Employment
April 2005 - PresentThe Center for Breast and Body Contouring, PA
Suite 304, 5575 Warren Parkway
Frisco, Texas 75034
August, 2001-Kenneth E. Salyer & Associates / Genecov Plastic Surgery
April 2005International Craniofacial Institute and Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center
The Genecov - Salyer Group
Residency Training
1995-June, 2001The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, PA
Resident in Integrated Plastic Surgery PGY6
1992-1995The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,Philadelphia ,PA
Resident in Pediatrics
Education
1988-1992State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y.
M.D., Magna Cum Laude, May 1992
1984-1988Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y.
Presidential Scholar
B.S. in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, May 1988
Honors and Awards
Residency
2000Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society Resident and Fellow Competition: First Prize – Treadmill injuries to the upper extremity in pediatric patients.
Medical School
1992Dr. Gordon S. Ehrlich Award for Pediatric Research
1991Cornell 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.
1990Third 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
1989Health Research Training Program Fellowship, New York City Department of Health
Undergraduate
1988Dean'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
1987Pen and Sword Society for student contribution to Manhattan College
1984-1988First Honor's Dean's List, Manhattan College
1984Manhattan College Presidential Scholarship
Certification
2004Board certification, American Board of Plastic Surgery
1995 - 2002Board certification, American Board of Pediatric Medicine
1993Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
Research Experience
1991Investigation 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.
1990Investigation 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.
1989Investigation 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.
1988Investigation 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
2004Use 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
2000Pennsylvania 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.
1991SUNY 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.
1991National Student Research Forum, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX.
1991Eastern Student Research Forum, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
1990SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine Student Research Forum, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
Neuropsychological Consequences of an Apparent Life Threatening Event.
1990Eastern Student Research Forum, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
1989SUNY 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.
1988Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Beta Beta Beta Science Conference, St. Lawrence University, St. Lawrence, N.Y.
Publications
2002Plastic 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
2001Carman, C.A. & Chang, B.
Treadmill injuries to the upper extremity in pediatric patients.Annals of Plastic Surgery 46(7):15-19.
1998Low, 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.
1994Abdenur, 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.
1993McVicar,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.
1990Tramontano, 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.
1989Tramontano, 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.
Affiliations
2005 Member of the Board of the Texas Medical Association Foundation
Editor, “Young Plastic Surgeons Perspective” of Plastic Surgery News
2002-presentAmerican Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS)
2004ASMS alternate delegate to the Young Physicians Section of the American Medical Association
2003ASMS alternate delegate to the Young Physicians Section of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2001 – presentSusan G. Komen Foundation
Board member 2002 - 2003
1995-presentAmerican Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1992-present American Academy of Pediatrics
1988-presentAmerican Medical Association
Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Epsilon Chapter
Sigma Xi Society for Scientific Research, Chi Epsilon Chapter