JAMES APESOS, MD., F.A.C.S.

-- Curriculum vitae --

 

Position: Clinical Professor, Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Wright State University School of Medicine
 
Office Address: James Apesos, M.D., Inc.
Plastic Surgery Pavilion
Frank Lloyd Wright Building
5441 Far Hills Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45429
 
Phone: (937) 435-0031 Website: www.e-cosmeticsurgery.com
(800) 435-0331 E-mail: aestheticsurgeon@aol.com
Fax: (937) 435-3055 Pager: 604-5919
 

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)
01-01-99 Certificate, Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery (expires 02-01-02)
 

FELLOWSHIPS

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

POST GRADUATE TRAINING

 
1996-1997 Xavier University - Physician Leadership &
Management Education Program - Completed December 3, 1997
 
1980-1981 Plastic Surgery Chief Resident
Instructor in Surgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
 
PG Level VII
1979-1980 Plastic Surgery Junior Resident
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
 
PG Level VI
1978-1979 General Surgery Chief Resident
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, Illinois
 
PG Level V
1976-1978 General Surgery Resident
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, Illinois
 
PG Levels III-IV
1975-1976 General Surgery Resident
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
PG Level II
1974-1975 Surgery Intern
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
PG Level I

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

 
1998-present Clinical Professor
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio
 
1990-1998 Director, Microsurgery Laboratory
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH
 
1984-1998 Program Director - Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio
 
1984-1990 Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio
 
1984-1989 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
 

PAST ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

 
1981-1984 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 Ohio #51155
Inactive: 1981 New York #147794
1981 Kentucky #21608
1979 Virginia #31609
1977 Illinois #36-54059
1975 Pennsylvania #016969E
 

INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES & ACTIVITIES

 
1984-1999 Graduate Education Committees
Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio
 
1984-1992 Local College Interviewer, Undergraduate School
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Georgetown University, Georgetown, Virginia
 
1988-1992 Ethics Committee
Montgomery County Medical Society, Dayton, Ohio
 
1987-1991 Operating Room Committee
Kettering Medical Center
 
Continuing Medical Education Committee
The Children's Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio
 
1981-1984 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
 
1976-1979 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-
1999
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))