Mark L. Smith (physician)
 | This biographical article is written encyclopedic . (May 2016) |
Mark L. Smith MD, FACS | |
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| Nationality | Beth Israel Medical Center |
| Website | marksmithmd |
Mark L. Smith is an American physician and
Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Director, The Friedman Center for Lymphedema Research and Treatment,[4] CoDirector of The Lipedema Project,[5] and Professor of Surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.[2] His areas of focus include microsurgical breast reconstruction, head and neck reconstruction,[6] facial paralysis, reconstruction of congenital defects and the surgical treatment of lymphedema[2] and lipedema.[2]
Early life, education
Smith was born in
Career
Smith is Chief of Plastic Surgery at Mount Sinai
Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, a multi-hospital cancer program including Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.[2] He has developed numerous programs at Continuum including the Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction Program, the Facial Nerve Program, the Lymphedema program[2] and the Continuum Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center.[3] He is a Professor of Surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.[3]
Publishing and Media
Smith has published chapters and articles in numerous textbooks and medical journals including Head and Neck, Laryngoscope, Operative Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Annals, Annals of Plastic Surgery, The Breast Journal, The Journal of Reconstructive Miscrosurgery and Microsurgery.[7] In January 2008, he performed a live webcast for OR Live demonstrating breast reconstruction using the DIEP flasp for a patient undergoing bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomies.[8]
In May 2009, he was profiled in a three-part documentary entitled CBS Early Show and CNN.
References
- ^ U.S. News. Retrieved 2013-05-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g "About". MarkSmithMD.com. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ a b c "Mark L. Smith, M.D." Bisurgery.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "The Friedman Center for Lymphedema Research and Treatment"
- ^ "The Lipedema Project"
- ^ "Mark L. Smith, MD". DocNet.org. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ a b c d "Mark L. Smith CV". Vascular Birthmark Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "Defining and Treating Chronic Pain". ORlive. July 20, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ a b "A Change of Face' focuses on Beth Israel Medical Ctr. docs". Brooklyn Daily. Issue 19. May 5, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "A Change of Face: Video". TV.com. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "Mark L. Smith Documentary (3:15)". MSNBC Documentaries. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "Beth Israel, Roosevelt Surgeons on MSNBC". The Brooklyn Paper. Vol. 32, no. 18. May 7, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-20.