John Lettieri, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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John Lettieri, MD is one of a very few plastic surgeons in the country who has a total of eight years of surgery training and who has been double board certified in surgery and plastic surgery. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He has extensive research experience in the field of breast implant technology and is currently one of the few plastic surgeons in the country who can provide his patients the new "cohesive gel" breast implant. Dr. Lettieri has been invited to give several presentations at national and regional meetings regarding his research.

Dr. Lettieri is well known for his skill in surgery of the breast, and is one of five surgeons in the entire country that have been selected to work with the new Contour Profile Gel Breast Implant. Dr. Lettieri is now also one of the few plastic surgeons in this region able to use the new Inamed style 410 cohesive silcone gel breast implant for both revision of breast augmentation and breast reconstruction.

Dr. Lettieri was one of the first plastic surgeons in the country to extensively use lasers for cosmetic facial surgery. He has conducted many training seminars in that field, and he has an extensive laser skin rejuvenation practice.

In the following sections, we will review some of the most common cosmetic procedures Dr. Lettieri performs. At the end of each description is a link to our plastic surgery site to obtain even more detailed information, if desired. The choice to have cosmetic surgery is a very personal one, therefore we encourage you to call Dr. Lettieri's office for an individual consultation to make sure you have all the information you need and all your questions answered.

Education

Dates Degrees
Kingston High School 1971-1974 Kingston, New York
Oral Roberts University 1974-1978 B.S. Biology School of Arts and Sciences Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oral Roberts University 1978-1982 M.D. School of Medicine Tulsa, Oklahoma

INTERNSHIP: State University of New York at Stoneybrook (Straight Surgery) July 1, 1982 to June 30, 1983

RESIDENCY:
State University of New York at Stoneybrook (General Surgery) July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1986
Chief Resident in General Surgery July 1986 to June 30, 1987 University of Virginia Medical Center Department of Plastic Surgery
Fellow in Burn Surgery July 1, 1987 to December 31, 1987
Fellow Microvascular-Hand Surgery January 1, 1988 to June 30, 1988
Resident in Plastic surgery July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989
Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990

Certification and Licensure

Diplomate American Board of Plastic Surgery November 18, 1992
Diplomate American Board of Surgery December 12, 1988
Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners July 1, 1983
Medical License – State of New York July 1, 1983
Medical License – State of South Carolina April 1990
Medical License – State of North Carolina February 1991

Honors and Awards

American Medical Association/Burroughs Wellcome Leadership Program for Resident Physicians – May 1989 Southeastern Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery First Prize for Surgical Research - 1988 Southeastern Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Third Prize for Surgical Research – 1988 The Dean’s Award Class of 1982 Oral Roberts University School of Medicine May 1, 1982 Department of Surgery Award Oral Roberts University School of Medicine April 30, 1982 Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities May 1, 1977

Grants

Roche Laboratories: In Vitro Grant-In-Aid Program Ceftriaxone permeability across the Silicone Membrane. January 16, 1989

Professional Society Memberships

Fellow, American College of Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Medical Association
Southern Medical Association
Christian Medical Association
American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association
American Association for Hand Surgery
Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

Academic Appointments

Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery ( Spartanburg)
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Presentations

Lettieri JT: The cost Effectiveness of Liver Function Analysis in the Detection of Hepatic Metastases. Presented at the Northeastern Oklahoma Academy of Sciences – March 1978

Stuart JD; Kenney JG; Lettieri JT; Spotnitz W; Baker J: Application of single Donor Fibrin Glue to the Treatment of Burn Wounds. Presented at the American Burn Association – Seattle, Washington – March 1988

Stuart JD; Kenney JG; Lettieri JT; Spotnitz W; Baker J: Application of Single Donor Fibrin Glue to Tangential Excision and Grafting of Hand Burns. Presented at the Southeastern Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Tarpon Springs, Florida – June 1988 – First Prize of Surgical Research

Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Herold D; Morgan RF: Lidocaine Diffusion Through Silicone Tissue Expanders: An In vitro Analysis. Presented at Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Tarpon Springs, Florida – June 1988. Third Prize for Surgical Research

Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Herold D; Morgan RF: Lidocaine Diffusion Through Silicone Tissue Expanders: An In Vitro Analysis. Presented at the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Toronto, Canada – October 1988

Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Herold D; Morgan RF: Silicone Tissue Expanders and Their Permeability to Lidocaine: An In Vitro Analysis with Clinical Correlation. Presented at the Fifth Nation Tissue Expansion Symposium – Los Angeles California – March 1989

Persing JA; Lettieri JT; Cronin AJ; Wolcott P; Singh V: Craniofacial Suture Stenosis: Morphologic Effects. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council – Atlanta, Georgia – April 1989

Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Morgan RF; Edgerton MT: Antimicrobial Agents and Their Permeability Through the Silicone Membrane. Presented at the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – South Hampton, Bermuda – June 1989

Lettieri JT; Berman DE: Herold D; Morgan RF; Edgerton MT: Silicone Membrane Permeability to Antimicrobial Agents: An In Vitro Analysis. Presented at the 83 rd Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association – Washington, DC. – November 5, 1989

Persing JA; Lettieri JT; Singh V; Cronin AJ; Wolcott P: Craniofacial Suture Stenosis: Morphologic Effects. Presented at the Third International Interdisciplinary Research Conference on Fundamental of Bone Growth: Methodo

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