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PAUL R. WEISS, M.D. OFFICE 1049 Fifth Avenue Suite 2D New York, New York 10028 Tel: (212) 861-8000 Fax: (212) 861-8376 E-mail: [email protected] DATE OF BIRTH July 4, 1942 EDUCATION Tufts University, Medford, MA, B.S., 1964 Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, M.D., 1969 SURGICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE Internship, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Bronx, NY General Surgery, 1969–70 Residency, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Bronx, NY General Surgery, 1970–72 Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY General Surgery, 1972–74 Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Plastic Surgery, 1974–76 EMPLOYMENT Private practice, 1976–present: 1049 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY, 1995–present 999 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY, 1979–95 1100 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, 1976–79 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Clinical Professor, Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Division of Plastic Surgery, 2008 Clinical Professor, Plastic Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1994–2008 Paul R. Weiss, M.D. Page 2 of 10 Associate Clinical Professor, Plastic Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1989–94 Assistant Clinical Professor, Plastic Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1981–89 Instructor, Plastic Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1975–81 HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS Attending Plastic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 1976–present Attending Plastic Surgery The Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Bronx, NY, 1976 –present Consultant, Plastic Surgery Beth Abraham Hospital, Bronx, NY, 1976–present Attending Plastic Surgery St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Staten Island, NY, 2002–04 Attending Plastic Surgery Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 1997–99 Attending Plastic Surgery Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, 1986–2005 Attending Plastic Surgery North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, NY, 1976–1999 BOARD CERTIFICATION American Board of Surgery, 1975 American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1977 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Society of Plastic Surgeons American College of Surgeons Paul R. Weiss, M.D. Page 3 of 10 American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery American Association of Plastic Surgery New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) American Association for Hand Surgery New York Academy of Medicine American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel American Medical Association New York State Society of Plastic Surgeons PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY, ACADEMIC AND HOSPITAL COMMITTEES N.Y.S. Society of Plastic Surgeons Treasurer, 2010–present Montefiore Medical Center, Executive Committee , 2006–present American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Judicial Council, 2004–07 American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Payment Policy Committee, 2003–present American Society of Plastic Surgeons TOPS [Tracking Outcomes in Plastic Surgery] Committee, 2003–06 American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Presidential appointee to the ASPS Board of Trustees, 2002–03 American Society of Plastic Surgeons Professional Liability Committee, Chairman, 2006–08 Member 2002–08 American Society of Plastic Surgeons Task Force on Expert Witness Testimony, 2002–03 Chairman, 2002–03 American Society of Plastic Surgeons Breast Implant Task Force, 2002–04 Media Relations Sub-Committee Chairman, 2002–04 American Society of Plastic Surgeons Government Affairs Committee, 2002–07 American College of Surgeons Professional Association Political Action Committee Board of Directors, 2002–07 Paul R. Weiss, M.D. Page 4 of 10 American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, representative to the American Medical Association CPT Advisory Committee, 2000–present Albert Einstein College of Medicine Committee on Appointments and Promotions to Professor, 1999–2001 American Medical Association, CPT Advisory Committee, 1999– present American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Health Policy Analysis Committee, 1995–2002 Committee Chairman, 1999–2002 American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Health Systems Programs Committee, 1999–2002 American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Membership Committee, 1999–2002, 2008–present American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Scientific Meeting Media Panel Moderator, 1998–2001 Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee, 1997 Annual Meeting Scientific Session Moderator, 1997 Montefiore Medical Center Staff and Alumni Association President, 1994–97 Executive Committee, 1988–present American College of Surgeons, Bronx Chapter Executive Committee, 1990–present Treasurer, 1992–94 President-elect, 1994–95 President, 1995–96 American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Public Education Committee, 1992–02 New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Board of Trustees, 2006–09 President, 1992–93 Executive Committee, 1988–2000 Historian, 1997–1998 Paul R. Weiss, M.D. Page 5 of 10 American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Spokespersons Network, New York region, 1994–present Montefiore Medical Center Department of Plastic Surgery, Residents Interview and Selection Committee, 1993–present New York Academy of Medicine, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Chairman, 1990–91 Secretary, 1989–90 Montefiore Medical Center Medical Board, President, 1988–90 Division Council Member, 1990–present American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Socioeconomic Committee, 1986–92 OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES American Society of Plastic Surgeons Coding Workshop facilitator, April 2003, April 2006 New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons, Judge, Plastic Surgery Residents’ Night, March 2003, March 2010 Montefiore Integrated Provider Association Board of Trustees, 1998– 2000 N.Y.S. Office of Professional Medical Conduct Review Panel 1997–present Quality Improvement Committee, Chairman, Department of Surgery, Jacobi Medical Center, 1998–99 Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Steering Committee, 1993–95 Physicians, Editorial Board, Montefiore Medical Center, 1992–97 New York State Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee – New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1990–2005 FOJP Medical Malpractice Appeals Board Member, 1988–present Tufts University Student Career Interimship Program, 1985–present Paul R. Weiss, M.D. Page 6 of 10 Tulane University Career Externship Program, 1988–present Tufts University Alumni Admissions Program, 1987–present MILITARY SERVICE Lieutenant Colonel, Retired, United States Army Active Reserve Duty, United States Army, 1977–79 Commissioned Officer, United States Army, 1970 RESEARCH PROJECTS Perichondrial Grafts in a Rabbit Model for Joint Reconstruction, Montefiore Medical Center, 1976–77 Biomedical Engineering Studies for Space Program, Grumman Aerospace, Bethpage, NY, 1964–65 BIBLIOGRAPHY Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast, ed.: Hall-Findly and Evans, Chapter 6, Pedicle Tram Flaps, Elsevier, 2010. The Encyclopedia of Body Sculpting in the Massive Weight Loss Patient, ed.: Strauch and Herman. Male Breast Reduction, Thieme, in press. Reisman Neal MD JD, Weiss Paul MD: “Deposition Preparation May Keep You Out of Court,” Plastic Surgery News, December 2007 Rosen DJ, Patel M, Freeman K, Weiss PR: “A Primary Protocol for the Management of Ear Keloids: Results of Excision Combined with Intraoperative and Postoperative Steroid Injections,” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 120, Number 5, pp. 1395– 1400, October 2007 Weiss PR: “Reduction Guidelines Needed” Letters to the Editor, Plastic Surgery News, p. 15, February 2006 Weiss Paul, Reisman, Neal: “Point CounterPoint – Expert Witness Testimony,” Plastic Surgery News, August 2006 Weiss, PR, “Inspiration”, Reflections, Looking Back on Our Past, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 2004 Paul R. Weiss, M.D. Page 7 of 10 Weiss, PR: “The Best Medicine”: Plastic Surgery Tales, Cooper, RN, p.233, 2004 Garg, Madhur, Weiss, Paul, et al.: Adjuvant High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (Ir-192) in the Management of Keloids Which Have Recurred After Surgical Excision and External Radiation: Radiotherapy & Oncology, 73 (2004), pp. 233–236. Weiss PR: On Legal Grounds, Part II of a two-part column: Plastic Surgery News, p. 19, March 2004 Weiss PR: On Legal Grounds, Part I of a two-part column: Plastic Surgery News, p. 12, January 2004 Weiss PR: Tram Flap Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Previous Abdominal Scars: Correspondence and Brief Communication. Plast Reconstr Surg, 102:2276, 1998 Wallach S, Weiss PR, Llena, JF: Glioma of the tongue: Case Report. Plast Reconstr Surg, 100:1245, 1997 Weiss PR: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy. Amer J Mngd Care, Vol. 3, No. 6: 932, June 1997 Weiss PR, Ship AG: Restoration of breast contour with autologous tissue after removal of implants. Ann Plast Surg 34:236, 1995 Weiss PR: Health care reform: Current problems (letter). Plast Reconstr Surg, 1995 Chang D, Weiss PR: Pseudolymphoma of the breast: Case Report. Plast Reconstr Surg 95:145, 1995 Ship AG, Weiss PR, Mincer FR, Wolkstein W: Sternal koloids: Successful treatment employing surgery and adjunctive radiation. Ann Plast Surg 31:481, 1993 Bizer LS, Ramos S, Weiss PR: A prospective randomized double blind study of perioperative antibiotic use in the grafting of ulcers of the lower extremity. Surg Gynecol Obstet 175:113, 1992 Ship AG, Weiss PR, Engler AM: Dual pedicle dermoparenchymal