First Prize in Basic Research Plastic Surgery Chief Resident's Conference Educational Foundation of the American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons	1974
	Honorable Mention, Resident Papers Connecticut Chapter American College of Surgeons	1975
	First Prize, Resident Papers New York Regional Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery	1976
	First Prize in Head and Neck Surgery Plastic Surgery Chief Resident's Conference Educational Foundation of the American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons	1976
	Honorable Mention, Resident Papers American Association for Hand Surgery	1976
	First Prize, Basic Science Research Educational Foundation American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons	1979
	Third Prize, Clinical Research Educational Foundation American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons	1979
	Distinguished Service Award, Society of Head and Neck Surgeons	1989
	Kabakjian Award Outstanding Contribution in a Field of Science	1991
	Presidential Award American Society for Head and Neck Surgery	1993
	Presidential Award Republic of Armenia, CIS	1994
	National Visiting Professor Society of Head and Neck Surgeons	1995-1996
	First Prize, Essay Educational Foundation American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons	1996
	First Prize, Essay Educational Foundation American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons	1998
	Presidential Citation American Head and Neck Society	2002

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

	American Board of Surgery
	American Board of Plastic Surgery

TEACHING AWARDS:

Distinguished Teacher Award Yale Plastic Surgery

1983 1988 1993 2000 2005

JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS:

	PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Associate Editor	1983-1989
	ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Editorial Board	1993-2001
	HEAD & NECK SURGERY Reviewer	1987-1993
	ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY Reviewer	1990-Pres.
	CANCER Reviewer	1996-2002
	JOURNAL OF RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY Reviewer	1997-2002
	JOURNAL OF UROLOGY Reviewer	1997-2000

MILITARY SERVICE:

Active Duty with the U.S. Navy - Vietnam Lieutenant Commander, MC, USNR

1968-1970

LICENSURE:

	Connecticut - 013681	1969
	California - G 14357	1968
	New York - 099769	1967

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

	Research on Organ Preservation and Transplantation University of California, San Diego	1969-1970
	Prosector in Anatomy University of California, San Diego	1969-1970

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS:

	Skeletal Muscle Heart Reconstruction
	Malignant Melanoma
	Head and Neck Cancer
	Skeletal Muscle Heart Reconstruction
	Myocutaneous Flaps
	Radiation Injury
	Wound Healing
	Bone Graft Physiology