a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of professional societies such as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. From 2001 to 2013, he has been recognized by Best Doctors as one of the "Best Doctors in America." Publishing and Media Smith has published chapters and articles in numerous textbooks and medical journals including Head and Neck, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Laryngoscope, Operative Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Annals, Annals of Plastic Surgery, The Breast Journal, The Journal of Reconstructive Miscrosurgery and Microsurgery. In January 2008, he performed a live webcast for OR Live demonstrating breast reconstruction using the DIEP flasp for a patient undergoing bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomies. In May 2009, he was profiled in a three-part documentary entitled A Change of Face, which aired on MSNBC-TV (episode 0427). The mini−series followed patients through the surgical treatment of facial disfigurements. Smith has also been an invited medical expert on the CBS Early Show and CNN. Clinical focus Smith is an expert in microsurgery and craniofacial surgery with experience in reconstruction for cancer, congenital defects, and trauma. His cancer practice includes patients with breast, head and neck, cutaneous, and colorectal malignancies. He also treats patients with complex birth defects such as cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, congenital facial paralysis and vascular malformations including: hemangiomas, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and lymphatic malformations. His current practice is focused on surgical innovations in breast reconstruction, facial paralysis and lymphedema treatment. Smith specializes in microsurgical breast reconstruction, including the DIEP flap, TUG flap, SIEA flap, and GAP flap. He was the first surgeon to perform DIEP flap breast reconstructions in New York City. He was also an early advocate for Oncoplastic breast surgery and published one of the first case studies in the U.S. using oncoplastic techniques for breast conservation in patients with breast cancer. He has spoken nationally and internationally on breast conservation techniques using perforator flaps and microsurgery for partial breast reconstruction. Smith has also been involved in advancing lymphatic surgery for lymphedema. He and his colleague Dr. Joseph Dayan were the first surgeons in North America to perform successful vascularized lymph node transfer to the wrist to treat lymphedema. They have since developed a technique known as "Reverse Lymphatic Mapping," a modification of Dr. Suzanne Klimberg's technique of "Axillary Reverse Mapping." Smith is one of seven surgeons who founded the American Society for Lymphatic Surgery. References External links MarkSmithMD.com Mark