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Dr. David T. Greenspun's Vitae

Dr. David T. Greenspun
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Education
 
2003-2004 Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Montefiore Medical Center
Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery
2002-2003 Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Montefiore Medical Center
Resident in Plastic Surgery
1999-2002
New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Cornell Medical Center
Resident in General Surgery
1995-1999 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
- New Jersey Medical School
Doctor of Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society
1994-1997

McGill University
Master of Science- Neurology and Neurosurgery
Thesis Title: Distribution of the sst1 and sst2 Receptor mRNAs in the Hypothalamus and Uptake of Somatostatin by Neurons in the Brain of the Adult Rat.

1990-1994
McGill University
Bachelor of Science- Anatomy and Cell Biology
Graduated with Distinction

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Research
1995-1996 University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey
Research Assistant
Department of Emergency Medicine
Participated in a retrospective study designed to determine the prevalence of central nervous system pathogens in HIV-positive patients presenting with signs and symptoms of meningitis.
1994 Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Summer Fellow
Department of General Surgery
Participated in the care of patients admitted to the Minimal Access Surgery Service. Collected and analyzed data pertaining to the feasibility and efficacy of various laparoscopic surgical procedures.
1993 Montréal Neurological Institute, Montréal, Canada
Research Assistant
Department of Neuroanatomy
Designed and conducted experiments in an in-vivo rat model to study the role of insulin-like growth factor 1 in the regulation of the secretion of growth hormone at the level of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Established protocol to define the neuroanatomic distribution of the sst1 and sst2 somatostatin receptor subtypes in the adult rat.
1989-1990 Montréal Neurological Institute, Montréal, Canada
Research Assistant
Department of Neuroanatomy
Designed and conducted experiments in an in-vivo rat model to study the role of insulin-like growth factor 1 in the regulation of the secretion of growth hormone at the level of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Established protocol to define the neuroanatomic distribution of the sst1 and sst2 somatostatin receptor subtypes in the adult rat.


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PUBLICATIONS D. Greenspun, A.M. Rozenblit, V. Chernyak, J.L. Levine, H.A. Erhard, and R.J. Allen. "The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction- Preoperative Imaging Can Impact Surgical Strategy" in Proceedings of the IV Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. p. 105-107. 2007.

Strauch, B. and Greenspun, D. "Approach to the Arm after Weight Loss" in Aesthetic Surgery After Massive Weight Loss, J. Peter Rubin, MD and Alan Matarasso, MD, Editors. Elsevier, p. 131-135. 2007

Strauch, B., Linetskaya, D., Baum, T. , and Greenspun, D. Brachioplasty and axillary restoration. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2004;24:486-489

Strauch, B., Greenspun, D., Levine, J., and Baum, T. A technique of brachioplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2004;113:1044-1048

Greenspun, D., Willsher, P., Sanabria, J., Pham, Q., Gallinger, S., and Litwin, D. Comparison of laparoscopic and open splenectomy [Abstract]. Surgical Endoscopy. 1997;11:99

Beaudet, A., Greenspun, D., Raelson, J., and Tannenbaum, G.S. Patterns of expression of sstr1 and sstr2 somatostatin receptor subtypes in the hypothalamus of the adult rat: relationship to neuroendocrine function. Neuroscience. 1995;65:551-561




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PRESENTATIONS Evaluation of Accuracy of 3T Gadolinium-enhanced MRI in Localizing Anterior Abdominal Wall Perforator Arteries Prior to Deep Inferior Epigastric Flap Reconstructive Breast Surgery. V. Chernyak, M.D.; A. M. Rozenblit, M.D;. D. Greenspun, M.D.; J. Levine, M.D.; D. Milikow, M.D.; F. A. Chia, M.D.; H. Erhard, M.D.; Presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America; November 2007

The Role Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction- Preoperative Imaging Can Impact Surgical Strategy. David T. Greenspun, M.D., Alla M. Rozenblit, M.D., Victoria Chernyak, M.D., Joshua L. Levine, M.D., Heather A. Erhard, M.D., Robert J. Allen, M.D.. The 4th Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Athens, Greece, June 26, 2007.

The Impact of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Abdominal Perforator Flap Design and Harvest, David T. Greenspun, M.D., Presented at the annual meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Breast Reconstruction, Villette, France, May 4, 2007

Advances in Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction, David T. Greenspun, M.D.. Grand Rounds: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medicine Science. December 9, 2006.

Correcting Upper Extremity Contour Deformities-
A Technique Of Brachioplasty, Greenspun, D., Levine, J., Baum, T., and Strauch, B. Presented at The 43rd Annual Plastic Surgery Senior Resident Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 2004.

Brachioplasty. Greenspun, D., Levine, J., Baum, T., and Strauch, B. Presented at The 2004 New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Resident Night. New York, New York, March 2004.

A Technique of Brachioplasty. Strauch, B., Greenspun, D., Levine, J., and Baum, T. Presented at The 2003 Annual Meeting of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Boston, Massachusetts, May, 2003.

Exposure-related Aspects of a Laparoscopic Approach to Multiple Level Spinal Fusion. Willsher, P., Lieberman, I., Litwin, D., Salo. P., and Greenspun, D. Presented at the Tenth Combined Meeting of Orthopaedic Associations of the English Speaking World. Auckland, New Zealand. February 1998.

Laparoscopic and Open Splenectomy: a Retrospective Comparison.
Greenspun, D., Willsher, P., Sanabria, J., Pham, Q., Gallinger, S., and Litwin, D. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. San Diego, California. March, 1997.



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HONORS & AWARDS  
2006/2007 Listed in Consumers' Research Council of America Guide to America's Top Plastic Surgeons
2004 Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Achievement on the Teaching of Medical Students, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, NY
2004 Third Prize- New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Resident Night
1999 Sammy Davis Jr. Liver Fellowship
New Jersey Medical School
1998 Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society
Beta Chapter, New Jersey Medical School
1995-1999 Dean's Letter of Commendation
Received in all semesters at New Jersey Medical School
1995 1995 Summer Research Grant
Awarded by the Division of Minimal Access Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
1994-1995 1994-1995 Fonds De La Recherché En Santé Du Quebec
Merit award to support graduate studies for one year
1994 Bachelor of Science with Distinction from McGill University



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PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
AND
CERTIFICATIONS
New York State Medical License
License number 222157

Drug Enforcement Administration Registration
BG8784832

American Board of Plastic Surgery
Board Eligible

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Candidate for Membership

American Medical Association
Member

Medical Society of the State of New York
Member

New York County Medical Society
Member



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HOSPITAL
AFILIATIONS
Montefiore Medical Center/ Weiler Hospital

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Phelps Memorial Hospital

Hudson Valley Hospital Center

Greenwich Hosptial

HOSPITAL
APPOINTMENTS

1776 Broadway, Suite 1200
New York, New York 10019
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