For excellence in cosmetic surgery, Dr. James Apesos combines artistry and experience to achieve beautiful, natural results
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Apesos Plastic Surgery Pavilion
 
Curriculum Vitae
 
Position Clinical Professor, Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Wright State University School of Medicine

EDUCATION
1970-1974 Georgetown University School of Medicine   Doctor of Medicine
 
1966-1970 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Bachelor of Arts
 
1962-1966 Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Diploma
(Cum Laude)

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
10-07-94 Certified, Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand   (298)
 
12-13-83 Board Certified, American Board of Surgery   (29219)
 
12-02-83 Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery   (2786)
 
07-01-75 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners   (1449990)
 

FELLOWSHIPS
04-01-91 Fellowship American Academy of Pediatrics - Specialty Fellow
 
10-23-86 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
 

POST GRADUATE TRAINING
1996-97 Xavier University - Physician Leadership &

Management
Education Program - Completed December 3, 1997
 
1980-81 Plastic Surgery Chief Resident
Instructor in Surgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
  PG Level VII
 
1979-80 Plastic Surgery Junior Resident
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
  PG Level VI
 
1978-79 General Surgery Chief Resident
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, Illinois
  PG Level V
 
1976-78 General Surgery Resident
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, Illinois
  PG Levels III-IV
 
1975-76 General Surgery Resident
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  PG Level II
 
1974-75 Surgery Intern
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  PG Levels I
 

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
1998-present Clinical Professor
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio
 
1990-98 Director, Microsurgery Laboratory
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH
 
1984-98 Program Director - Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio
 
1984-90 Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio
1984-89 Director, Plastic Surgery Laboratories
Cox Institute, Dayton, Ohio
 
Active
Staff

Children's Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio
Franciscan Medical Center-Dayton Campus, Ohio
(formerly Saint Elizabeth Medical Center)
Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
Sycamore Hospital, Miamisburg, Ohio

 
Courtesy
Staff
Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
Piqua Memorial Medical Center, Piqua, Ohio
Middletown Regional Hospital, Middletown, Ohio
Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
 
1980-81 Plastic Surgery Chief Resident
Instructor in Surgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
  PG Level VII
 
1979-80 Plastic Surgery Junior Resident
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
  PG Level VI
 

PAST ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1981-84 Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Attending Surgeon, Division of Plastic Surgery
Veterans Administration, Lexington, Kentucky

Associate Staff Physician, Cardinal Hill Hospital
and Rehabilitation Center, Lexington, Kentucky

Attending Physician, Shriner's Hospital for
Crippled Children, Lexington Kentucky

Staff Plastic Surgeon, Kentucky Crippled
Children's Service, Lexington, Kentucky

 
Active
Staff

Central Baptist Hospital,
Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington Community Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky

Director, Microsurgery Research Laboratory
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

 

MEDICAL LICENSURE
Active 1984   OH #51155
 
Inactive 1981
1981
1979
1977
1975

 

NY
KY
VA
IL
PA

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#21608
#31609
#36-54059
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INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES & ACTIVITIES
1984-99 Graduate Education Committees
Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio
 
1984-92 Local College Interviewer, Undergraduate School
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Georgetown University, Georgetown, Virginia
 
1988-92 Ethics Committee
Montgomery County Medical Society, Dayton, Ohio
 
1987-91 Operating Room Committee
Kettering Medical Center

Continuing Medical Education Committee
The Children's Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio

 
1981-84 College of Medicine Research Committee
Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
Physical Therapy Service Review Committee
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
 
1979

Southern Illinois University House Staff Committee
School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois

Delegate, American Medical Association
Resident Physician Section

Delegate, Illinois Medical Association
Resident Section

 
1976-79 Applicant Interviewer, Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
 

HONORS & AWARDS
Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association
Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society
University of Kentucky Fellow
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who in the South and Southwest
Personalities in American
Dayton Rotary Club
Life Member - National Registry of Who's Who 2000 - #98212
Best Doctors in America - Midwest 1996-97
 

NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND PANELS
1992-
Present
By-Laws Committee
American Society for Aesthetic Surgery
 
1991-99 Maxillofacial News Committee
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
 
1989 -
Present
Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
Craniofacial Standards Committee
 
1995 Best Paper Award Committee
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
 
1993

Manuscript Reviewer; Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Surgery
Dayton, Ohio

Chairperson, Secondary School Committee
University of Pennsylvania

 
1991 Evaluation Panel, Comprehensive Plastic Surgery Curriculum
Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
 
1990 Requisite Training Committee
Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
 
1983 In-Service Examination Committee on Hand & Extremities
Educational Foundation of the American Society of Plastic &
Reconstructive Surgeons
 
1982 Skin Council Committee, American Association of Tissue Banks
 
1977 Delegate, American Medical Association
Resident Physician's Section
 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Hand Surgery
American Association for Pediatric Plastic Surgeons
American Association of Tissue Banks
American Burn Association
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
American Medical Association
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
Dayton Area Cancer Association
Dayton, Surgical Society
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Midwest Surgical Association
Montgomery County Medical Society
Ohio State Medical Society
Ohio Valley Society for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic Surgery Research Council
President, University of PA Chapter, Alpha Epsilon Delta
Secretary/Charter Member, St. Josephs Chapter, Alpha Epsilon Delta
Southern Medical Association
 

GRANTS AWARDED
1984-85 "The Effects of Externally Induced Electrical Current on Peripheral Nerve Healing" National Institutes of Health, Biomedical Research
Support Branch, Division of Research Facilities and Resources, Bethesda, Maryland
Biomedical Research Support Grant S07-RR05374 Funded:$4,330
 
1983-84 "Clinical Investigations on the Possible Side Effects of Cephamandol in Acute Hand Injuries"
Eli Lilly Company, New Jersey Funded: $4,000
 
1983 "Effects of Low Frequency Currents on Nerve Healing" Bietic Corp. Funded: $7,000
 
1983 "The Augmentation of Nerve Compound Action Potential with Pulsed Electromagnetic Induced Current (PEMIC)"
American Association of Plastic Surgeons; Atlanta, Georgia
Seed Grant Funded: $2,000
 
1982-83 "Preliminary Investigations into the acceleration of Peripheral Nerve Healing" University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Physicians' Service Plan Grant Funded: $10,000
 
1981-83 "Study of Microvascular Anastomosis using Polyglycolic Acid Sutures" Davis & Geck, Inc.; New Jersey Funded: $3,000
 
1981-82 "Investigations in Microscopic Nerve and Blood Vessel Healing"
National Institutes of Health, Biomedical Research Support Branch, Division of Research Facilities and Resources; Bethesda, Maryland
Biomedical Research Support Grant Funded: $10,000
 

OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1990 Effect of primary bone grafting on alveolar and maxillary growth in cleft patients.
(Wright State University, Dayton, OH)
 
1992 Role of growth factors in wound infection and healing
(Dayton, OH)
 
1978-79 Development of a model to study trauma patients in the Central Illinois Trauma System.
Development of wound healing studies using tissue expansion techniques.
(Springfield, IL)
 
1969 Development of model to study the effect of cartilage powder on the healing of femoral fractures in rats.
(work with Dr. John F. Prudden; Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, NY)
 
1967-69 Wound healing research: Visoelastic properties of skin and tensile strength studies
(work with Ralph Hamilton, M.D.; Harrison Department of Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania)
 
1967 Analysis of growth characteristics of the plant Arabidapis theliana on a horizontal klinostat.
(work with Dr. Lars Loercher; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA: funded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
 
 

 

 
Apesos Plastic Surgury Pavilion
 
Certifications
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Board Certified in Hand Surgery

Education
Georgetown University School
of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania,
Undergraduate Degree
University of Virginia, Plastic Surgery
Residency Studies
Southern Illinois University General
Surgery Training

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