Mark P. Solomon, MD, FACS has more than 15 years of experience in the practice of plastic and cosmetic surgery and is recognized as one of the Philadelphia area's most prominent cosmetic surgeons. He has introduced the newest surgical and non-surgical techniques to patients in his Bala Cynwyd office, long before they were available at physician offices across the country. His innovative treatments have been featured nationally in Vogue, Fortune and Women's World magazines: The Dallas Morning News, and on NBC and FOX network newscasts, as well as in the Philadelphia area in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Daily News, NBC-10 and KYW-TV (CBS affiliate).

Dr. Solomon received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He also completed a craniofacial and cosmetic surgery fellowship in Paris, France, and was chief of plastic surgery at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Solomon is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery. The co-editor of the first and only textbook on male cosmetic surgery in print today, Dr. Solomon has published and lectured internationally.

CURRICULUM VITAE
Education:

Undergraduate
A.B. with Honors, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1970 - 1974

Graduate
M.D. New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 1974-1978

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:

• 1978-79 Intern in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• 1979-81 Resident in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• 1981-82 Resident in Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• 1982-83 Chief Resident in Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• 1983-84 Resident in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• 1984-85 Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• 1987 Craniofacial Fellow, Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France

Academic Appointments(to present unless noted):

• 1978-81 Assistant Instructor in Surgery University of Pennsylvania
• 1983-85 Instructor in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• 1986-88 Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• 1988-94 Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery Hahnemann University School of Medicine
• 1990-96 Associate Professor of Surgery Medical College of Pennsylvania Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
• 1994-96 Associate Professor of Surgery Medical College of Pennsylvania & Hahnemann University
• 1996-98 Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, MCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
• 1999 Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine

Hospital Affiliations & Appointments(to present unless noted):

• 1985-1996 Attending Surgeon - Graduate Hospital
• 1985-1998 Attending Surgeon- Germantown Hospital
• 1986 Courtesy Staff - Paoli Memorial Hospital
• 1988 Attending Surgeon - Hahnemann University Hospital
• 1990-1997 Attending Surgeon - Presbyterian Medical Center
• 1990-1992 Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery and Attending Surgeon - Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
• 1991 Attending Surgeon - Elkins Park Hospital
• 1992 - 1996 Co-Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery - Medical College of Pennsylvania & Hahnemann University
• 1994 - 1996 Associate in Surgery - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
• 1996-1998 Courtesy Staff - Graduate Hospital
• 1995-1996 Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery - Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
• 1995-1996 Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery - Hahnemann University Hospital

Licensure & Certification:

• Pennsylvania, 1979 #MD023066E
• New York, 1985 #161960
• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1979
• Certificate #19381
• American Board of Surgery, 1985
• Certificate #30847
• American Board of Surgery, 1994
• Recertified Certificate #30847
• American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1986
• Certificate #3357

Memberships in Professional Societies (to present unless noted):

• Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1987
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1988
• American Medical Association, 1987-1994
• Philadelphia County Medical Society, 1985-1994
• Pennsylvania Medical Society, 1985-1994
• New York Academy of Sciences, 1986-1990
• Member, Robert H. Ivy Society, 1987
• Founding Member, Philadelphia Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1989
• Member, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1990
• Member, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 1991
• Fellow, American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, 1999
• Member, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2000

Service:

• 1987 Library Committee, The Graduate Hospital
• 1989 Coordinator of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery The Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1989 Executive Committee, Department of Surgery The Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1989 - 1991 Trauma Committee, Hahnemann University Hospital
• 1991 - 1993 Operating Room Advisory Committee Medical College Hospitals, Main Clinical Campus
• 1992- 1994 Faculty Bylaws Committee Medical College Hospitals, Main Clinical Campus
• 1992 - 1996 Wound Care Committee, Co-Chairman Medical College Hospitals, Main Clinical Campus
• 1994 Trauma Committee Medical College Hospitals, Main Clinical Campus
• 1994 - 1996 Hospital Services Committee Medical College Hospitals, Main Clinical Campus
• 1994-1996 Operating Room Advisory Committee, Medical College Hospitals, Main Clinical Campus

Extra-Institutional:

• 1989 - 1993 In-Service Committee Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
• 1990 - 1995 Marketing Committee American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
• 1990 - 1998 Quality Assurance Committee Family Health Plan
• 1997- 1998 Nominating Committee Robert H. Ivy Society
• 1991 - present Socioeconomic Committee Robert H. Ivy Society
• 1992 - 1994 Bylaws Committee Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
• 1993 - 1994 Editor, Plastic Surgery Today
• 1996 Program Committee, Robert H. Ivy Society
• 1996-1998 Government Relations Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• 1996, 1998 Public Education Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• 1996 - 2000 Development Committee, The Meadowbrook School
• 1997 Breast Implant Task Force, Robert H. Ivy Society
• 1997 - 2000 Chairman, Marketing Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• 1997 - 2000 Health Systems Programs Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• 1997-2000 PSEC Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• 1998-2000 Chairman, ASPRS/ASAPS Patient Education Review Committee
• 1998-2001 Board of Directors, The Meadowbrook School

Courses Taught:

• February "Practical Applications of Basic Wound-Healing
  1994 Research" - Course Co-Director PSEF Endorsed Medical College of Pennsylvania Sponsored Orlando, Florida
• November "How to Create a Wound Care Team" - PSEF
  1996 Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas
• March "Erbium & Krypton Lasers For Aesthetic
  1998 Surgery" - Iselin, New Jersey
• 1995: Instructor-Plastic Surgery Review Course, Osler Institute, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
• 1997: Instructor-Plastic Surgery Review Course, Osler Institute, Chicago, Illinois
• 1998: Instructor-Plastic Surgery Review Course, Osler Institute, Houston, Texas
• 1999 : Instructor-Plastic Surgery Review Course, Osler Institute, Chicago, Illinois

Grants Received:

Title	Agency	Amount	Period
Rigid Fixation for Sternal Leibinger	Osteotomies Corporation	$ 4,000	1994
Efficacy of MSI-78 Magainin	The Healing of Diabetic Ulcers Corporation	$ 25,000	1994

Grants Submitted:
with Dr. George Tuszynski

Thrombospondin in Breast NIH 1,365,189 5/1/95 to
Cancer Invasion and Angiogenesis 4/30/99

CSVTCG-Specific NIH 1,507,064 7/1/95 to
Thrombospondin Receptor 6/30/00
in Breast Cancer

Mechanisms of Action of European 929,673 7/1/95 to
Thrombospondin Cell Surface Frontiers 6/30/98
Receptors during Metastasis Formation

The Role of Thrombospondin and Allegheny- 200,000 1/1/95 to
its CSVTCG-Domain in Wound Singer Research 12/31/96
Healing Institute