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Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD

Dr. Rachel Ruotolo

Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, joined Long Island Plastic Surgical Group in November 2008. She is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Ruotolo graduated Cum Laude from Duke University in 1994.  She received her MD degree from George Washington School of Medicine, graduating with distinction. Dr. Ruotolo received her General Surgery and Plastic Surgery training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She then pursued specialty training in Pediatric Congenital and Craniofacial Surgery as a fellow at Medical City Children’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas under the tutelage of Dr. Jeffrey Fearon.

Dr. Ruotolo has significant experience in pediatric plastic surgery and focuses on birth deformities including cleft lip and palate, syndactyly, craniosynostosis, Pierre Robin Sequence, Apert Syndrome, Crouzon Syndrome, Pfeiffer Syndrome, and Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome and vascular malformations such as hemangiomas and port wine stains. Dr. Ruotolo also specializes in facial trauma in children and adults such as orbital fractures, mandible fractures, and zygoma fractures, as well as ear reconstruction, and cranioplasty after craniotomy.

Dr. Ruotolo performs a broad spectrum of reconstructive procedures and has a special interest in pediatric plastic surgery with an emphasis on craniofacial surgery.  She is affiliated with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System through Schneider’s Children Hospital and the Hagedorn Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center and has privileges at Winthrop and Good Samaritan Hospital.

Dr. Ruotolo has authored numerous publications and has given extensive presentations on pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery throughout the United States.

If you have questions and would like to email Dr. Ruotolo directly please contact her at rruotolo@lipsg.com.
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Education

  • 1994:Duke University, Durham, North Carolina – Bachelor of Science Cum Laude
  • 1999: George Washington School of Medicine, Washington D.C. – Doctor of Medicine with Distinction

Training

  • 1999-2002: Resident, Department of General Surgery – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2002-2003: Research Fellow, Craniofacial Biology Laboratory – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2003-2005: Resident, Division of Plastic Surgery – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2005-2006: Chief Resident, Division of Plastic Surgery – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2006-2007: Fellow, Pediatric Congenital and Craniofacial Surgery – Medical City Children’s Hospital, Medical City Dallas

Teaching

  • 2006-2007: Medical Staff, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery – Medical City Dallas Hospital. Dallas, TX 75230
  • 2008-present: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center

Honors and Awards

  • 1990-1994 National City Foundation Scholarship Award
  • 1991-1994 Duke University Dean’s List with Distinction
  • 1994 Cum Laude, Duke University
  • 1997 James Douglas Goddard Award, George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences
  • 1997 Pathology Honor Society, George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences
  • 1998 Alec Horowitz Award for Exceptional Proficiency in Surgery, George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences
  • 1999 Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
  • 2003 Junior Investigator Award, American Association of Pediatrics Conference, Plastic Surgery Section
  • 2010 Certificate of Recognition Nassau County Legislature, Volunteer mission to Haiti
  • 2010 Distinguished Service to Children Award, CAPS (Child Abuse Prevention Services)
  • 2010 Physician Healthcare Hero Award, Long Island Business News

Affiliations

  • American Medical Association
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
  • Medical Society of the State of New York
  • Nassau County Medical Society
  • Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

Board Membership

  • Partner, Board of Directors Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, PC
  • Board of Directors, Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS)

Research Interests

  • Velopharyngeal insufficiency in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
  • Long term, post-surgical anthropometric growth patterns in single suture synostosis
  • Lip adhesion and nasal conformers as an alternative to NAM in cleft lip repair

Media Appearances

  • Garden City News “Elected to the Board of CAPS”
  • News 12 Long Island “Helping Haiti”
  • WLNY TV 10/55 “Treating Wounds and Infections: Haiti Earthquake”
  • Verizon Fios1: Push Pause “Mission:Haiti”
  • Image Magazine “Prominent Surgeons Give Back”
  • Garden City Patch “Garden City Doctors Heading to Haiti”
  • Blog Talk Radio: The Passions and Possibilities Project

