Darrick E. Antell, MD, F.A.C.S. is an American scientist, researcher, educator and plastic and reconstructive surgeon. As of 2023, he is Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at

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. He was the first in his field to use twins to document how faces can be affected by environmental factors like sun, stress, and smoking.

Education and career

Antell received his B.S. in biology at Hobart College, a D.M.D at

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Dental School, and M.D. at the

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. He received his general surgery training at

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and received his specialized training in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the

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and at the

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in New York. Served as assistant clinical professor of surgery at

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(1989-2014). Antell has been a clinical faculty member and guest lecturer at

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since 2010. He has been the assistant clinical professor of surgery at the

since 2014. Antell is an early (1999) advocate for advanced techniques in augmented breast reconstruction of breast cancer patients that underwent mastectomies. He is a founding member of The Society of New York Office Based Surgery Facilities, a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) corporation increasing patients' access to accredited office-based surgery facilities. In 2014, the

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invited Dr. Antell to join the exhibition "Genome: Unlocking Life's Code." Dr. Antell's work was displayed alongside that of

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and

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Honors and awards

Partial list, current as of 2023: * The Society of New York Office Based Surgery Facilities, President * The Physician Scientific Society * American Society of Plastic Surgeons * American College of Surgeons – Fellow (F.A.C.S.) * American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery * Lifetime member, the

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* New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons * American Medical Association * Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons * The International Society of Plastic Surgeons

Research

Antell demonstrated that lifestyle is a greater determining factor than genetics in aging. A two-year study with identical twins showed that smoking and sun exposure predominantly influence one twin and not the other. It also suggested that alcohol, stress, diet and exercise, among other factors, could be an influence, and such lifestyle choices may alter the expression of certain genes and gene-environment interaction.

Publications

Peer reviewed

Partial list: * Antell, D. E., May, J. M., Bonnano, M. J., & Lee. “A Comparison of the Full and Short-Scar Face-Lift Incision Techniques in Multiple Sets of Identical Twins”. ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 137''(6), 1707-1714, (2016) N.Y. * Antell, D. E., “Stuart Brooks Kincaid, M.D., 1950 to 2015.” ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'', vol. 137, no. 5, 2016, pp. 1657–1658. * Antell, D. E., May, J. M, Bonanno, M. J., Lee, N. Y.: “Comparison of the Short and Full Incision Face Lift on Five Sets of Identical Twins”. ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,'' ''130'', 40-41, (2012) N.Y. * A Comparison of Face Lift Techniques in Eight Consecutive Sets of Identical Twins, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, Volume 120, Number 6, November 2007 * Antell, Darrick E. “Dr. John Milton Troxel, M.D., 1960 to 2005.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery vol.117, no. 4, 2006, pp. 1372-1373. * Antell, D., Taczanowski, E.: “How Environment and Lifestyle Choices Influence the Aging Process” Annals of Plastic Surgery 43, 585-588, 1999. * Freedman, G., Antell, D., Conrad, K.: “Facial Rehabilitation: Maximizing Aesthetics Through a Coordinated Team Approach” Dentistry Today, pgs. 66-73, April 1997. * Tornambe R, Antell D, Castellano M. Arteriovenous fistulae following hair transplantation: collective review and report of a case. Ann Plast Surg. 1994 Aug;33(2):214-5. doi: 10.1097/00000637-199408000-00017. * Goulian, D., Lesesne, C., and Antell, D.: “Further Refinements of the Triangular Flap Closure in the Cleft Lip" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 80:29-36, 1987. * Antell DE. Legal disclaimers. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1987 Jan;79(1):146-7. doi: 10.1097/00006534-198701000-00035.

Books

Contributing editor: * ''Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery'' * ''Cosmetic Facial Surgery''

References

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