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Office
1500 Ave H.
Ely, NV 89301Phone+1 775-289-3001Fax+1 775-289-6423
Education & Training
- Rutgers Health/St Barnabas Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1984
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1976 - 1977
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1975 - 1976
- New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
- New York Medical CollegeClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1975 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 1981 - 1995
- NY State Medical License 1976 - 1992
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Fat Embolism Fatalities Following Liposuction/Injection in Los Angeles County (2010-2018).Christopher Rogers, Denis Astarita, Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, Patrick Pazmiño, Arturo Ramírez-Montañana
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. 2024-12-05 - 132 citationsReport on Mortality from Gluteal Fat Grafting: Recommendations from the ASERF Task ForceM. Mark Mofid, Steven L. Teitelbaum, Daniel Suissa, Arturo Ramirez-Montañana, Denis C Astarita
Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2017-07-01 - 41 citationsFat Transfer and Fatal MacroembolizationDenis C. Astarita, Lisa A. Scheinin, Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran
Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2015-03-01
Journal Articles
- Fat Transfer and Fatal Fat EmbolizationAstarita, D.C., Sheinin, L.A., Sathyavgiswaran, L., Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1/1/2015
- Seatbelt Placement Resulting In Uterine RuptureAstarita, D.C., Feldman, B., The Journal of Trauma, 1/1/1997
- Spontaneous Fistula Between a Right Common Iliac Artery and Iliac VeinAstarita, D.C., Fares, L., Glass, R., J.A.M.A., 1/1/1984
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