Affiliations & Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Glenbrook Hospital (Glenview, IL)
Evanston Hospital (Evanston, IL)
Highland Park Hospital (Highland Park, IL)
Full-time Academic Faculty, Northwestern University Medical School (Chicago, IL)

Society Memberships

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Diplomat, American Board of Plastic Surgery
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons
Midwestern Society of Plastic Surgeons
Plastic Surgery Research Council
Distinguished Women & Science Committee, Northwestern University Medical School

Offices Held

Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation
Immediate Past President 2010
President 2009
President Elect 2008-2009
Vice President 2006-2008

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Aesthetic Surgery Journal  Clinical Editor, Breast Section Editor 2009 to present
Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Clinical Editor 2005-2008
Commissioner of Communications 2005
Chair, Practice Relations Committee 2000-2001
Spokesperson 1998-present
Scientific Exhibits Committee 1998-present
Practice Relations Committee 1998-2000
Continuing Medical Education Subcommittee 2000-present

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Vice Chairman of the Womens Plastic Surgeons Committee 2000-2001
Spokesperson 1995-present
Marketing Committee, 1993-1996
Breast Implant Resources; Liability Issues, Ad Hoc Committee, 1992
Evaluation Subcommittee, Exhibits Committee 1996-present
Womens Plastic Surgeons Committee, 1999-2000
Public Education Committee, 1999-2000
Plastic Surgery Educational Committee National Advisory Group, 1999-2000
Scientific Program Committee, 2000 Scientific Program Breast Subcommittee, 2000
Procedural Statistics Oversight Committee, 2000
Plastic Surgery Today Editorial Oversight Committee, 2000
Plastic Surgery Education Campaign Advisory Group, American Society of Plastic Surgeons

International
International Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery Scientific Program
Committee, XII Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 1996-1999.

Northwestern University Medical School
Distinguished Women & Science Committee 1996-present
NorthShore University Healthsystem     Womens Issues Committee, Evanston Hospital Corporation, 1992 - present
Clinical Management Committee, Center for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Evanston Hospital Corporation. 1990-1994
Quality Improvement Committee, Evanston Hospital Corporation, Department of Surgery 1993 to present
Business and Finance Committee, Evanston Hospital 1995

Chicago Community
Board Member, Medical Advisory Group, Five Seasons Country Club Medical Advisory Board, Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Organization

Honors and Awards

Named One of The Top Four Cosmetic Surgeons in the USA for Breast Augmentation by the New York Times, 2005
Named Among Top 10 Doctors in Chicago, 2001
Named One of The Top Six Plastic Surgeons in Chicago, Chicago Magazine 1993
Named Top Doctors, Chicago, Illinois 1996
Phi Beta Kappa (University of Illinois) 1978
Prospective Study on Breast Reduction Outcomes 2nd Prize, Chicago Plastic Surgery Society, June 1999
Senior Paper Award, Plastic Surgery Resident. Chicago Plastic Surgery Society 1999
Research Paper Competition - First Place, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL 1988
Best Scientific Resident Presentation - Prospective Study of Long Term Predictable Nipple Projection Following Reconstruction, American Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, May, 2000
Prospective Study on Breast Reduction Outcomes 2nd Prize, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, 1999

Official Spokesperson:

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons