Seth R Thaller, MD, DMD

Cosmetic Surgery and General and Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Surgical and Non-Surgical Facial Rejuvenation; Body Contouring (Abdominoplasty, Body Lifts, Back lifts,Liposuction); Post-Bariatric Body Contouring; Eyelid-blepharoplasty; Nasal Surgery (Rhionoplasty); Neck Surgery and Perioral procedures; Revisional Aesthetic, Breast Reduction, Pediatric Plastic Surgery Including Cleft Lip & Palate and Vascular Anomalies; Facial Fractures; Lipoma in the face, scalp & trunk ONLY-on the trunk some cosmetically visible areas; Cysts on trunk, face and scalp only; Keloids on face, scalp neck & trunk only; Burn scars; Skin cancers; Ear lobe repair; Male Aesthetic Surgery; Post-extirpation, Botox and Injectable Fillers.
Oncology Reconstruction (no breast).

Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Vascular Anomalies, Keloids, Cleft Lip/Palate, Volunteerism, Gynecomastia, Bilateral Breast Reduction, Sports related Craniofacial Injuries, Skin Cancer Management, Basic Science Translational Research with Stem Cells.

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Best Paper of the Year: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: 2006: Sturge-Weber syndrome Associated with Congenital vascular disorders
Best Research Paper: The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc; The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation; Aesthetic Surgery Journal: March,2016: The Relationship of Bacterial Biofilms and Capsular Contracture in Breast Implants
Best Paper of the Year: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: 2017: Treatment Options for Exposed Calvarium Due to Trauma and Burns
12 Good Men: 2018: Ronald McDonald House
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery: President’s Honorary Award: September, 2019
Castle Connelly: America’s Top Doctor
President of The American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Past Chair American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Senior Examiner for The Oral Examination of The American Board of Plastic Surgery
Senior Editor The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Born and raised in New York City and surrounding suburbs. Graduated with honors in History from Lafayette College, Easton, PA in 1971. Obtained MD from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1975. Completed a Straight Medicine Internship at SUNY Buffalo in 1976. Awarded a DMD from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry in 1978 followed by two years of General Surgery training at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Manhattan. Achieved training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary-Harvard medical School in 1980 and became Board Certified in the specialty. Initiated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center from 1983-85. This was followed by specialty training at UCLA with the world-renowned Dr. Henry Kawamoto. He was board certified in Plastic Surgery in 1986. Following, this he was a member of the full-time faculty at The University of California Davis where he was an Associate Professor with tenure until 1995. He then moved east to become Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery at The University of Miami for almost 23 years until he stepped down from his administrative responsibilities. He still maintains his position as Professor (tenured) at UM. 
He has an active clinical and basic research portfolio contributing numerous peer reviewed publications to the most significant specialty journals and presentations regionally, nationally, and internationally. He serves as a Senior Editor to the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery and is a Senior Examiner for the Oral Examinations of The American Board of Plastic Surgery. During his time at UM, he has been an active participant in Voluntary Surgical missions primarily in Port Au Prince, Haiti for over 20 years through Medishare and was one of the first plastic surgeons to respond on the ground during the devastating earthquake to that country.
He has been married to his wife Pat for over 30 years after meeting during his plastic surgery residency in NYC and have two grown children. In his free time, he is learning the art of golf.