Adam Jeremy Oppenheimer (born April 17, 1980) is an American plastic surgeon and medical researcher known previously for his research in craniofacial surgery and current work in labiaplasty surgery.[1]
Oppenheimer was born to Cynthia and Randolph Oppenheimer.[2] He has four brothers.[2] His grandfather, Samuel Shatkin, was past-president of the American Society for Maxillofacial Surgeons.[3]
He attended Amherst High School where he was an All-American lacrossegoaltender.[4] He went on to play lacrosse at Yale University,[5] where he also sang with the collegiate a capella singing group The Whiffenpoofs.[6] He graduated from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in 2002.[7]
He has been featured in several print news outlets, giving his medical opinions on plastic surgery-related topics.[8][14][15][16] Oppeinheimer also appeared on Orlando’s News6 news program[17] and an episode of the TruTV television series You’re So Vain.[18] He has also served as an assistant professor of plastic surgery at the University of Central Florida.[19]
In 2021 and 2022, he was ranked #21 and #11,[20][21] respectively in Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Plastic Surgeons in liposuction. He also ranked #55 in rhinoplasty in 2022.[22] He is known for sharing labiaplasty surgery on Snapchat, which has been criticized for promoting the aesthetic modification of normal anatomy through its use of before-and-after photos of procedures.[23]
His research publications have been cited almost 1000 times according to Google Scholar.[1]
Selected publications
Shatkin, T. E., Shatkin, S., Oppenheimer, B. D., & Oppenheimer, A. J. (2007). Mini dental implants for long-term fixed and removable prosthetics: a retrospective analysis of 2514 implants placed over a five-year period. Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, NJ: 1995), 28(2), 92-9.
Oppenheimer, A. J., Tong, L., & Buchman, S. R. (2008). Craniofacial bone grafting: Wolff's law revisited. Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction, 1(1), 49-61.
Clavijo-Alvarez, J. A., Pannucci, C. J., Oppenheimer, A. J., Wilkins, E. G., & Rubin, J. P. (2011). Prevention of venous thromboembolism in body contouring surgery: a national survey of 596 ASPS surgeons. Annals of plastic surgery, 66(3), 228.
Oppenheimer, A. J., Monson, L. A., & Buchman, S. R. (2013). Pediatric orbital fractures. Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction, 6(1), 9-20.
Ettinger, R. E., Oppenheimer, A. J., Lau, D., Hassan, F., Newman, M. H., Buchman, S. R., & Kasten, S. J. (2012). Obstructive sleep apnea after dynamic sphincter pharyngoplasty. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 23(7), S32-S34.
Oppenheimer, A.J., & Shatkin, S. (2016). S.M.A.R.T Aesthetics. (n.p.), ISBN978-0-692-77829-6
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