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Alexander DagumReconstructive Surgeon, Professor of Surgery and Orthopaedics, Executive Vice Chair
of Surgery, Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Co-Director of Cleft Palate-Craniofacial
CenterSurgeryRenaissance School of Medicine
Biography
Throughout his career, Alexander Dagum has consistently been motivated by important problems in plastic surgery, concentrating on reconstruction for congenital anomalies, major trauma and cancer, cleft lip and palate, and reconstructive hand surgery. He has been active in surgical volunteer work overseas with many organizations in caring for the less fortunate.
Education
- Fellowship, University of Toronto and Stony Brook School of Medicine
- Residency, University of Toronto
- MD, University of Ottowa
News Highlights
November 25, 2016Boy disfigured by chimps in Africa thrives after US surgeryAssociated PressRead ArticleJanuary 7, 2016Congolese boy attacked by chimps getting rare face surgery in New YorkReutersRead ArticleJanuary 7, 2016Boy, eight, who was attacked by chimps to get lip reconstructionBBCRead ArticleJanuary 5, 2016Boy mauled by chimp in Congo to get facial reconstruction surgeryCBS NewsRead ArticleMay 29, 2014Kenyan girl gets a new face thanks to Stony Brook University doctorsNew York Daily NewsRead Article