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Barry K. Douglas, MD, FACS

Dr_Barry_Douglas_051Dr. Barry K. Douglas has been with the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group since 1991. Dr. Douglas is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Trinity College, Connecticut where he majored in Studio Art and Physics.  After his internship he completed his General Surgery residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City.  He then obtained his MD degree from Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, North Carolina in 1980. After his internship he completed his General Surgical Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. Continuing his education at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Douglas completed residencies in Microvascular Surgery and then Plastic Surgery. From 1986-87, he held the position of Chief Resident at this prestigious hospital. In 1987, Dr. Douglas completed a fellowship in Pediatric Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Akron with the Northeastern Ohio School of Medicine.

Dr. Douglas has lectured on a wide range of topics including cosmetic surgery, cleft lip surgery, breast reconstruction, and reconstruction for skin malignancies. His areas of expertise include cosmetic surgery, breast reconstruction, cleft lip and palate surgery, rhinoplasty and aesthetic breast surgery. Dr. Douglas has also written many original papers in the field of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Douglas brings his extensive art background to Long Island Plastic Surgical Group; he enjoys painting, drawing, playing the piano and organ. He actively competes in triathlons, is a cyclist, swimmer, and weight trains.

View Dr. Douglas’s Before and After Results Gallery

Education

  • 1972-1976: Trinity College; Hartford, CT: BA Studio Arts and Physics
  • 1976-1980: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, NC:  MD

Training

  • 1980-1981: Internship: Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital; New York, New York
  • 1981-1983: Residency: General Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital; New York, New York
  • 1983-1984: Residency: Microvascular Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital; New York, New York
  • 1984-1986: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital; New York, NY
  • 1986-1987: Chief Resident: Plastic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital; New York, NY
  • 1986-1987: Instructor: Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital; New York, NY
  • 1987: Fellowship: Pediatric Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Akron, Ohio

Teaching

  • Instructor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SUNY at Stony Brook; Stony Brook, NY
  • Instructor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx, NY
  • Instructor in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
  • History of Art and Beauty Through the Ages, referencing paintings and sculpture  5/2006, 5/2007
  • Breast Reconstructive Surgery after Breast Cancer 11/2007

Affiliations

  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatricians
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Cleft Palate Association
  • Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Medical Society of the State of New York
  • Nassau County Medical Society
  • Nassau Surgical Society
  • New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons

Media Appearances

  • CW11: interviewed for feature article on prophylactic bilateral mastectomy (11/21/2007)
  • Newsday: Double mastectomies on the rise (10/24/2007)
  • Cosmetic Surgery Times: Physicians’ Profile: Practice Makes Perfect, Surgeons Meld Art, Science (12/2006)
  • Joint Press Conference with Nassau University Medical Center detailing the reattachment of a piano teacher’s arm: Holiday Miracle for Piano Teacher (12/1998)

Recent Artwork:

  • Annual Northeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Meeting program cover artwork 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007
  • Inaugural John Knowles Swinburne, MD Memorial Lecture Series portrait 5/2001

Publications

  • Douglas, B.K. , Weinberg, H., Song, Y., Silverman, D., “Beneficial effects of ibuprofen on experimental micro-vascular free flaps: pharmacologic alternation of the no re-flow phenomenon.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 79:366, 1987.
  • Douglas, B.K. , Weinberg, H., Song, Y., “Enhancement of blood flow in experimental micro-vascular free flaps.” Journal of Microsurgery 81:755, 1988.
  • Douglas, B.K. , Copeland, M., “Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint. A case report and review of the literature.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 81:755, 1988
  • Douglas, B.K. , Weinberg, H., “Perfusion Washout: Increasing a micro-vascular free flap’s tolerance to ischemia.” J ournal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 5:125, 1989
  • Douglas, B.K. , Ho, W.C., Lehman, J.A. and Husami, T.W., “One stage closure of the entire primary palate.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 86:675, 1990.
  • Douglas, B.K. , Cohen, J., Lackner, R., Keller, A., “Surgical Implications of purpura fulminans.” Annals of Vascular Surgery 4:276. 1990
  • Douglas, B.K. , Copeland, M., “An unusual fracture of the hamate bone.” Contemporary Orthopedics , 20:61, 1992.
  • Husami, T.W., Douglas, B.K. , “Revascularization of an avulsed ear.” A case report Journal of Microsurgery . 1992.
  • Douglas, B.K. , Gallagher, P.M., Deane, L.M., “A new technique in cleft lip nasal repair.” (Submitted).

Presentations

  • Poster Presentation : 1984 Annual PSEF-ASPRS Convention for: “Beneficial effects of ibuprofen on experimental micro-vascular free flaps: pharmacologic alteration of the no re-flow phenomenon.”
  • 1987 Plastic Surgery Chief Residents Conference , Springfield, IL presented: “Perfusion Washout: Increasing a micro-vascular free flap’s tolerance to ischemia.”
  • Grand Rounds: Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School. Co-presented research on: “Experimental studies in the survival of venous island flaps without arterial inflow.”
  • Grand Rounds: Mount Sinai Hospital : “Current theories and techniques in micro-vascular reconstruction.”
  • Grand Rounds: Long Island Jewish Hospital Department of Surgery: “Pediatric Plastic Surgery”
  • Grand Rounds: Long Island Jewish Hospital Department of ENT: “Pediatric Plastic Surgery.”
  • Grand Rounds: Parker Geriatric Institute : “Histology and Treatment of cutaneous neoplasms.”
  • Grand Rounds: Long Island Jewish Hospital Department of ENT : “History and reconstruction of facial neoplasms.”
  • Grand Rounds: Long Island Jewish Hospital Department of Surgery : Flaps: “Anatomy and physiology. Tissue Expansion.”
  • Northeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons presenting : “A new technique in cleft lip nasal repair.” Pittsburgh, PA. September 1993.
  • Winthrop University Hospital , American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Nurses presents: “Flaps for Facial Reconstruction.” April, 1994.