Department of Surgery

Strong Health's Specialists in Plastic Surgery

Vincent Reale, M.D.

Dr. Vincent Reale Division of Plastic Surgery 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 661 Rochester, NY 14642 Phone: 585-275-1000

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Dr. Reale is a Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center.  He received his undergraduate degree at Princeton University and his medical degree from Harvard University.  Dr., Reale received his general surgery training at Johns Hopkins and the Harvard Surgical Services at the New England Deaconess Hospital Lahey Clinic, and Boston City Hospital.  He also completed a plastic surgery fellowship at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry.

Dr. Reale is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and also has the certificate of added qualifications in Surgery of the Hand.  He is a member of the American Medical Association and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, American Association for Hand Surgery, the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons.  His areas of special interest include cosmetic surgery, hand surgery and plastic reconstructive surgery. 

Specialties

• Cosmetic Surgery
• Hand Surgery
• General Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• M.D. Harvard University, 1968
• Surgical Internship & 1st year residency Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1968-1970
• Second year of residency-Chief resident, General surgery 1972-1976
• Harvard Surgical Service at New England Deaconess Hospital, Lahey Clinic, Boston City Hospital
• Plastic surgery residency, University of Rochester, 1976-1978

   

Military Service

• U.S.A.H., Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, 1970-1972

Faculty Appointments

• Acting Chair, University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, 2005-2006
  
  
• Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, October2001 – Present
  
  
• Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, 1998-August 2001
  
  
• Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, 1991-1998
  
  
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, 1979-1991
  
  
• Chief, Department of Surgery, The Genesee Hospital, 1998-2001
  
  
• Division Chief of Plastic Surgery, The Genesee Hospital, 1988-2001
  
  
• Instructor of Surgery, Harvard University, 1975-1976

Professional Societies

• American Medical Association
• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• Fellow American College of Surgeons
• American Association of Hand Surgery
• Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery

• Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding - diagnosis & treatment. Surgical Clinics of North America, June, 1976, Vol 56, No. 3 695-707(with Cornelius Sedgwick).
  
  
• Fibroma of tendon sheath as a cause for carpal tunnel. Journal of Hand Surgery, November, 1992 Vol. 17A, No. 6, syndrome 1026-27 (with Steph Evangelisti).
  
  
• Comparison of the operating microscope and loupes for free microvascular tissue transfer. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, February, 1995 , Vol. 95, No. 2, 270-276 (with J. Serletti et al).
  
  
• Free tissue transfer in pediatric patients. Annals of Plastic Surgery, June, 1996 Vol. 36, No. 6, (with J. Serletti et al) 561-568
  
  
• Split-twist FCR reconstruction for basal cell joint arthritis. Annals of Plastic Surgery, April, 1998 Vol. 40, No. 4, 365-369
  
  
• Sweat gland carcinoma of the foot - a review and patient report. Annals of Plastic Surgery, November, 1998 Vol. 41, No. 5, (with J. Losee & W. Markowitch) 550-554