Table 1.

Jewish Plastic Surgeons in Academic and Institutional Leadership in the USA.

Name Institution Leadership Role
Mimis Cohen University of Illinois Health Director, Craniofacial Center
Chief, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Cosmetic Surgery

Evan Garfein Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York City) Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

William Hoffman University of California, San Francisco Former Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Jeff Marcus Duke University (North Carolina) Chief, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Bruce Mast University of Florida Division Chief

Babak Mehrara Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City) Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service
Justin Sachs Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis, Missouri) Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Sumner Slavin Beth Israel–Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts) Co-Director, Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship Program
Former Chief, Plastic Surgery
Samuel Stal Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) Former Chief, Plastic Surgery

Peter Taub Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City) System Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Seth R. Thaller University of Miami (Florida) Former Chief, Division of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery

This table is representative of Jewish plastic surgeons who have held leadership positions in academic institutions and professional organizations. It was compiled by the authors based on publicly available institutional and professional society information. All positions are current unless indicated otherwise.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2026; 17(2): e0017. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2026 April 26. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10577