Bruce W. Brewer, MD, FACS
Dr. Bruce W. Brewer, a partner at Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG), graduated from Brown University in 1971. He attained his MD degree in 1975 from the State University of New York at Downstate, Brooklyn. The next five years were spent at North Shore University Hospital completing a General Surgery residency. Dr. Brewer then received his advanced plastic surgery training at Duke Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He completed his training with the Christine Kleinert Hand Surgery Fellowship in Louisville, Kentucky in 1981.
In 1983, Dr. Brewer joined the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group. In addition to his board certifications, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Brewer has always maintained an interest in academics and teaching. He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Cornell University Medical College. He has served as the Assistant Director of the Plastic Surgery Program at Nassau County Medical Center and is directly involved in the daily teaching of plastic surgery residents. Dr. Brewer is currently the Chief of Plastic Surgery at North Shore University Hospital in Glen Cove. Dr. Brewer has presented papers, instructional courses and lectures at national and internationally meetings, including conferences in Mexico, Greece and Puerto Rico and Bermuda.
Though Dr. Brewer performs in all areas of plastic surgery, he takes a special interest in cosmetic surgery and breast reconstruction. In his spare time, Dr. Brewer enjoys tennis, fishing, sailing, and photography.
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Education
- 1968-1971: Brown University; Providence, RI
- 1971-1975: State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center; Brooklyn, NY
Training
- 1975-1976: Internship: North Shore University Hospital; Manhasset, NY
- 1976-1980: Residency: General Surgery at North Shore University Hospital; Manhasset, NY
- 1980-1982: Residency: Plastic Surgery at Duke Medical Center; Durham, NC
- June-December 1981: Hand Surgery Fellowship: Christine Kleinert Hand Surgery; Louisville, KY
Teaching
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College; NY
- Former Chief of Plastic Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Glen Cove, NY
- Former Chief of Hand Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Glen Cove, NY
- Former Chief of Microsurgery, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
- Former Assistant Director Plastic Surgery Program, Nassau County Medical Center; East Meadow, NY
- Former Assistant Director Burn Center, Nassau County Medical Center; East Meadow, NY
Affiliations
- American Board of Surgery (1981 – 1991)
- American Board of Plastic Surgery (1984 – present)
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Added Qualification in Hand Surgery (1994 – 2004)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- American Burn Association
- American Cleft Palate Association
- Medical Society of the State of New York
- Nassau County Medical Society
- Nassau Surgical Society
- New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Awards
- America’s Top Surgeons , Consumer’s Research Council of America 2003-2011
- America’s Cosmetic Doctors , Consumer’s Research Council of America 2003-2011