Dr. Lepore's Curriculum Vitae
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CURRICULUM VITAE VINCENT D. LEPORE, JR., M.D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: President, CEO & Founder: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Associates, Inc. (PRSA) Since establishing PRSA in 1987, Dr. Lepore has been performing Cosmetic, Reconstructive, and Microvascular Surgery. Active Clinical Staff: Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose, CA) Clinical Faculty Appointment: Stanford University Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.(Voluntary Clinical Faculty; 1987 to 2009) Director of Replantation & Microvascular Surgery Center: San Jose Medical Center. 1987 to 2005. CERTIFICATIONS: Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery - American Board of Medical Specialties, 1989. Received Added Qualification in Hand Surgery Certificate, 1991-2001 EDUCATION: Residency: Stanford University Department of Plastic Surgery. Stanford, CA, 1982 to 1987. Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery - 1986-1987 Fellowship: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Department of Plastic Surgery. Hanover, New Hampshire, 1985 to 1986. Internship: Stanford University Department of General Surgery. Stanford, CA, 1981 to 1982. Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Cincinnati, OH, 1977 to 1981. Elected Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Received Honors in Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Anatomy, Neurology, Physiology, Biochemistry, & Microbiology. College: Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1973 to 1977. Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Biology Major. Rufus Choate Scholar. POST-DOCTORATE COURSES: Smartlipo MPX Laser Lipolysis System - Cynosure - San Jose, CA, 2009. Mentor Memory Gel Breast Implant Device Access Education Course, 2008. Allergan Physician Certification Program for Access to INAMED Silicone-filled Breast Implants, 2008. Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty - Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation – San Francisco, CA, 1997. Coherent Ultrapulse CO2 Laser - Coherent - La Jolla, CA, 1996. Advanced Cardiac Life Support - HeartShare Training Services - San Jose, CA, ORGANIZATIONS: - American Society of Plastic Surgeons - The Aesthetic Society (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) - California Society of Plastic Surgeons - American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. - California Medical Association - Santa Clara County Medical Society - Elected to: Interplast (now ReSurge International) Board of Directors in 1986 (Interplast (ReSurge) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing reconstructive surgical services, free of charge, to children in underdeveloped countries throughout the world.) Founding Medical Advisory Committee Member: Community Breast Health Project (now Breast Cancer Connections) - Palo Alto, CA. AWARDS: Top Three Rated.com: Top three Plastic Surgeons in San Jose, awarded 2020 Named Outstanding Physician Specialist in Plastic Surgery by Bay Area Checkbook, Vol. 6, No.3. Realself: Hall of Fame – Superior Inductee Named RealSelf Top 100 Doctors; 2012, 2013, 2015 - Realself Top 500; 2016, 2017 RESEARCH: Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California. Nerve Regeneration in Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields. 1985 to 1987. PUBLICATIONS: Pearl RM, Lepore V, Hentz VR, Saring A “An Approach to Mandibular Reconstruction” Annals of Plastic Surgery 1988: 21:5: 401-17. PRESENTATIONS: - Post-Bariatric–Revision Surgery: Body Contouring following weight loss; Good Samaritan Hospital; San Jose, CA. – 2020. - Advances in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, California. (Medical Staff Continuing Medical Education) October, 2011 - Advances in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery (KMVT- Television (Northern California). - Musculocutaneous Leg Island Flap for Repair of Complex Pressure Ulcers. 37th annual meeting of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons. Tucson, Arizona 1987. .