Dr. Andrew Wolfe

Education

• Georgetown University Medical Center, Integrated Residency in Plastic Surgery
  Washington, DC, July 1995 – June 2001


• The Chicago Medical School / Finch University of Health Sciences
  North Chicago, IL
  M.D., June 1995
  M.S. (Pathology) June 1995


• Cornell University, B.A. (Psychology)
  Ithaca, NY, June 1990

Board Certification

• American Board of Plastic Surgery, November 2003

Licensure

• Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners

Honors

• Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
  Alpha Omega Alpha, March 2001
  Marguerite George Award for Excellence in Vascular Surgery, June 1998


• Finch University of Health Sciences / The Chicago Medical School
  American Society of Clinical Pathologists Scholarship, Spring 2001
  Honors Program in Pathology, 1992-1995


• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  Golden Key National Honor Society, June 1990

Public Service

• Operation Luz de Sol La Romana, Dominican Republic, August 2000

Research

• Spear, Scott L., Wolfe, Andrew J.. The Coincidence of TRAM Flaps and Prostheses in the Setting of Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 110(2): 478-486, August 2002


• Spear, Scott L., Pelletiere, Christopher V., Wolfe, Andrew J., Tsangaris, Theodore N., Pennanen, Marie F.. Experience with Reduction Mammaplasty Combined with Breast Conservation Therapy in the Treatment of Breast Cancer. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 111(3): 1102-1109, March 2003


• Wolfe, A., Dufresne, C.. Intraorbital Tissue Expansion for the Treatment of Microorbitalism. In Proceeding of the 17th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Montreal, Quebec. September 14-16, 2000


• Gharagozloo, F., Trachiotis, G., Wolfe, A., DuBree, K.J., Cox, J.L.. Pleural space irrigation and modified Clagett Procedure for the treatment of early postpneumonectomy empyema. J. Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg. 116(6): 943, 1998


• Wolfe, A. Fetal Wound Healing – Current Concepts, Future Implications. Masters Thesis, May 1995

Certifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Basic Life Support

Hospital Affiliations

• Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO


• Health South Denver West, Golden, CO


• Saint Anthony’s Central, Lakewood, CO


• Lakewood Surgical Center, Denver, CO


• Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO

Society Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons


• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery


• Colorado Medical Society, Active Member


• Clear Creek Medical Society, Active Member

Language Skills

• Fluency in Spanish, Proficiency in French

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Dr. Steven Vath

Board Certification

• The American Board of Plastic Surgery (11/11/06 – 12/31/16)
  
  Diplomat: Certificate #7188


• The American Board of Surgery (4/15/02 - 7/01/12)
  
  Diplomat: Certificate #47039

Society Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons


• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Employment

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon (2/1/04 – present)
  The Center for Cosmetic Surgery, Golden, CO

Training

• Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship (7/1/03 – 12/31/03)
  Marina Plastic Surgery Associates
  University of Southern California
  Los Angeles and Marina del Rey, CA


• Plastic Surgery Residency (7/1/01 – 6/30/03)
  Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  Louisiana State University Medical Center
  New Orleans, LA


• General Surgery Resident (7/1/95 – 6/30/01)
  Department of General Surgery
  George Washington University Medical Center
  Washington, DC


• Research Fellowship (7/1/98 – 6/30/99
  Department of General Surgery
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  Washington, DC

Education

• Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  Piscataway, New Jersey
  Medical Degree (5/95)


• Tufts University
  Medford, Massachusetts
  Bachelor of Science (6/91)

Hospital and Facility Privileges

• Rose Medical Center - Denver, CO


• St. Anthony Central Hospital - Denver, CO


• Lutheran Medical Center - Wheat Ridge, CO


• Denver West Surgery Center - Golden, CO


• Lakewood Surgery Center - Lakewood, CO

Medical Licensure

• Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners

Publications

• Stevens WG, Cohen R, Vath SD, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM. Is it safe to combine abdominoplasty with elective breast surgery? A review of 151 consecutive cases. Plas Recon Surg. 2006 Jul;118(1),207-12.


