Adam Schaffner, MD, FACS is a triple board certified, double fellowship-trained plastic surgeon as well as a facial plastic surgeon treating patients in New York City and the surrounding communities.
Dr. Schaffner is a diplomate of the American Board Plastic Surgery, the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Schaffner is also a member of numerous...Read More
Adam Schaffner, MD, FACS is a triple board certified, double fellowship-trained plastic surgeon as well as a facial plastic surgeon treating patients in New York City and the surrounding communities.
Dr. Schaffner is a diplomate of the American Board Plastic Surgery, the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Schaffner is also a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Medical Association.
Patients visiting Dr. Schaffner may receive a full range of aesthetic and reconstructive services for the face, breast and body. Dr. Schaffner is renown for performing precise breast augmentation, lifts, reductions and reconstructions. He frequently performs revision breast plastic surgery. He frequently uses 3-D imaging to assist with patient communication and pre-operative planning.
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Otolaryngology
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Otolaryngology
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Awards and Publications
New York Metro Area Top Doctor, Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
Listed in Consumers' Research Council of America's Guide to America's Top Surgeons
Spear SL, Schaffner AD, Jespersen RM, Goldstein J. "Donor Site Morbidity and...Read More
New York Metro Area Top Doctor, Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
Listed in Consumers' Research Council of America's Guide to America's Top Surgeons
Spear SL, Schaffner AD, Jespersen RM, Goldstein J. "Donor Site Morbidity and Patient Satisfaction Using a Composite Nipple Graft for Unilateral Nipple Reconstruction in the Radiated and Non-Radiated Breast." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Article accepted for publication in September 2010.
Chaiyasate K, Schaffner AD, Jackson IT, and Mittal V. “Comparing FK-506 with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (b-FGF) on the Repair of a Peripheral Nerve Defect Using an Autogenous Vein Bridge Model.” Journal of Investigative Surgery. November-December 2009. Volume 22(6):401-5. Erratum in Journal of Investigative Surgery. February 2010. Volume 23(1):66.
Samara GJ, Schaffner AD, Eisenstat J, and Nguyen HLT. “The Effects of the Plasminogen Pathway on Scar Tissue Formation.” The Laryngoscope. January 2004. Volume 114:46-49.
Mittelman H and Schaffner AD. “The Eyes Have It: Exploring Lower Lid Blepharoplasty with Fat Repositioning.” Plastic Surgery Products. November 2003, pages 20-22.
Spear SL, Schaffner AD, Jespersen RM, Goldstein J. "Donor Site Morbidity and Patient Satisfaction Using a Composite Nipple Graft for Unilateral Nipple Reconstruction in the Radiated and Non-Radiated Breast." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Article accepted for publication in September 2010.
Chaiyasate K, Schaffner AD, Jackson IT, and Mittal V. “Comparing FK-506 with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (b-FGF) on the Repair of a Peripheral Nerve Defect Using an Autogenous Vein Bridge Model.” Journal of Investigative Surgery. November-December 2009. Volume 22(6):401-5. Erratum in Journal of Investigative Surgery. February 2010. Volume 23(1):66.
Friedman M, Lim JW, Manders E, Schaffner AD, Kirshenbaum GL, Tanyeri HM, Caldarelli DD, and Coon JS. “Prognostic Significance of Bcl-2 and p53 Expression in Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” Head and Neck. April 2001. Volume 23(4):280-285.
Samara GJ, Schaffner AD, Eisenstat J, and Nguyen HLT. “The Effects of the Plasminogen Pathway on Scar Tissue Formation.” The Laryngoscope. January 2004. Volume 114:46-49.
Darling CM, Aldrich N, and Schaffner AD. “Hospital and Community in Dialogue: Health and Human Values. A One-Year Community Education Experience.” The Proceedings of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. Volume 45, Number 2. Annual Meeting Issue. (Oral presentation - August 19-21, 1992, First Annual Chicago Conference on Ethics in Healthcare Institutions. Concurrent Session: Community Education Project. Chicago, Illinois.)
Mittelman H and Schaffner AD. “The Eyes Have It: Exploring Lower Lid Blepharoplasty with Fat Repositioning.” Plastic Surgery Products. November 2003, pages 20-22.
Spear SL, Clemens MW, and Schaffner AD. “Mastopexy.” Current Reconstuctive Plastic Surgery. Serletti J, Editor. Mosby. In press.
Spear SL, Schaffner AD, and Clemens MW. “Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.” Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease. Babiera GV, Esteva FJ, and Skoracki R, eds. BC Decker. In press.
Friedman M, Lim JW, Manders E, Schaffner AD, Kirshenbaum GL, Tanyeri HM, Caldarelli DD, and Coon JS. “Prognostic Significance of Bcl-2 and p53 Expression in Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” Head and Neck. April 2001. Volume 23(4):280-285.
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in America
Darling CM, Aldrich N, and Schaffner AD. “Hospital and Community in Dialogue: Health and Human Values. A One-Year Community Education Experience.” The Proceedings of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. Volume 45, Number 2. Annual Meeting Issue. (Oral presentation - August 19-21, 1992, First Annual Chicago Conference on Ethics in Healthcare Institutions. Concurrent Session: Community Education Project. Chicago, Illinois.)
Spear SL, Jespersen MR, and Schaffner AD. “Secondary Prosthetic Cases.” Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. Third edition. Spear SL, editor. Lippincott. 2010:476-491. ISBN-13: 978-1605465776.
Spear SL, Clemens MW, and Schaffner AD. “Mastopexy.” Current Reconstuctive Plastic Surgery. Serletti J, Editor. Mosby. In press.
Spear SL, Schaffner AD, and Clemens MW. “Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.” Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease. Babiera GV, Esteva FJ, and Skoracki R, eds. BC Decker. In press.
Spear SL, Jespersen MR, and Schaffner AD. “Secondary Prosthetic Cases.” Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. Third edition. Spear SL, editor. Lippincott. 2010:476-491. ISBN-13: 978-1605465776.
