About Me
I couldn’t refuse the tremendous opportunity to come to ºÙºÙÊÓƵ in 2013. To be the chair of the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery in an institution with such a remarkably rich surgical history allows me to follow in the footsteps of giants in the field. The energy of ºÙºÙÊÓƵ, in the heart of New York City, empowers all of us working in this department to treat any patient in need of reconstructive plastic surgery successfully.
I treat patients who’ve had traumatic injuries resulting from boating or motor vehicle accidents as well as those with disfigurement due to cancer treatment, congenital birth defects such as cleft lip, and skeletal, jaw, or skull abnormalities. I also specialize in microsurgery. Using this procedure, for example, I can transfer muscle from one part of a patient’s body to another—to the face to enhance a smile, or to a limb to restore function. The most gratifying part of plastic surgery is that I treat patients from head to toe.
Many of the most important advances in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery were developed here at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ. I’ve been involved in a significant amount of research that has led to great improvements in facial transplantation, and I serve as director of our Face Transplant Program. Our work has made this procedure safer and more feasible for wounded veterans, civilians, and first responders. I also lead ºÙºÙÊÓƵ’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Center.
Since 2005, when the first face transplant was performed in France, we’ve been studying the long-term effects of facial transplantation surgery, such as how patients tolerate medications afterward and how to reduce the number of medications they must take to prevent organ rejection.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- aging skin
- benign skin tumor
- birthmark
- burn injury
- cleft palate
- deviated septum
- ear malformation
- facial nerve paralysis
- facial pain
- facial palsy
- foot deformity
- gender dysphoria
- hand deformity
- hand injury
- hemangioma
- limb abnormality
- mole
- nerve injury
- scars & keloids
- temporomandibular disorders
- transgender health
- traumatic fracture
Treatments
- abdominoplasty
- ablation
- bloodless surgery
- botox
- breast augmentation
- breast reduction
- chemical peel
- cosmetic surgery
- ear reconstruction
- eye plastic surgery
- eyelid repair
- facelift
- facial feminization
- facial reconstructive surgery
- fat graft
- gender affirming surgery
- hand surgery
- hernia repair procedure
- laser skin resurfacing
- leg reconstruction
- liposuction
- mammaplasty
- reconstructive surgery
- rhinoplasty
- skin graft transplant
Conditions
- scars & keloids
Learn more about conditions we treat at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ:
Aging Skin , Deviated Septum , Facial Nerve Paralysis , Scars & KeloidsCredentials
Positions
- Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery,
- Chair, Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
Board Certifications
- American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery, 2005
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS), 2005
Education and Training
- Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Plastic Surgery, 2003
- MD from Virginia Commonwealth Univ, 1999
- Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Oral/Max.Facial Surg, 1997
- DDS from New York University, 1992
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Insurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Amida Care
- Amida Care Medicaid
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- GHI Medicare Supplement
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HIP
- HIP Medicare Supplement
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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River Spring Health Plan
- River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Plastic Surgery Associates-41st Street
222 East 41st Street, New York, NY 10017
“Our research has led to new technologies for mapping our surgical path before surgery begins.â€
Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS Plastic Surgeon
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Combined Craniomaxillofacial and Upper Extremity Allotransplantation
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Hand allotransplantation
Publications
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Chinta, Sachin R; Segrera, Sergio; Friedman, Rebecca; Shah, Alay R; Kantar, Rami S; Volk, Angela S; Staffenberg, David; Rodriguez, Eduardo D
Journal of clinical medicine. 2024 Sep 25; 13(19):
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Homsy, Pauliina; Huelsboemer, Lioba; Barret, Juan P; Blondeel, Phillip; Borsuk, Daniel E; Bula, Daniel; Gelb, Bruce; Infante-Cossio, Pedro; Lantieri, Laurent; Mardini, Samir; Morelon, Emmanuel; Nasir, Serdar; Papay, Francis; Petruzzo, Palmina; Rodriguez, Eduardo; Özkan, Özlenen; Özmen, Selahattin; Pomahac, Bohdan; Lassus, Patrik
JAMA surgery. 2024 Sep 18;
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Homsy, Pauliina; Huelsboemer, Lioba; Barret, Juan P; Blondeel, Phillip; Borsuk, Daniel E; Bula, Daniel; Gelb, Bruce; Infante-Cossio, Pedro; Lantieri, Laurent; Mardini, Samir; Morelon, Emmanuel; Nasir, Serdar; Papay, Francis; Petruzzo, Palmina; Rodriguez, Eduardo; Özkan, Özlenen; Özmen, Selahattin; Pomahac, Bohdan; Lassus, Patrik
JAMA surgery. 2024 Sep 18;