• Stevens WG, Cohen R, Schantz SA, Stoker DA, Vath SD, Hirsch EM, Heck R, Freeman ME. Laser-assisted breast reduction: A safe and effective alternative. A study of 367 patients. Aesthetic Surg J. 2006 Jul/Aug;26(4), 432-39.


• Stevens WG, Cohen R, Vath SD, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM. Does liposuction really add morbidity to abdominoplasty? Revisiting the controversy with a series of 406 cases. Aesthetic Surg J. 2005 Jul;25(4),353-58.


• Stevens WG, Vath SD, Stoker DA. "Extreme" cosmetic surgery: a retrospective study of morbidity in patients undergoing combined procedures. Aesthetic Surg J. 2004;24(4),314-17.


• Stevens WG, Fellows D, Vath SD, Stoker DA. An integrated approach to inverted nipple repair. Aesthetic Surgery J. 2004;24(3),211-15.


• Vath SD, Dupin CL, Allen RJ. Internal mammary vessels as a recipient site for free flap breast reconstruction. Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2002 Feb;16(1),109-17.


• Wagner KE, Martinez JM, Vath SD, Snider RH, Nylen ES, Becker KL, Muller B, White JC. Early immunoneutralization of calcitonin precursors attenuates the adverse physiologic response to sepsis in pigs. Crit Care Med. 2002;30(10),2313-21.


• Whang KT, Vath SD, Becker KL, Snider RH, Nylen ES, Muller B, Li Q, Tamarkin L, White JC. Procalcitonin and proinflammatory cytokine interactions in sepsis. Shock. 2000 Jul;14(1):73-8.


• Vath SD, O'Connell SM, Devereux DF. Effects of polyglycolic acid mesh on leukocyte inflammatory response within the peritoneal cavity. UMDNJ Summer Research Publication, 1992 Sept.

Presentations

• Cohen R, Stevens WG, Vath SD, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM. Is it safe to combine abdominoplasty with elective breast surgery? A review of 151 consecutive cases. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, Sept 25, 2005.


• Cohen R, Stevens WG, Vath SD, Stoker DA. Does liposuction really add morbidity to abdominoplasty? Revisiting the controversy with a series of 406 cases. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, May 1, 2005.


• Vath SD, Stevens WG, Stoker DA. Are combined cosmetic procedures extreme? American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Vancouver, BC, April 20, 2004.


• Vath SD, Dieffenbach KM. The no-vertical scar breast reduction. Louisiana Society of Plastic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 25, 2003.


• Vath SD, Dupin CL, Allen RJ. The internal mammary vessels as the primary recipient site for free flap breast reconstruction: A series of 912 consecutive cases. Louisiana Society of Plastic Surgeons, St. Francisville, Louisiana, April 5-6, 2002.


• Muller B, Vath SD, Becker KL, Whang KT, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Zulewski H, Moritz W, Habener JF, White JC. In sepsis calcitonin precursors emanate from multiple tissues throughout the body including macrophages. 39th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Francisco, California, September 26-29, 1999.


• Becker KL, Vath SD, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Whang KT, Muller B, White JC. Procalcitonin as a target for immunoneutralization in the septic hamster. British Endocrine Societies 18th Joint Meeting, April 12-15, 1999.


• White JC, Vath SD, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Whang KT, Muller B, Becker KL. Procalcitonin: A novel marker, mediator and therapeutic target for sepsis and systemic inflammation. 8th annual IBC Conference on Sepsis, Endotoxemia and Related Disorders, Baltimore, MD, January, 1999.


• Vath SD, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Whang KT, Muller B, Becker KL, White JC. Procalcitonin augments but does not initiate the inflammatory response. Toronto Critical Care Medical Symposium, Toronto, CA, October 29-November 2, 1998.


• Vath SD, Whang KT, Snider RH, Nylen ES, Becker KL, Muller B, White JC. Elevated tissue levels of precalcitonin peptides in sepsis. 38th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego, California, September 24-27, 1998.

Personal Hobbies

• Weight training and aerobic conditioning
• Marathons (Chicago '05, Denver '06, Pikes Peak '07)
• Singing, guitar, and musical composition
• Skiing, tennis, golf