerstick felons. Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 249 - 251.
Perry, Arthur W., Goodwin, Cleon W., Finkelstein, Jerome L., Madden, Michael R., and Krizek, Thomas J. 1988. The Use of Vascular Clips to Approximate Skin Grafts. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 490 - 491.
Perry, Arthur W., Sutkin, Howard S., Gottlieb, Lawrence J., Stadelmann, Wayne K., and Krizek Thomas J. 1989. Skin Graft Survival - The Bacterial Answer. Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 479 - 483.
Krizek, Thomas J., and Perry, Arthur W. 1990. Infections of the Hand. In Plastic Surgery: Principals and Practice. Jurkiewicz, M. and Krizek, Thomas J. (Editors).
Perry, Arthur W., 1992 Viral Politics: An End to the Game. In New Jersey Medicine, Vol. 89, No. 3, p. 185
Perry, Arthur W. 1992. Office Sterilization Techniques in Light of HIV. Guidelines for clinicians written for the State of New Jersey. In Newsletter of the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners.
Perry, Arthur W. 1993. Office Sterilization Techniques in Light of HIV. Guidelines for clnicians written for the State of New Jersey. In Newsletter of the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts.
Perry, Arthur W. 1993. Office Sterilization Techniques in Light of HIV. Guidelines for clinicians written for the State of Georgia. In Newsletter of the Georgia State Board of Medical Examiners
Perry, Arthur W. 1996. On the Oversupply of Plastic Surgeons (correspondence). Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Perry, Arthur W. 1998. Lemmings in Plastic Surgery (correspondence). Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 101(1):246.]
Perry, Arthur W., C. Petti, M. Rankin. 1998. Lidocaine is not necessary in liposuction. (abstract). Plastic Surgical Forum.
Borah, Gregory, M. Rankin, A. Perry, and P. Wey. 1998. Quality of Life after Cosmetic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 102, ( 6): 2139-2145.
Perry, Arthur W. 1998. June. Liposuction - Be Careful in There. June, p. 36 -39. New Jersey Medicine.
Perry, Arthur W., C. Petti, M. Rankin. 1999. Lidocaine is not necessary in liposuction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Perry, Arthur W. 2000. Avoidance of Disaster in Liposuction. In: New Advances in Plastic Surgery, Ed. Habal, M. Karger.
Perry, Arthur W. 2001. Unique Cardiopulmonary Complications in Plastic Surgery. In: Plastic Surgery., in press.
Perry, Arthur W. 2001. Liposuction of the Neck and Jowls. In Emedicine's Plastic Surgery. Internet based book.

Non-Research Publications

Perry, Arthur W. 1980. Military Draft Prospect for Medical Students. Medical News and International Report, Vol. 4, No. 15, p. 1.
Colman, Gerald B. and Perry, Arthur W. 1981. Plastic Surgery Isn't Just Aesthetics. Medical Student, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 17-19. (And) 1983. In the Pfizer Guide. Medical Career Opportunities, pp. 146-150.
Perry, Arthur W. 1981 Medical School Relevations Again, But Half Baked. Medical Tribune, Vol. 21, No. 18, p. 31 and Medical News and International Report, Vol. 5, No. 11, p. 14.
Perry, Arthur W. 1981. No Shortage of Ceruloplasmologists is Foreseen. Medical Tribune, Vol. 22, No. 6, p. 7 and Medical News and International Report, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 12.
Perry, Arthur W. 1981. Tasting Clinical Research Out at the Cutting Edge. Medical News and International Report. Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 1.
Perry, Arthur W. 1981. Idealogue: Doctor's Draft. Resident and Staff Physician, December 1981, p. 122.
Perry, Arthur W. and Dropkin, Robert. 1982. Senior Electives - Pros and Cons. Medical News and International Report, Vol. 6.
Perry, Arthur W. and Havron, Dean. 1983. Student Reps Advance in AMA Ranks. Medical News and International Report, Vol. 7, No. 10, p. 1.
Perry, Arthur W. 1983. Tortella: 'Idealogue' with Savvy. Medical News and International Report, Vol. 7, No. 10, p. 15.
Perry, Arthur W. 1984. The Medical School Experience. A Recent Graduate's View. Medical Affairs Quarterly. Vol. 2, No. 3, p. 13.
Perry, Arthur W. 1987. Your Guide to Senior Electives. Medical Tribune.
Perry, Arthur W. and Robin Levinson. 1997. "Are You Considering Cosmetic Surgery", Avon Press.
Perry, Arthur W. 2000. The Perils of Piercing and Tattooing. New York Times, submitted for publication.

