Background & Specialties

Board Certification

Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery 1997
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners 1995

Professional Background

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 1984
Graduate Studies
Linguistics and Renaissance Studies, Universita per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy 1980
Vascular Disorders of the Upper Extremity 1992
Ear Reconstruction 1991
Tumors of the Skin 1991
Necrotizing Fascititis – Fourniers Gangrene 1988
Undergraduate
B.S. Biology, Farleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ 1979
Residency & Fellowships
Chief of Plastic Surgery - JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ 2000
Attending – JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ 1994
Attending Associate – St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Chief resident, Plastic Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1990-1992
Craniofacial reconstruction (Guest) Paul Tessier, M.D., Paris, France 1990
Chief Resident, General Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. 1988-1989
Resident, General Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. 1986-1988
Resident, General Surgery, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ 1985-1986
Intern, General Surgery, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ 1984-1985
Chief Resident, Cosmetic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, NY 1992
Junior Fellow Microvascular Surgery Center, Washington, D.C. 1988-1989

Publications and Presentations

Lecturer – Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 1988