Meet Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Russell Sassani, MD
Ft. Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon - Russell Sassani, MD
Dr. Russell Sassani is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgeons. He is university trained in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and has additional specialized fellowship training.
After graduating with Highest Honors from Rutgers University, he obtained his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
His residency training in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery was at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He then went on to complete post-residency fellowships. These included a Hand Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, a Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Fellowship at the University of Miami, and a Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship with the renowned Drs. Baker, Gordon and Stuzin in Miami.
During the course of his extensive training, Dr. Sassani has engaged in several areas of research, authored and presented a number of scientific papers at both the regional and national levels. He is also active locally in the education of medical students and residents.
Dr. Sassani's particular areas of interest and expertise are cosmetic surgery of the face, plastic surgery of the breast (enlargement, reduction and reconstruction) body contour surgery (liposuction and tummy tucks) and laser skin resurfacing. His reconstructive interests and expertise include reconstruction after facial trauma, reconstruction after cancer surgery, burn reconstruction, and hand surgery.
Dr. Sassani's patients come from many different walks of life, including entertainers, athletes and international clientele. He is also an active member of several plastic surgical organizations including: American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Broward County Society of Plastic Surgeons.
| Address | Take Shape Plastic Surgery, PA Take Shape Surgery Center, LLC 4161 NW 5th Street, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317 |
| Licensure | 1983 Rutgers University, College of Pharmacy, New Brunswick, NJ B.S. Pharmacy with Highest Honors |
| Education (Undergraduate) | 1983 Rutgers University, College of Pharmacy, New Brunswick, NJ B.S. Pharmacy with Highest Honors |
| Medical | ****1983-1987 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Degree: M.D. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society |
| Training |
****1987-1988 ****1988-1992 ****1992-1994 ****July 1994 – December 1994 ****January 1995 – June 1995 |
| Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship | ****July 1995 – September 1995 Plastic Surgery Associates of Miami Doctors Baker and Gordon Miami, FL |
| Present practice | Head Practitioner and Medical Director Take Shape Plastic Surgery, PA Take Shape Surgery Center, LLC Medical Director Columbia PGH Wound Care Center |
| Board Examinations | Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, November 1997 |
| Research | 1990-1991 Post Doctoral Research Fellow Harrison Department of Surgical Research and University of Pennsylvania Department of Human Genetics Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Articles Published |
Sassani, R.F., Barlett, S.P., Feng, H Goldner-Suave. A., Haq, A., Buetow, K., and Gasser, D.L.: Association Between Alleles of the Transforming Growth Factor Alpha Locus and the Ocurrence of Cleft Lip- American Journal of Medicine Genetics 45:565, 1993 Feng, H., Sassani, R.F., Barlett, S.P., Lee, A., Hecht, J.T., Malcom, S., Winter R.M., Vintiner, G.M., Buetow, K.H., and Gasser, D.L.: Evidence – From Family Studies, for Linkage Desequilibrium between TGFA and a Gene for Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate - American Journal Human Genetics 55:932-936, 1994 Wolfe, S.A. and Sassani, R.F.: Vertical Orbital Dystopia: Definition, Classification, and Treatment. – Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Hand Surg. Suppl. 27:49-65, 1995 |
| Chapters | Sassani, R.F.: Principles of Pharmacology. In: Savage, E.B., Fishman, S.J., Miller, L.D., (ed) Essentials of Basic Science in Surgery Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. Pp, 362-374, 1993 |
| Abstracts |
Sassani, R.F. Barlett, S.P. Feng, H., Goldner-Suave, A., Haq, A., Buetow, K., Gasser, D.L.: Association Between Alleles of the Transforming Growth Factor Alpha Locus and the Ocurrence of Cleft Lip- American Association of Plastic Surgeons. Annual meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1992 Sassani, R.F. Barlett, S.P. Feng, H., Goldner-Suave, A., Haq, A., Buetow, K., Gasser, D.L.: Association Between Alleles of the Transforming Growth Factor Alpha Locus and the Ocurrence of Cleft Lip- Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and reconstructive Surgery and Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Combined Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1992 Sassani, R.F. Barlett, S.P., Gasser, D.L.: The Use of Transmission Distortion Test to Asses Linkage of the Transforming Growth Factor- Alpha Locus and The Occurrence of Cleft Lip. Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Annual Meeting. Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1993 Sassani, R.F., Barlet, S.P., LaRossa, D., Low, D.W., Hamilton, R., Randall, P.: The Use of Composite Ear Cartilage Grafts in Nasal Ala and Columellar Reconstruction. Annual Meeting Senior Plastic Surgery Residents, Boston, MA, 1994 Sassani, R.F., Partington, M.t., Bozentka, D.J., Holland, G.,: Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Upper Extremity. Philadelphia Hand Club Annual Hand Fellow Paper Competition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995 |
| Societies |
****Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons ****Member Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons ****Member Broward County Society of Plastic Surgeons |
| Awards, Honors & Grants |
1992 1990 ****1987 |
| Hospital Affiliations | Westside Regional Medical Center, Plantation, FL Plantation General Hospital, Plantation, FL Outpatient Surgical Services, Plantation, FL Broward General Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL |