MD: New York Medical College (1991).
Residency Training: General Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center; Plastic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center.
Fellowship Training: Reconstructive Microsurgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston).
Board Certification: Plastic Surgery.
Specialties: Cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery; breast reconstruction after cancer, breast reduction, and breast augmentation; nose surgery; cleft lip and cleft palate surgery; treatment of facial fractures; hand surgery (microsurgical repair of bony, soft tissue, and nerve injuries); reconstructive surgery for burn patients; facelift, general liposuction, and tummy-tuck surgery; evaluation and surgical management of chronic wounds (skin grafting and soft tissue flap coverage); laser treatment of skin lesions (small leg veins/telangiectasias; cherry angiomas; hemangiomas; facial spider veins).
Additional: Expertise in not only conventional surgical approaches, but also the latest microsurgical techniques; member of Stony Brook's Leg and Foot Ulcer Treatment Group; see recent publications.
Honors: Selected for inclusion in Guide to America's Top Plastic Surgeons (2007, 2008) published by the Consumers' Research Council of America.
Language Spoken: English.
Consultations/Appointments: 631-444-4666.