Mark Filstein, M.D., - New York City

20 Years of Experience and a Helping Hand

Dr. Mark Filstein enjoys his work with Operation Smile, a charitable organization helping children with cleft lip and palate deformities around the world. With 20 years of private practice in New York, Operation Smile gives Dr. Filstein the opportunity to offer his services to the neediest of all. "I find my international work very rewarding," says Dr. Filstein.

Dr. Mark Filstein graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.A. in physiology. He then attended the prestigious University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco campus. After graduating at the top of his class, Dr. Filstein moved to the East Coast to begin his surgical training. Dr. Filstein trained in General Surgery at the Montefiore - Einstein Combined Program in the Bronx. He trained in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Albany Medical Center located in Albany, New York. In addition to the core training in Plastic Surgery, Dr. Filstein completed two additional fellowships: Reconstructive Microsurgical Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts and in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at EVGSM in Norfolk, Virginia.

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

Dr. Filstein is licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of New York, is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and is published in peer-reviewed publications on plastic surgery issues and has presented at the national meetings.

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