Mark L. Smith is an American physician and plastic surgeon based in

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. He is Chief of Plastic Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Beth Israel Medical Center, Director of Plastic Surgery for Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Director, The Friedman Center for Lymphedema Research and Treatment, CoDirector of The Lipedema Project,"The Lipedema Project"
/ref> and Professor of Surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His areas of focus include microsurgical

breast reconstruction Breast reconstruction is the surgical process of rebuilding the shape and look of a breast, most commonly in women who have had surgery to treat breast cancer. It involves using autologous tissue, prosthetic implants, or a combination of both wit ...

, head and neck reconstruction,

facial paralysis Facial nerve paralysis is a common problem that involves the paralysis of any structures innervated by the facial nerve. The pathway of the facial nerve is long and relatively convoluted, so there are a number of causes that may result in facial ...

, reconstruction of congenital defects and the surgical treatment of

lymphedema Lymphedema, also known as lymphoedema and lymphatic edema, is a condition of localized swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system. The lymphatic system functions as a critical portion of the body's immune system and returns interstitial fl ...

and

lipedema Lipedema is a condition that is almost exclusively found in women and results in enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin. Women of any weight may develop lipedema and the fat associated with lipedema is resistant to traditi ...

Early life, education

Smith was born in Huntington, NY and raised in the

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. He attended college at

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and graduated with a BA in biology in 1987. In 1991 Smith earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the

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Career

Smith is Chief of Plastic Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. He has been an attending physician at

Mount Sinai Morningside Mount Sinai Morningside, formerly known as Mount Sinai St. Luke's, is a teaching hospital located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the ...

and

Mount Sinai West Mount Sinai West, opened in 1871 as Roosevelt Hospital, is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Health System. The 514-bed facility is located in the Midtown West neighborhood of New York City. The fac ...

since 1999, at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary since 2001, and at St. Vincent's Medical Center from 2002 to 2010. Smith serves as Director of Plastic Surgery for Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, a multi-hospital cancer program including Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He has developed numerous programs at Continuum including the Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction Program, the Facial Nerve Program, the Lymphedema program and the Continuum Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center. He is a Professor of Surgery at

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Publishing and Media

Smith has published chapters and articles in numerous textbooks and medical journals including ''Head and Neck'', '' Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'', ''

Laryngoscope Laryngoscopy () is endoscopy of the larynx, a part of the throat. It is a medical procedure that is used to obtain a view, for example, of the vocal folds and the glottis. Laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during ge ...

'', ''Operative Plastic Surgery'', ''Pediatric Annals'', ''Annals of Plastic Surgery'', ''The Breast Journal'', ''The Journal of Reconstructive Miscrosurgery'' and ''Microsurgery''. In January 2008, he performed a live webcast for OR Live demonstrating breast reconstruction using the DIEP flasp for a patient undergoing bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomies. In May 2009, he was profiled in a three-part documentary entitled '' A Change of Face,'' which aired on

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-TV (episode 0427). The mini−series followed patients through the surgical treatment of facial disfigurements. Smith has also been an invited medical expert on the '' CBS Early Show'' and

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References

External links

MarkSmithMD.comMark L. Smith CV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Mark L. Living people Cornell University alumni Albert Einstein College of Medicine alumni American plastic surgeons People from Huntington, New York Year of birth missing (living people)