Education & Training
Education
1996
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Doctorate of Medicine
1991
University of California, Riverside/Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences
Postdoctoral Training
11/11
New York University School of Medicine, Cambridge, MA
Leadership, Education, and Development for Scientists
Leadership Development Program
11/00 - 06/02
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Michael T. Longaker, MD Laboratories
Executive Chief, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Chief, Bone Biology Research
07/99 - 11/00
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Institute of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery
Michael T. Longaker, MD Laboratories
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Internships & Residencies
06/04 - 07/05
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Plastic Surgery Training Program
Chief Resident Physician and Surgeon
07/02 - 06/04
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Plastic Surgery Training Program
Resident Physician and Surgeon
07/97 - 07/99
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Department of Surgery
Resident Physician and Surgeon
07/96 - 07/97
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Department of Surgery
Internship General Surgery
Clinical & Research Fellowships
07/05 - 06/06
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Institute of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery
Joseph G. McCarthy, MD
Craniofacial Surgery Fellow
08/92 - 10/94
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA
National Cancer Institute, Department of Surgery
Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD Laboratories
Howard Hughes Research Fellow
06/91 - 08/92
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Department of Allergy and Immunology
Douglas C. Heiner, MD, PhD Laboratories
Research Associate
06/91 - 09/91
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Joel W. Goodman, PhD Laboratories
Research Associate
06/89 - 09/90
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Cancer Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics
Lois B. Epstein, MD Laboratories
Research Associate
Academic Appointments
02/13 - Present
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Department of Plastic Surgery
Associate Professor with Tenure
03/12 - Present
New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine
Associate Professor
01/11-11/13
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Department of Plastic Surgery
Chief, Division of Clinical and Translational Research
11/10- 2/13
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Department of Plastic Surgery
Associate Professor
10/09-12/11
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Department of Cell Biology
Associate Professor
06/09-11/13
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Director, Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship
07/06-11/13
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Director, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Laboratories
07/06-11/13
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Director, Variety Center of Craniofacial Rehabilitation
07/06-11/13
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Chair, Research Committee
07/06-11/10
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Department of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic)
06/04-07/05
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
06/04-07/05
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Department of Surgery
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
06/04-07/05
Peter Bent Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Department of Surgery
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
06/04-07/05
Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Department of Surgery
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
VISITING APPOINTMENTS
April 28, 2012
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Guishan, Taiwan
Department of Plastic Surgery
Innovations In Craniofacial And Cleft Surgery
Visiting Professor
October 5, 2011
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Division of Plastic Surgery
Tissue Repair and Regeneration: A Craniofacial Surgeon’s Perspective
Visiting Professor
December 18, 2010
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Plastic Surgery.
Perspectives and Innovations in Craniofacial Surgery
Visiting Lecturer
May 26, 2010
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Department of Orthopaedics. Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology
Seminar Series: Craniofacial Regeneration and Repair
Visiting Lecturer
August 28, 2007
Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, Brazil
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Craniosynostosis
Visiting Lecturer
December 13, 2006
Show Chwan Health Care System, Lugang Town, Taiwan
Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering in Plastic Surgery
Visiting Lecturer
November 7, 2006
Neostem, Inc. Scientific Retreat, New York, NY
Stem Cell Translational Research And Clinical Applications
Guest Lecturer
December 18, 2002
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Plastic Surgery
Molecular Mechanisms Of Cranial Suture Biology
Visiting Lecturer