Who We Are
Medical Advisory Board
The 2010/2011 Little Baby Face Foundation Medical Advisory Board members include:
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Ruben Cohen, D.D.S. Oral and maxillofacial surgery |
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Web Links: |
www.ParkAvenueFaces.com | |
Medical/Dental School: |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA | |
Residency: |
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Department of General Surgery | |
Specialty: |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
The Mount Sinai Hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center, Lenox Hill Hospital |
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Services offered to LBFF: |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery | |
Academic position: |
New York Medical College | |
Honors & Awards: |
OMSF Research Fellowship, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, $40,000; Commendation for Outstanding and Dedicated Service, American Dental Association; Leadership Award, New York State Dental Association | |
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Peter D. Costantino, M.D., F.A.C.S. Craniofacial Reconstruction |
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Web Links: |
www.CranialBaseSurgery.org | |
Medical/Dental School: |
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL; University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN | |
Residency: |
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL | |
Specialty: |
Facial plastic & reconstructive surgery | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
The North Shore–LIJ Health System, Lenox Hill Hospital, The New York Head & Neck Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Beth Israel Medical Center |
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Services offered to LBFF: |
Craniofacial reconstructive surgery | |
Academic position: |
The North Shore–LIJ Health System, Columbia University | |
Honors & Awards: |
Castle Connolly Medical LTD America's Top Doctor, The New York Times Magazine New York Super Doctors, American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery "Honor" award. | |
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Richard L. Elias, D.M.D., M.D. Oral and maxillofacial surgery |
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Web Links: |
www.newyorkoms.com | |
Medical/Dental School: |
Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine | |
Residency: |
Massachusetts General Hospital | |
Specialty: |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; Mt. Sinai Hospital; New York Presbyterian; MEETH | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery | |
Academic position: |
Mt. Sinai Hospital/Medical School; New York Presbyterian Hospital | |
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Oren Z. Lerman, M.D. Reconstructive Microsurgeon |
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Web Link: |
www.lenoxhill.net | |
Medical School: |
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY | |
Residency: |
Executive Chief Resident, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
Academic position: |
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY | |
Honors & Awards: |
2011 American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons, Annual Meeting, Best Clinical Paper Award, Second Place; 2009 Allergan Medical Investigational Study Grant, $8,500 | |
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Joseph C. Licata, M.D. Pediatrics |
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Web Links: |
www.globalpediatrics.com | |
Medical/Dental School: |
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart | |
Residency: |
Lenox Hill Hospital | |
Specialty: |
Pediatrics | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; Mount Sinai Hospital; New York Hospital | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Pre-op clearance of children prior to their surgical procedures | |
Academic position: |
Attending Medical Staff: Lenox Hill Hospital Clinical Instructor; Clinical Assistant Attending Physician: Mount Sinai Hospital; Assistant Attending Pediatrician: New York Hospital | |
Honors & Awards: |
U.S. patent holder for an Apparatus and Method for Removing Parasites; producer of “Dr. Joe’s Tick it Away” device; CEO of New Paradigms Idea Co.; “Man of the Year 2001” award given by La Fartena Societa S. Antonio Abate di Castrofilippo | |
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Boaz J. Lissauer, M.D. Opthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery |
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Web Links: |
www.mdmops.com | |
Medical/Dental School: |
George Washington University School of Medicine | |
Residency: |
St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center; Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons | |
Specialty: |
Ophthalmic plastic, reconstructive and orbital surgery | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital; New York Eye and Ear Infirmary | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery | |
Academic position: |
Head, Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Clinic, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology; Assistant Clinical Professor, New York University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology | |
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William Louie, M.D. Neuro Radiologist |
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Web Links: |
www.lenrad.com | |
Medical/Dental School: |
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons | |
Residency: |
Combine Einstein-Montefiore Radiology | |
Specialty: |
Neuroradiology | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery | |
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Sheldon Opperman, M.D. Anaesthesiologist |
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Web Links: |
www.LenoxHill.net | |
Medical School: |
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn | |
Residency: |
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY | |
Specialty: |
Anaesthesiology | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Medical Director Ambulatory Surgical Pavilion Lenox Hill Hospital | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Anesthesiology | |
Academic position: |
Clinical Instructor in Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY | |
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Steven J. Pearlman, M.D., Facial Plastic Surgeon |
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Web Links: |
www.mdface.com blog |
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Medical School: |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine | |
Residency: |
Mount Sinai Medical Center | |
Specialty: |
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
Academic position: |
