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Joshua D. Zuckerman, MD

Dr. Joshua Zuckerman joined Long Island Plastic Surgical Group in 2011. Dr. Zuckerman obtained his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and earned his Masters Degree and Doctor of Medicine from the Chicago Medical School. Dr. Zuckerman completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery training at Brown University, then pursued an additional year of specialty training in Hand Surgery at New York University’s Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Zuckerman’s surgical areas of interest include surgery of the hand and upper limb, including microvascular reconstruction and digital replantation. He also has a strong interest in aesthetic surgery of the breast, body, and face.

Education

  • 1993-1997: Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, Chemistry and English— Amherst College, Amherst, MA
  • 1997-2000: Master of Science, Applied Physiology—Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL
  • 2000-2004: Doctor of Medicine, Graduated 1st of 177 students –Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL

Post-Graduate Training

  • 2004-05: Intern in General Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • 2005-07: Resident in General Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • 2007-09: Resident in Plastic Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • 2009-10: Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • 2010-2011: Fellow in Hand Surgery, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery New York University

Honors and Awards

  • Hasbro Children’s Hospital Bright Lights Award Nominee—2009 Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Brown University
  • Board of Trustees Award for Scholarship—2004 Chicago Medical School
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Junior Inductee—2003 Chicago Medical School
  • American Society of Clinical Pathologists Award for Academic—2002 Excellence and Achievement Chicago Medical School

Presentations

  • Chiu DTW, Stahl S, Zuckerman JD. “Management of degloving injuries.” To be presented at the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, January 2011.
  • Zuckerman JD, Mehan V, Nazerali R, Blake D, Zienowicz RJ. “Simultaneous breast and abdominal aesthetic procedures performed under sedation with intercostal blockade.” Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, November 2008.
  • Zuckerman JD, Mehan V, Nazerali R, Blake D, Zienowicz RJ. “Simultaneous breast and abdominal aesthetic procedures performed under sedation with intercostal blockade.” Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Annual Meeting, May 2008.
  • “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.” Hand/Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, New York University Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, May 2011.
  • “Carpal Instability.” Hand/Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, New York University Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, to be presented December 2010.
  • “Craniofacial Clefts and the Tessier Classification.” Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, December 2008.
  • “Syndromic Craniosynostosis.” Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, July 2008.

Affiliations

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Resident Member
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Candidate Membership application pending
  • Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society
  • Sigma Xi scientific research honor society