Suzanne M. Quardt, MD

Education & Training

• University of Southern California
  Marina Plastic Surgery Associates
  Marina del Rey, California
  Aesthetic Surgery Fellow (7/1/2005 – 12/31/2005)
• University of Southern California
  Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
  Pressure Ulcer Management/ Plastic & Burn
  Reconstructive Surgery
  Department of Surgery / Plastic Surgery
  Downey, California
  Plastic Surgery Fellow (7/1/2004 – 6/30/2005)
• University of Southern California- Keck School of
  Medicine
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Los Angeles, California
  Plastic Surgery Resident (2001 – 2004)
• University of Southern California- Keck School of
  Medicine
  Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  Los Angeles, California
  Cardiothoracic Research Fellow (1999 – 2001)
• University of Southern California – Keck School of
  Medicine
  Department of Surgery
  Los Angeles, California
  General Surgery Resident (1997 – 2001)
• University of Southern California – Keck School of
  Medicine
  Department of Surgery
  Los Angeles, California
  Surgery Intern (1996 – 1997)
• Columbia University
  Department of Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgery
  New York City, New York
  Sub-Internship in Cardiothoracic & Transplant
  Surgery (1996)
  -Received training and a formal Letter of
  Recommendation from Dr. Mehmet Oz
• University of Medicine & Dentistry of New JerseyNew Jersey Medical School
  Newark, New Jersey, 1992 - 1996
  Doctor of Medicine (May 1996)
• Rutgers College, Rutgers University
  New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1987 - 1991
  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biology (1991)
• Parsippany High School
• Parsippany, New Jersey (1983 – 1987)

Affiliations & Memberships

• The Medical Board of California (since 1998)
• The American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
• American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
  (ASAPS)
• California Society of Plastic Surgery (CSPS)
• American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery
  (ASLMS)

Research

• University of Southern CaliforniaMarina Plastic Surgery Associates
  Clinical Aesthetic Surgery Research (7/1/2005 – Present)
• University of Southern CaliforniaRancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
  Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  Pressure Ulcer Management
  Clinical Research (7/1/2004 – Present)
• University of Southern California- Keck School of
  Medicine
  Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  Research Fellow (1998 – 2000)
• University of Medicine & Dentistry of New JerseyNew Jersey Medical School
  Department of Physiology
  Division of Microcirculatory Research
  Summer Research Student (summer of 1993)
• University of Medicine & Dentistry of New JerseyRobert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Physiology / Biophysics Heart & Brain Circulation Laboratory Senior Lab Technician (1991 – 1992)

Past Research Projects (July 1999 –June 2000):

• University of Southern California (Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplant Biology Research
  Laboratory): An orally-bioavailable chemokine CXCR3-receptor antagonist inhibits cardiac
  allograft rejection with Cyclosporin A in a rat allograft cardiac transplantation model: project headed under the advisement of Mark Barr, MD and Donald Kramer, PhD. Performed microsurgery including heterotopic cardiac allograft transplantation in rats, cardiac allograft harvesting, immunohistochemistry and analysis.

Current Research Projects:

One-stage Combined Breast Augmentation with Mastopexy: Retrospective analyses of
results in a single center, large series of primary and secondary surgical patients: project
headed under W. Grant Stevens, MD and David A. Stoker, MD, Marina Plastic Surgery
Associates.

“Extreme Asymmetry Corrected with One-Stage Breast Augmentation Combined with
Mastopexy: A Review of 40 Cases for Safety and Efficacy: Retrospective analyses of results
in a single center, large series of primary and secondary surgical patients: project headed
under W. Grant Stevens, MD and David A. Stoker, MD, Marina Plastic Surgery Associates.

“Preoperative Indicators of Risk for Primary Breast Augmentation Combined with Mastopexy:
A Review of 186 Consecutive Cases: Retrospective analyses of results in a single center,
large series of primary and secondary surgical patients: project headed under W. Grant
Stevens, MD and David A. Stoker, MD, Marina Plastic Surgery Associates.

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center: Current Protocol for the Successful,
Surgical Management of Complex Pressure Ulcers: project headed under Salah Rubayi, MD,
Chief of Surgery, Chief of Plastic Surgery, Founder and Director of the Pressure Ulcer
Mangagement Service.

The Lateral Dermal ‘Bra-Flap’ for Breast Reduction in Women with Severe Macromastia: A
case-series review of an innovative, new surgical technique to aid with support of the inferior
breast pedicle as an ‘internal bra-type sling’ to improve results of large volume breast
reduction: Project currently in progress by Dr. Quardt.

