Education
- Regis High School, New York, NY
graduated with Order of the Owl honors
- B.A., Columbia University, New York, NY
graduated Magna Cum Laude, elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Chemistry major
- M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
awarded Benjamin and Mary Siddons Measey Scholarship
Professional Training
- Surgical Internship, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
awarded the Norman E. Stoller, MD Award in Surgery
- Residency, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY
served as Administrative Chief Resident
awarded the J. Swift Hanley Resident Research Award
awarded Resident Teaching Award
- Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Board Certification
- Board Certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology
Professional Practice
- Director of Facial Plastic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
- Professor of Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Professional Awards
- Sir Harold Delf Gillies Award (1996), American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for excellence in facial plastic surgery research
- Ira Tresley Award (2002, 2004), American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for excellence in facial plastic surgery research
- Faculty Teaching Award (1998), the Department of Otolaryngology at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Listed as a Castle Connolly “Top Doctor” since 2004
- Professional Societies and Activities
- Fellow, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Chairman, Continuing Medical Education Committee, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
- Member, New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society (served as treasurer, vice-president and president)
Dr. Sclafani has lectured at regional, national and international surgical meetings, serves as an editor of facial plastic surgery periodicals, has authored several textbooks and is Editor-In-Chief of Facial Plastic Surgery. He has published extensively in the field of facial plastic surgery in such peer-reviewed journals as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, among others.