Educational Background

Education / Residencies / Fellowships

Bachelor of Science
Bowdoin College/Biochemistry – Brunswick, Maine, 1978

General Surgery
Tufts – New England Medical Center – Boston, Massachusetts 1982 – 84

Plastic Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, Maryland 1987-90

Doctorate of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine – New York, New York, 1982

General Surgery
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1984-87

Special Training / Professional Recognition

Maxillo-Facial and Microvascular Surgery
Maryland Institute for Emergency Services Shock-Trauma – Baltimore, Maryland

Past President, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery

Author of numerous articles and book chapters on topics in cosmetic surgery

Baltimore Magazine, 1996

  • Voted One of Baltimore’s “Top Plastic Surgeons”

Invited Lecturer, Nationally and Internationally, on topics in Aesthetic Surgery

Certification

  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1994
  • The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1992
  • The American Board of Surgery, 1988
  • Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1983

Hosptial Appointments

  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Northwest Hospital Center

Memberships

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • Baltimore County Medical Society
  • Johns Hopkins Medical Society
  • Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
  • Nathan Womack Surgical Society
  • Northeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  • International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
    • Past President 1996 – 1997
    • Executive Committee 1996 – 1999
    • Board of Governors 1993 – 1998
    • Chairman, Scientific Committee 1993-1999

Teaching Appointment

Assistant Chief of Service
Plastic Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1989-90

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1989-present

Special Interests and Experience

  • Cosmetic Facial Surgery
  • Cosmetic Breast Surgery
  • Hair Restoration Surgery
  • Liposuction and Body Contouring Surgery