DenisKnobelMD

Plastic Surgery • Great Neck, NY

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Head & Neck, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Hospital

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Office
600 Northern Boulevard
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone+1 516-224-2300

Fax+1 516-224-2380

Summary

The Center for Head & Neck Oncology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center treats patients that require complex reconstructions. These patients often require expertise in multiple sequential microvascular reconstructions for recurrent oral cancer. My experience in facial reanimation and complex head and neck reconstruction including double barrel fibula, free ALT and free medial sural artery flaps at Sloan Kettering and at NYU medical centers will widen the breadth of complex procedures that our team can offer to patients at LIJ.
Northwell system is a high volume center for spinal surgery. Many of these patients are multiply operated, who have undergone or will undergo radiation and require local flap coverage of their spinal hardware. My fellowship at NYU medical center in combination with Sloan Kettering provided me with the skill set to deal with these complex problems in the form of paraspinous, latissimus, trapezius and thoracolumbar facial flaps.
The orthopedic department at LIJ medical center with decades of advances in techniques and technology have made joint replacement and surgical reconstruction routine procedures, bringing complex revision surgery to replace worn out artificial joint prostheses to forefront. Revision surgery inherently has higher complication rates requiring local and free flap coverage of the hardware. My experience at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and Bellevue medical center dealing with complex orthopedic trauma and joint replacement surgery will bring expertise necessary for successful joint replacement revision surgery.
The melanoma and skin cancer center at northwell will have an increasing need for a plastic surgeon with expertise in reconstructive surgery with a variety of complex soft tissue defects; My experience in reconstructing Mohs defects and other skin and soft tissue tumors at Sloan Kettering and NYU medical center provide me with a fundamental knowledge dealing with complex soft tissue defects.

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2016 - 2017
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2013 - 2016
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 2006
C.W. Post Campus LIUNo degree, Microbiology, 2000 - 2002
Brooklyn CollegeB.A., Major in Chemistry, minor in Philosophy, 1995 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2008 - 2025
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Wound Healing Society Young Investigator Award, "Crawford JL, Knobel D, Butala P, Kuperman A, Bharrat S, Immerman SB, Davidson EH, Roman BR, Wetterau MT, Sultan S, Warren SM, Saadeh PB. Breaking the cycle of injury: Topical PUMA silencing decreases react 2010
Dean's Honor List 4 times for Spring 1996, 1998-1999
Golden Key National Honor Society
Chemical Society's Award
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Microvascular Free-Flap Head and Neck Reconstruction: The Utility of the Modified Frailty Five-Item Index.
Sammy Othman, Emma Robinson, Dev Kamdar, Lucio Pereira, Brett Miles
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2024-07-22
Retrospective Cohort Analysis on the Use of Hydrolyzed Collagen Powder in Back Reconstruction Following Spinal Instrumentation.
Darren Sultan, Paige Goote, Connor Crowley, Victor Moon, Armen K Kasabian
Eplasty. 2024-01-01
Resection of Aggressive Recurrent Cavernous Sinus Meningioma-Stage 1, IMAX-RAG-MCA Bypass: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Kaiyun Yang, Kevin Shah, Athos Patsalides, Denis Knobel, Amir R Dehdashti
Operative Neurosurgery. 2023-02-01

Journal Articles

Melanoma Extirpation with Immediate Reconstruction: The Oncologic Safety and Cost Savings of Single-Stage Treatment
Karanetz I, Stanley S, Knobel D, Smith BD, Bastidas N, Beg M, Kasabian AK, Tanna N, Plastic Reconstructive Surg, 1/1/2016
Prospective Analysis of Payment per Hour in Head and Neck Reconstruction: Fiscally Feasible or Futile?
Smith BD, Chandler AR, Braswell A, Knobel D, Andrews BT, Bastidas N, Weichman KE, Moon VA, Kasabian AK, Tanna N, Plastic Reconstructive Surg, 1/1/2016
Predictive Factors for Preoperative Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement: Novel Screening Tools for Head and Neck Reconstruction
Chandler AR, Knobel D, Maia M, Weissler J, Smith BD, Sharma RR, Weichman KE, Frank DK, Kasabian AK, Tanna N, J Craniofac Surg, 1/1/2015
Acellular dermal matrix-based gene therapy augments graft incorporation
Meredith T Vandegrift, Caroline Szpalski, Denis Knobel, Andrew Weinstein, Maria Ham, Obinna Ezeamuzie, Stephen M Warren,Pierre B Saadeh, Journal of Surgical Research, 1/1/2015
Lacunocanalicular fluid flow transduces mechanical tension stress during distraction osteogenesis
Edward H Davidson, Steven M Sultan, Parag Butalala, Denis Knobel, Stephen M Warren, The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 1/1/2013
Zmpste24-/- mouse model for senescent wound healing research
Parag Butala, Caroline Szpalski, Marc Soares, Edward H Davidson, Denis Knobel, Stephen M Warren, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1/1/2012
Subcutaneous heparin does not increase postoperative complications in neurosurgical patients: An institutional experience
Robert I Hacker, Garry Ritter, Chris Nelson, Denis Knobel, Rajeev Gupta, Kristen Hopkins, Corrado P Marini, Rafael Barrera, Journal of critical care, 1/1/2012
Bleeding Risk Secondary to Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Gary B Deutsch, Anuj R Kandel, Denis Knobel, Rajeev Gupta,Garry Ritter, Corrado P Marini, Rafael Barrera, Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 1/1/2011
The effect of low body mass index on outcome in critically ill surgical patients
Rajeev Gupta, Denis Knobel, Vikraman Gunabushanam,Emanuel Agaba, Gary Ritter, Corrado Marini, Rafael Barrera, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 1/1/2011
Fat grafting accelerates revascularisation and decreases fibrosis following thermal injury
Steven M Sultan, Jason S Barr, Parag Butala, Edward H Davidson, Andrew L Weinstein, Denis Knobel, Pierre B Saadeh,Stephen M Warren, Sydney R Coleman, Alexes Hazen, Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 1/1/2011
Augmenting neovascularization accelerates distraction osteogenesis
Edward H Davidson, Steven M Sultan, Parag Butala, John Paul Tutela, Orlando Canizares, I Janelle Wagner, Denis Knobel, Pierre B Saadeh, Stephen M Warren, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1/1/2011
Topical prolyl hydroxylase domain-2 silencing improves diabetic murine wound closure
Meredith Wetterau, Finny George, Andrew Weinstein, Phuong D Nguyen, John Paul Tutela, Denis Knobel, Oriana Cohen Ba,Stephen M Warren, Pierre B Saadeh, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1/1/2011
Low-dose radiation augments vasculogenesis signaling through HIF-1-dependent and -independent SDF-1 induction
Oren Z Lerman, Matthew R Greives, Sunil P Singh, Vishal D Thanik, Christopher C Chang, Natalie Seiser, Daniel J Brown, Denis Knobel, Robert J Schneider, Silvia C Forme..., Blood, 1/1/2010
Improved diabetic wound healing through topical silencing of p53 is associated with augmented vasculogenic mediators
Phuong D Nguyen, John Paul Tutela, Vishal D Thanik, Denis Knobel, Robert J Allen, Christopher C Chang, Jamie P Levine, Stephen M Warren, Pierre B Saadeh, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1/1/2010
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