Two-year-old Gerard Avellaneda of Huntington was selected as the honoree for this past weekend’s Smile Train Family Day on June 2. His family and his surgeon, Dr. Rachel A. Ruotolo, were there to celebrate with him. Gerard was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and has undergone 3 ... Continue Reading
At last month’s American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) meeting, Accurate Surgical Scientific Instruments (ASSI) displayed the Deane Body Contouring Forceps at their vendor booth. Leland M. Deane, MD, MBA, FACS is a partner at LIPSG, and a specialist in body contouring procedures for over 25 years. A few years ... Continue Reading
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) ensures the highest quality of standards in the Operating Room. We are reevaluated every 3 years during an onsite survey. LIPSG is proud to report that the Operating Rooms in our Garden City facility achieved re-accreditation. By meeting 100% of ... Continue Reading
Dr. Rachel A. Ruotolo will be participating in the 2nd Annual SmileTrain Family Day on June 2nd to celebrate one of her outstanding, brave patients. Gerard Avellaneda was born on January 5th, 2016 with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. At just 4 months of age, he underwent his first surgery ... Continue Reading
On Saturday, May 5th, LIPSG welcomed Dr. Shankar Man Rai as the guest speaker at the 18th Annual Swinburne Memorial Lecture. The practice remembers and honors Dr. John Knowles Swinburne, who was a partner at LIPSG for 25 years, through an academic experience in his name. This event is organized ... Continue Reading
L'Oreal’s SkinCeuticals division hosted an event on April 19th in New York City with 20 Russian Dermatologists to discuss the partnership with ReSurge International and their Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery initiative. The surgeons from Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG) contribute their support and expertise to ReSurge by providing education ... Continue Reading
40 guests gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Lukash earlier this month, including LIPSG physicians, staff, and nurses. The American Physicians and Friends For Medicine in Israel (APF) is an organization committed to advancing the state of medical education, research and care in Israel by assisting in ... Continue Reading
Resident Dr. Ahmed Nasser presented a paper on Recalcitrant Scalp Burn at the annual American Burn Association meeting in Chicago on April 10th. Dr. Nasser is a Post Grad Year 5 resident in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Program at Nassau University Medical Center/Stony Brook Medicine. ... Continue Reading
Dr. Roger Simpson is proud to announce that Dr. Abdel Armaiz-Flores has matched as a Post Grad Year 1 (PGY1) into the Integrated Plastic Surgery Program at Nassau University Medical Center/Stony Brook Medicine. Dr. Flores is currently completing his senior year in medical school at the University of Puerto Rico ... Continue Reading
Dr. Jerry W. Chang, Dr. Noël B. Natoli, and Dr. Brian A. Pinsky have been awarded as “Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors: New York Metro Area”. To be named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, nominees must go through an extensive nomination process in which Castle Connolly’s physician-led research team reviews and ... Continue Reading
