MICHAEL FREDERICK
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Education
- Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Residency Program (2010-2016)
Chief Resident – Massachusetts General Hospital
Internship – Massachusetts General Hospital - University of California San Francisco (2006-2010)
Doctor of Medicine - University of California Los Angeles (2002-2006)
Bachelor of Science: Marine Biology
Minor: Spanish Literature
Summa Cum Laude, Highest Departmental Honors
Licensures / Examinations / Certifications
- American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member since 2018 - American Board of Plastic Surgery
Board Certified (2017) - Florida Medical License
2016-present - Emergency Medical Technician
Certified 2005 - American Academy of Underwater Sciences
Certified research diver 2005 - USMLE Step One Boards
Three digit score 258, Double digit score – 99 - USMLE Step Two Boards
Three digit score 269, Double digit score – 99 - USMLE Step Three Boards
Awards
- Top Doctor 2021 Fort Lauderdale Illustrated
- Top Doctor 2020 Palm Beach Illustrated
- Stryker Fellowship (2015) Operation Smile Resident Leadership Program
- Dean’s Research Fellowship (Summer 2007) Awarded to investigate human embryonic stem cell xenotransplant immunology using a mouse model.
- Dean’s Scholarship at UCSF (2006-2007)
- Phi Beta Kappa (2006)
Publications
Articles
- Frederick, M. Berhanu, A. Bartlett, R. Chest Surgery in Female to Male Transgender Individuals. Accepted to Annals of Plastic Surgery. Awaiting publication
- Frederick, M., Colwell, A.. “Low Scar Abdominoplasty with Inferior Positioning of the Umbilicus.” Umbilical Reconstruction: Art, Principles and Techniques. Editor: Melvin Shiffman. Springer publishing. Awaiting in print publication.
- Frederick, M., Lin, A., Neuman, R., Smith, B., Austen, WG., Colwell, A.. Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Patients with Previous Breast Surgery. Comparative Analysis of 775 Immediate Breast Reconstructions. Plast Reconstr Surg June 2015; Volume 135(6), p954e–962e
- Frederick, M., Hijjawi, J., Lin, S.. “Chapter 12: Lasers.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review Third Edition. Editor Samuel Lin, John Hijjawi. McGraw Hill publishing 2016. Pages 91-97
- Frederick, M., Colwell, AS.. Acute Hypertesive Crisis Secondary to Pheochromocytoma during Elective Cosmetic Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Jan;135(1):238e
- Frederick, M., Newman, J., Kohwles, J. Leriche Syndrome. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Oct 2010
- Tavakol, M., Vincenti, F., Assadi, H., Frederick, M., Tomlanovich, S., Roberts, J., Posselt, A. Long Term Renal Function and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Obese Kidney Donors. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 4(7)1230-1238. 2009
Posters
- Frederick, M., Feng, S., Tavakol, M., Assadi, J., Posselt, A. Timing of Thymoglobulin Administration Does Not Affect Incidence of Delayed Graft Function in Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants. Presented at the American Transplant Congress in Toronto, Canada. June 2008.
- Frederick, M. Berhanu, A. Bartlett, R. Chest Surgery in Female to Male Transgender Individuals. Presented at Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting September 2015
Presentations
- “Chest Surgery in Female to Male Transgender Individuals” Presented at ASPS Senior Resident Conference October 2015
- “Neurotized Vastus Lateralis Free Flap for Knee Extension After Sarcoma Excision” Presented at the AAPS Reconstructive Symposia April 2015
- “Alloplastic Cranioplasty Outcomes in Previously Infected Sites.” Presented at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. April 2011
- “Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery is Well Tolerated and Improves Candidacy in Morbidly Obese Patients Awaiting Transplantation.” Presented at the American Transplant Congress in Toronto, Canada. June 2008.
- “Cystatin C is a Strong Predictor of Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Long-Term Kidney Donors.” Presented at the American Transplant Congress in Toronto, Canada. June 2008.
Language Skills
Fluent in written and spoken Spanish