New Jersey Board Certified Plastic Surgeons

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HOWARD N. TEPPER, M.D.

PRACTICE HISTORY:
  • Associates in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery -1982 to present
EDUCATION:
  • Jeanne d’ Arc Hospital, Nancy, France Hand Surgery Fellowship, 1981
  • Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY Plastic Surgery Residency, 1979-1981
  • Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY Hand Surgery Fellowship, 1978
  • Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY General Surgery Residency, 1975-1979
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Doctor of Medicine, 1975
  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, 1972
LICENSE:
  • New Jersey - 25MA03890400
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery – 1983
HOSPITAL AND SURGERY CENTER AFFILIATIONS:
  • Overlook Hospital - Summit, NJ
  • RWJ University Hospital at Rahway - Rahway, NJ
  • Children’s Specialized Hospital (consulting staff)
  • Kessler Institute and Rehabilitation (consulting staff)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
  • American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
  • American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)
  • New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons (NJSPS)
  • Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ)
  • Union County Medical Society
  • New York Society of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgeons
AWARDS:
  • New Jersey Monthly (Magazine) - Top Doctors
  • Consumers’ Research Council of America - Top Doctors
  • Strathmore’s Who’s Who
  • Castle Connelly Guide - Top Doctors New York Metro Area
  • Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania

JERROLD R. ZEITELS, M. D.

PRACTICE HISTORY:
  • Associates in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery - 1987 to present
EDUCATION:
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Plastic Surgery Residency, 1985-1987
  • University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI Chief Resident, General Surgery,1985
  • University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI General Surgery Residency, 1980-1984
  • University of Chicago / Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Doctor of Medicine, 1976-1980
  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, 1972 - 1976
LICENSE:
  • New Jersey - 25MA04979000
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery - 1989
HOSPITAL AND SURGERY CENTER AFFILIATIONS:
  • Overlook Hospital - Summit, NJ (past vice-chairman)
  • RWJ University Hospital at Rahway - Rahway, NJ (department chairman)
  • The Center for Ambulatory Surgery - Mountainside, NJ
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
  • American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)
  • New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons (NJSPS) (past president)
  • Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ)
  • Union County Medical Society (UCMS)
AWARDS:
  • Guide to America’s Top Plastic Surgeons
  • Castle Connolly, Top Doctors, NY Metro Area
  • Castle Connolly - America’s Cosmetic Doctors & Dentists
  • Castle Connolly - Best Doctors in New York Metro Areas
  • Consumer’s Guide to America’s Top Surgeons
  • Editorial Advisory Board - Plastic Surgery Products
  • Sergio Award - Heal The Children (Humanitarian Aid)
  • Joint Resolution - N.J. Senate & General Assembly for Dedicated Service
  • Executive Council of N.J. Plastic Surgery Society
  • Directory of Distinguished Americans
  • American Biographical Institute
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-Medical Honor Society
  • Phi Beta Kappa, University of Pennsylvania
PUBLICATIONS:
  • Zeitels, J., et al. A Women’s Guide to Cosmetic Breast Surgery And Body Contouring. Addicus Books, 2006
  • Zeitels, J. Heal the Children, Heal Thyself. The New York Physician, 1996 Sept:31-32.
  • Zeitels J., et al. Recurrence and Resection Margins for Stage I Primary Cutaneous Malignant Melanomas. Plas Recon Surg 1991: Volume I Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam, 1992.
  • Zeitels J. We Lost The Battle but Won The War. Med Econ, 1990 Sept 17th
  • Zeitels J., et al. A Comparison of Local Recurrence at Resection Margins for Stage I Primary Cutaneous Malignant Melanomas. Plas Recon Surg 1998, May: 81:688-693
  • Zeitels J. Fiddian-Green R, Dent T. Intersphincteric Prostatectomy. Surgery 1984; 96:617-23.
  • Zeitels J., Naunheim K., Kaplan EL. Carcinoid Tumors: A 37 Year Experience. Arch Surg 1982; 117:732-6
PRESENTATIONS:
  • “A Survey of One Hundred Patients Undergoing Inferior Pedicle Reduction Mammoplasties”, Presented at the Robert H. Ivy Plastic Surgery Society, 1987. Presented - Senior Resident Plastic Surgery Conference, 1987.
  • “Local Recurrence and Resection Margins for Stage I Primary Cutaneous Malignant Melanomas”, Presented - X Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Madrid, 1992.
  • “A Comparison of Local Recurrence and Resection Margins for Stage I Primary Cutaneous Malignant Melanomas”, Presented - Robert H. Ivy Plastic Surgery Society, 1986. Presented at the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, PSEF. ASMA Annual Scientific Meetings, October 1986.
  • “Intersphincteric Prostatectomy”, Presented at the Central Surgical Association, 1984: Presented - International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 1984: Presented at the Frederick Coller Surgical Society, 1984.
  • “Carcinoid Tumors: A 37 Year Experience”, Presented - Westerns Surgical Association, 1981
  • “Iodine Absorption Following the Topical Use of a Povidine-Iodine Solution”, Presented - Residents Conference of the Society of University Surgeons, 1981.

