Dr. Steven Vath's CV

Board Certification

The American Board of Plastic Surgery (11/11/06 – 12/31/16)
Diplomat: Certificate #7188
The American Board of Surgery (4/15/02 - 7/01/12)
Diplomat: Certificate #47039

Society Memberships

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Employment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon (2/1/04 – present)
The Center for Cosmetic Surgery
Golden, CO

Training

Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship (7/1/03 – 12/31/03)
Marina Plastic Surgery Associates
University of Southern California
Los Angeles and Marina del Rey, CA
Plastic Surgery Residency (7/1/01 – 6/30/03)
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
General Surgery Resident (7/1/95 – 6/30/01)
Department of General Surgery
George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
Research Fellowship (7/1/98 – 6/30/99)
Department of General Surgery
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Washington, DC

Education

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Piscataway, New Jersey
Medical Degree (5/95)
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science (6/91)

Hospital and Facility Privileges

Rose Medical Center
Denver, CO
St. Anthony Central Hospital
Denver, CO
Lutheran Medical Center
Wheat Ridge, CO
Denver West Surgery Center
Golden, CO
Lakewood Surgery Center
Lakewood, CO

Medical Licensure

Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners

Publications

Stevens WG, Cohen R, Vath SD, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM. Is it safe to combine abdominoplasty with elective breast surgery? A review of 151 consecutive cases. Plas Recon Surg. 2006 Jul;118(1),207-12.
Stevens WG, Cohen R, Schantz SA, Stoker DA, Vath SD, Hirsch EM, Heck R, Freeman ME. Laser-assisted breast reduction: A safe and effective alternative. A study of 367 patients. Aesthetic Surg J. 2006 Jul/Aug;26(4), 432-39.
Stevens WG, Cohen R, Vath SD, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM. Does liposuction really add morbidity to abdominoplasty? Revisiting the controversy with a series of 406 cases. Aesthetic Surg J. 2005 Jul;25(4),353-58.
Stevens WG, Vath SD, Stoker DA. "Extreme" cosmetic surgery: a retrospective study of morbidity in patients undergoing combined procedures. Aesthetic Surg J. 2004;24(4),314-17.
Stevens WG, Fellows D, Vath SD, Stoker DA. An integrated approach to inverted nipple repair. Aesthetic Surgery J. 2004;24(3),211-15.
Vath SD, Dupin CL, Allen RJ. Internal mammary vessels as a recipient site for free flap breast reconstruction. Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2002 Feb;16(1),109-17.
Wagner KE, Martinez JM, Vath SD, Snider RH, Nylen ES, Becker KL, Muller B, White JC. Early immunoneutralization of calcitonin precursors attenuates the adverse physiologic response to sepsis in pigs. Crit Care Med. 2002;30(10),2313-21.
Whang KT, Vath SD, Becker KL, Snider RH, Nylen ES, Muller B, Li Q, Tamarkin L, White JC. Procalcitonin and proinflammatory cytokine interactions in sepsis. Shock. 2000 Jul;14(1):73-8.
Vath SD, O'Connell SM, Devereux DF. Effects of polyglycolic acid mesh on leukocyte inflammatory response within the peritoneal cavity. UMDNJ Summer Research Publication, 1992 Sept.

Presentations

Cohen R, Stevens WG, Vath SD, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM. Is it safe to combine abdominoplasty with elective breast surgery? A review of 151 consecutive cases. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, Sept 25, 2005.
Cohen R, Stevens WG, Vath SD, Stoker DA. Does liposuction really add morbidity to abdominoplasty? Revisiting the controversy with a series of 406 cases. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, May 1, 2005.
Vath SD, Stevens WG, Stoker DA. Are combined cosmetic procedures extreme? American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Vancouver, BC, April 20, 2004.
Vath SD, Dieffenbach KM. The no-vertical scar breast reduction. Louisiana Society of Plastic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 25, 2003.
Vath SD, Dupin CL, Allen RJ. The internal mammary vessels as the primary recipient site for free flap breast reconstruction: A series of 912 consecutive cases. Louisiana Society of Plastic Surgeons, St. Francisville, Louisiana, April 5-6, 2002.
Muller B, Vath SD, Becker KL, Whang KT, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Zulewski H, Moritz W, Habener JF, White JC. In sepsis calcitonin precursors emanate from multiple tissues throughout the body including macrophages. 39th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Francisco, California, September 26-29, 1999.
Becker KL, Vath SD, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Whang KT, Muller B, White JC. Procalcitonin as a target for immunoneutralization in the septic hamster. British Endocrine Societies 18th Joint Meeting, April 12-15, 1999.
White JC, Vath SD, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Whang KT, Muller B, Becker KL. Procalcitonin: A novel marker, mediator and therapeutic target for sepsis and systemic inflammation. 8th annual IBC Conference on Sepsis, Endotoxemia and Related Disorders, Baltimore, MD, January, 1999.
Vath SD, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Whang KT, Muller B, Becker KL, White JC. Procalcitonin augments but does not initiate the inflammatory response. Toronto Critical Care Medical Symposium, Toronto, CA, October 29-November 2, 1998.
Vath SD, Whang KT, Snider RH, Nylen ES, Becker KL, Muller B, White JC. Elevated tissue levels of precalcitonin peptides in sepsis. 38th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego, California, September 24-27, 1998.