Employment
April 2005 - Present
The Center for Breast and Body Contouring, PA, 5575 Warren Parkway, Suite 304, - Frisco, Texas 75034
August 2001 - April 2005
Kenneth E. Salyer & Associates / Genecov Plastic Surgery / International Craniofacial Institute and Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center / The Genecov Salyer Group - Dallas, TX 75230
Certification
2004 - Board certification, American Board of Plastic Surgery
1995 - 2002 - Board certification, American Board of Pediatric Medicine
1993 - Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
Residency Training
1995 - June 2001 - The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, PA, Resident in Integrated Plastic Surgery PGY6
1992 - 1995 - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,Philadelphia ,PA, Resident in Pediatrics
Education
1988-1992 - State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y.; M.D., Magna Cum Laude, May 1992
1984-1988 - Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y.; Presidential Scholar; B.S. in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, May 1988
Affiliations
2007 - present - Candidate Member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
2005 - present - Young Physician Member of the Board of the Texas Medical Association Foundation
2005 - 2007 - Editor, “Young Plastic Surgeons Perspective” of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery News
2002 - present - American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS); 2003 - 2007 ASMS alternate delegate to the Young Physicians Section of the American Medical Association
2001 – 2003 - Susan G. Komen Foundation; Board member 2002 - 2003
1995 - present - American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1992 - present - American Academy of Pediatrics
1988 - present - American Medical Association; Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Epsilon Chapter; Sigma Xi Society for Scientific Research, Chi Epsilon Chapter
Honors and Awards
Residency
2000 - Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society Resident and Fellow Competition: First Prize – Treadmill injuries to the upper extremity in pediatric patients.
Medical School
1992 - Dr. Gordon S. Ehrlich Award for Pediatric Research
1991 - Cornell University College of Medicine Research Grant
Women's Physicians Association Grant for Presentation of Research
Second Place Poster Presentation Award at the 1991 Eastern Student Research Forum, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
1990 - Third Place Poster Presentation Award at the 1990 SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine Student Research Forum, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
Dean's Letter of Commendation for Research
Cornell University College of Medicine Summer Research Grant
Betty Ford Rehabilitation Center at Eisenhower Medical Center Professionals in Residence Scholarship
1989 - Health Research Training Program Fellowship, New York City Department of Health
Undergraduate
1988 - Dean's Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Biology
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Chi Epsilon Chapter
Sigma Xi Society for Scientific Research, Chi Epsilon Chapter
Beta Beta Beta Biology Society, Chi Epsilon Chapter
Alpha Theta History Society, Chi Epsilon Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Chi Honor Society of Manhattan College
Women's Tennis Award for Academic Excellence
1987 - Pen and Sword Society for student contribution to Manhattan College
1984 - 1988 - First Honor's Dean's List, Manhattan College
1984 - Manhattan College Presidential Scholarship
Research Experience
1991 Investigation of "Combined therapy with enalapril and lovastatin to potentiate amelioration of experimental focal segmental glomerulosclerosis," under Melinda McVicar, M.D., Depart. of Pediatric Nephrology,
North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University College of Medicine.
1990 Investigation of "Spontaneous growth hormone secretion and body composition in children with constitutional and familial short stature," under Fima Lifshitz, M.D. and Jose' Abdenur, M.D., Dept. of Pediatric Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University College of Medicine.
1989 Investigation of "Neuropsychological consequences of an apparent life threatening event," under Anne C. Cornwell, Ph.D., Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Growth and Development, Flushing Hospital and Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
1988 Investigation of "The effects of cell cycle regulators on protein profiles in cultured root meristems of Pisum sativum," under William Tramontano, Ph.D., Laboratory of Plant Morphogenesis, Manhattan College.
Presentations
2004 - Use of the Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device in Ischiopagus Twin Separation
Use of the Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device in Craniopagus Twin Separation
2nd World Union of Wound Healing Societies’ Meeting, Paris France
Insights to Vascular Anomalies for the Pediatrician
Medical City Dallas Hospital Specialty Pediatrics for the Primary Care Physician, Dallas Texas
Treadmill Injuries to the Upper Extremity in Pediatric Patients
2000 - Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society, “Sports Medicine 2000”, Orlando Florida
American Association for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, Washington
Combined Therapy with Enalapril and Lovastatin to Potentiate Amelioration of Experimental Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.
1991 - SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine Student Research Forum, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
Spontaneous Growth Hormone Secretion and Body Composition in Children with Constitutional and Familial Short Stature.
1991 - National Student Research Forum, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX.
1991 - Eastern Student Research Forum, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
1990 - SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine Student Research Forum, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
Neuropsychological Consequences of an Apparent Life Threatening Event.
1990 - Eastern Student Research Forum, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
1989 - SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine Student Research Forum, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
The Effects of Cell Cycle Regulators on Protein Profiles in Cultured Root Meristems of Pisum sativum.
1988 - Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Beta Beta Beta Science Conference, St. Lawrence University, St. Lawrence, N.Y.
Publications
2002 Plastic Surgery Section of The APAEducational Guidelines for Pediatric Residency.
Diane Kittredge, ConstanceBaldwin, Miriam Bar-on, Patricia Beach, and Franklin Trimm (Eds.).Available at Ambulatory Pediatric Association website, www.ambpeds.org/guidelines
2001 Carman, C.A. & Chang, B.
Treadmill injuries to the upper extremity in pediatric patients.Annals of Plastic Surgery 46(7):15-19.
1998 Low, D.W., Carman-Dillon, C.A., Gaynor, J.W., Acker, M.A.
Management of sternal and abdominal wounds in a pediatric heart transplant patient.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 102 (6), 2100-2107.
1994 Abdenur, J. E., Solans, C. V., Smith, M., Carman, C., Pugliese, M., Lifshitz, F.
Body composition and spontaneous growth hormone secretion in normal short stature children.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,78 (2), 277-282.
1993 McVicar,M., Carman, C., Chandra, M., Abbi, R.J., Teichberg, S., Kahn, E.
Hypertension secondary to renin-secreting juxtaglomerular cell tumor: case report and review of 38 cases. Pediatric Nephrology,7, 404-412.
1990 Tramontano, W., Phillips, D., Carman, C., Massaro, A. M.
Nuclear incorporation of [adenine 14C]NAD is altered by compounds which affect poly(ADP-ribose) formation.Phytochemistry,29(1), 31-33.
1989 Tramontano, W., Carman, C., Sarrantonio, M. J., Massaro, A. M.
The effects of Cell cycle regulators on protein profiles in cultured rot meristems of Pisum sativum.Environmental and Experimental Botany, 29 (3), 317-322.