RICHARD E. TEPPER, M.D., F.A.C.S.

PRACTICE HISTORY:
  • Associates in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, 2002 to present Center for Body Contouring, 2000 - 2001
EDUCATION:
  • Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Hand Surgery Fellowship, 2001 - 2002
  • Great Ormond Hospital, London, UK Congenital Hand Surgery Fellowship, March 2002 – April 2002
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Plastic Surgery Residency, 1997-2000
  • Shriner’s Hospital / Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Pediatric Plastic Surgery, 1998-2000
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL General Surgery Residency, 1994 – 1997
  • New York University, New York, NY Doctor of Medicine, 1990-1994
  • Tulane University, New Orleans, LA Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, 1986-1990
LICENSE:
  • New Jersey - 25MA07399600
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery – 2001
HOSPITAL AND SURGERY CENTER AFFILIATIONS:
  • Overlook Hospital - Summit, NJ
  • RWJ University Hospital at Rahway - Rahway, NJ
  • Saint Barnabas Medical Center - Livingston, NJ
  • Short Hills Surgery Center - Short Hills, NJ
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
  • American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)
  • New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons (NJSPS)
  • Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ)
  • Union County Medical Society (UCMS)
AWARDS:
  • Castle Connolly - America’s Cosmetic Doctors & Dentists
  • Alpha Omega Alpha – New York University
  • Phi Beta Kappa -– Tulane University
  • Departmental Honors (biology) – Tulane University
  • Fred R. Cagle Memorial Prize (biology) – Tulane University
PUBLICATIONS:
  • Tepper, R, MD. Helping Hands, The Rose (RWJU Press) Spring 2007
  • Tepper, R, MD. Beware of the Dogs-Preventing and Treating Dog Bites. Healthwise Column-Courier News, Spring 2005
  • Sharma S, Lin S, Panozza A, Tepper R, Friedman D. Thumb Replantation: A Retrospective Review of 103 cases. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Oct:55(4):352.6.
  • Tegay DH, Tepper R, Willner, JP. 6-Mercaptopurine Teratogenicity. Postgrad Med J 2002, Sept;78(923):572.
  • Reid, RR, MD, Tepper, R, MD, Gallegos, M, MD, and Dumanian, GA, MD. Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion Complicated by Chronic Cervical Esophageal Fistulae: The Value of Flap Coverage. Submitted for publication, Archives of Otolaryngology.
  • Tepper, R, MD, and Fine, N, MD. Maxillary Reconstruction in the Pediatric Population using the Iliac Crest Free Flap. Presented, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. January 2000.
  • Gene F. Coppa, M.D., F.A.C.G., Richard Tepper, B.S., Sandra Vitti, M.D., J.J. Hoballah, M.D., Alan Dumont, M.D. Anatomic Distribution of Colorectal Cancer in an Urban Population. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, October 1993.
  • Steven Hofstetter, M.D., H. Leon Pachter, M.D., Frank C. Spencer, M.D. Kenneth Goldman, M.D., Elliot Newman, M.D. Richard Tepper, B.S. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Suppression of he Learning Curve. New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY. Presented at the Laparoscopic Society Meeting, December 1993.
  • Tepper, R., Tompkins, R., and Muneoka, K. In Situ Hybridization: A Mammalian Cell Marker. Presented-College of Arts and Sciences (honors thesis), Tulane University, May 1990.
PRESENTATIONS:
  • Invited Speaker- Hand Injuries. Department of Emergency Medicine, RWJ University Hospital at Rahway. 2007
  • Invited Speaker - Traumatic Hand Injuries. Union County Hand Therapy Association. 2005
  • Invited Speaker - Current Trends in Plastic Surgery. Overlook Hospital Medical Staff. May 2003
  • Invited Speaker - Pigmented Lesions in the Pediatric Population. Department of Pediatrics, Vassar Bros. Hospital. September 2000
  • Invited Speaker - Complex Abdominal Wounds. Department of Surgery, Vassar Bros. Hospital. December 2001
  • Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Dutchess County Medical Seminar. March 2001