Alan B. Pillersdorf, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Alan B. Pillersdorf is a skilled plastic surgeon with a reputation for caring, attention to detail and safety, and a commitment to staying at the forefront of his field. He has been in the practice of medicine for the past 25 years. As a decorated member of his profession, Dr. Pillersdorf has been on the prestigious list of Miami Metro Magazine's "Best Doctors in South Florida" five times. Dr. Pillersdorf is the President of the Palm Beach County Society of Plastic Surgeons, is the Vice-Speaker of the Florida Medical Association, and is on the Florida Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. He also served as the President of Palm Beach County Medical Society in 2003, and is currently Chairman of the Department of Surgery at JFK Medical Center. His commitment to surgical excellence is matched only by his commitment to his community, his patients and his professionalism.

Dr. Pillersdorf's surgical interests lie in the areas of minimally invasive procedures such as endoscopic brow lifts, ultrasonic liposuction, Smart Incision breast augmentation and facelifts. He has a passion for the massive weight loss patients and extensive experience in brachioplasty, medial thigh lift, extended abdominoplasty and breast lifts. He is also a dedicated skin care removal specialist.

Dr. Pillersdorf is on staff and performs surgery at eight hospitals in the Palm Beach area. In addition to his clinical appointments, Dr. Pillersdorf maintains memberships in several professional societies, including:

• American Medical Association
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Association of Hand Surgery
• Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• Florida Medical Association
• Palm Beach County Medical Society
• Palm Beach County Society of Plastic Surgeons

Dr. Pillersdorf is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. He completed his post-doctoral training as a Resident in General Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center and as a Resident in Plastic Surgery at Nassau County Medical Center on Long Island, New York. Dr. Pillersdorf is Board Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery, The American Board of Surgery, and in Hand Surgery. He is a dedicated father and enjoys his children including his son in medical school. He is an avid baseball fan and enjoys golf and his two dogs. In 1991 he was a kidney donor to his brother Gary whom he worships.

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Luis A. Vinas, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Luis A. Viñas has been practicing medicine for 25 years, with 18 years devoted to the practice of plastic surgery. He was recognized as the finalist for Heroes in Medicine for his volunteer humanitarian surgical missions the last eight years in Honduras and Peru. His surgical background is both broad and diverse, with specialized training in Breast Care as well as cosmetic procedures such as midface suture suspensions, limited-scar vertical breast reductions, vertical breast lift with internal suspension and microfat injections to rejuvenate facial contouring. Dr. Viñas is an innovator of the Dermal Suture Sling for midface suspension in facelifts and the use of the Harmonic Scalpel technique for facelifts, abdominoplasty, breast surgery and other cosmetic procedures. He is also a consultant for Harmonic-Endosurgical and TEI Surgical. This new and exciting Harmonic technology has shown to decrease recovery time drastically with less swelling and decreased pain. In addition, Dr. Viñas has invented a wonderful alternative to nipple reconstruction for breast cancer patients, the ReformaT reusable nipple prosthesis. Dr. Viñas is committed to state-of-the-art plastic surgery, and as such has pursued advanced training in a wide variety of cutting-edge treatments. While he makes it a point to learn about all available new technologies, procedures and treatments, he brings to Plastic Surgery of Palm Beach only those which have true value to the patient and represent a legitimate advance in medicine. Patients who see Dr. Viñas may be speaking in Spanish or English. They are smiling, happy and relaxed, because Dr. Viñas treats Dr his patients as friends. Professionalism is his priority, but being open, sincere and friendly with his patients has instilled tremendous patient loyalty over the years.

Dr. Viñas received his undergraduate training at the University of Massachusetts. He pursued his Medical Degree at the Universidad Central del Caribe in Puerto Rico. He began his post-graduate training residency in general surgery at Nassau County Medical Center on Long Island, NY. After three years, he did a fellowship in burn care and reconstruction followed by a two year plastic surgery fellowship in the same medical center under the tutelage of the Long Island Plastic Surgery Partners, providing him with advanced training in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Viñas is Board Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery. His clinical appointments include several Palm Beach-area hospitals, and he maintains memberships in the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Medical Association and Florida Medical Association, as well as many others specific to plastic surgery.

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Dov I. Eidelman, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Dov Eidelman has earned respect and recognition from both patients and colleagues for his superb medical skills and comforting patient care. He champions patient education and safety. He is committed to having the best physician partnership with his patients, creating honest communication and trust. Many patients develop a lifelong relationship with him, bringing family and friends to see him. He stays abreast of the latest technology, adapting to new techniques with proven safety and mastering established techniques with longlasting value.

Dr. Eidelman is a graduate of New York University and Albany Medical College. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas. He then attended Yale University, where he completed his training in Plastic Surgery. While at Yale, he excelled by receiving numerous awards and served as Chief Resident. He also devoted an additional year at Yale University under the guidance of internationally renowned Plastic Surgeons, fine-tuning his skills in cosmetic and breast surgery.

