Awards & Accolades

New Jersey’s Top Docs – 2012
New Jersey’s Favorite Kid Doc - 2012
Walter Redish Award – Outstanding Research Physiologist
Awarded to the person who most embodies a true academic clinician and
Physician scientist (awarded three times in 20 years)
The Medical Society of the State of New York – The 2000 Community Service Award
In recognition of outstanding contributions and selfless service to the community
Award of Distinction – Citations for Service
For outstanding service rendered to the medical college in the furtherance of its community mission
Award of Distinction – Citations for Service: Rotoplast Team
In recognition of services rendered to the children of Pereira, Columbia 2006

Education

Undergraduate:
- Fairfield University, Fairfield Connecticut
Medical School:
- New York Medical College, Valhalla New York
Residency:
- St. Luke’s Roosevelt, New York New York : General Surgery Residency
- St. Luke’s Roosevelt, New York New York : General Surgery Chief Resident
Fellowship:
- UC Davis Medical Center : Plastic Surgery
- Miami Children’s Hospital : Craniofacial, Facial Plastic Surgery
Masters:
- New York Medical College, Valhalla New York

Insurance Accepted

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Frank Ciminello

Frank Ciminello, MD, FACS

Dr. Ciminello currently serves as the Section Chief of Craniofacial & Pediatric Plastic Surgery at the Hackensack University Medical Center, having previously served as the Director of Craniofacial Surgery at the Rutgers Medical Center in 2008.He is also the Co-Director of Craniofacial Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. His work and research has been published extensively in the specialized field of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and he has lectured nationally and internationally as an expert on numerous Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery subjects. He has been recognized by his peers by being selected as a Castle Connelly Top Plastic Surgeon an America’s Best Plastic Surgeon, a NJ Top Doc, and a Favorite Kids Doc. In addition, he was recently appointed as Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

Dr. Ciminello is a fully trained General Surgeon, completing his surgical residency at the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. After his surgical residency, Dr. Ciminello went on to complete his Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the University of California Davis. Following that, he went on to sub-specialize in Craniofacial, Facial Plastics & Pediatric Plastic Surgery at the Tony Wolfe Fellowship in Miami.

Dr. Ciminello has been a Board Certified Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon since 2008 with a sub-specialty in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery. His current areas of interest are the treatment of craniosynostosis, cleft lip & palate, ear reconstruction (microtia), head and neck reconstruction, and facial aesthetics.

