Dr. Adam Schaffner MD, FACS
Practice Name
Specialties
- Plastic Surgeon
- Ear, Nose & Throat Doctor
- Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
- Aesthetic Surgeon
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Professional Statement
Dr. Schaffner completed his plastic surgery residency in Michigan as well as a fellowship in advanced facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in California, …
Dr. Schaffner completed his plastic surgery residency in Michigan as well as a fellowship in advanced facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in California, during which he was a member of the medical staff of Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Schaffner currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan. Previously, Dr. Schaffner served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine and was a member of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. During his tenure at Georgetown, Dr. Schaffner worked with one of the nation's leading plastic surgeons to refine his skills in advanced aesthetic plastic and reconstructive surgery of the breast, body, and face. Prior to becoming a plastic surgeon, Dr. Schaffner practiced as a board certified facial plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist - head and neck surgeon.
Dr. Schaffner has been interviewed on Good Morning America as an expert in facial plastic surgery. He has served as a faculty member at numerous courses on facial plastic surgery, including three at Stanford. He has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. He is listed in the Guide to America's Top Surgeons by the Consumers' Research Council of America, America's Cosmetic Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd., Marquis Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who in the World, and Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare. Dr. Schaffner looks forward to using his knowledge, training, and skill to meet and exceed your expectations.
Education
- Medical School - Rush Medical College
- Stony Brook University Medical Center, Internship in General Surgery
- Stony Brook University Medical Center, Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- Wayne State University, Residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Mittelman Plastic Surgery Center, Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Georgetown University Hospital, Fellowship in Aesthetic and Breast Plastic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Board Certifications
- American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Board of Otolaryngology
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society
- American Medical Association
- Medical Society of the State of New York
- New York County Medical Society
- Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
- New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
- New York State Society of Plastic Surgeons
Awards and Publications
- Listed in Consumers' Research Council of America's Guide to America's Top Surgeons
- Listed in America's Cosmetic Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
- Spear SL, Schaffner AD, Jespersen RM, Goldstein J. "Donor Site Morbidity and Patient Satisfaction Using a Composite Nipple Graft for Unilateral Nipple Reconstruction in the Radiated and Non-Radiated Breast." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Article accepted for publication in September 2010.
- Chaiyasate K, Schaffner AD, Jackson IT, and Mittal V. “Comparing FK-506 with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (b-FGF) on the Repair of a Peripheral Nerve Defect Using an Autogenous Vein Bridge Model.” Journal of Investigative Surgery. November-December 2009. Volume 22(6):401-5. Erratum in Journal of Investigative Surgery. February 2010. Volume 23(1):66.
- Samara GJ, Schaffner AD, Eisenstat J, and Nguyen HLT. “The Effects of the Plasminogen Pathway on Scar Tissue Formation.” The Laryngoscope. January 2004. Volume 114:46-49.
- Mittelman H and Schaffner AD. “The Eyes Have It: Exploring Lower Lid Blepharoplasty with Fat Repositioning.” Plastic Surgery Products. November 2003, pages 20-22.
- Spear SL, Schaffner AD, Jespersen RM, Goldstein J. "Donor Site Morbidity and Patient Satisfaction Using a Composite Nipple Graft for Unilateral Nipple Reconstruction in the Radiated and Non-Radiated Breast." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Article accepted for publication in September 2010.
- Samara GJ, Schaffner AD, Eisenstat J, and Nguyen HLT. “The Effects of the Plasminogen Pathway on Scar Tissue Formation.” The Laryngoscope. January 2004. Volume 114:46-49.
- Chaiyasate K, Schaffner AD, Jackson IT, and Mittal V. “Comparing FK-506 with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (b-FGF) on the Repair of a Peripheral Nerve Defect Using an Autogenous Vein Bridge Model.” Journal of Investigative Surgery. November-December 2009. Volume 22(6):401-5. Erratum in Journal of Investigative Surgery. February 2010. Volume 23(1):66.
- Friedman M, Lim JW, Manders E, Schaffner AD, Kirshenbaum GL, Tanyeri HM, Caldarelli DD, and Coon JS. “Prognostic Significance of Bcl-2 and p53 Expression in Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” Head and Neck. April 2001. Volume 23(4):280-285.
- Samara GJ, Schaffner AD, Eisenstat J, and Nguyen HLT. “The Effects of the Plasminogen Pathway on Scar Tissue Formation.” The Laryngoscope. January 2004. Volume 114:46-49.
- Darling CM, Aldrich N, and Schaffner AD. “Hospital and Community in Dialogue: Health and Human Values. A One-Year Community Education Experience.” The Proceedings of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. Volume 45, Number 2. Annual Meeting Issue. (Oral presentation - August 19-21, 1992, First Annual Chicago Conference on Ethics in Healthcare Institutions. Concurrent Session: Community Education Project. Chicago, Illinois.)
- Mittelman H and Schaffner AD. “The Eyes Have It: Exploring Lower Lid Blepharoplasty with Fat Repositioning.” Plastic Surgery Products. November 2003, pages 20-22.
- Spear SL, Clemens MW, and Schaffner AD. “Mastopexy.” Current Reconstuctive Plastic Surgery. Serletti J, Editor. Mosby. In press.
- Samara GJ, Schaffner AD, Eisenstat J, and Nguyen HLT. “The Effects of the Plasminogen Pathway on Scar Tissue Formation.” The Laryngoscope. January 2004. Volume 114:46-49.
- Spear SL, Schaffner AD, and Clemens MW. “Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.” Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease. Babiera GV, Esteva FJ, and Skoracki R, eds. BC Decker. In press.
- Friedman M, Lim JW, Manders E, Schaffner AD, Kirshenbaum GL, Tanyeri HM, Caldarelli DD, and Coon JS. “Prognostic Significance of Bcl-2 and p53 Expression in Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” Head and Neck. April 2001. Volume 23(4):280-285.
- Listed in Marquis Who's Who in America
- Darling CM, Aldrich N, and Schaffner AD. “Hospital and Community in Dialogue: Health and Human Values. A One-Year Community Education Experience.” The Proceedings of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. Volume 45, Number 2. Annual Meeting Issue. (Oral presentation - August 19-21, 1992, First Annual Chicago Conference on Ethics in Healthcare Institutions. Concurrent Session: Community Education Project. Chicago, Illinois.)
- Spear SL, Jespersen MR, and Schaffner AD. “Secondary Prosthetic Cases.” Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. Third edition. Spear SL, editor. Lippincott. 2010:476-491. ISBN-13: 978-1605465776.
- Spear SL, Clemens MW, and Schaffner AD. “Mastopexy.” Current Reconstuctive Plastic Surgery. Serletti J, Editor. Mosby. In press.
- Mittelman H, Chrzanowski DS, and Schaffner AD. “Mid Forehead ‘Buttonhole’ Eyebrow Elevation.” Simplified Facial Rejuvenation. Shiffman MA, Mirrafati SJ, Lam SM, and Cueteaux CG, eds. Springer. 2008:429-35. ISBN: 978-3-540-71096-7.
- Spear SL, Schaffner AD, and Clemens MW. “Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.” Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease. Babiera GV, Esteva FJ, and Skoracki R, eds. BC Decker. In press.
- Spear SL, Jespersen MR, and Schaffner AD. “Secondary Prosthetic Cases.” Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. Third edition. Spear SL, editor. Lippincott. 2010:476-491. ISBN-13: 978-1605465776.
- Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World
- Mittelman H, Chrzanowski DS, and Schaffner AD. “Mid Forehead ‘Buttonhole’ Eyebrow Elevation.” Simplified Facial Rejuvenation. Shiffman MA, Mirrafati SJ, Lam SM, and Cueteaux CG, eds. Springer. 2008:429-35. ISBN: 978-3-540-71096-7.
- Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
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