Publications

  • Mesenteric Ischemia in the Elderly.  RA Ruotolo and SRT Evans. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, August 1999.
  • Hybrid Constructs for Craniofacial Reconstruction: Sustained Gene Delivery Using Demineralized Bone Matrix Putty. James M. Smartt, MA, Ines C. Lin, BS, Elizabeth Kim, MD, Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, Nestor A. Veitia, MD, Timothy M. Crombleholme, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD.  Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol 52, Number 6, June 2004, 592-597
  • Velopharyngeal Anatomy in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Three-Dimensional Cephalometric Analysis. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, Nestor A. Veitia, MD, Aaron Corbin, BS, Joseph McDonough, MS, Cynthia B. Solot, MA, CCC, Donna McDonald-McGinn, MS, Elaine H. Zackai, MD, Beverly S. Emanuel, PhD, Don LaRossa, MD, Raanan Arens, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD.  Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal 43(4) 446-56, 2006.
  • Single Sutural Craniosynostosis: Surgical Outcomes and Long Term Growth. Jeffrey A. Fearon, MD, Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, and John Kolar, PhD. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal 123: 635, 2009
  • Cleft Lip Repair: A Unique Sutureless Skin Closure Technique. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD and Jeffrey A. Fearon, MD. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, March 2009.
  • Book Chapters: Surgical Management of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction. Richard E. Kirschner, Rachel A. Ruotolo. Cleft Lip and Palate, Berkowitz, 2nd edition.
  • Book Chapters: Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Richard E. Kirschner, Rachel A. Ruotolo. Current Reconstructive Surgery. Serletti and Losee. (in press)

