Joseph M. Pober, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Joseph Michael Pober, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a summa cum laude graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Medical School. At Harvard University, he was specially distinguished by being chosen to simultaneously attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Graduate School. He then trained in both general surgery and plastic surgery at The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center. After serving as Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery at The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, he completed two Fellowships: he subspecialized in cosmetic surgery with Dr. Thomas Rees at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital of The NYU Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; he further subspecialized in facial sculpting Craniomaxillofacial Surgery with Dr. S. Anthony Wolfe at the University of Miami.

Currently, in addition to his private aesthetic practice, he is on the teaching faculty in Plastic Surgery at the State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center and is on the attending staff of Columbia University's teaching hospital, St. Luke's Hospital and Roosevelt Hospital, among others.

He is a member of many regional and national medical societies, including the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Pober is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

"New York's top Park Avenue plastic surgeon" according to Hampton's Magazine, Dr. Pober has been the choice of many celebrities and is frequently asked to discuss his work in professional textbooks and lectures as well as with the media. His innovative skills and natural looking results have made Dr. Pober world renowned for his cosmetic surgical procedures for enhancement of the face, eyes, nose, chin, neck, lips, and the breast as well as his techniques for body contouring (liposculpture).

Dr. Pober shares many of his techniques with other plastic surgeon by describing them in professional textbooks, such as the Textbook of Plastic, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, 2nd Edition, where he discusses the latest cosmetic procedures for the face, neck, and brow. His lipocontouring techniques for the face and body were presented for teaching purposes in another textbook, Perspectives in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Pober has been invited to discuss his most advanced techniques of facial and body sculpting in the "Ultimate Plastic Surgery Symposium" in order to help spearhead plastic surgery into the 21st century. In addition to his textbook chapters, Dr. Pober's skills have been recognized in numerous magazines and highlighted on many television and radio shows.

Currently, this Harvard-MIT graduate is leading advances in many areas of cosmetic surgery and is constantly looking to the future. For example, he is currently studying the induction of new bone growth with researchers in Europe. This is a more natural approach to enhance facial features such as the chin, jawline & malar regions. This is destined to replace facial implants of silicone or other currently used materials such as hydroxyapatite.

Education

Harvard Medical School, M.D.
Massachucetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, H.S.T.
Columbia University, B.A. summa cum laude

Residencies

General Surgery:
The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:
The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center

Fellowships

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery:
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital - N.Y.U.

Craniomaxillofacial Surgery (Facial Sculpting):
The University of Miami Medical Center

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

Associate Attending Surgeon:
Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Assistant Attending Surgeon:
Pascack Valley Hospital

Academic Appointments

Clinical Instructor, SUNY - Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Clinical Surgical Fellow, University of Miami Medical School
Clinical Surgical Fellow, New York University Medical College
Assistant Surgeon and Surgeon, Cornell Medical School
Assistant Surgeon, Mount Sinai Medical School
Assistant Surgeon, Cornell Medical School

Selected Published Plastic Surgery Textbook Chapters

Perspectives in Plastic Surgery
Volume 12: "Lipocontouring of the Face and Body"
Thieme Medical Publishers, New York

Georgiade Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Reconstructive Surgery
3rd Edition: "State of the Art of Aesthetic Surgery of the Brow, Face, and Neck"
Nicholas Georgiade, MD, et al. - Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore

Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
"Reconstructive Surgery After Major Sarcoma Resection"
John H. Raaf, MD, PhD - Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago

The Textbook of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Reconstructive Surgery
2nd Edition: "Aesthetic Surgery of the Brow, Face, and Neck"
Nicholas Georgiade, MD, et al. - Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore

Essentials of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Reconstructive Surgery
1st Edition: "Basic Principals of Aesthetic Surgery of the Brow, Face, and Neck"
Nicholas Georgiade, MD, et al. - Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore