Background & Specialties

Board Certification

* American Board Certified: General Surgery -­ 1971
* American Board Certified: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery -­ 1973

Professional Background

College:
The City College of New York
B.S. Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa - 1961

Medical School:
College of Medicine, State University of NY, Downstate Medical Center
New York, New York -- M.D. 1965

Internship:
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City -- 1965 - 66

Diplomate:
National Board of Medical Examiners - 1966

General Surgery Residency:
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City -­ 1966 -1967
Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY ­- 1967-1970
Chief Resident General Surgery ­- 1969 -1970

Plastic Surgery Residency:
Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY ­- 1970 -1972
Chief Resident Plastic Surgery ­- 1971-1972

Certified: Advanced Cardiac Life Support ­- 1985 to present
AMA Physicians Recognition Award through 2003
Certificate of Advanced Education of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery -- current

Publications and Presentations

Scientific Presentation:
"Partial Nasal Reconstruction Using Nasolabial Grafts"
New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Newport, RI -­ May 19, 1978

"Postoperative Pain Control in Augmentation Mammaplasty"
New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Chatham, MA ­- June 7, 1998

Publications:
Enigmatic Pneumobilia
Archives of Surgery 101:89 1970

Glossoptotic Hypoxia and Micrognathia
The Pierre Robin Syndrome Reviewed
Clinical Pediatrics 10:600 1971

Conservative Management of the Common Ganglion
Comment and Response
Orthopedic Review 7:90 1978

Partial Nasal Reconstruction with Nasolabial Free Grafts
Technical Forum 3:6 1979

The Trifurcation Headache in Reduction Mammaplasty
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 69:975 1981

Patients Determining Breast Implant Size
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 69:1028 1982

Delayed Onset of Prominent Ears
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 71:444 1983

Classification of Mastectomy Deformity
Annals of Plastic Surgery 16:49 1986

Liposuction: Fat vs. Total Aspirate ­ A Time for More Precise Terminology
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 108:1451 2001

Pain Control in Augmentation Mammaplasty -
The Use of Indwelling Catheters in 200 Consecutive Patients
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - In press

Contributor:
"Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy for Carcinoma," by W.M. Cocke, MD.
Published by Little, Brown, 1977