Associate Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY | |
Honors & Awards: |
Ethics Committee, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
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Deborah Pilla, D.D.S. Pediatric dentist |
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Web Links: |
www.parkavepd.com | |
Medical/Dental School: |
State University of New York—Buffalo | |
Residency: |
Montefiore Medical Center | |
Specialty: |
Pediatric dentistry | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Complete dental rehabilitation | |
Honors & Awards: |
Fellowship, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery | |
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Thomas Romo III, M.D. Medical Advisory Board Chair |
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Web Links: |
www.RomoPlasticSurgery.com |
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Medical School: |
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX | |
Residency: |
Baylor Affiliated Hospitals | |
Specialty: |
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Nasal reconstruction; cleft lip and nose surgery; facial reconstructive surgery; microtia and ear reconstruction | |
Academic position: |
Director of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and the Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital | |
Honors & Awards: |
Past President of the New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society; Board of Directors, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Ira Tresley Research Award in Facial Plastic Surgery; Distinguished Education Award in Facial Plastic Surgery | |
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M. Zakir Sabry, M.D. Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery |
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Web Links: |
www.zplasty.com | |
Medical School: |
New York Medical College | |
Residency: |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Virginia | |
Specialty: |
Craniofacial, Washington University School of Medicine | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital, Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Center, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York Methodist Hospital, Coney Island Hospital |
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Services offered to LBFF: |
Cleft and Craniofacial deformities | |
Honors & Awards: |
Best Doctors, Metro Area 2008 and 2009 | |
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Adam D. Schaffner, M.D., F.A.C.S. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon |
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Web Links: |
www.psinewyork.com | |
Specialties: |
Aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery of the face, breast and body |
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Academic appointment: |
Clinical Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College |
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Hospital Affiliations: |
Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Institute, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery of the face, breast and body | |
Medical/Dental School: |
Rush Medical College | |
Internship: |
Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center | |
Residencies: |
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Detroit Medical Center | |
Fellowships: |
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mittelman Facial Plastic Surgery Center, medical staff at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Body Contouring, medical staff at Georgetown University Hospital | |
Honors & Awards: |
Listed in the Guide to America's Top Surgeons by the Consumers' Research Council of America, America's Cosmetic Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd., Marquis Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who in the World, and Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare. | |
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David Michael Shafer, M.D. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon |
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Web Links: |
www.shaferplasticsurgery.com | |
Specialties: |
Aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery of the face, breast and body |
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Academic appointment: |
Clinical Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College |
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Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery of the face, breast and body | |
Medical/Dental School: |
Michigan State University, College of Medicine | |
Residencies: |
Mayo Clinic, Maricopa Medical Center | |
Fellowships: |
Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital | |
Honors & Awards: |
Rick Weimar Ambassador of Medical Ethics, Harry W. Hale, Jr. Surgery Award, Southwest “Regional Representative” for the American College of Surgeons, First Place, MacDonald Wood Resident Essay Competition, Southwest “Regional Representative” for the American College of Surgeons | |
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Fredrick A. Valauri, M.D. Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery |
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Web Links: |
www.drvalauri.com | |
Medical/Dental School: |
SUNY—Downstate | |
Residency: |
UCSF Hospitals; NYU General Surgery; NYU Plastic Surgery; R.K. Davies Medical Center for Hand/Microsurgery | |
Specialty: |
Plastic surgery; hand surgery; microsurgery | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital; NY Eye/Ear, Belleview Hospital; Hospital for Joint Diseases | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Facial reconstruction with conventional and microsurgical techniques for facial paralysis; post cancer/trauma defects; congenital deformities; cleft lip and palate surgery; facial reconstruction surgery; microtia and ear reconstruction | |
Academic position: |
Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, NYU Medical Center | |
Honors & Awards: |
Fellowship in hand and Microsurgery, Davies Medical Center; Member, International Editorial Board of the Journal of Reconstructive Surgery | |
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Joseph Wolf, M.D. |
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Web Links: |
wolfplasticsurgery.com | |
Medical School: |
Albany Medical Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
Specialty: |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
Hospital Affiliation: |
New York New York Hospital of Queens Breast Center, Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan, New York Hospital of Queens, Maimonidies Hospital in Brooklyn, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Hospital | |
Services offered to LBFF: |
Facial reconstructive surgery | |
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