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  • Office

    2699 Stirling Rd Ste B101
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
    Phone+1 954-989-5001
    Fax+1 954-653-1472

Summary

  • I am board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. I am also a member of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. I hold several leadership positions in the community and currently the Chief of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, FL. I am the past president of the Broward County Society of Plastic Surgery and long-standing member of the Southeastern and American Societies of Plastic Surgery. I earned a BA/MD degree with honors at Boston University. After general surgical training, I did plastic surgery in London England at Mount Vernon Hospital and at Temple University Health Science Center in Philadelphia, PA. I then completed a fellowship in cosmetic plastic surgery with the internationally renowned plastic surgeons, Thomas Baker and Howard Gordon, in Miami, FL. Since finishing my training in 1995 I have been in continuous private practice in Hollywood.

Education & Training

  • Temple University Hospital
    Temple University HospitalResidency, Plastic Surgery, 1993 - 1995
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida
    Mount Sinai Medical Center of FloridaResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1992
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineB.A., Economics, 1982 - 1988
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1992 - 1996
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Opthalmologic complications as manifestation of burn trauma  
    Stern, J.D.; Goldfarb, I. W.; Slater, H., Burns, 1/1/1996
  • Isolated avulsion of the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon  
    Stern , J. D.; Miltra, A.; Spears, J., Journal of Hand Surgery, 1/1/1995
  • Peroneal nerve entrapment in athletes  
    Mitra, A.; Stern, J.D.; Perrota, V., et al., Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1/1/1995
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