Peter J. Taub

Peter J. Taub
Born New York City
Education Brown University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Medical career

Profession surgeon
Institutions Mount Sinai Medical Center
Research plastic and reconstructive surgery

Peter James Taub, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. is an American Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics and Dentistry, at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine as well as Attending Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and Elmhurst Hospital Center, all in New York City.[1][2] He is a diplomate of both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Taub has authored three books and 19 textbook chapters, as well as more than 50 peer-reviewed articles.

Biography

Taub was born and raised in New York City.[1] He received his A.B. degree in biology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 1989 and received his M.D. with honors for research in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City in 1993.[1] Postdoctoral training includes an internship and subsequent residency in general surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, followed by a fellowship in craniofacial surgery, at the U.C.L.A. School of Medicine in Los Angeles.[3]

Taub's research concentrates on craniofacial anomalies[4][5] and the mechanisms of tendon healing, as well as an examination of the worldwide database of cleft surgery.

At the Mount Sinai Medical Center, he serves as the Associate Program Director for the Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program and as the Medical Director for the Ambulatory Surgery Center. He also serves on the Board of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery[6] and as Vice President of the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgery, as well as Chair-elect of the national Plastic Surgery Research Council.[7][8][9] Internationally, Taub is an operating member of the Board of Directors of KomedyPlast, a not-for-profit organization that offers surgery for children with craniofacial anomalies.

Taub is currently a reviewer for 6 journals including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annals of Plastic Surgery, Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Journal, Tissue Engineering, Journal of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics, as well as the Associate Editor, Head and Neck section, of the Annals of Plastic Surgery.

Grants

Role Title Funding Source/Identifier
Principal Investigator Using Stem Cells to Regenerate Rat Calvarium New York Medical College Internal Research Grant
Principal Investigator CITED-2 in Osteogenesis: An in vivo study[10] American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Co-Investigator Nonsyndromic Sagittal and Coronal Synostosis National Institutes of Health RFA-DD-10-001

Professional affiliations

Honors

Books

Publications

Partial list

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Sinai Medical Center – Doctor Profile". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Vitals". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ "U.S. News Top Doctors". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Katie Charles (September 2, 2009). "Cleft lips and palates are common birth defects – but surgery works well". The New York Daily News. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Plastic Surgery Hyperguides". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ "American Academy of Pediatrics". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ "American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Plastic Surgery Research Council". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ "American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ "American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  12. ↑ "New York Magazine". Retrieved March 22, 2013.

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