Research Activities & Presentations
1975 - "The effects of boron on rye-grass fluorescence" under Roger W. Willemsen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Botany, Rutgers College. Presented at Undergraduate Research Conference, Livingston College, New Jersey, 1976.
1976 -1977 - "The effects of triiodothyronine on neurite outgrowth in vitro" under Fred J. Roizen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anatomy, Rutgers Medical School (senior thesis). Presented at Undergraduate Research Conference, Livingston College, New Jersey, 1977.
1978 - "The interrelationships of thyroid hormones and nerve growth factor on the development of the nervous system" under Michael Young, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Physical Biochemistry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
1980 -1981 - "The effect of topical antifibrinolytic agents on skin graft survival" under Thomas J. Krizek, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Presented at the Albany Medical College Student Research Day, November, 1980.
Presented at the Albany Medical College Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, December, 1980. Presented at the Eastern Student Research Forum, Miami, Florida, February, 1981.
Presented at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University Surgery Grand Rounds, February, 1981.
Presented at the National Student Research Forum, Galveston, Texas, April, 1981.
Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council meeting, Springfield, Illinois, May, 1981.
Presented at the American College of Surgeons Surgical Forum, San Francisco, California, October, 1981.
Presented at the American Burn Association meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1982.
Presented at the Beth Israel Hospital (Boston) Surgical Research Conference, November, 1982.
1985-89 - "Skin Graft Survival - The Bacterial Answer". Presented at the Chicago Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Resident Night, May, 1986.
Presented at the Society of University Surgeons Residents Conference, Columbus, Ohio, February, 1987.
Presented at the American Burn Association Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 1987.

Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting, May, 1987.
Presented at the Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Springfield, Illinois, May, 1987.
1985 - 89 - "Aprotinin in human wounds". Recipient of FDA IND# 24,025 for human studies with aprotinin. Approved by the University of Chicago Human Experimentation Committee.
1986 -1987 - "Adapting the Cell-Saver system of autologous blood transfusion to burn surgery".
1987 - "Mafenide Pseudochondritis". Presented at the Chicago Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Resident Night, May, 1987.
1997 - "Cosmetic Surgery Improves Quality of Life". G. Borah, M. Rankin, A. Perry, and P. Wey. Presented by Dr. Borah at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, New York, May, 1997.
1998 - "Lidocaine is not necessary in liposuction". AW Perry, C Petti, M Rankin. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons annual meeting, Boston, MA, 10/98

Medical Presentations
1987 - 1992 - Quarterly lecture to UMDNJ Medical Students on plastic surgery principles and burn and wound care; suture technique course to 3rd year students.
1987 - "Panfacial Fractures" at the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
1988 - "This Dressing Ain't For Salads" at the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
March 1990 - "Midfacial Fractures" guest lecturer at the Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.
March 1990 - "Nonpigmented Facial Skin Cancers and Their Reconstruction" guest lecturer at the Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, New York Hospital/Cornell University Medical College.
September 1990 - "Burns and Alcohol Abuse" to the NJ Coalition on Disabilities, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Inc., Freehold, New Jersey.
October 1990 - "What's New in Aesthetic Surgery" at the Family Practice Grand Rounds, Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, New Jersey.
October 1990 - present (quarterly lectures) - "Wounds, Suturing, and Burn Care" lectures at the Hunterdon and Somerset Medical Centers, Flemington and Somerville, New Jersey to the Family Practice Residents.
April 22, 1991 - "Skin Cancer and Flap Reconstruction" guest lecturer at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Grand Rounds, New York.
June 7, 1991 - "Sneeches and Other Anomalies in Children" Pediatric and Family Practice Grand Rounds at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, New Jersey.
October 1991 - "Sucking Fat. - Liposuction and Body Contouring Revisited". Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Surgery Grand Rounds.
November 12, 1991 "Facial Aesthetic Surgery - Interactions of Plastic Surgery and Dentistry" Guest lecture to the American Academy of Oral Medicine, New Jersey Division, New Jersey.
June 4, 1992. "Pediatric Plastic Surgery", Somerset Family Practice Dept.. Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.
August 3, 1992 "Breast Reconstruction" talk to the Somerset Family Practice Department, Somerset Medical Center, NJ.
March 22,1995 "Informed Consent" lecture to residents at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, PA.
April 24, 1996. "Legal Aspects of Plastic Surgery Practice" lecture to residents at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, PA.
May, 1997 "Informed Consent and Practice Management Issues" lecture to residents at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Phila, PA.
January 22, 1998 - "Medical Aspects of Tattooing, Piercing, and Branding" - guest speaker at the New Jersey Health Officers Association symposium on invasive cosmetic procedures, Cook College, New Brunswick, NJ.
June 8, 1998 - "Medical Aspects of Tattooing, Piercing, and Branding" - guest speaker to the Public Health Council of New Jersey.
"Liposuction and fat grafting" lecture to plastic surgery residents at the University of Pennsylvania. June 1998. October 4, 1998. Presentation to the ASPRS on lidocaine use in liposuction. January, 2001. Blepharoplasty lecture to plastic surgery residents at the University of Pennsylvania.

Speaking: 1989 - "Breast Reconstruction" talk given to the American Cancer Society, Edison, New Jersey.
February 1989 -"Cosmetic Surgery" talk given to the Princeton YWCA Horizons Young Adult Group, Princeton, New Jersey.
April 1989 - Breast Health Fair - Free Breast Exams at the Princeton YWCA, Princeton, New Jersey.
April 1989 - "Cosmetic Surgery" talk to the Senior Citizens Group at Temple Emanuel, Sayreville, New Jersey.
June 1990 - "Summer Safety, Skin Care/Prevention of Skin Cancers" talk given to the Highland Park Senior Citizens, Highland Park, New Jersey.
July 1990 - "Skin Cancer and Danger From Sun Exposure" interview on WFDU radio, Teaneck, New Jersey.
July 1990 - "Suntan and Skin Cancer" interview on WOBM radio, Ocean Township, New Jersey.
July 1990 - "Do's and Don'ts of Going into the Sun" interview on WOR radio (Bernard Meltzer Show), New York City, New York.
August 1990 - "Sun Exposure" interview on Ocean County Cable TV, Toms River, New Jersey.
August 1990 - "Healing the Children/Alexander Vargas" interview on Channel 10 News-Vision Cable, Bergen City, New Jersey.
August 1990 - "Plastic Surgery in Children" interview on WFME radio, West Orange, New Jersey.
September 1990 - "Body Contouring and Liposuction" talk to Somerset Medical Center Nutrition Department, Somerville, New Jersey.
September 1990 - "Skin Cancer and Sun Exposure" interview on WEVD radio (Ruth Jacob's Home Show), New York City, New York.
January 1991 - "Breast Implants" on WHWH, Princeton radio news broadcast, Princeton, New Jersey.
March 1991 - "Cosmetic Surgery" talk to Sisterhood of Neve Shalom, Edison, New Jersey.
April 2, 1991 - "Facial Rejuvenation" talk to Healthhiker's Group, Bridgewater, New Jersey.
April 8, 1991 - "Body Contouring". Guest speaker at the Women's Health Symposium, for Hunterdon Medical Center, Holiday Inn in Clinton, New Jersey.
May 24, 1991 - "Skin Cancer" talk to Jamesburg Senior Citizens, Dayton, New Jersey.
June 18, 1991 - "Cosmetic Surgery" talk to Bridgewater Senior Citizens, Bridgewater, New Jersey.
June 28, 1991 - "Do's and Don'ts of Going into the Sun" interview on WOR radio (Bernard Meltzer Show), New York City, New York.
July 24, 1991 - "Skin Cancer" talk to Johnson & Johnson Company World Headquarters for the American Cancer Society, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
July 30. 1991 - "Skin Cancer" talk to Schering Plough Pharmaceutical Company, Liberty Corner, New Jersey.
October 16, 1991- "Cosmetic Surgery and the Business World". Guest on the Financially Speaking Show, WHWH, Princeton, NJ.
December 26, 1991 - "Breast Implants". Guest on the Bob Aaronson Show, WCTC, New Brunswick, NJ.
April 14, 1992 - "Cosmetic Surgery" Middlesex County Section of National Council of Jewish Women, Kendall Park, NJ.
May 7, 1992 - "Sun Safety" lecture to employees of Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.
May 20, 1992 - "Breast Reconstruction - The concerns in 1992" guest speaker at American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Symposium, Bridgewater, NJ.
June 25, 1992 - "Skin Cancer and Sun" Johnson & Johnson Corporation, Hospital Services Division, Piscataway, NJ.
August 8, 1992 - "Sun Exposure, Skin Cancer, and Aging" radio interview on WWDJ, Teaneck, New Jersey.
February 1993 - "Aesthetic Surgery" talk to Bridgewater Hadassah, Bridgewater, New Jersey.
March 1994 - "Breast Implants" to the joint meeting of the Middlesex County Medical and Bar Associations, Edison, New Jersey.
June 1994 - "Breast Implants " panel discussant to the Women's Bar Association of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
July 1994 - "Breast Implant Controversy". Guest on Piscataway Cablevision legal show.
Winter, 1995 - "Liposuction" talk at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Spring, 1995 - "Chemical Peels" - talk at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
March 26, 1997 - "CO2 laser peels" - talk at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
October 22, 1997 - guest on syndicated radio program, "The Tom Pope Show" discussing "Are You Considering Cosmetic Surgery."
January 7, 1998 "Are You Considering Cosmetic Surgery" book signing and lecture at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Princeton, NJ
January 28, 1998 - "CO2 laser peels" - talk at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
August 11, 1998. Channel 12 NJ, appearance on show about book "Are You Considering Cosmetic Surgery".
October 16, 1998. Channel 12 NJ News, appearance on liposuction.
May 1999, WCBS-TV. Guest with Marcia Kramer news broadcast regarding liposuction.
June 2000 - "Body contouring after massive weight loss" talk to Gastric Bypass support group, St. Peter's Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.

Hobbies and Interests

French hornist, gardening, writing.