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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

BOARD CERTIFICATION

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery – 1989
  • Board Certified hand surgery – 1990 – recertified in 1999 and 2009

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
  • Westfield Plastic Surgery Center – Springfield, NJ

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
  • American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • 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.
richar e tepper md

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

Academic Appointments

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. Clinical instructor of Plastic Surgery 1999-2000

Education

  • Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University, NY. Plastic Surgery (Hand / Microsurgery) Fellowship, 2001 – 2002
  • Great Ormond Hospital, London, UK.  Pediatric Plastic Surgery  / Congenital Hand Surgery Fellowship, March 2002 – April 2002
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. Plastic Surgery Residency, 1997-2000
  • Shriners 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

Hospital & Surgery Center Affiliations

  • Short Hills Surgery Center – Millburn, NJ
  • Westfield Plastic Surgery Center – Springfield, NJ
  • Overlook Medical Center – Summit, NJ
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway – Rahway, NJ
  • Saint Barnabas Medical Center – Livingston, NJ

Professional Societies

  • American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
  • 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

  • 2017 – NJ Top Docs
  • Castle Connolly – America’s Cosmetic Doctors & Dentists
  • New Jersey Patient Choice Award 2011
  • Guide to America’s Top Plastic Surgeons 2008, 2009
  • New Jersey Life – Health & Beuaty – “Best Doctors for Women”
  • Alpha Omega Alpha – New York University
  • Phi Beta Kappa -– Tulane University
  • Summa Cum Laude – Tulane University
  • Fred R. Cagle Memorial Prize  – Tulane University

Presentations

  • What’s new in Aesthetic Body Contouring, Weight Loss and Bariatric Center
  • Body Contouring following massive weight loss, Overlook Medical Center
  • Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Hand Injuries. Department of Emergency Medicine, RWJ University Hospital at Rahway. 2007
  • Plastic Surgery and Rehabilitation of Work-related injuries, Union County Hand Therapy Association. 2005
  • Current Trends in Plastic Surgery. Overlook Hospital Medical Staff. May 2003
  • Pigmented Lesions in the Pediatric Population. Department of Pediatrics, Vassar Bros. Hospital. September 2000
  • Complex Abdominal Wounds. Department of Surgery, Vassar Bros. Hospital. December 2001
  • Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Dutchess County Medical Seminar. March 2001

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.