Jacob Gerzenshtein, M.D., Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Medical Background

Education
1989-1993	State University of New York	Stonybrook, NY
	Bachelor's Degree
	Chemistry Psychology

1993-1997	Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood, IL
	Medical Doctor

2004 March	Board Certification in General Surgery	Chicago, IL

2006 November	Board Certification in Plastic Surgery	Tucson, AZ

Work Experience
1997-2002	Metropolitan Group Hospitals Residency in General Surgery	Chicago, IL

2002-2003	University of Mississippi Medical Center Craniofacial Fellowship	Jackson, MS

2003-2005	University of Mississippi Medical Center Residency in Plastic Surgery	Jackson, MS

2005-Present	Plastic Surgery Staff Physician Mercy Regional Healthcare Center	Janesville, WI

Academic Activities

Cronin DC 2nd, Schechter L, Lohman RF, Limsrichamrern S, Winans CG, Gerzenshtein J, Millis JM. Advances in pediatric liver transplantation: continuous monitoring of portal venous and hepatic artery flow with an implantable Doppler probe. Transplantation. 2002 Sep ;74(6):887-90.

Maker V, Gerzenshtein J, Lerner T. Annular pancreas in the adult: two case reports and review of more than a century of literature. Am Surg. 2003 May ;69(5):404-10.

Zhang F, Oswald T, Holt J, Gerzenshtein J, Lei MP, Lineaweaver WC. Regulation of Induceable Nitric Oxide Synthetase in Ischemic Preconditioning of Muscle Flap in A Rat Model. Ann Plast Surg. 2004 Jun ;52(6):609-13.

Oswald TM, Zhang F, Lei MP, Gerzenshtein J, Tschoi M, Lineaweaver WC. Muscle Flap Preservation with End-to-Side Neurrorhaphy: An Experimental Study. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2004 Aug ;20(6):483-8.

Zhang F, Hu EC, Gerzenshtein J, Lei MP, Lineaweaver WC. The expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the rat muscle flap with ischemia-reperfusion injury. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Mar;54(3):313-7.

Gerzenshtein J., et al. Avoiding free nipple grafting with the inferior pedicle technique. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Sep;55(3):245-9.

Gerzenshtein J., et al. Immediate Mandibular Reconstruction With Microsurgical Fibula Flap Transfer Following Wide Resection For Ameloblastoma. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2006 Jan ;17(1):178-82.

Presented: "The End of the Free Nipple Graft," ASPRS Annual Meeting, Breast Papers, October 27, 2003, San Diego, CA.

Presented: "The expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the rat muscle flap with ischemia-reperfusion injury," SESPRS Annual Meeting, Resident Competition Papers, June 10, 2005. Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Gerzenshtein J, Stover S, Lineaweaver WC. "Failed and Failing Microsurgical Flaps." James C. Grotting. Reoperative Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, November 2006.

Oswald TM, Stover SA, Gerzenstein J, Lei MP, Feng Z, Muskett A, Hu E, MD, Angel MF, Lineaweaver WC. Immediate and Delayed Use of Arteriovenous' Fistulae in Microsurgical Flap Procedures. Ann Plast Surg. 2007 Jan;58(1):61-3.