About Dr. Matthew Kaufman

"With each patient, the goal is to individualize the care they receive. The operation or treatment is tailored to meet their needs and expectations in a safe and natural way. The result is absolute patient satisfaction."

Dr. Matthew Kaufman is a board certified Plastic Surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Drexel College of Medicine.  Dr. Kaufman has been recognized by the Castle Connelly guide as a top doctor in the New York Metro area for 2009 and is listed as a top Plastic Surgeon by New Jersey Magazine and NJ.com. 

Dr. Kaufman's training was completed at the best training programs in both New York and Los Angeles. He received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton where he graduated with Honors and was named to the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Society. Upon completion, he attended medical school at the State University of New York at Syracuse graduating in the top 5% of his medical school class. While there, he received numerous honors including acceptance into the AOA medical honor society and an endowment scholarship for outstanding academic performance.

Dr. Matthew Kaufman embarked on his surgical training at one of the nation's top training programs for Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. While there, he trained with world renowned surgeons dedicated to complex Head and Neck Reconstruction. Upon completion, he continued his training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the prestigious UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He learned the most advanced and innovative techniques in both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, including the state of the art method of breast cancer reconstruction using the DIEP (perforator) flap, while working with many of the world's leaders in the field.

Dr. Matthew Kaufman has the rather rare distinction of achieving board certification in both Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. This gives him the added expertise necessary to deal with complex cosmetic and reconstructive problems of the head, face and neck. He has special interests in advanced reconstructive surgery for breast cancer, cranial nerve disorders, and head & neck cancer. Dr. Kaufman is one of only a handful of surgeons nationally skilled in the surgical treatment for migraine headaches, and he is a pioneer in the surgical treatment for disorders of the diaphragm and phrenic nerve paralysis.

Dr. Matthew Kaufman is highly skilled in all cosmetic surgery procedures of the face and body. These procedures include: facelift, blepharoplasty (eyelid rejuvenation), nose reshaping (rhinoplasty), ear reshaping (otoplasty), chin/lip surgery, skin resurfacing, fat grafting, liposuction, breast augmentation, breast lift/reduction and abdominoplasty. In addition, Dr. Kaufman has advanced expertise in both ethnic rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty- individuals who are unhappy with results of prior rhinoplasty.

Dr. Matthew Kaufman has published numerous articles and book chapters in the plastic surgery literature, and lectures frequently at both national and international surgical meetings. He is a lead author of "Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery for Darker Skin Types", the first textbook dedicated to Cosmetic Surgery for darker racial ethnic groups. Read Dr. Kaufman's chapters on Ethnic Rhinoplasty and Reduction and Augmentation of the Breasts, at the following link:

Ethnic Rhinoplasty and Reduction and Augmentation of the Breasts

Dr. Kaufman has been featured in Cosmetic Surgery Times for his tissue engineering research and has been a medical consultant for "Untold Stories of the ER", a syndicated series on The Learning Channel (TLC). Other media appearances inlcude: SIRIUS Doctor Radio, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Discovery Health, Channel 2 CBS News, Radio Pacifica and Channel 7 Eyewitness News.

Dr. Matthew Kaufman is the medical initiatives director for FM World Charities (http://www.fmworldcharities.org), a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting public health and improving the quality of life in underserved communities throughout the world. Having roots in an established media company with charity at its core, FM World enlists celebrities and media personalities to accomplish its goals and projects.