Dr. Farruggio
Licensure and Certifications
- State of New York – #180711, 11/13/89
- State of Connecticut – #036421, 10/03/97
- State of New Jersey – #MA62267, 07/95
- Board Certified General Surgery – Certificate #40574, 10/30/95
- Board Certified Plastic Surgery – Certificate #05174, 11/08/97
- Fellow American College of Surgeons – 10/26/2000
Undergraduate Education
| 1979 | Monsignor Farrell High School Staten Island, NY (Diploma) |
| 1979-1983 | Villanova University, Villanova, PA Degree: Bachelor of Science, Biology |
Honors/Activities
Cum Laude – Cumulative GPA 3.71
| 1979-1983 | Dean's List |
| 1979-1983 | Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society |
| 1979-1983 | Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society |
| 1979-1983 | Intramural Sports |
| 1981-1983 | Student Resident Assistant |
Medical Education
| 1984-1988 | New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY Degree: Doctor of Medicine |
Academic Activities/Awards
| 1984 | Best Gross Anatomy Laboratory Dissection Award |
| 1984-1986 | Teaching Assistant in Biochemistry |
Postgraduate Education
July 1988-June 1993
General Surgery Residency
Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
July 1993-June 1995
Fellow, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Oklahoma
The University Hospital
Children's Hospital of Oklahoma
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK
Professional Activities
July 1995-present
Plastic Surgery Private Practice
Solo Practice
Mar. 2000-present
Attending Physician Plastic Surgery
White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY
Jan. 1997-present
Attending Physician Plastic Surgery
Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, NY
Sept. 1997-Aug. 1999
Attending Physician Plastic Surgery
Soundshore Medical Center, New Rochelle, NY
Aug. 1995-Dec. 1996
Attending Physician Plastic Surgery
CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ
Aug. 1995-Dec. 1996
Attending Physician Plastic Surgery
Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, NJ
Aug. 1995-Dec. 1996
Attending Physician Plastic Surgery
Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, NJ
Oct. 1995-Dec. 1996
Attending Physician Plastic Surgery
Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, NJ
Oct. 1995-Dec. 1996
Attending Physician Plastic Surgery
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
Organizations and Societies
- American Medical Association
- American College of Surgeons
- New York Medical College Surgical Society
- American Society of Plastic Surgery
Honors
- Governor's Commendation, August 1994
Community Service
- Institute for Basic Research, Department of Neurochemistry, Staten Island, NY
Research Assistant, June 1983-August 1984 - Knights of Columbus, fundraising for mentally retarded children, Summer 1983
- Richmond Memorial Hospital, volunteer in the emergency room, Summer 1982
- Coney Island Hospital, volunteer in the operating room, Summer 1981
Presentations
"Diagnostic Modalities and Management in Blunt Abdominal Trauma": Presented at Surgical Grand Rounds, St. Vincent Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, January 1992.
"Mesenteric Vascular Disease": Presented at Surgical Grand Rounds, St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, March 1992.
"Budd-Chiari Syndrome": Presented at Surgical Grand Rounds, Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, April 1993.
Research
Phosphorylation of Inositides and Myelin Basic Protein in Oligodendroglia. Deshmukh, D.S., Farruggio, S. and Brokerhoff, H. Presented at the meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry, Baltimore, MD, March 5, 1985.
The Relationship Between Results of Surgery for Nerve Entrapment Syndromes and Preoperative Electrical Studies. Farruggio, S., Padgett, J., Buchanan, R.T., Levine, N.S. (In preparation).
Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Hand Surgery Population. Farruggio, S., Buchanan, R.T., Levine, N.S. (In preparation).
