Hope For My Child’s Future...
“When I first saw Eddie’s face, words can’t describe the devastation I
felt. Hope for my child’s future was replaced by a feeling of
powerlessness. How could we protect him from the pain he would find?”
“The Little Baby Face has given Eddie a beautiful face and given us hope
for his future. Thank you, thank you, thank you...”
— Sandra Hobbs, Winslow, Arizona
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About Us
Physician Profiles
Thomas Romo III, M.D
| Name: |
Thomas Romo III, M.D. - Board Certified |
| 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 nose surgery; facial reconstruction 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 ducation Award in Facial Plastic Surgery |
Jennifer Akkaway, D.D.S.
| Name: |
Jennifer Akkaway, D.D.S. |
| Medical/Dental School: |
Columbia University School of Dental Medicine |
| Residency: |
Sepulveda VA, Los Angeles, CA |
| Specialty: |
Pediatric dentistry |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Complete dental rehabilitation |
Richard L. Elias, D.M.D.
| Name: |
Richard L. Elias, D.M.D., M.D. - Board Certified |
| 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 |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery |
| Academic position: |
Mt. Sinai Hospital/Medical School; New York Presbyterian Hospital; NYU Dental School |
John Wai Shun Ho, M.D.
| Name: |
John Wai Shun Ho, M.D. - Board Certified |
| Medical/Dental School: |
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn |
| Residency: |
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center |
| Specialty: |
Anesthesiology |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital; |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Anesthesiology |
| Academic position: |
Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Honors & Awards: |
Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center; Member of the International Anesthesia Research Society; Member of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia |
Len Horovitz, M.D.
| Name: |
Len Horovitz, M.D. - Board Certified |
| Medical/Dental School: |
New York University |
| Residency: |
Lenox Hill Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Internal and pulmonary medicine |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Pre-operative clearance |
| Academic position: |
N/A |
| Honors & Awards: |
Top Doctor (Castle Conolly) 2003, 2004 |
Darius Kohan, M.D.
| Name: |
Darius Kohan, M.D. - Board Certified |
| Medical/Dental School: |
New York University |
| Residency: |
New York University |
| Specialty: |
Otology and Neurotology |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; New York University; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital; Beth Israel; Brooklyn Hospital |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Hearing restoration surgery; ear canal reconstruction; BAHA |
| Academic position: |
Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine; Director of Otology, Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital |
| Honors & Awards: |
Fellowship, New York University; Governor of Otologic Society for American Academy of Otolaryngology. |
Louise Levy, M.S.
| Name: |
Louise Levy, M.S., CCC-A |
| Graduate School: |
Masters, Audiology - Teachers College - Columbia University |
| Specialty: |
Pediatric speech therapy and audiology |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Speech therapy consultation; audiology; hearing aid fitting |
Joseph C. Licata, M.D.
| Name: |
Joseph C. Licata, M.D. - Board Certified |
| 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: |
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 |
Boaz J. Lissauer, M.D.
| Name: |
Boaz J. Lissauer, M.D. - Board Certified |
| 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 |
William Louie, M.D.
| Name: |
William Louie, M.D. - Board Certified |
| Medical/Dental School: |
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Residency: |
Combine Einstein-Montefiore Radiology |
| Specialty: |
Neuroradiology |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
None |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery |
| Academic position: |
N/A |
Sheldon Opperman, M.D.
| Name: |
Sheldon Opperman, M.D. |
Deborah Pilla, D.D.S.
| Name: |
Deborah Pilla, D.D.S. |
| Medical/Dental School: |
State University of New York - Buffalo |
| Residency: |
Montefiore Medical Center |
| Specialty: |
Pediatric dentistry |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; Blythedale Children’s Hospital |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Complete dental rehabilitation |
| Academic position: |
Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Department of Pediatric Dentistry |
| Honors & Awards: |
Fellowship, Columbia University |
David A. Slavit, M.D.
| Name: |
David A. Slavit, M.D., FACS - Board Certified |
| Medical/Dental School: |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| Residency: |
Mayo Clinic |
| Specialty: |
Otolaryngology; head and neck Surgery |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital |
| Services offered to LBFF: |
Congenital laryngeal disorders; head and neck surgery; anterior skull base surgery |
| Honors & Awards: |
Chief, Head and Neck Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital |
Fredrick A. Valauri, M.D.
| Name: |
Fredrick A. Valauri, M.D., FACS - Board Certified |
| 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, NUY 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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