Dr. Eidelman is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

He currently performs surgery at his own Outpatient Plastic Surgery Center as well as six hospitals in Palm Beach County. He is past director of the JFK Wound Care Center and continues to teach Residents from JFK Medical Center. Dr. Eidelman is active in several professional societies including:

• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Florida Medical Association
• Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Palm Beach County Medical Society
• Palm Beach County Society of Plastic Surgeons

Dr. Eidelman extends his talents as a Plastic Surgeon to help those in need. He has traveled to Brazil and Colombia to benefit the lives of disadvantaged children, repairing cleft lips, cleft palates and ear deformities. He was born in Colombia, South America and raised in New York. He is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish fluently.

Dr. Eidelman and his wife, Rachel, live in Wellington with their two children, Benjamin and Abby.

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Hatem A. Abou-Sayed, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Hatem Abou-Sayed is committed to performing safe, modern surgical techniques to provide excellent aesthetic results, which he approaches artistically and with attention to detail. Some of his surgery patients may even be lucky enough to enjoy one of his original musical compositions as they undergo their procedure. Dr. Abou-Sayed has particular interests in minimally invasive breast augmentation, breast reconstruction, rhinoplasty, facelifting, and abdominoplasty.

Dr. Abou-Sayed is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He has earned numerous academic awards for excellence in scholarship. In addition to his clinical appointments at several hospitals in the Palm Beach area, he maintains memberships in several professional societies, including:

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Palm Beach County Medical Society
• Palm Beach County Society for Plastic Surgeons
• Florida Medical Association
• Florida Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Society

Dr. Abou-Sayed joined the physicians and staff at Plastic Surgery of Palm Beach in July 2003. Since joining the practice, Dr. Abou-Sayed has been winning hearts and minds of many patients as well as the staff. As one of the younger surgeons in the group, he strives to keep up to date on new techniques and regularly pursues continuing education at plastic surgical conferences. During his long residency training, Dr. Abou-Sayed received surgical instruction from many recognized leaders in breast reconstruction, aesthetic surgery, and complex reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Abou-Sayed received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his medical degree from the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF). While pursuing his academic career, Dr. Abou-Sayed worked as a Research Assistant for both the University of California Department of Surgery and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories in Berkeley, California. He then completed a five-year Residency in surgery at Harvard Medical School's prestigious Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, before returning to UCSF for his plastic surgery training.

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Ernesto Hayn, M.D.

Born in Managua, Nicaragua, Dr. Ernesto Hayn grew up in Miami. He attended the well-known Christopher Columbus High School where he graduated in the Top Five of his class. Since the age of six, Dr. Hayn dreamed of becoming a physician. He originally wanted to become a Cardio-thoracic surgeon, but the artistry and ability to change people's lives, such as cleft lip and palate patients, drew him to Plastic Surgery. Dr. Hayn applies this approach to individualize the cosmetic procedure for each of his patients.

After spending his youngest years in Miami, Dr. Hayn completed his undergraduate training at Boston University. He then pursued his medical doctorate degree at the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. His education continued on Long Island, New York at Nassau University Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center and an active institution in both academics and servicing the community. At NUMC, Dr. Hayn completed both his General Surgery training and continued on with the Plastic Surgical fellowship under the auspices of the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group.

Dr. Hayn maintains memberships in several professional societies, including:

• American Medical Association
• Florida Medical Association
• Palm Beach County Medical Society

During his training, Dr. Hayn received extensive exposure to microsurgery, breast reconstruction, cosmetic surgery, cleft lip and palate repair, and post-bariatric surgical reconstruction. Dr. Hayn's primary areas of interest are breast reconstruction and body contouring. Dr. Hayn is currently on staff at seven local hospitals.

Dr. Hayn is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish fluently.

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J. Alberto Navarro, M.D.

Dr. Alberto Navarro is the newest addition to our practice and grew up in South Texas. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas in Austin. His inspiration for plastic surgery originally stemmed from articles he published as a co-author while still in college. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Dr. Navarro received his training in general surgery from the State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn, NY, which also included two years of research. He then pursued a fellowship in microsurgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, prior to completing his residency in plastic surgery at Nassau University Medical Center on Long Island, NY. As a child, Dr. Navarro was always interested in the fascinating field of lasers, so he returned to Dallas and completed a fellowship in Lasers & Pediatric Vascular Anomalies at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center prior to joining our group.

Dr. Navarro has received various awards and acknowledgments during his academic career, in addition to presenting at national plastic surgery conferences and publishing numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Navarro maintains memberships in several professional societies, including:

• Palm Beach County Medical Society
• American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery
• American Medical Association

Dr. Navarro's primary interests are in facial laser therapies and treating children with vascular anomalies such as hemangiomas and vascular malformations (port wine stains, venous malformations). He also has interests in all aspects of plastic surgery including breast reconstruction, facial reconstruction, body contouring, post-bariatric surgery, aesthetic surgery, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

Dr. Navarro is committed to providing excellent patient care and safety as a priority, and approaches each patient on an individual basis. He is currently on staff at seven local hospitals.

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