A Master of Cosmetic Breast Surgery in New York
After graduating from Yale College, Dr. Philip Godfrey received his combined dental and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He took his post-graduate training in dental and oral surgery at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and his general surgery residency at Hartford Hospital. He completed his plastic surgery residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. In addition, he studied reconstruction of the breast and other cancer-related deformities at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Philip Godfrey is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society in Queens and the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Attending in Plastic Surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center. He is co-director of Plastic Surgery at The New York Hospital Queens. He specializes in cosmetic surgery of the breast and abdomen, and liposculpture. (Procedures: breast augmentation; breast lift; abdominoplasty ("tummy tuck"); liposuction and liposculpture.)
Dr.
Philip Godfrey has been repeatedly cited in the Castle-Connolly
guide to the Top
Doctors: New York Metro Area and has been recognized as one of
New York's finest cosmetic surgeons in New York Magazine. He has published
numerous works in plastic surgery journals with an emphasis upon the
plastic surgery of the breast and abdomen and is often quoted in print
and broadcast media in New York and nationally.
Dr. Godfrey is a contributor to the programs of The Foundation for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. He has contributed his surgical skills to their pro bono, "Hope" program, and has lectured and authored educational software for their professional and public education programs.
Curriculum Vitae
Yale College B.S. 1974
Medical College of Pa./Univ. of Pa., M.D., D.M.D 1981
AWARDS, PRIZES, HONORS
Matthew Cryer Society - key holder
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society - key holder
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society - key holder
Lange Medical Book Award
Mosby Medical Book Award
Alpha Omega Award for Highest General Scholastic Achievement- Univ. of Pennsylvania
Dean's Award for Highest General Scholastic Achievement- Medical College of Pennsylvania
Valedictorian - University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 1978
Valedictorian - Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1981
CLINICAL TRAINING SPONSOR
Resident, Oral Surgery Service - Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
Chief Dental Resident - Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
Resident in General Surgery - Hartford Hospital
Resident in Plastic Surgery - New York Hospital/Cornell Univ. Medical Center
Fellow in Plastic Surgery of Breast - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center - Attending in Plastic Surgery
The New York Hospital Queens - Co-Director, Div. of Plastic Surgery
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery - Cornell University Medical College
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Medical Society of the State of New York
Board of Directors, American Cancer Society (Queens)
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Plastic Surgery (1988)
LICENSURE
State of New York
