1988 – 1992
B.A. (Architecture, Chemistry) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1992 – 1997
M.D. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
1997 – 2003
Residency, General Surgery/Plastic Surgery Integrated Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2003 – Present
Founder and CEO, Cassileth Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills
2007 – Present
Founder and CEO, 436 Beverly Hills, LLC, Ambulatory Surgery Center
2015 – Present
Founder and CEO, Bedford Breast Center
2014 – 2018
Clinical Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2011 – 2015
Associate Medical Director, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center, Centers of Excellence Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
2005 – Present
Elected Member, Breast Center of Excellence, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
2004 – Present
Attending Physician, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2007 – Present
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California Los Angeles, professional memberships and activities
2007 – Present
Medical Advisory Board Member, Fertile Action Foundation. Fertile Action is a nonprofit organization supporting breast cancer patients' fertility preservation options: www.fertileaction.org
2011- Present
Advisory Board Member, Children Mending Hearts. Children Mending Hearts connects children worldwide through creative expression. Its mission is to educate, empower, and encourage children by giving them a voice and inspiring a greater sense of empathy, leading to a path of lifelong global citizenry: www.childrenmendinghearts.org
2004
HELLPS International - Huehuetanango, Guatemala Cleft lip, cleft palate, head and neck tumors, hand burn releases in pediatric patients
2003
University of Pennsylvania, visiting doctors - Krakow, Poland Craniofacial reconstruction on pediatric patients.
2004, 2014
Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
2003
Medical Board of California #A81706
2016
"Achievements in Women's Health," A Vision of Health
2005
"Women of Action" Award, Israel Cancer Research Foundation
1995
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Cum Laude
2007 – Present
UCLA Assistant Clinical Professor
2004 – Present
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2002 – 2003
University of Pennsylvania, House Staff Committee, Plastic Surgery Representative
1996
University of Pennsylvania, Teaching Assistant, Anatomy
1995
University of Pennsylvania, Teaching Assistant, Embryology
2015
Capsular Contracture Defect Repair Cedars Sinai Medical Center Plastic Surgery Day. Los Angeles, CA.
2014
Fat Grafting for Complex Breast Reconstruction Cedars Sinai Medical Center Plastic Surgery Day. Los Angeles, CA.
2013
State of the Art of Breast Reconstruction Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Grand Rounds. Los Angeles, CA.
2010
Patient Selection and Surgical Outcomes after Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Implant American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA.
2010
Purse-string Closure of Skin-Sparing Mastectomies American College of Surgeons. Santa Barbara, CA.
2002
Timing of TRAM Reconstruction with Radiation: A new approach for skin-sparing mastectomy, Northeastern Society, Bermuda.
2002
Timing of TRAM Reconstruction with Radiation: A new approach for skin-sparing mastectomy The Robert H. Ivy Society. Pittsburgh, PA.
2001
Implant Reconstruction in the Post-Lumpectomy Irradiated Breast The Robert H. Ivy Society. Washington D.C.
2016
Course Director – Multi-Specialty Plastic Surgery Symposium and Bernard G. Sarnat, MD, Lectureship Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds,
2014
Complicated Revisional Breast Surgery Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds,
2010
Advanced Breast Reconstruction – The New Standard of Care Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds,
2006
Abdominal Reconstruction, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
2005
Hand Trauma: Diagnosis & Acute Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, conference presentation
2003
Management of Complex Wounds, University of Pennsylvania, Division of Plastic Surgery, Trauma Symposium
2002
Statistics for Plastics, University of Pennsylvania, Division of Plastic Surgery, conference presentation
2001
Dentistry for Dummies: A Plastic Surgeon's Guide University of Pennsylvania, Division of Plastic Surgery, conference presentation
2001
Introduction to Hand Emergencies University of Pennsylvania, Division of Plastic Surgery, General Surgery resident conference
2000
A New Approach to Large Defects of the Forehead University of Pennsylvania, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department conference presentation
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Cassileth L, Kohanzadeh S, Amersi F. One-Stage Immediate Breast Reconstruction With Implants: A New Option for Immediate Reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2011 Jul 5. Cassileth LB, Chang B. Vascular Malformation within the Flexor Tendon Sheath. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2003 Jan;28(1):153-6.
Cassileth LB, Bartlett SP, Glat PM, Gripp KW, Muenke M, Zackai EH, Whitaker LA. Clinical characteristics of patients with unicoronal synostosis and mutations of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3: a preliminary report. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001 Dec;108(7):1849-54. Gripp KW, McDonald-McGinn DM, Gaudenz K, Whitaker LA, Bartlett SP, Glat PM, Cassileth LB, Mayro R, Zackai EH, Muenke M. Identification of a genetic cause for isolated unilateral coronal synostosis: a unique mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. Journal of Pediatrics. 1998 Apr;132(4):714-6.
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