VITAE ROBERT M. GERSON, M.D., F.A.C.S. Born: 4/7/53 Education: Adelphi University Garden City, New York B.A., Biology and Psychology 5/25/75 Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine Maywood, Illinois M.D., 6/9/79 Post Grad: Surgical Intern Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center New Hyde Park, New York 7/1/79 - 6/30/80 Surgical Resident Monmouth Medical Center Sloan Kettering Cancer Memorial Long Branch, New Jersey 7/1/80 - 6/30/81 Otolaryngology Resident Northwestern University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois 7/1/81 - 6/30/84 Otolaryngology Chief Resident Cook County Hospital, VA Lakeside Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, Illinois 7/1/83 - 6/30/84 Plastic Surgery Resident University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois 7/1/84 - 6/30/86 Plastic Surgery Chief Resident University of Illinois Hospital Chicago, Illinois 7/1/85 - 6/30/86 Board Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners #217754 7/1/80 American Board of Otolaryngology 4/4/85 American Board of Plastic Surgery 12/2/88 Medical Licenses: California 651907 Illinois 036-062274 New York 143277 New Jersey 37973 Wisconsin 25931 Awards and Elected Offices: Magna Cum Laude Adelphi University, 1975 General Scholastic Scholarship Adelphi University, 1972 - 1975 Delta Tau Alpha Adelphi University, 1975 Fraternity President, ZBE Adelphi University, 1975 First Place, Clarence Monroe Prize Chicago Society of Plastic Surgery Resident's Night, 5/29/86 AMA Physicians Recognition for CME 1979 - present President, Walworth County Medical Society Faculty: Instructor in Surgery Division of Plastic Surgery/Department of Surgery University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois Research: Horace Clarke Laboratory New York University Medical Center New York, New York, 1973 - 1974 Effects of salt replete and deplete diets on laboratory rabbits. Advisors: Jerome Lowenstein, M.D., and John Steele, Jr., M.D. Malcolm Hast, Ph.D. Laboratory Northwestern University Medical School Chicago, Illinois, 1979 Effects of barbiturate narcosis on laboratory rats. Advisors: David Bytell, M.D., and George Sisson, M.D. University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois, 1985 - 1986 Effects of irradiation on tissue expansion in laboratory rats. Advisor: Mimis Cohen, M.D. Publications: Gerson, R.M., Shiu, M.H., Hadju, S.I.: Sarcoma of the Buttock: A Trend Toward Limb-Saving Resection, Journal of Surgical Oncology 19:238 - 242, 1982 Gerson, R.M.: Bedside Tracheotomy: Laryngoscope 93:518 - 519, 1983 Gerson, R.M., Sisson, G.A.: Tapeless Tracheotomy Dressing, Laryngoscope 93:1225, 1983 Gerson, R.M., Friduss, M., Schultz, R.C.: Frontal Sinus Fracture Following Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Obliteration Annals of Plastic Surgery 17:161 - 164, 1986 Gerson, R.M.: Avoiding End Hits in Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty, Aesthetic Surgery Journal 17:331 & 333, 1997 Mixter, R.C., Carson, L.V., Walton, B.J., Gerson, R.M.: Treatment of Nevus of Ota with the Candela PLDL and PLTL Lasers, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 98:1112, 1997 Mixter, R.C., Carson, L.V., Walton, B.J., Gerson, R.M.: (continued) Treatment of Racalcitrant Verrucae with Both the Ultrapulse CO2 and PLDL Pulsed Dye Lasers, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 100: 1612, 1997 Affiliations: American College of Surgeons (Fellow) American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons American Medical Association Walworth County Medical Society Wisconsin State Medical Society Top of Page (Directory)