Curriculum Vitae

• New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY
  • Associate Adjunct Attending/Clinical Instructor, Facial Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology, 1995-present
• Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
  • Adjunct Attending and Clinical Instructor, 1996-present
• Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY
  • Assistant Attending and Clinical Instructor, 1996-present

• Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY
  • Chief Resident, Otolaryngology, 1993 – 1995
• Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY
  • Resident, Otolaryngology, 1991 – 1993
• Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
  • Resident, General Surgery, 1990 – 1991
• Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
  • Intern, General Surgery, 1989 – 1990
• Boston University Six-Year Medical Program, Boston. MA
  • Combined BA-MD, 1982 – 1989

• Patent Holder – United States Patent Office – for BeautyScoop
• Magna Cum Laude – Boston University Combined BA-MD Program
• United States Presidential Scholar
• United States Patentee, U.S. Patent No. 8,329,642 B1
• Honorarium in Otolaryngology Research
• Johns Hopkins University Scholars’ Program
• Doctors Choice Award Top 100 Plastic Surgeons – 2018, 2017
• Top Doctor – New York Facial Plastic Surgeon – 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
• Gordon Johnson Memorial Scholarship Science Award
• American Legion Award – Leadership and Community Service
• Academic Excellence in Spanish
• Who’s Who in Wellness – Top Integrative, Holistic and Anti-Aging Doctors Around the World
• Contributor/Medical Reviewer – U.S. News and World Report/USNews.com

• Diplomate, Federation of State Licensure: June, 1989
• Junior Fellow, International College of Surgeons
• Medical Advisory Board, United Healthcare and Oxford Healthcare
• Medical Director, Brooklyn Youth Chorus
• Associate Member, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• Committee Member, FACE-TO-FACE: The National Domestic Violence Project
• Committee Member, Women in Otolaryngology
• Associate Member, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• Chairwoman, Public Relations Committee of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Associate Member, New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society

• ResolutionMD-Opus Skincare, on-going
  • The combined effects a patented, topical retinol-based hair booster and topical minoxidil on hair growth in women; and, the combined effects a patented beauty nutritional supplement, with a patented, topical retinol-based hair booster and topical minoxidil on hair growth in women.
• SUNY Downstate and Yale University Medical Center, February-August 2010
  • The effects of ingestible peptides and lipids on hair growth in women.
• Lenox Hill Hospital, January 1995 – present
  • A new hand-held instrument (trademark and patent pending) for use by the non-ophthalmologist in screening corneas of patients before and after blepharoplasty.
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, July 1993 – 1996
  • Subcellular changes in cell differentiation as a biomarker for malignant transformation. Correlation of immunohistochemical changes in cytokeratins (a marker of cell differentiation status) to spectral patterns in cellular autofluorescence (a new, non-invasive diagnostic modality).
• Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, September 1993 – 1996
  • The effects of intranasal steroids on intraoccular pressure.

• Licenses: New York, Florida
• Languages: English, Spanish, Italian
• CEO, Co-Creator & Co-Founder: Opus Skincare, LLC – BeautyScoop – patented beauty nutritional supplement