The International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN) recently hosted its annual meeting in Chicago. Over 300 nurses from all over the United States were in attendance. ISPAN promotes the competency and education of the Plastic & Aesthetic Nurse by providing information on current trends, patient safety initiatives, and legislative updates. Teresa Barroca, MSN,… Continue Reading
Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death in the US, but with the number of incidences rising each year, it is projected that this devastating disease will claim the #1 spot over heart disease within the next decade. According to the National Cancer Institute, 1.73M new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in… Continue Reading
Fios 1 News recently reported on the charitable work that LIPSG surgeon Dr. Thomas A. Davenport has performed with ReSurge International. Dr. Davenport is being honored with the Donald R. Laub Humanitarian Award, honoring his humanitarian efforts towards the underserved, at ReSurge International’s 11th Annual Transformations Gala. He has traveled to over 30 countries with… Continue Reading
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 surgeries to date, with more… 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 the already high standards that… 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 Dr. Laurence Glickman and this… 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. Dr. Frederick Lukash presented a poster on Autologous Fat Grafting in Teens: A Simple… Continue Reading
When Walter, a Long Island resident, went to see his daughter play softball in New Jersey this fall, he never imagined he would leave the game with multiple facial fractures. Hit in the face by a line drive during the game, Walter was unable to drive but didn’t want to go to a hospital that… Continue Reading
Dr. Frederick Lukash is a board-certified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon, specializing in children, teens, and pumpkins! This year, for the 7th year in a row, he visited his daughter Abigail’s kindergarten classroom on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to carve a pumpkin with her students. The students begin by suiting up in their surgical cap,… Continue Reading
One of Dr. Barry K. Douglas’ original drawings is being featured on the cover of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons regional conference journal for the fourteenth year. Dr. Douglas’ artwork in previous years have included locations such as Baltimore, Boston, Florida, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Bermuda and others. In this artwork, he chooses to feature the… Continue Reading