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Office Locations

113 W. Essex Street
Suite 204
Maywood, New Jersey 07607

Phone: 855-980-6981

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Journals &
Articles

PublicationsAbstracts:Role of Prostaglandin in Activation of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Isolated Skeletal Muscle ArteriolesCiminello, F.S., Schroeder, C.A., Chen, Y.L., Thompson, C.I., Belloni, F.L., and Messina, E.J. FASEB Journal, 10:A53, 1995 Endothelium-Derived PGI2 Contributes to the Hypoxia-Induced Dilation of Arterioles by Activation of K(ATP) ChannelsSchroeder, C.A., Ciminello, F.S., Chen, Y.L., Thompson, C.I., Belloni, F.L., and Messina, E.J. FASEB Journal, 10:A52, 1995 Mechanism of Areriolar Dilation of Prostaglandin I2 and Prostaglandin E2 Pino, P.A., Ciminello, F.S., Schroeder, C.A., Chen, Y.L., and Messina, E.J.FASEB Journal, 11:A44, 1995 Inhibition of Hypoxia-Induced Dilation in Skeletal Muscle Arterioles from STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats, Ciminello, F.S., Carbonaro, S., Pino, P.A., and Messina, E.J., FASEB Journal 11:A45, 1996 The Role of Prostaglandins, ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels, and Adenylate Cyclase In the Mediation of Hypoxia-Induced Dilation, Frank Ciminello, Clause Schroeder, Edward Messina SRC, NYMC, 1996 Role of Nitric Oxide and Adenylate Cyclase in Isolated Skeletal Muscle Arterioles, Ciminello, Schroeder, Thompson, Belloni, Messina SRC, NYMC, 1996 Peroneus Brevis Flap: Muscle Coverage Option for Open Distal Tibial, Fibular and Calcaneal Wounds, Frank Ciminello MD, Eiler J. Sommerhaug MD, Brad Nannigian MD, Ali Salim MD, and Vikram Reddy MD, CSPS, 2007 Total Knee Joint Destruction After Deep Contact Muffler Burn: Reconstruction with and Internal Fixator and Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap, H.Vu MD, F. Ciminello MD, V. Owens FNP, M. O’Mara MD, T. Palmieri MD, and D. Greenhalgh MD. ABS, 2007 Combined Peroneus Brevis and NAF Flap for Reconstruction of Medial and Lateral Calcaneal Open Fractures, Eiler J. Sommerhaug MD, Brad Nannigian MD, Frank Ciminello MD, Ali Salim MD, and Vikram Reddy MD, CSPS, 2007 NAF Flap: Fasciocutaneous Coverage Option for Distal Tibial, Fibular, and Calcaneal Wounds in the Pediatric Population, Ali Salim MD, Eiler J. Sommerhaug MD, Frank Ciminello MD, Brad Nannigian MD, Vikram Reddy MD, CSPS, 2007 Craniofacial Distracter Stabilizer and Applicator, Frank S. Ciminello MD and Granger B. Wong MD, DMD, FACS, ACPA, 2008 Tongue Suture Use in Cleft Palate Repair, Frank S. Ciminello MD, David W. Dorfman DDS, MD and Granger B. Wong MD, DMD, FACS, CSPS, 2008 Manuscripts and ChaptersMed-Shop Manual: Partnership for the HomelessAndrew Schroeder, MD and Frank S. Ciminello, MDPublished by the Urban Health Initiative, New York 1995 The Role of Prostaglandin, ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels, and Adenylate Cyclase in the Mediation of Hypoxia-Induced DilationCiminello, F.S.Masters Thesis, Department of PhyisiologyNew York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 2000 Congenital SynostosesSilvio Podda MD, Frank S. Ciminello MD, and S. Anthony Wolfe MD, FACSeMedicine, 2008 Pierre Robin Sequence: History and PathophysiologyFrank S. Ciminello MD, George Dreser MD, Nicole A. Anderson MD, and S. Anthony Wolfe MD, FACSStryker Hyperguide, 2008 Pierre Robin Sequence: Medical and Surgical ManagementFrank S. Ciminello MD, Nicole A. Anderson MD, George Dreser MD, Silvio Podda MD, and S. Anthony Wolfe MD, FACSStryker Hyperguide, 2008 Switch Cranioplasty and BMP-2 in a Hemicranial Reconstruction in an Infant.S. Podda, F. Ciminello, and S.A. WolfeCraniofacial Surgery (12); pp 77-82, 2008 Distraction Osteogenesis of the Cleft Maxilla.Granger B. Wong MD, DMD, FACS, Frank S. Ciminello MD, and Bonnie L. Padwa DMD, MDFacial Plastic Surgery, Vol 24(4); pp 467-471, 2008 Pain control following breast augmentation: a qualitative systematic review.Stanley SS, Hoppe IC, Ciminello FS.Aesthet Surg J. 2012 Nov;32(8):964-72. Distraction osteogenesis of the cleft maxilla.Wong GB, Ciminello FS, Padwa BL.Facial Plast Surg. 2008 Nov;24(4):467-71. Brow Lift, CoronoplastyTravato, MJ and Ciminello FSEmedicine, 2009 Salvage of Exposed Breast Implant Using Capsular FlapsFrancisco Gargano, Frank S Ciminello, Silvio Podda, G. De SantisEplasty, Sept (17) e41, 2009 The Effects of Anchoring Sutures on Medicinal Leech Mortality.Davila VJ, Hoppe IC, Landi R, and Ciminello FSEplasty, Jul (21) e29, 2009 The ArrhiniasPaul Tessier, Frank S Ciminello, S Anthony WolfeScand J Plast Reconstr Surg. 43(4) pgs 177-96, 2009 Cleft Lip and Palate: ReviewCiminello FS, Morin RJ, Nguyen TJ, and Wolfe SACompr Ther. 35(1) pgs 37-43, 2009 Craniofacial Distractor ApplicatorDorfman DW, Ciminello FS, and Wong GBJ Craniofacial Surg. 20(2) pgs 475-477, 2009 Saccro-Coccygeal Teratoma of the Neonate: Case PresentationePlasty, 2009Ciminello FS and Hopper I, 2011 Nasal Dorsal Augmentation with Freeze-Dried AllograftClark RP, Wong G, Johnson LM, Hagge RJ, Ciminello F, Lee J, Stone KI, Clark IAPlast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Oct; 124(4):1312-25. Analysis of Comprehensibility of Patient Information Regarding Complex Craniofacial ConditionsPatel PP, Hoppe IC, Ahuja NK, Ciminello FS.J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Jul;22(4):1179-82 Platysma Based Myocutaneous Clavicular Island Flap for Intraoral ReconstructionTessier P, Matthews DC, Kamerer D Jr, Ciminello FS, Gargano F, Wolfe SA.Ann Plast Surg. 2011 Dec;67(6):S55-69 Ciminello FS, Trovato MJ. Coronoplasty Brow Lift. eMedicine from WebMD. Updated April 09, 2012. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1276522-overview Ciminello FS, Trovato MJ. Mid Forehead Brow Lift. eMedicine from WebMD. Updated April 05, 2012. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1276873-overview