FELLOWSHIP

Breast and Cosmetic Fellowship Charlotte Plastic Surgery Center, Charlotte, NC Affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1998 ‑1999

Plastic Surgery Fellowship

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

1993 ‑1995

Residencies

General Surgical Internship and Residency ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER, Livingston, NJ

1990 ‑1993

Maxillofacial Surgical Residency College of Physicians and Surgeons COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NYC

1982 ‑1985

General Practice Residency
HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER, NJ

1981 ‑1982

Professional Schools & Certificates

School of Medicine - M.D.
HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia,PA

1988 ‑1990

School of Dental Medicine -
D.M.D. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

1977 ‑1981

Fellow American College of Surgeons

2002

Undergraduate

City College of New York School of Biomedical Sciences
Six Year Accelerated Biomedical Program B.S. MD – B.S. DMD

1974 ‑1977

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DIPLOMATE, AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY

2001

AMERICAN BOARD OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

1998

DIPLOMATE, NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS

1991

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HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM – USAF

1988 ‑1990

C.V. MOSBY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

1981

UNITED FEDERATION TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP

1973

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Associate Attending Department of Maxillofacial Surgery ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER, N.J

1985 ‑1987

Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE

1986 ‑1987

Surgical Attending Department of Surgery Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER, N.Y.

1986

Clinical Instructor — Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE

1984 ‑1985

Instructor — Head & Neck Anatomy COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE

1984

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Private Practice, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery BLUEWATER PLASTIC SURGERY AND COSMETIC CENTER  

1999-Present

Hospital Appointments

TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL, Chief, Dept. of Surgery

2003 ‑2005

TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL, Associate Attending Department of Surgery

1999 ‑2003

NORTH OKALOOSA MEDICAL CENTER, Associate Attending Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1999 ‑Present

SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER on the Emerald Coast Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

2002 ‑Present

EGLIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Eglin AFB, FL, Breast Reconstructive Surgeon, Contracted with HUMANA

2001 ‑Present

CAROLINA MEDICAL CENTER, Associate Attending Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1998 ‑1999

PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, Associate Attending Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1998 ‑1999

Senior Fellowship, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Charlotte Plastic Surgery Center UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hill Affiliate

1998 ‑1999

EGLIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Eglin AFB, FL
US Air Force Medical Corps, Rank of Major
Specialty:  Plastic/Maxillofacial Surgery
Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services and Training 16th Medical Group (AFSOC), Hurlburt Field, FL

1995 ‑1998

ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER, NJ, Surgical Privileges
Associated with Private Group Practice Limited to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

1985 ‑1988

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American Society of Plastic Surgeons – Scientific Committee Member

American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

American College of Surgeons - Fellow

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons - Member

American Medical Association - Member

Florida Medical Association - Member

Okaloosa County Medical Society - Member

Medical Society of New Jersey

American Society of Dental Anesthesiology – Fellow

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Key Points in Managing Maxillofacial Trauma American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses 28th Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX

2002

Synthes-Maxillofacial Trauma Treatment with Rigid Fixation Medical Director and Lecturer

1999

Maxillofacial Trauma in the Field House Staff, Hurlburt Field, FL

1996

Wound Healing and Basic Suture Techniques Hurlburt Field, FL

1996

Use of Orthodontic Brackets as Fixation for Mandibular
Fractures in the Growing Patient with Mixed Dentition
Senior Residents Conference, Plastic Surgery, Michigan University And Mid-Western Plastic Surgery Society Meeting

1995

Rigid Bone Fixation—Bone Plating in Maxillofacial Surgery
In-Service Operating Room Personnel and House Staff St. Barnabas Medical Center, NJ

1991

Temporomandibular Joint Imaging and Diagnosis
Arthroscopy, CAT Scan, MRI
Table Clinic—ADA Meeting, New York, NY and New Jersey Dental Society Meeting—Atlantic City, NJ

1985 & 1986

Maxillofacial Trauma—Case Presentation and Overview
Jose Ferrer Trauma Symposium Harlem Hospital, New York, NY

1984

Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease
Meeting of the New Jersey Council on Infectious Disease Hackensack Medical Center, NJ

1981

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“Hemangiopericytoma of the Infratemporal Fossa- Twenty Year Follow-Up with Recurrence to the Base of the Skull and Intracranial Invasion—Case Report and Review of the Literature”—Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

“Osteogenic Sarcoma of the Mandible—Case Report and Review of the Literature”—Head and Neck

“Early Evaluation and Care of Maxillofacial Trauma”

—Contemporary Surgery

“Luxatio Erecta of the Glenohumeral Joint- A case of bilateral dislocation—Case Report and Review of the Literature”

—Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

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“Chondrosarcoma of the Subglottic and Cricoid Region—Case Report  and Review of the Literature”

“Intrahepatic Gall Bladder Perforation—Case Report”

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Annual Participant in American Cancer Society Relay For Life

Sponsor for local Little League and Soccer teams

Annual participant in local community Health Fairs

Talk radio broadcast on Skin Cancer Awareness

Children’s Burn Awareness for Local Community

National Campaign—American Society of Plastic Surgeons Against Dog Bites - Educating the Local Community

Volunteer foreign travel—Plastic Surgery Team

2 years participation—Northwest Medical Group, Oaxaco, Mexico

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