Philip Jacobson, M.D., Director of Anesthesiology

In practice since 1994, Dr. Jacobson is a pleasant, compassionate and very skilled anesthesiologist. Voted AMERICA'S TOP ANESTHESIOLOGISTS 2006® and 2007® by the Consumers Research Council of America. The Sun-Sentinel featured him in October 2001. Dr. Jacobson is currently pursuing instructorship. Born in Southern California, this 47 year old doctor is married and has two beautiful children. Dr. Jacobson graduated from medical school in Guadalajara, Mexico. His medical school clinical training was completed in New York at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine-Flushing Hospital & Medical Center. Thereafter he completed one year of internal medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine-Elmhurst City Hospital, New York.

After completing another year of internal medicine at Flushing Hospital & Medical Center, he found his love in anesthesiology and was accepted at The Brookdale Hospital & Medical Center an affiliate of New York University School of Medicine. There he completed his anesthesiology residency and a fellowship in Pain Management. Dr. Jacobson is board certified with the AAPM.

In the following year, 1996, he moved to South Florida and worked his way to vice chairman in the department of anesthesiology at Plantation General Hospital, Plantation, Florida where he sat on multiple committees. In private practice since 1994 and as President of South Florida Anesthesiologists, Inc. since 2004, Dr. Jacobson is an instructor in basic & advanced cardiac life support. Well known in the community and well respected by his peers, Dr. Jacobson's services are requested by doctors, nurses, chief of anesthesiology, political officials, and their families alike. We are excited to have Dr. Jacobson as our director of anesthesiology and acute pain management at New Image Cosmetic Surgery Center.

Fabio Castro, M.D. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

We are happy to welcome Fabio Castro, M.D. as part of our team at New Image Cosmetic Surgery Center. Dr. Castro's reputation is based on his 25 years of Plastic & Reconstructive surgery. Having received his M.D. degree in Bogota, Columbia in 1975, Dr. Castro completed a general surgery residency in 1979. He then transferred to Guadalajara, Mexico where he completed a plastic & reconstructive surgery residency at The Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Institute of Guadalajara, an affiliate of Guadalajara University Graduate School in 1982. Dr. Castro was also trained in Microsurgery at The Mexican Social Security Institute at the Occident Medical Center, Guadalajara, Mexico. Dr. Castro also completed a fellowship in Plastic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego. He was a nine year clinical instructor at the plastic surgery department of USC, San Diego and he has presented/published many papers. Dr. Castro's expertise has been requested by fellow plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered nurses, and multiple experienced cosmetic surgery specialists to enhance their personal appearance. We are confident that you will love your results too.

John Michael Thomassen, MD

Dr. Thomassen is a Board Certified Plastic & Reconstruction surgeon. Dr. Thomassen was born in Santiago, Chile and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He completed his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech before returning home to obtain his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico. His interest in surgery, artistic inclination, and analytical skills lead him to pursue training in plastic surgery at Georgetown University Hospital. He has joined the South Florida medical community as a plastic surgeon interested in reconstructive and cosmetic procedures.

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
    Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
    Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency Program 7/2000-      7/2006

    University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
    Doctorate in Medicine 8/1995-7/2000
    Magna Cum Laude

    National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
    Research Fellowship 1996-1997
    Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders
   

   Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 9/1987-             3/1992
    Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Davison SP, Thomassen JM. Ear Reconstruction and Salvage. Emedicine.com. 5/5/2002
Al-Attar A, Mess, S, Thomassen JM, Kauffman CL, Davison SP. Keloid Pathogenesis and Treatment. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 117(1):286-300, January 2006.
Spear SL, Thomassen JM. Breast Reconstruction with Implants. In E Singletary, G Robb, G Hartobagyi (Eds.), Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease. 1st Ed. London: Hamilton Press, 2004
Spear SL, Thomassen JM. Secondary Breast Reconstruction. In: Spear SL (Ed.), Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art, 2nd Ed. [In Press]

PROFESSIONAL LICENCES
    Commonwealth of Virginia, Board of Medicine
    Medicine and Surgery 2/27/2002
    0101231653
    District of Columbia, Board of Medicine
    Medicine and Surgery 1/1/2005
    MD33673
    State of Florida, Board of Medicine
    Medicine and Surgery 2/16/2006
    ME 95272

PRESENTATIONS
Senior Residents Conference March 2006: Incidence of Cleft Palate Fistula with Veau-Wardill-Kilner Repair, an institutional experience

HONORS, CERTIFICATES AND TRAINING
Honorary Mention for Academic Achievement, Medical School Class of 2000, University of Puerto Rico, 6/15/2000

Certificate of Training in Basic Microsurgical Techniques. Union Memorial Hospital. Baltimore, Maryland. 2/2004

ATLS Certificate 6/2002, ACLS Certificate 4/20005

MEMBERSHIPS AND MEETINGS
Candidate Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American College of Surgeons
Member, Broward County Medical Association

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

Broward General Medical Center

Florida Medical Center

Holy Cross Hospital

Imperial Point Medical Center

Memorial Regional Hospital

North Broward Medical Center

North Ridge Hospital

Weston Surgery Center

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth Date: July 12
Origin: Santiago, Chile
Languages: Fluent in Spanish

 

 

   
 
   

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