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Education and Training Herbert D. Stern, M.D., a well-trained and experienced plastic surgeon, is Medical Director for the PREMIERE Center for Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Stern graduated Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Queens College of the City University of New York, majoring in chemistry and biology. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1969 from New York University School of Medicine. He then completed his general surgery training at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. During this five-year training program, Dr. Stern served as both the Senior and Chief Resident. Following general surgery, Dr. Stern was at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York for his plastic surgery residency training; he served as Chief Resident during the third year of this training. Licensure and Specialty Board Certifications Dr. Stern has been licensed by the states of New York, West Virginia and Virginia. He is actively licensed in Florida. Dr. Stern has been certified in both Advanced Cardiac and Basic Life support.

He has also been granted certification by several highly reputable boards such as

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Board of Surgery
• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
• American Board of Plastic Surgery - Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the hand

Military

Dr. Stern was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy in July of 1971. During his service, Dr. Stern was stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Orlando, Florida where he was in charge of the Emergency Department and established the Outpatient Surgery Clinic. He served until June of 1973, when he was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant Commander. At the time of his discharge, Dr. Stern received a Naval Letter of Commendation for his work in organizing and leading the hospital’s Rapid Deployment Surgical Support Team.

Professional Society Memberships

Dr. Stern is a member in good standing of the following highly-recognized and respected medical societies:

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons, inducted in 1981
• Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons, inducted in 1992
• Tampa Bay Society of Plastic Surgeons, inducted in 1988

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Stern is currently on staff at the following hospitals and outpatient facilities, where he has unrestricted cosmetic surgery privileges:

• PREMIERE Center for Cosmetic Surgery, Tampa, FL
• University Community Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Memorial Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, FL
• Tampa Outpatient Surgery, Tampa, FL

Specialty Training

Dr. Stern believes that a physician must stay current in his specialty and has gone through several specialty training courses to assure his expertise. His specialty training includes:

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons, annual meetings and courses
• Gordon-Baker Symposiums on Cosmetic Surgery
• Cosmetic Laser Surgery Workshop
• Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoclastic, Regional Course
• Quality Healthcare: Public/Private Partnerships
• Suction Lumpectomy of the Face and Body
• Workshop: Lasers for the Plastic Surgeon
• YAG Laser Surgery Course
• Advanced Cardiac and Basic Life Support