Meet Dr. Lettieri

John T. Lettieri, MD, FACS

John Lettieri, MD is one of a very few plastic surgeons in the country who has a total of eight years of surgery training and who has been double board certified in surgery and plastic surgery. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He has extensive research experience in the field of breast implant technology and is currently one of the few plastic surgeons in the country who can provide his patients the new "cohesive gel" breast implant. Dr. Lettieri has been invited to give several presentations at national and regional meetings regarding his research. Dr. Lettieri is well known for his skill in surgery of the breast, and is one of five surgeons in the entire country that have been selected to work with the new Contour Profile Gel Breast Implant. Dr. Lettieri is now also one of the few plastic surgeons in this region able to use the new Inamed style 410 cohesive silcone gel breast implant for both revision of breast augmentation and breast reconstruction.

Dr. Lettieri was one of the first plastic surgeons in the country to extensively use lasers for cosmetic facial surgery. He has conducted many training seminars in that field, and he has an extensive laser skin rejuvenation practice.

John T. Lettieri, MD, FACS Credentials

EDUCATION: 
Kingston High School 1971-1974 Kingston, New York 
Oral Roberts University 1974-1978 B.S. Biology School of Arts and Sciences Tulsa, Oklahoma 
Oral Roberts University 1978-1982 M.D. School of Medicine Tulsa, Oklahoma

INTERNSHIP: State University of New York at Stoneybrook (Straight Surgery) July 1, 1982 to June 30, 1983

RESIDENCY:

• State University of New York at Stoneybrook (General Surgery) July 1, 1983 to Ju ne 30, 1986

• Chief Resident in General Surgery July 1986 to June 30, 1987 University of Virginia Medical Center Department of Plastic Surgery

• Fellow in Burn Surgery July 1, 1987 to December 31, 1987

• Fellow Microvascular-Hand Surgery January 1, 1988 to June 30, 1988

• Resident in Plastic surgery July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989

• Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

• Diplomate American Board of Plastic Surgery November 18, 1992

• Diplomate American Board of Surgery December 12, 1988

• Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners July 1, 1983

• Medical License – State of New York July 1, 1983

• Medical License – State of South Carolina April 1990

• Medical License – State of North Carolina February 1991

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• American Medical Association/Burroughs Wellcome Leadership Program for Resident Physicians – May 1989

• Southeastern Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery First Prize for Surgical Research - 1988

• Southeastern Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• Third Prize for Surgical Research – 1988

• The Dean’s Award Class of 1982 Oral Roberts University School of Medicine May 1, 1982

• Department of Surgery Award Oral Roberts University School of Medicine April 30, 1982

• Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities May 1, 1977

GRANTS:

Roche Laboratories: In Vitro Grant-In-Aid Program Ceftriaxone permeability across the Silicone Membrane. January 16, 1989

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons

• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

• American Medical Association

• Southern Medical Association

• Christian Medical Association

• American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association

• American Association for Hand Surgery

• Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery ( Spartanburg) 
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

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Presentations

Lettieri JT: The cost Effectiveness of Liver Function Analysis in the Detection of Hepatic Metastases. Presented at the Northeastern Oklahoma Academy of Sciences – March 1978

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Stuart JD; Kenney JG; Lettieri JT; Spotnitz W; Baker J: Application of single Donor Fibrin Glue to the Treatment of Burn Wounds. Presented at the American Burn Association – Seattle, Washington – March 1988

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Stuart JD; Kenney JG; Lettieri JT; Spotnitz W; Baker J: Application of Single Donor Fibrin Glue to Tangential Excision and Grafting of Hand Burns. Presented at the Southeastern Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Tarpon Springs, Florida – June 1988 – First Prize of Surgical Research

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Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Herold D; Morgan RF: Lidocaine Diffusion Through Silicone Tissue Expanders: An In vitro Analysis. Presented at Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Tarpon Springs, Florida – June 1988. Third Prize for Surgical Research

Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Herold D; Morgan RF: Lidocaine Diffusion Through Silicone Tissue Expanders: An In Vitro Analysis. Presented at the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Toronto, Canada – October 1988

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Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Herold D; Morgan RF: Silicone Tissue Expanders and Their Permeability to Lidocaine: An In Vitro Analysis with Clinical Correlation. Presented at the Fifth Nation Tissue Expansion Symposium – Los Angeles California – March 1989

Persing JA; Lettieri JT; Cronin AJ; Wolcott P; Singh V: Craniofacial Suture Stenosis: Morphologic Effects. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council – Atlanta, Georgia – April 1989

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Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Morgan RF; Edgerton MT: Antimicrobial Agents and Their Permeability Through the Silicone Membrane. Presented at the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – South Hampton, Bermuda – June 1989

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Lettieri JT; Berman DE: Herold D; Morgan RF; Edgerton MT: Silicone Membrane Permeability to Antimicrobial Agents: An In Vitro Analysis. Presented at the 83 rd Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association – Washington, DC. – November 5, 1989

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Persing JA; Lettieri JT; Singh V; Cronin AJ; Wolcott P: Craniofacial Suture Stenosis: Morphologic Effects. Presented at the Third International Interdisciplinary Research Conference on Fundamental of Bone Growth: Methodology and Applications – Los Angeles, California – January 1990

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Persing JA; Lettieri JT; Cronin AJ; Wolcott J; Singh V: Craniofacial suture Stenosis: Morphologic Effects. Presented at the American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association – St. Louis, Missouri – May 16, 1990

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Lettieri JT; Berman DE; Herold D; Morgan RF: Silicone Membrane Permeability to SoluMedrol: An In Vitro Analysis. Presented at the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Kiawah Island, South Carolina – June 1990

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Invited Panelist, “C02 Laser Resurfacing” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Dallas, Texas – November 9-13, 1996

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Invited Speaker – Annual Meeting of the International Society of Laser Medicine – Washington, DC – February 1997

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Invited Panelist, “Long-term Results of C02 Laser Resurfacing” – Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – San Francisco, California – September 20 – 24, 1997

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Invited Panelist, “State of the Art Laser Technology” – Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons – Boston, Massachusetts – October 7, 1998

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Invited Panelist, “Long Term Effects of Laser Resurfacing” – Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Dallas, Texas – May 15-19, 1999

Publications

Stuart JD; Kenney JG; Lettieri JT; Spotnitz W; Baker J: Application of Single Donor Fibrin Glue to Burns. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation – 9:619-622, 1988

Berman DE ; Lettieri JT; Herold D; Edlich RF; Morgan RF: Silicone Tissue Expanders and Their Permeability to Lidocaine: An In Vitro Analysis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – 84 (4): 1989

Persing JA; Lettieri JT; Cronin AJ; Wolcott P; Singh V: Craniofacial Suture Stenosis: Morphologic Effects. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – 88 (4): 1991

Berman DE; Lettieri JT; Herold D; Thorne J; Morgan RF: Lidocaine Diffusion in Five Tissue Expanders, An In Vitro Study. Annals of Plastic Surgery – 27: 312, 1992

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Berman DE; Lettieri JT; Herold D; Yuh FI; Morgan RF: Steroid and Benzyl Alcohol Diffusion Through Tissue Expanders and Double Lumen Breast Implants. Annals of Plastic Surgery – 27: 316, 1991

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Lettieri JT: Lips and Oral Cavity. In: Human Malformations and related Anomalies. Stevenson RE; Hall JG; Goodman RM, eds. – 14:367-381, 1993

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RobertsTL; Lettieri JT; Ellis L: C02 Laser Resurfacing: Recognizing and Minimizing Complications. Aesthetic Surgery Quarterly – 16:142-148, 1996

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Goldman MP, Roberts III TL; Skover GR: Lettieri JT; Fitzpatrick RE: Optimizing Wound Healing in the Face After Laser Abrasion. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 46: 399-407, 2001

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