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Office
925 Chestnut St., 7th Floor
Jefferson Facial Plastics
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-955-6760Fax+1 215-955-7503
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2005 - 2006
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2001 - 2005
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHInternship, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2000 - 2001
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2000
- Yale UniversityB.S., Biology, 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2005 - Present
- NJ State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alexis I. DuPont High School Academic Hall of Fame 2012
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Education Jefferson Medical College, 2011
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A randomized control trial employing infraorbital nerve stimulation as a neural distractor during nasopharyngeal swab.Sarah Sussman, Kurren Gill, Sarah Wagoner, Joel Stanek, Ryan Heffelfinger
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal. 2024-09-01 - Artery Grafting for Arterial Anastomoses in Head and Neck Free Tissue Transfer Reconstruction.Eric V Mastrolonardo, Pablo Llerena, Dev R Amin, Emma De Ravin, Kathryn Nunes
Microsurgery. 2024-09-01 - 1 citationsChatbots as Patient Education Resources for Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery: Evaluation of ChatGPT and Google Bard Responses.Neha Garg, Daniel J Campbell, Angela Yang, Adam McCann, Annie E Moroco
Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- Laser Treatment of Skin Texture and Fine Line EtchingGrunebaum LD, Murdock J, Hoosien GE, Heffelfinger RN, Lee WW, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, 5/1/2011
- PhotoagingGrunebaum JD, Heffelfinger RN, Current Problems in Dermatology, 1/1/2011
- Management of traumatic facial nerve injuriesGreywoode JD, Ho HH, Artz GJ, Heffelfinger RN, Facial Plastic Surg, 12/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Beginner's Training in Microvascular Surgery: From Simple Suturing Exercises to Practicing Microvascular Anastomosis in the Rat.Gordin E, Daniero J, Heffelfinger RN, the Annual Meeting of the AAFPRS, Boston, MA, 9/1/2010
Lectures
- Facial Injuries in Sport.6/18/2013
- Current Trends in Facelift Surgery.Philadelphia, PA - 4/20/2013
- W-plasty and Z-plasty.Newark, NJ - 10/27/2012
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
External Links
- Websitehttp://www.jeffersonfacialplastics.com
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