Abstracts and Oral Presentations

  • Velopharyngeal Anatomy in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Three-Dimensional Cephalometric Analysis. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, Nestor A. Veitia, MD, Aaron Corbin, BS, Joseph McDonough, MS, Cynthia B. Solot, MA, CCC, Donna McDonald-McGinn, MS, Elaine H. Zackai, MD, Beverly S. Emanuel, PhD, Don LaRossa, MD, Raanan Arens, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD. ACPA 60th anniversary conference, Asheville, NC, April 11, 2003
  • Influence of Dural Signaling on Fetal Osteoblast Proliferation and Differentiation. Nestor A. Veitia, Rachel A. Ruotolo, Ines Lin, Elizabeth Kim, Miguel Sena-Esteves, Elisabeth H. Javazon, Hyun-Duck Nah, and Richard E. Kirschner. Plastic Surgery Research Council, Las Vegas, NV, April 26, 2003
  • Influence of TGF-β Isoforms on Fetal Dural Cell and Calvarial Osteoblast Differentiation. Kim EM, Ruotolo RA, Veitia NA, Lin I, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. Plastic Surgery Research Council, Las Vegas, NV, April 26, 2003
  • Influence of Dural Signaling on Fetal Osteoblast Proliferation and Differentiation. Nestor A. Veitia, Rachel A. Ruotolo, Ines Lin, Elizabeth Kim, Miguel Sena-Esteves, Elisabeth H. Javazon, Hyun-Duck Nah, and Richard E. Kirschner. Oral presentation at the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Las Vegas, NV, April 26, 2003 and at the AAPS, Baltimore, MD, May 5, 2003
  • Velopharyngeal Anatomy in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Three-Dimensional Cephalometric Analysis. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, Nestor A. Veitia, MD, Aaron Corbin, BS, Joseph McDonough, MS, Cynthia B. Solot, MA, CCC, Donna McDonald-McGinn, MS, Elaine H. Zackai, MD, Beverly S. Emanuel, PhD, Don LaRossa, MD, Raanan Arens, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD. American Association of Pediatrics, New Orleans, October 2003
  • Velopharyngeal Anatomy in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Three Dimensional Cephalometric Analysis. Cynthia B. Solot, Richard E. Kirschner, Rachel A. Ruotolo, Ranaan Arens. 2004 SENTAC annual meeting, December 5, 2004
  • Velopharyngeal Dysfunction in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Do Aberrant Carotid Arteries Preclude Surgical Intervention? Rachel Ruotolo, MD, Cynthia Solot, MA, CCC, Don LaRossa, MD, Richard Kirschner, MD. ACPA, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 7, 2005
  • Speech Outcome After Surgical Management of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Richard Kirschner, MD, Cynthia Solot, MA, CCC, Rachel Ruotolo, MD, Jason Catanzaro, Donna McDonald-McGinn, MS, Elaine Zackai, MD, Don LaRossa, MD. ACPA, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 8, 2005
  • Management of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in 22q11.2 Deletion (Velocardiofacial) Syndrome: Optimizing Surgical Outcome. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, Cynthia B. Solot, MA, CCC, Don LaRossa, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD. Ivy Society, Valley Forge, PA, April 16, 2005
  • Soluble Mediators Produced by Fetal Dural Cells and Calvarial Osteoblasts Stimulate Proliferation and Inhibit Osteodifferentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. David Yan, M.D., David S. Cabiling, B.A. , Shushan Jacob, M.D., Rachel A. Ruotolo, M.D., Nestor A. Veitia, M.D., Hyun-Duck Nah, D.M.D., Ph.D., and Richard E. Kirschner, M.D. PSRC, Toronto, Canada, May 20, 2005
  • Velar Motion and VPI Treatment Outcomes in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, C. Francisco Espinel, MD, Cynthia B. Solot, MA, CCC, Donna M. McDonald-McGinn, MS, Elaine H. Zackai, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD. Senior Resident’s Conference, Arlington, VA on March 23, 2006
  • Lip Adhesion and Nasal Conformers: Staging Cleft Lip Repair to Optimize Outcome. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, C. Francisco Espinel, MD, Don LaRossa, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD. ACPA, Vancouver on April 5, 2006
  • Lip Adhesion and Nasal Conformers: Staging Cleft Lip Repair to Optimize Outcome. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, C. Francisco Espinel, MD, Don LaRossa, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD. First Annual Whitaker Lectureship in Philadelphia, PA, May 19, 2006
  • Velar Motion and VPI Treatment Outcomes in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, C. Francisco Espinel, MD, Cynthia B. Solot, MA, CCC, Donna M. McDonald-McGinn, MS, Elaine H. Zackai, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD. ACPA conference in Vancouver on April 8, 2006.
  • Velar Motion and VPI Treatment Outcomes in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, C. Francisco Espinel, MD, Cynthia B. Solot, MA, CCC, Donna M. McDonald-McGinn, MS, Elaine H. Zackai, MD, and Richard E. Kirschner, MD. Ivy Society, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2, 2006
  • Alar Wing Graft: Tip Rhinoplasty Technique for the Cosmetic Patient. Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, Jesse A. Goldstein, MD, Don LaRossa, MD. Ivy Society, Pittsburgh, PA, June 3, 2006
  • Cleft Lip Repair: A “Suture-Less” Skin Closure. Jeffrey A. Fearon, MD and Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD. ACPA, Broomfield, Colorado, April 25, 2007
  • Variations on a Bandeau. Jeffrey A. Fearon, MD and Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD. ACPA, Broomfield, Colorado, April 27, 2007
  • Single Sutural Craniosynostosis: Surgical Outcomes and Long-Term Growth. Jeffrey A. Fearon, MD and Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD. ICFS, Brazil, September 2007
  • Single Sutural Craniosynostosis: Surgical Outcomes and Long-Term Growth. Jeffrey A. Fearon, MD and Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD. ASPS, Baltimore, MD, October 29, 2007
  • A Staged Approach for the Treatment of Facial Hemihypertrophy and Lower Facial Paralysis. M. M. Melendez, R. L. Simpson, M. Dobryansky, R. A. Ruotolo. ACPA, Puerto Rico, April 5, 2011