Dr. Ron Israeli is a plastic surgeon practicing in Great Neck, New York since 1997. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and specializes in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Dr. Israeli provides a comprehensive array of options in breast reconstruction tailored to the needs of his patients. He is an expert in DIEP and SIEA microvascular free flap, latissimus flap and implant-based approaches to breast reconstruction.
Dr. Israeli is currently one of a small handful of practitioners nationwide that serve as clinical investigator for the LifeCell Corporation, pioneering the use of AlloDerm® in expander implant breast reconstruction. Working with LifeCell, he is currently a Principal Investigator in two prospective multi-institutional trials evaluating biomaterials in breast reconstruction. Through live surgical demonstration, as well as laboratory demonstration, Dr. Israeli has taught breast reconstruction techniques using AlloDerm® to other plastic surgeons. For select patients, Dr. Israeli now offers direct-to-implant and AlloDerm® reconstruction without the need for staged tissue expansion. Dr. Israeli also took part as a Principal Investigator in the national Adjunct Study that resulted in FDA approval of the newest generation of silicone gel implants.
Dr. Israeli is regarded as a leading advocate for breast cancer patients. He is the only plastic surgeon currently on the advisory board of the Adelphi University New York State Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program, a group dedicated to addressing the psychosocial issues associated with breast cancer. For his leadership in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, Dr. Israeli was honored by the American Cancer Society with their 2007 Physician of Distinction Award.
Dr. Israeli completed his plastic surgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, and his surgery residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, where he also completed a research fellowship in microsurgery. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Boston University’s six-year combined liberal arts-medical education program.
Dr. Israeli has published numerous articles on a variety of plastic surgery topics, and has presented at regional, national, and international plastic surgery conferences. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Israeli practices in the leading hospitals in his region, and actively teaches his techniques to plastic surgery residents in two training programs at North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset and Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
Dr. Israeli applies his skills and talent as an artist in his work as a plastic surgeon. He has studied classical European sculpture techniques at the studios of the Nassau County Museum of Art. His continued interest in his art allows Dr. Israeli to maintain his aesthetic eye when he performs plastic surgery. Whenever he can, Dr. Israeli enjoys traveling with his family. He lives on Long Island with his wife, a pediatrician, their three children and two golden retrievers.
