Who We Are

Medical Advisory Board

The 2009/2010 Little Baby Face Foundation Medical Advisory Board members include:

Joseph A. Ciccio, Jr., D.D.S. Orthodontist
Education:
   Columbia University: School of Dental Medicine
Specialty:
  Orthodontics
Services offered to LBFF:
   Orthodontics
Academic position:
   Assistant Clinical Professor of Dentistry (Orthodontics), Columbia University: School of Dental Medicine
Honors & Awards:
   Elected to Top Dentists of Westchester
Columbia University 25 year Teaching Award
Alumni Medal of Columbia University
 
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Richard L. Elias, D.M.D., M.D. Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Web Links:
   www.newyorkoms.com
Medical/Dental School:
   Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Residency:
   Massachusetts General Hospital
Specialty:
  Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
  Lenox Hill Hospital; Mt. Sinai Hospital; New York Presbyterian; MEETH
Services offered to LBFF:
   Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Academic position:
   Mt. Sinai Hospital/Medical School; New York Presbyterian Hospital
 
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John Wai Shun Ho, M.D. Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Medical/Dental School:
   SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Residency:
   Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Specialty:
  Anesthesiology
Hospital Affiliation:
  Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Anesthesiology
Academic position:
   Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Honors & Awards:
   Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center; Member of the International Anesthesia Research Society; Member of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
 
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Len Horovitz, M.D. Pulmonary Internal Medicine
Medical/Dental School:
   New York University
Residency:
   Lenox Hill Hospital
Specialty:
  Internal and pulmonary medicine
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Pre-operative clearance
Honors & Awards:
   Top Doctor (Castle Conolly) 2003, 2004
 
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Darius Kohan, M.D. Otologist/Neuro-Otologist. Hearing restoration surgery/atresia repair. Bone-anchored hearing devices/cochlear implants.
Medical/Dental School:
   New York University
Residency:
   New York University
Specialty:
  Otology and Neurotology
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital; New York University; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital; Beth Israel; Brooklyn Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Hearing restoration surgery; ear canal reconstruction; BAHA
Academic position:
   Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine; Director of Otology, Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital
Honors & Awards:
   Fellowship, New York University; Governor of Otologic Society for American Academy of Otolaryngology
 
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Louise Levy, M.S. CCC-A Pediatric audiology

Graduate School:
   Masters, Audiology—Teachers College, Columbia University
Services offered to LBFF:
   Speech therapy consultation; audiology; hearing aid fitting
 
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Joseph C. Licata, M.D. Pediatrics
Web Links:
   www.globalpediatrics.com
Medical/Dental School:
   Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Residency:
   Lenox Hill Hospital
Specialty:
  Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital; Mount Sinai Hospital; New York Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Pre-op clearance of children prior to their surgical procedures
Academic position:
   Attending Medical Staff: Lenox Hill Hospital Clinical Instructor; Clinical Assistant Attending Physician: Mount Sinai Hospital; Assistant Attending Pediatrician: New York Hospital
Honors & Awards:
   U.S. patent holder for an Apparatus and Method for Removing Parasites; producer of “Dr. Joe’s Tick it Away” device; CEO of New Paradigms Idea Co.; “Man of the Year 2001” award given by La Fartena Societa S. Antonio Abate di Castrofilippo

 

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Boaz J. Lissauer, M.D. Opthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Web Links:
   www.mdmops.com
Medical/Dental School:
   George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency:
   St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center; Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Specialty:
  Ophthalmic plastic, reconstructive and orbital surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital; New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Services offered to LBFF:
   Ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery
Academic position:
   Head, Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Clinic, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology; Assistant Clinical Professor, New York University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
 
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William Louie, M.D. Neuro Radiologist
Web Links:
   www.lenrad.com
Medical/Dental School:
   Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency:
   Combine Einstein-Montefiore Radiology
Specialty:
  Neuroradiology
Services offered to LBFF:
   Diagnostic Neuroradiology
 
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Sheldon Opperman, M.D. Anaesthesiologist
Web Links:
   www.LenoxHill.net
Medical School:
   SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn
Residency:
   New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Specialty:
  Anaesthesiology
Hospital Affiliation:
   Medical Director Ambulatory Surgical Pavilion Lenox Hill Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Anesthesiology
Academic position:
   Clinical Instructor in Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
 
