Peter J. Taub

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Peter J. Taub
Born1967 (age 57–58) [1]
New York City
Education Brown University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medical career
Profession Surgeon
Institutions Mount Sinai Medical Center
Research Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Peter James Taub, MD, FACS, [1] FAAP, is an American Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Neurosurgery, and Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as well as Attending Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and Elmhurst Hospital Center, all in New York City. [2] He is a diplomate of both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

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Taub currently serves as the System Chief for the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery across the Mount Sinai Health System, as well as the Chief of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery across the Mount Sinai Health System and the Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at the Kravis Children's Hospital where he directs the Cleft & Craniofacial Center and the Vascular Anomalies Program.

Taub has served as Chair of the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons, and the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is currently an elected Member of the American Board of Plastic Surgeons.

Taub has authored three books and 19 textbook chapters, as well as more than 150 peer-reviewed articles.

Biography

Taub was born and raised in New York City. [2] He received his A.B. degree in biology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 1989 and received his M.D. with honors for research in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City in 1993. [2] His postdoctoral training included an internship and subsequent residency in general surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, and a fellowship in craniofacial surgery, at the U.C.L.A. School of Medicine in Los Angeles. [3]

Taub's research concentrates on craniofacial anomalies [4] [5] and the mechanisms of tendon healing, as well as an examination of the worldwide database of cleft surgery.

At the Mount Sinai Medical Center, he serves as the program director for the Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program and as the Medical Director for the Ambulatory Surgery Center. He also serves on the Boards of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery [6] the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgery, as well as the Plastic Surgery Research Council. [7] [8] [9] Internationally, Taub is an operating member of the Board of Directors of KomedyPlast, a not-for-profit organization that offers surgery for children with craniofacial anomalies.

Taub is currently a reviewer for 6 journals, including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Annals of Plastic Surgery, Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Journal , Tissue Engineering, Journal of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics , as well as the associate editor, Head and Neck section, of the Annals of Plastic Surgery.

Grants

RoleTitleFunding Source/Identifier
Principal InvestigatorUsing Stem Cells to Regenerate Rat CalvariumNew York Medical College Internal Research Grant
Principal InvestigatorCITED-2 in Osteogenesis: An in vivo study [10] American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Co-InvestigatorNonsyndromic Sagittal and Coronal SynostosisNational Institutes of Health RFA-DD-10-001

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References

  1. 1 2 "Peter J. Taub, MD FACS". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Sinai Medical Center – Doctor Profile" . Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ "U.S. News Top Doctors" . Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Katie Charles (September 2, 2009). "Cleft lips and palates are common birth defects – but surgery works well". The New York Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Plastic Surgery Hyperguides". Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons" . Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ "American Academy of Pediatrics" . Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ "American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons" . Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Plastic Surgery Research Council" . Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ "American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons" . Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ "American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons" . Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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