Curriculum Vitae

Affiliations

• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
• New York State Society of Plastic Surgeons
• New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons
• New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society
• American College of Surgeons
• American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• New York State Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• American Medical Association
• Medical Society of the State of New York
• New York County Medical Society
• Lenox Hill Hospital
• Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
• New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Board Certification

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• American Board of Otolaryngology

Undergraduate

• Emory College of Emory University (Atlanta, GA) – Bachelor of Science

Medical School

• Rush Medical College of Rush University (Chicago, IL) – Doctor of Medicine

Residency

• Detroit Medical Center / Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, MI) – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Stony Brook University Medical Center (Stony Brook, NY) – Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• Stony Brook University Medical Center (Stony Brook, NY) – Surgery
  Internship

Fellowship

• Georgetown University Hospital (Washington, DC) – Aesthetic Plastic and Breast Surgery
• Mittelman Facial Plastic Surgery Center (Los Altos, CA) – Advanced Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Honors and Awards

• Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Regional Top Doctor and New York Metro Top Doctor
• New York SuperDoctor®
• Marquis Who’s Who in America
• Marquis Who’s Who in the World
• Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare
• Consumers’ Research Council of America’s Guide to America’s Top Plastic Surgeons
• Consumers’ Research Council of America’s Guide to America’s Top Surgeons
• Consumers’ Research Council of America’s Guide to America’s Top Physicians

Publications

Original Papers in Refereed Journals

• Jacobson JM, Gatti ME, Schaffner AD, Hill LM, Spear SL. “Effect of Incision Choice on Outcomes in Primary Breast Augmentation.” Aesthetic Surgery Journal. May 2012. Volume 32(4): 456-462.
• Spear SL, Schaffner AD, Jespersen MR, Goldstein J. “Donor Site Morbidity and Patient Satisfaction Using a Composite Nipple Graft for Unilateral Nipple Reconstruction in the Radiated and Nonradiated Breast.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. April 2011. Volume 127(4): 1437-1446. Also in “Abstract Supplement.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. October 2010. Volume 126:26.®
• Chaiyasate K, Schaffner AD, Jackson IT, Mittal V. “Comparing FK-506 with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (b-FGF) on the Repair of a Peripheral Nerve Defect Using an Autogenous Vein Bridge Model.” Journal of Investigative Surgery. November-December 2009. Volume 22(6):401-5. Erratum in: Journal of Investigative Surgery. February 2010. Volume 23(1):66. Dosage error in article text.
• Balakrishnan C, Narasimhan K, Gursel T, Jackson O, Schaffner AD. “Closure of Orocutaneous Fistula Using a Pedicled Expanded Deltopectoral Flap.” The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. Autumn 2008. Volume 16(3):178-180.
• Samara GJ, Schaffner AD, Eisenstat J, Nguyen HLT. “The Effects of the Plasminogen Pathway on Scar Tissue Formation.” The Laryngoscope. January 2004. Volume 114:46-49.
• Friedman M, Lim JW, Manders E, Schaffner AD, Kirshenbaum GL, Tanyeri HM, Caldarelli DD, and Coon JS. “Prognostic Significance of Bcl-2 and p53 Expression in Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” Head and Neck. April 2001. Volume 23(4):280-285.
• Darling CM, Aldrich N, Schaffner AD. “Hospital and Community in Dialogue: Health and Human Values. A One-Year Community Education Experience.” The Proceedings of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. Volume 45, Number 2. Annual Meeting Issue. (Oral presentation – August 19-21, 1992, First Annual Chicago Conference on Ethics in Healthcare Institutions. Concurrent Session: Community Education Project. Chicago, Illinois.)

Book Chapters

• Spear SL, Clemens MW, Schaffner AD. “Advances in Mastopexy.” Current Reconstructive Surgery. Serletti JM, Taub P, Wu L, Slutsky D, Editors. McGraw-Hill Medical. 2012: 525-540. ISBN-13: 978-0-07-147723-9.
• Spear SL, Schaffner AD, Clemens MW. “Breast Reconstruction with Implants.” Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease. Babiera GV, Skoracki RJ and Esteva FJ, eds. People’s Medical Publishing House. 2012: 643-663. ISBN-13: 978-1-60795-094-3.
• Spear SL, Jespersen MR, Schaffner AD. “Secondary Prosthetic Cases.” Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. Third edition. Spear SL, editor. Lippincott. 2010: 476-491. ISBN-13: 978-1605475776.
• Mittelman H, Chrzanowski DS, Schaffner AD. “Mid Forehead ‘Buttonhole’ Eyebrow Elevation.” Simplified Facial Rejuvenation. Shiffman MA, Mirrafati SJ, Lam SM, and Cueteaux CG, eds. Springer. 2008:429-35. ISBN-13: 978-3-540-71096-7.
• Schaffner AD. “Second Time Around: Tackling Challenging Revision Breast Augmentation Cases.” Plastic Surgery Practice. March 2013, pages 16-20.
• Mittelman H, Schaffner AD. “The Eyes Have It: Exploring Lower Lid Blepharoplasty with Fat Repositioning.” Plastic Surgery Products. November 2003, pages 20-22.