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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd
1st Floor East Pavillion
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-7300Fax+1 215-349-5895
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2004 - 2007
University of RochesterResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2004
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 1999
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
VA State Medical License 1997 - 2008
KY State Medical License 2006 - 2007
NC State Medical License 2004 - 2007
NY State Medical License 1999 - 2004
DC State Medical License 1999 - 2000- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- A Pilot RCT of Veraflo With Prontosan vs VAC in Wounds Requiring Operative Debridement Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 42 citationsAcellular Dermal Matrix: General Principles for the Plastic SurgeonJoshua Fosnot, Stephen J. Kovach, Joseph M. Serletti
Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2011-09-01 - 29 citationsA comparison of outcomes and cost in VHWG grade II hernias between Rives-Stoppa synthetic mesh hernia repair versus underlay biologic mesh repair.John P. Fischer, Marten N. Basta, Michael N. Mirzabeigi, Stephen J. Kovach
Hernia. 2014-09-24 - 37 citationsManagement of Infected Mesh After Abdominal Hernia Repair: Systematic Review and Single-Institution Experience.Valeriy Shubinets, Martin J. Carney, David L. Colen, Michael N. Mirzabeigi, Jason M. Weissler
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2017-06-01
Press Mentions
Reply: Microsurgical Reconstruction of Traumatic Lower Extremity Defects in the Pediatric PopulationOctober 23rd, 2017
5,000 and Counting: Penn Medicine Celebrates Reconstruction MilestoneMarch 29th, 2017
5,000 and Counting: Penn Medicine Celebrates Reconstruction MilestoneMarch 28th, 2017
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