Reconstruction Surgery Upper West Side Manhattan, NYC at Columbia University Medical Center Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Positions and Appointments

2004-present: Chief, Joint Division of Plastic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia and Weill Cornell Medical Centers, New York, NY

1999-present: Director, Combined Plastic Surgery Residency Program, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical Centers, New York, NY

2007-present: Plastic Surgeon in Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical Centers, New York, NY

Clinical Specialties

• Microsurgery
  
• Cosmetic surgery
  
• Reconstruction after treatment of breast and other cancers
  

Research Interests

Gene therapy in bone repair; plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery

Education and Training

2000: MS (Management), New York University, New York, NY

1990-1991: Microsurgery Fellowship

1988-1990: Plastic Surgery Residency, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center,

New York, NY

1983-1988: Surgery Residency

1983: MD

1982: BS, magna cum laude, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, 1990, Re-certified 2001

American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1993, Re-certified 2003

Professional Experience

1999-2004: Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

1999-2004: Site Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

1991-1999: Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

1991-1999: Chief, Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

Professional Honors

Glenn H. Leak Memorial Fellowship: American Cancer Society

Alden March Award: Proficiency in Surgery, Albany Medical College

Public Service Scholar: NYU Wagner School of Public Service

Professional Societies and Committees

Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery

American College of Surgeons

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

New York Academy of Medicine

New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

New York Head and Neck Society

New York Surgical Society, Inc.

Selected Publications

Wear-Maggitti, K; Lee, J; Conejero, A; Schmidt, A; Grant, R: Breitbart, A. Use of topical sRAGE in diabetic wounds increases neovascularization and granulation tissue formation. Ann Plast Surg 2004;52:519-522.



Desrosiers, AE; Grant, RT; Breitbart, AS. Don't try this at home: Liposuction in the kitchen by an unqualified practitioner leads to disastrous complications (ltr.) Plast Reconstr Surg 2004;113:460.



Lee, JA; Parrett, BM; Conejero, JA; Laser, J; Chen, J; Kogon, A; Nanda,D; Grant, RT; Breitbart, AS. Biological alchemy: Engineering bone and fat from fat-derived stem cells. Ann Plast Surg 2003;50:610-617.



Breitbart, AS; Grande, DA; Laser, J; Barcia, M; Porti, D; Malhotra, S; Kogon, A; Grant, RT; Mason, JM. Treatment of ischemic wounds using cultured dermal fibroblasts transduced retrovirally with PDGF and VEGF121 genes. Ann Plast Surg;2001 46:555-562.





Breitbart, AS; Mason, JM; Urasmacher, L; Barcia, M; Grant, RT; Pergolizzi, RG; Grande, DA. Gene enhanced tissue engineering: Applications for wound healing using cultured dermal fibroblasts retrovirally transduced with PDGF-B gene. Ann Plast Surg 1999;43:632-639.



Breitbart, AS; Grande, DA; Mason, JM; Grant, RT. Gene-enhanced tissue engineering: Application for bone healing using cultured periosteal cells transduced retrovirally with the BMP-7 gene. Ann Plast Surg 1999;42: 488-495.





Breitbart, AS; Grande, DA; Kessler, R; Ryaby, J; Grant, RT. Tissue engineered bone repair of calvarial defects using cultured periosteal cells. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998;101: 567-574.



Mason, LM; Grande, DA; Barcia, M; Grant, RT; Breitbart, AS. Expression of human bone morphogenetic protein 7 in primary rabbit periosteal cells: Potential

utility in gene therapy for osteochondral repair. Gene Therapy 1998;5:1098-1104.



Grant, RT; Breitbart, AS; Parnell, V. Musle Flap Reconstruction of Pediatric Post-Sternotomy Wound Infections. Ann Plast Surg 1997;38:365-370.



Grande, DA; Breitbart, AS; Manji, R; Paulino, C; Fitzsimmons, RJ; Grant, RT. The repair of bone defects using periosteal tissue constructs. Trans Ortp Res Soc 1996:21(2):616.



Grant, RT; LaTrenta, G., et .al. Treatment of post-burn cicatrical microstomia with bilateral temporalis myocutaneous transfer. Ann Plast Surg 1992;29:178-181.



LaTrenta, G; Grant, RT: Hoffman, L. Treatment of exogenous steroid-induced "buffalo-hump" neck obesity with liposuction: A case report. Plast Reconstr Surg 1991;87-768-770.



Grant, RT; Siebert, J; Grossman, J. "Replantation" in Coiffman, R.(ed.) Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Barcelona, Spain.Salvat Editores, 1991.



Grant, RT; Rothaus, K. "Facial Fractures" in Cucin, R.(ed.) Plastic Surgery and Medical Malpractice.Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.1990.

PRESENTATIONS

Lee, J.A., Conejero, J. A., Parrett, B.M., Wear-Maggitti, K., Grant, R.T., Breitbart, A.S. Use of Osteogenically Differentiated Fat-Derived Stem Cells to Repair Alveolar Cleft Defects. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, October 13, 2004.



Conejero, J.A., Lee, J.A., Parrett, B., Wear-Maggitti, K., Mason, J.M., Grant, R.T., Breitbart, A.S. Lentivitral Gene Therapy with PDGF Gene Improves Neovascularization and Collagen Quality in Diabetic Wounds. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Diego, CA, October 29, 2003.



Breitbart, A.S., Gadaleta, D., Bessler, M., Parrett, B., Grant, R.T. Body Contouring Procedures following Gastric Bypass- A Series of 52 Consecutive Patients. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Diego, CA, October 28, 2003.



Conejero, J.A., Lee, J., Wear-Maggitti, K., Grant, R.T., Breitbart, A.S. Use of Osteogenically Differentiated Fat-Derived Stem Cells in Poly-l-lactic acid Matrices to Reconstruct Palatal Defects in a Rat Model. Presented at the

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Baltimore, MD, October 2, 2003.



Wear-Maggitti, K., Lee, J., Conejero, J., Parrett, B., Chen, J., Schmidt, A., Grant, R.T., Breitbart, A.S. Use of Topical sRage in Diabetic Wounds Increases Neovascularization and the Amount of Granulation Tissue Formed. Presented at the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Baltimore, MD, October 3, 2003.



Grant, R.T., Lee, J.A., Parrett, B.M., Laser, J., Kogan. A.J. and Breitbart, A.S. Demonstrating the Feasibility of in vivo Growth of Fat and Bone from Differentiated Fat-Derived Stem Cells. Presented at the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Hamilton, Bermuda, October 4, 2002.



Breitbart, AS, Parrett, B, Laser, J, Grande, DA, Grant, RT, Mason, JM. Accelerated diabetic wound healing using cultured fibroblasts retrovirally transduced with the PDGF gene. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Boston, MA, April 17-20, 2002.



Kogon, AJ, Parrett, B, Laser, J, Nanda, D, Grant, RT, Breitbart, AS. The multipotentiality of fat-derived stem cells. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Boston, MA, April 17-20, 2002.



Breitbart, AS, Laser, J, Parrett, B, Grande, DA, Grant, RT, Mason, JM. Accelerated diabetic wound healing using cultured fibroblast retrovirally transduced with PDGF gene. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA. October 4-6, 2001



Breitbart, AS, Gadaleta, D, Grant, RT, Bessler, M, and Fischer, E. Body Contouring Procedures Following Massive Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, New York, NY, May 4-9 2001.