Jeffrey A Ascherman, MD
Overview
Dr. Ascherman is Site Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery and a Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He obtained his B.A. degree from Harvard University, and his M.D. from Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He then completed his general and plastic surgery training at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. In addition, he completed a craniofacial fellowship in Paris.
Dr. Ascherman is an experienced plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has published over 120 scientific articles and chapters, and has presented his work at a number of national and international meetings. He is a member of numerous plastic surgery societies, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (where he serves as an elected Trustee), the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, and the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons where he formerly served as President. Dr. Ascherman has been included multiple times in Castle Connolly’s list of America’s Top Doctors and in New York Magazine’s annual list of Best Doctors. He has been an active participant in humanitarian surgical missions, and has traveled numerous times to China as well as to South America to perform volunteer surgeries.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Breast Reconstruction
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Craniofacial Surgery
- Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Site Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Languages
- French
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amerigroup of New Jersey
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- Medicare Managed Care
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicare Managed Care
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BA, 1984 Harvard University
- MD, 1988 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association
- Plastic Surgery Research Council
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- American Society for Peripheral Nerve
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Medical Society of the State of New York
- New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- New York County Medical Society
- Jerome P. Webster Society
Board Certifications
- Plastic Surgery
Honors & Awards
- Included in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" issue, 2011-2024.
- Teacher of the Year Award, Division of Plastic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 2009, 2012.
- "President's Award" for the top presentation at the 2012 annual meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- Included in Castle Connolly's America's Top Doctors, 2011-2024.
- The New York Times Magazine’s “Super Doctors” list 2008-2024
- "Gold Doc" Award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation "for demonstrating compassion, empathy and respect in the practice of medicine," 2005.
- Teacher Recognition Award, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2000.
- Best Research Paper Award at the 1994 Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference.
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Research
Selected Publications
- Ascherman J, Zeidler K, Jacoby A, Appel J, Berkowitz R, Castle J, Colwell A, Chun Y, Johnson D, Mohebali K. Carbon dioxide versus saline tissue expanders: Does it matter? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016;137:31-35.
- Ascherman J, Jacoby A, Alizadeh K, et al. Aeroform vs saline tissue expansion in breast reconstruction: A prospective multi-center randomized controlled clinical study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015;136(4 Suppl):84.
- Cohen l, Ascherman J. A global update on breast implants. Aesth Plast Surg. 2014;38:908-911.
- Ireton JE, Kluft JA, Ascherman JA. Unilateral and bilateral breast reconstruction with pedicled TRAM flaps: An outcomes analysis of 188 consecutive patients. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2013;1:1-7.
- Huston T, Rohde C, El-Tamer M, Ascherman J. Oncoplastic breast reduction. In: El-Tamer M (ed). Principles and Techniques in Oncoplastic Breast Cancer Surgery. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. Singapore, 2013.
- Doft MA, Hardy KL, Ascherman JA. The "fish" mastopexy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012;129:865e-866e.
- Doft MA, Hardy KL, Ascherman JA. Treatment of hyperhidrosis with botulinum toxin. Aesth Surg J. 2012;32:238-244.
Global Health Activities
- 1996 October: Mission to Santa Marta, Colombia. (Surgeon: Healing the Children)
- 1999 May: Mission to Harbin, China. (Surgeon: Children of China Pediatrics Foundation)
- 2002 April: Mission to Harbin, China. (Surgeon: Children of China Pediatrics Foundation)
- 2003 October: Mission to Hangzhou, China. (Surgeon: Children of China Pediatrics Foundation)
- 2005 May: Mission to Nanjing, China. (Surgeon: Children of China Pediatrics Foundation)
- 2006 May: Mission to Nanjing, China. (Surgeon: Children of China Pediatrics Foundation)