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David P. Rapaport M.D., F.A.C.S.
Board Certified New York Plastic Surgeon, David. P. Rapaport, son of holocaust survivors, began the study of medicine at Boston University six-year medical program at age 16 before transferring to Israel’s Tel Aviv University, where he earned his medical degree. He trained in general surgery at Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, where he served as Chief Resident. He then did his plastic surgery training at the New York University’s Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, which is widely regarded as the nation’s top plastic and cosmetic surgery residency program. There too, he was appointed Executive Chief Resident. After a one-year microsurgery fellowship, Dr. Rapaport moved to Florida, where from 1993 to 1997, he was a key faculty member at the University of South Florida. There, he developed a successful and respected practice as a cosmetic plastic surgeon. During his four years in Florida, he also helped craft legislation requiring broader insurance coverage for reconstructive breast surgery, directed the cosmetic surgery education of residents, and did pioneering work in endoscopic and minimal incision breast and oncologic (melanoma) surgery. In 1997, he returned to New York City and opened his private cosmetic surgery practice in Manhattan, New York.
Dr. Rapaport specializes in New York Breast Augmentation, Liposuction, and CoolSculpting®. All of Dr. Rapaport’s procedures are performed on-site in his fully accredited office surgical suite on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. Dr. Rapaport also offers cosmetic and non-surgical procedures such as injectable fillers, Botox®, earlobe repair, mole removal, and more. Many of these procedures require no down-time.
Education
Boston University
Six – Year Medical Program
Boston, Massachusetts
Tel Aviv University
School of Medicine
Ramat Aviv, Israel
Doctor of Medicine
Boards, Societies, and Honors
- Board Certified, American Board of Surgery
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Built and directed the USF Residents’ Cosmetic Surgery Clinic
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Plastic Surgery Research Council
- National faculty and Original Co-developer with Ethicon Corporation: Endoscopically Assisted Saphenous Vein Harvest
- National Faculty for Advanced Injection Techniques of Sculptra ™ (poly L-latic acid) 2006
- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Research History
Sentinel lymphadenectomy techniques:
Work with Lockhead Martin and Neoprobe Corporation to develop improved (miniaturized) gamma detectors for sentinel node biopsy. Co-Director of training sessions on sentinel lymphadenectomy techniques. Courses given several times each year (since 1995) are attended by U.S. and international surgeons.
Minimal Incision Subcutaneous Surgery:
Development of and instruction in technique for endoscopically harvesting the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Principal Investigator in prospective study comparing open versus closed saphenous harvest techniques. Developed new minimal incision technique for groin dissection in malignant melanoma. Original technique published in Balch’s Cutaneous Melanoma, see Chapters below. Development of a model for fat necrosis in the Zucker (fat) rat.
Certifications
Chapters
Stadelmann W, Rapapot DP, Reintgen DS. Prognostic factors in melanoma.
Balch, Cutaneous Melanoma: 3rd edition, 1998.
Rapaport DP, Stadelmann W, Reintgen DS. Groin dissection.
Balch, Cutaneous Melanoma: 3rd edition, 1998.
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Selected Publications
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