Faculty
Our faculty comprises a wide range of backgrounds and interests with many holding dual certifications or other advanced degrees. In addition to providing hands-on, 24-hour department supervision and teaching, all faculty members share a commitment to creating an atmosphere that is conducive to the advancement of our specialty.
Faculty members also participate in regional and national professional organizations and research endeavors. Many also serve on national committees and organizations dedicated to the growth and development.
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James Dolph, M.D. Dr. James Dolph specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgeries, and has a particular interest in hand surgery. |
Malcolm Z. Roth As Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Roth oversees clinical and research service activities and residency training. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has extensive experience in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast, body, face and hand. His special interests include cosmetic surgery, breast reconstruction and body contouring following significant weight loss. A native of Long Island, Dr. Roth previously served as Director of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center and at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn. In addition to serving as ASPS President, Dr. Roth has served on many committees and has been Chair of the Government Affairs Committee and Vice President of Health Policy and Advocacy. He has also held numerous leadership positions in professional societies, including President of the New York State Society of Plastic Surgeons, President of the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, President of the New York County Medical Society and Chair of the Plastic Surgery Section of the New York Academy of Medicine. |
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Dr. Richard Agag is one of only a handful of plastic surgeons in the region to perform free tissue transfers, also known as “free flaps”. These procedures involve taking skin, fat, muscle, nerves and/or bone—along with its blood supply—and transferring the tissue from one part of the body and reattaching it to a distant site. Dr. Agag performs this microsurgery” for post-traumatic defects as well as for reconstruction after cancer surgery of the breast, head and neck, and extremities. In addition to free tissue transfer procedures, which involve taking tissue from a part of the body far away from the site that needs repair, Dr. Agag performs more traditional tissue transfers using tissue from nearby the repair site. He also specializes in the correction of cleft lip and cleft palate in children, and cosmetic procedures including breast augmentation, tummy tucks, facelifts, eye surgery, as well as fat grafting. In 2010, Dr. Agag was named the Jerome P. Webster Fellow by ReSurge International (formerly Interplast). This fellowship, granted to just one newly trained, board-eligible plastic surgeon annually, gave Dr. Agag the opportunity to spend a year providing reconstructive surgical care to children and adults with deformities and injuries in developing countries around the world. Dr Agag worked in Africa, Asia, and South America where he performed over 250 surgeries reconstructive surgeries including cleft lips and palate repairs, hand surgery, and burn reconstruction. During this year he also had the opportunity to spend time working with world renowned plastic surgeons in Europe and the United States. |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
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Dr. Ashit Patel specializes in a wide range of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures for adults and children. He has expertise in all cosmetic procedures with a particular interest in breast augmentation and body contouring after major weight loss. For reconstructive procedures, Dr. Patel specializes in post-trauma, post-mastectomy, post-surgical and burn reconstructive surgery, as well as the surgical correction of congenital deformities. |
