Dr. Elan B. Singer

737 Park Avenue | New York, NY 10021 | P: (212) 517-5202 | F: (212) 737-5657

Meet Dr. Elan Singer

Dr. Elan B. Singer is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He received his plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery training at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He remained in New York and continued his training with a fellowship in aesthetic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and the prestigious Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital where he worked with New York's top leaders in the field.

Elan Singer, MD is skilled in all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery of the body, face and breast. He has an added interest in body contouring and aesthetic procedures, which include procedures for weight loss and post-bariatric surgery patients. Some of these procedures include abdominoplasty, breast augmentation/breast lift, body lift and liposuction. In addition, Dr. Singer has specific training in the latest facial aesthetic surgery techniques.

Dr. Singer has performed reconstructive surgery on patients from all over the world, including surgical missions in foreign countries. He is a commissioned officer in the Navy Reserve and performs monthly surgeries at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Board Certifications

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Memberships

Medical Society of the State of New York
New York County Medical Society
New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States

Hospital Affiliations

Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (www.lenoxhillhospital.org)
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, NJ
University Hospital, Newark, NJ

Schools and Fellowships:

Medical School: The University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
Fellowship: Aesthetic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York

Academic Affiliations:

Clinical Instructor of Surgery: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Charitable Works:

IRAQ STAR INC: Foundation dedicated to providing reconstructive surgery to returning Iraq War Veterans
Surgical mission to Haiti, 2010
Surgical mission to Nigeria, 2005

Publications:

Chun J, Singer E, Kong A, Phelps R, Weltz C. Desmoplastic amelanotic melanoma in an irradiated burn scar. Dermatol Surg. 2006;32(1):161-4.

Singer EB, Hyman N, Osler T. Reducing Local Recurrence After Rectal Cancer Resection: Is Previous Training the Way to Certify Proficiency? J Pelvic Surgery. 2002;8(6):311-313.

Khoshyomn S, Lew S, DeMattia J, Singer EB, Penar PL. Brain tumor invasion rate measured in vitro does not correlate with Ki-67 expression. J Neurooncol. 1999;45(2):111-6.

Our Location:
737 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
P: (212) 517-5202
F: (212) 737-5657

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