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Joseph D. Osipow, D.D.S, P.C. Restorative Dentistry
Dental School:
   Columbia University Dental School
Residency:
   Long Island Jewish Hospital, NY
Specialty:
  Crown and Bridge, Restorative Dentistry
Hospital Affiliation:
   Long Island Jewish Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Restorative Dentistry
Academic position:
   Attending Dentist, Restorative Dentistry Department, Lenox Hill Hospital Clinic
Honors & Awards:
   Rowe-Wilberg Medal for Excellence in Crown & Bridge Prosthodontics
 
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Steven J. Pearlman, M.D., Facial Plastic Surgeon
Web Links:
   www.mdface.com
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Medical School:
   Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency:
   Mount Sinai Medical Center
Specialty:
  Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
   Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Services offered to LBFF:
   Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Academic position:
   Associate Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Honors & Awards:
   Ethics Committee, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
 
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Deborah Pilla, D.D.S. Pediatric dentist
Web Links:
   www.parkavepd.com
Medical/Dental School:
   State University of New York—Buffalo
Residency:
   Montefiore Medical Center
Specialty:
  Pediatric dentistry
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Complete dental rehabilitation
Honors & Awards:
   Fellowship, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery
 
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Thomas Romo III, M.D. Medical Advisory Board Chair
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon. Microtia and auricular reconstruction

Web Links:
  

www.RomoPlasticSurgery.com
www.EarReconstruction.com
www.RapidRecovery.com
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Medical School:
   Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Residency:
   Baylor Affiliated Hospitals
Specialty:
  Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Nasal reconstruction; cleft lip and nose surgery; facial reconstructive surgery; microtia and ear reconstruction
Academic position:
   Director of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and the Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital
Honors & Awards:
   Past President of the New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society; Board of Directors, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Ira Tresley Research Award in Facial Plastic Surgery; Distinguished Education Award in Facial Plastic Surgery
 
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M. Zackir Sabry, M.D. Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Web Links:
   www.zplasty.com
Medical School:
   New York Medical College
Residency:
   Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Virginia
Specialty:
  Craniofacial, Washington University School of Medicine
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital, Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Center, Metropolitan Hospital Center,
New York Methodist Hospital, Coney Island Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Cleft and Craniofacial deformities
Honors & Awards:
   Best Doctors, Metro Area 2008 and 2009
 
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David Slavit, M.D. Otolaryngologist

Medical/Dental School:
   Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency:
   Mayo Clinic
Specialty:
  Otolaryngology; head and neck Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Congenital laryngeal disorders; head and neck surgery; anterior skull base surgery
Honors & Awards:
   Chief, Head and Neck Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital
 
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Fredrick A. Valauri, M.D. Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery
Web Links:
   www.drvalauri.com
Medical/Dental School:
   SUNY—Downstate
Residency:
   UCSF Hospitals; NYU General Surgery; NYU Plastic Surgery; R.K. Davies Medical Center for Hand/Microsurgery
Specialty:
  Plastic surgery; hand surgery; microsurgery
Hospital Affiliation:
   Lenox Hill Hospital; Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital; NY Eye/Ear, Belleview Hospital; Hospital for Joint Diseases
Services offered to LBFF:
   Facial reconstruction with conventional and microsurgical techniques for facial paralysis; post cancer/trauma defects; congenital deformities; cleft lip and palate surgery; facial reconstruction surgery; microtia and ear reconstruction
Academic position:
   Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, NYU Medical Center
Honors & Awards:
   Fellowship in hand and Microsurgery, Davies Medical Center; Member, International Editorial Board of the Journal of Reconstructive Surgery
 
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Joseph Wolf, M.D.
Web Links:
   wolfplasticsurgery.com
Medical School:
   Albany Medical Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Specialty:
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
   New York New York Hospital of Queens Breast Center, Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan, New York Hospital of Queens, Maimonidies Hospital in Brooklyn, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Hospital
Services offered to LBFF:
   Facial reconstructive surgery