UIC Department of Surgery

Dr. Mimis Cohen, is the Chief of the Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. At "Plastic Surgery 2009", held in Seattle, he was named, President of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS). Dr. Cohen also oversees the activities of the Craniofacial Center at UIC. He is also affiliated with Sinai Medical Center.

Seattle's "Plastic Surgery 2009"; the joint annual scientific meeting of ASMS and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the world's biggest plastic surgery association and maintains expertise in the area of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.

"It is my hope that as President I will be able to expand our society's educational programs, increase the number of members and establish an endowment to support future activities," said Dr Cohen, who will serve a one-year term as ASMS President.

Dr. Cohen completed his medical degree at the University of Athens, Greece. He completed his Master Thesis and a general surgery residency there, as well. Dr. Cohen completed a second general surgery residency and a plastic surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Cohen has been in practice for twenty-six years. In 1983, he acquired his American Board of Plastic Surgery Certification. He has been involved as an ASMS member for 24 years. Additionally, Dr. Cohen has served as ASMS President-Elect, Vice President, Member-at-large and Historian. He has also served on and chaired several committees including education, program, outcomes, best paper and Maxillofacial News, and he is currently the Associate Editor of the Plastic Surgery Hyperguide, a web-based publication sponsored by ASMS. Dr. Cohen has also been Past-President of the American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons, the Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Midwest Association of Plastic surgeons. He served on the Council of Plastic Surgery Organizations and the ASPS Patient Care Parameter Committee, among others. Dr. Cohen has published over 300 peer review papers, abstract and book chapters. Additionally, he was the editor for the three volumes textbook, Mastery of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and co-editor of the textbook, Unfavorable Results in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment.

The American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons is the oldest organization representing maxillofacial surgeons. The members of the ASMS are surgeons of high moral and ethical standing and professional attainment, who hold both the MD and DDS or DMD degrees, or only the MD degree. The mission of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons is to advance the science and practice of surgery of the facial region and the craniofacial skeleton. The Society accomplishes its mission through excellence in education and research, and through advocacy on behalf of patients and practitioners.

Visit www.plasticsurgery.org, for referrals to ASPS and ASMS member surgeons and to learn more about reconstructive plastic surgery. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world. With more than 7,000 members, the Society is recognized as a leading authority and information source on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. ASPS comprises 94 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States. Founded in 1931, the Society represents physicians certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Original Article: ASPS Public Relations

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