EDUCATION
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI [B.S.]
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL [M.D.]
- Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL [M.B.A.]
CERTIFICATION
- Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
- Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons, Metropolitan Chicago Chapter
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons [ASPS] (formerly American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons [ASPRS])
- Blocker-Lewis Plastic Surgery Society
- Chicago Medical Society
- Chicago Surgical Society
- Illinois State Medical Society
- Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
- Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society
- Society of University Surgeons
RESIDENCIES
- General Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
- General Surgery Rotations in the following hospitals: New York University Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan Veteran’s Administration Hospital
- Plastic Surgery: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
- Plastic Surgery Rotations in the following hospitals: John Sealy Hospital, Shriners Burn Institute for Children, Child Health Care Center
FELLOWSHIPS
- Craniofacial Fellow, Harvard University, Boston, MA
- Rotations in the following hospitals: The Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
LICENSURE
- State of New York
- State of Illinois
HONORS
- Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
- High Distinction, University of Michigan
- James B. Angell Scholar
- First Prize – Outstanding Scientific Presentation,
- Singleton Surgical Society
- Bernd Spiess Research Award
- American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
HOSPITAL
- Clinical Fellow in Surgery, The Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital- Boston, MA
APPOINTMENTS
- Attending Plastic Surgeon (Associate), Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Instructor (Resident) in Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NYC
- Clinical Instructor (Resident) in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas, Galveston
- Scientific Staff, Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children
- Fellow in Craniofacial Surgery, Harvard University, Boston, MA
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
- Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
- Infection Control Committee, Children’s Memorial Hospital
- Fetal Assessment Team, Northwestern University Perinatal Center
Department of Surgery Committee on Research, Northwestern University Medical School, - Institutional Review Board, The Children’s Memorial Institute for Education and Research
- Ad Hoc Task Force on AZT Post HIV-Exposure Prophylaxis, Children’s Memorial Hospital
- Animal Care Committee, Children’s Memorial Hospital
- Faculty/Student Advisory Group, Northwestern University Department of Surgery,
- Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University Medical School
- Search Committee for Head, Division of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Medical School
- Operating Room Committee, Evanston Hospital
NATIONAL COMMITTEES (PAST & PRESENT)
- Scientific Program Evaluator, ASPRS Annual Meeting
- Maxillofacial News Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS)
- Associate Editor, Maxillofacial Newsletter, ASMS
- Membership Committee, ASMS
- Best Paper Award Committee, ASMS
- CPT Subcommittee, Section of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics,
- Chairman, Maxillofacial News Committee, ASMS
- Auditing Committee, ASMS
- Chairman, Practice Parameters Committee, ASMS
- Quality Advisory Committee, Aetna U.S. Healthcare
- ASMS Representative, ASPRS Guidelines Subcommittee of Medical Effectiveness Research Committee
- Web Page Ad Hoc Committee, ASMS
- 2000 Nominating Committee, Society of University Surgeon
OTHER
- Dr. Pensler has published over 100 papers and chapters regarding Plastic Surgery and routinely reviews articles for publication in the Plastic surgery literature.
- Publication: Plastic Surgery for Gynecomastia, Nov 28, 2018, Jay M Pensler, MD
- Faculty, AO/ASIF Maxillofacial Course, sponsored by Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Chicago, IL
- Participating Examiner (written questions), American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Co-Sponsor and Lecturer, Lorenz Lactosorb Training Course, Drake Hotel, Chicago
- Co-Director and Lecturer, Children’s Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University/ Institute for the
- Unborn Baby Postgraduate Seminar, Structural Fetal Anomalies: Prenatal Assessments and Newborn Outcomes, Chicago, IL
- Reviewer, National Institutes of Health
- Co-Director and Moderator, Children’s Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University/Institute for the Unborn Baby Postgraduate Seminar, Structural Fetal Anomalies: An Interactive Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Chicago, June 16-17, 2000
- Cosmetic Surgery Medical Consultant, AMA,
- Visiting Professor: K.L.E. Society’s Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka State, and Savitribai Phule Hospital and Laxmi Narayan Hospital, Kolhapur, India,
- Practice Parameters Committee ASPS
- Finance Committee ASPS
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Transplantation Research and Medicine by ClinMed International Library, January 29, 2015
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Transplantation Research and Medicine
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