Scientific Meetings/Presentations: 

• California Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting in
  Las Vegas, Nevada. Oral presentation: “Extreme
  Asymmetry Corrected with One-Stage Breast
  Augmentation Combined with Mastopexy: A Review
  of 40 Patients for Safety and Efficacy” (June 2006)
• California Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting in
  Las Vegas, Nevada. Oral Presentation:
  “Preoperative Indicators of Risk for Primary Breast
  Augmentation Combined with Mastopexy: A Review
  of 186 Consecutive Cases for Safety and Efficacy”
  (June 2006)
• American Society of Transplantation / American
  Society of Transplant Surgeons Meeting – Poster
  presentation in Chicago, Illinois (May 2000)
• Annual Microcirculatory Society Meeting- Poster
  Presentation in Anaheim, California (April 1994)
• University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School Summer Student Research Symposium- Oral presentation in
  Newark, New Jersey December 1993)

Peer-Revied Articles

• Stevens WG, Freeman ME, Stoker DA, Quardt SM, Cohen R, Hirsch EM. One-stage
  mastopexy with breast augmentation: a review of 321 patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007
  Nov; 120(6): 1674-9.

• Stevens WG, Stoker DA, Freeman ME, Quardt SM, Hirsch EM. Mastopexy Revisited: A
   Review of 150 Consecutive Cases for Complication and Revision Rates, Aesthetic Surg
   Journal 27(2): 150-154, 2007.

• Stevens WG, Stoker DA, Freeman ME, Quardt SM, Hirsch EM, Cohen R. Is One Stage
  Breast Augmentation With Mastopexy Safe and Effective? A Review of 186 Primary Cases.
  Aesthetic Surg Journal 26(6): 674-681, 2006.

• Wells W, Malas M, Baker CJ, Quardt SM, Barr ML. Depopulated vena caval homograft: a
  new venous conduit. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126(2):498-503, 2003.

• Baker CJ, Quardt SM, Kim JD, Darbinian SH, Starnes VA, Barr ML. A novel paracorporeal
  method for isolated rodent lung reperfusion. Transplantation 71(9):1244-8, 2001.

• Quardt SM, Baker CJ, Barr ML. Evidence-based approaches to perioperative management
  in lung transplantation. Graft 3: S60-66, 2000.

• Kim JD, Baker CJ, Roberts RF, Darbinian SH, Marcus KA, Quardt SM, Starnes VA, Barr ML.
  Addition of platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase to intracellular organ preservation
  solutions decreases lung reperfusion injury. Ann Thorac Surg 70:423-28, 2000.

• Ramirez MM, Quardt SM, Kim D, Oshiro H, Mannicozzi M, Duran WN. Platelet-activating –
  factor modulates microvascular permeability through nitric oxide synthesis. Microvascular
  Research 50:223-34, 1995.

Peer-Reviewed Abstracts:

• Baker CJ, Quardt SM, Starnes VA, Barr ML. A novel paracorporeal method for isolated
  rodent lung reperfusion. Transplant 69:S201, 2000.

• Barr ML, Baker CJ, Quardt SM, Schenkel FA, Starnes VA, Cocco CA, McLaughlin SM,
  Stouch BC DeNofrio D, Eisen HJ. Photopheresis for the treatment of refractory cardiac
  rejection: An open label rescue trial. Transplant 69:S294, 2000.

• Quardt SM, Kim D, Duran WN. Modulation of microvascular permeability by platelet-activating-factor is mediated by nitric oxide synthesis. FASEB Journal 8:A1054, 1994.

 Abstracts:

• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM et al. Preoperative indicators of risk for primary breast
  augmentation combined with mastopexy: A review of 186 consecutive cases for safety and
  efficacy. (Submitted for presentation at the ASAPS in NYC for April, 2007.)

• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM et al. Extreme breast asymmetry corrected with onestage breast augmentation combined with mastopexy: A review of 40 cases for safety and
  efficacy. (Submitted for presentation at the ASAPS in NYC for April, 2007.)

• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM et al. Preoperative indicators of risk for primary breast
  augmentation combined with mastopexy: A review of 172 cases. (Presented at the CSPS
  2006)

• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM et al. Extreme breast asymmetry corrected with onestage breast augmentation combined with mastopexy: A review of 40 cases for safety and efficacy. (Presented at the CSPS 2006)

• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM et al. Is one-stage breast augmentation combined with
  mastopexy safe and effective? A review of 172 primary cases.

• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM et al. A review of 100 cases of secondary combined
  breast augmentation with mastopexy: Indications, safety and efficacy.

• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch EM et al. Mastopexy Revisited: A review of 42 consecutive
  cases for safety and efficacy. 

Awards & Honors

• University of Medicine & Dentistry of New JerseyNew Jersey Medical School Faculty Organization
  Award for Outstanding Research Project (1993)
• Garden State Distinguished Scholar Scholarship
  Recipient for Rutgers University (1987 – 1991)
• Music Education Council Classical Piano
  Competition- First Place Winner- Performance at
  Carnegie Recital Hall, New York City, NY (age 15)
• National Honor Society & Golden Key National
  Honor Society
• Most Outstanding Pledge of Sigma Kappa Sorority; Second Vice
  President in charge of Membership (1989-1990)
• Founding Member of The Rutgers Performing Dance
  Club (1990-1991)
  Various awards for outstanding dance choreography
  (hip-hop / pop / street-jazz)