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Office
625 Belle Terre Road, Ste 202
Port Jefferson, NY 11777Phone+1 631-689-0220
Summary
- Dr. Modica is a board-certified general surgeon and a board-eligible plastic surgeon. She has been fortunate to train with leaders in the field and is well versed in all aspects of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Throughout her time in training, Dr. Modica has been known for her calm and compassionate demeanor and her meticulous attention to detail.
Dr. Modica will be joining Dr. Ahmad’s practice, Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery, to perform body contouring surgery for patients after successful massive weight loss following bariatric surgery. As a board-certified general surgeon Dr. Modica has an excellent background knowledge in bariatric procedures and an understanding of the complex biological changes that take place thereafter. She knows the journey that each patient undergoes from the very beginning when they start to even consider bariatric surgery and she feels privileged to help patients improve both form and function with body contouring procedures to make patients feel and look on the outside how they feel on the inside.
Dr. Modica has completed nine post graduate years of residency training in surgery. She completed her general surgery residency at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. Dr. Modica then went to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for a fellowship in burn reconstructive surgery as she transitioned to plastic surgery. She then completed a plastic surgery residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Dr. Modica is board certified in general surgery and she is board eligible by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Education & Training
- University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2019 - 2022
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Burn Surgery, 2018 - 2019
- Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2018
- American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Gerald W. Shaftan Academic Achievement Award Nassau University Medical Center, 2017-2018
- Alpha Omega Phi Honor Society American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A multi-modal environmental bundle to reduce nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus transmission in a high volume burn intensive care unit: A prospecti...Helen Xun, Ashley Modica, Rachael Payne, Saranya Seetharaman, Lenore Reilly
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2023-02-01 - 4 citationsComplication Profile of Total Submuscular Versus Prepectoral Tissue Expander Placement: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Sara E Soni, Nicole K Le, Mitchell Buller, Ashley D Modica, Ambuj Kumar
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2022-06-01 - 1 citationsAcute Burn Treatment and History of Drug and Alcohol Addiction: Treatment Outcomes and Opioid Use.Eliana F R Duraes, Ya-Ching Hung, Mohammed Asif, Ashley Modica, Giulia Sikorski
European Burn Journal. 2021-12-30
Professional Memberships
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External Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dr.ashleymodica/
- Practice Websitehttps://www.drahmadmd.com/ashley-modica-bariatric-surgeon-commack-long-island-ny.html
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