PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY

I established the Forest Hills Plastic Surgery Center in 1984 based upon my belief that high quality cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery should be readily and affordably available to residents of Queens.

As my patient, you will receive the highest quality of care, surgical excellence and staff competence. My office staff and I strive to make you feel both comfortable and well informed in the process of learning about your treatment options, as well as in undergoing and speedily recovering from plastic surgery. Regardless of whether your procedure is performed at my office, fine area hospitals or outpatient surgical facilities, our goal is to make your surgical experience as pleasant and positive as possible

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

B.A., Columbia College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1974

M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, 1978

General Surgery Residency, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, 1978-1982

Plastic Surgery Residency, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstien
College of Medicine, 1982-1984

Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, 1983-1984

Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1984- 1990

Chief of Plastic Surgery, LaGuardia Hospital, 1987-1995

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
Lipoplasty Society of North America
New York Regional Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeries
New York Medical Society
Medical Society of the County of Queens

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Listed in the Castle Connolly Guide to the Best Doctors in New York
annually since its inception, special citation for breast surgery
Awarded the Gold Prize of the American College of Surgeons for medical
school thesis on the effects preoperative chemotherapy on wound healing, 1979

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
North Shore Hospital-Forest Hills & Manhassset Divisions
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Parkway Hospital
Queens Surgicenter