Dr. Bruce Katz is featured
in the January 2010 Issue
of MedEsthetics Magazine



Dr. Bruce Katz's new book
on Body Contouring


About Our Doctors
Bruce E. Katz, MD - Director

Dr. Bruce Katz is Clinical Professor of Dermatology at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Director of the Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic at Mount Sinai Medial Center, and Director of the Juva Skin & Laser Center in New York.

Dr. Katz, who has been named repeatedly by New York Magazine as one of the best doctors in New York, received his medical training at McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal, Canada. He completed his post-graduate training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident in Dermatology.

A frequent guest on national and international news shows, including The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, The View, 20/20, Good Morning America and CNN, Dr. Katz is a leading innovator of advanced laser technology, smart and power liposuction, and skin rejuvenation techniques. He has published extensively in leading medical and scientific journals and lectures regularly at medical symposia in the United States and abroad.

A national spokesman for the Skin Cancer Foundation, Dr. Katz holds leadership positions in many local, state and national professional organizations. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery. He is Past President of the Dermatologic Society of Greater New York.

Michael C. Bruck, MD - Director of Plastic Surgery

Dr. Bruck is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. From 1985 to 1995 Dr. Bruck held the academic appointment of Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Downstate Medical Center.  Dr. Bruck is now  an attending physician at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital.

After graduating from The Chicago Medical School, Dr. Bruck completed his general surgery training at New York University Medical Center and St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York. He continued his postgraduate training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in hand and microsurgery.

Dr. Bruck's expertise is in cosmetic plastic surgery including facial rejuvenation (facelift, eyelid surgery, and laser surgery) breast enlargement and reduction as well as body contouring (abdominoplasty/liposuction). Dr. Bruck combines state of the art techniques with sensitivity and the highest level of patient care.

Kathryn Frew, MD

Dr. Frew began her successful medical career at an early age when she traveled to New York City to study medicine at Columbia University. Having received her undergraduate degree at Columbia College, she went to obtain her medical degree from the university's  College of Physicians & Surgeons. Following her years at Columbia, Dr.Frew completed her internship at Lenox Hill Hospital in Internal Medicine and her Dermatology Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. 

Throughout her eleven years practicing, Dr. Frew has published several works in the medical literature including Power Liposuction: A Report on Complications and has presented at various national and international meetings. Among her long list of accomplishments, she is a Diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology and a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Today Dr. Frew known by her patients to be a dedicated and compassionate physician, practices general medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology at the Juva Skin & Laser Center located in New York City. Joining the prestigious center seven years ago, she specializes in laser surgery, fillers, sclerotherapy and Botox. With her belief that "the skin is the window to disease," Dr. Frew has successfully combined her love for science and medicine with an empathetic approach to caring for her patients - a quality that has earned the respect and admiration from her fellow co-workers and loyal patients.

Michele Pauporte, MD

Dr. Pauporte is a board certified dermatologist and a Fellow in the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology. She is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.

After graduating form Hahnemann Medical School, Dr. Pauporte completed her internship at New York University Hospital. She continued her postgraduate training at the University of California, San Francisco in Dermatology and dermatologic surgery. She then completed a fellowhsip in Mohs micrographic surgery as well as in laser and cosmetic surgery.

Dr. Pauporte's training and expertise is broad based. She is an expert in treating skin cancers using a very precise technique, Mohs micrographic surgery that removes only the cancerous tissue, while preserving the surrounding normal tissue. She then skillfully and artistically reconstructs the area. She is equally experienced performing laser and cosmetic dermatology using Botox, fillers such as Restylane and Radiesse, as well as improving scars and aging skin. She does all this with dedication, compassion and concern.

Marianne Pistilli, PA 

Marianne Pistilli is a certified Physician Assistant specializing in Dermatology. Ms. Pistilli received a BS from St. John’s University and an MBA from NYU. She received her Physician Assistant Degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University with an emphasis in dermatology and plastic surgery. Marianne has extensive cosmetic laser experience as a result of working with a laser leasing company. In that capacity she trained doctors and other medical professionals on the proper use of lasers for cosmetic and other dermatologic applications. More recently, Marianne has worked in general dermatology, Mohs surgery and cosmetic dermatology and surgery settings. She is expert at diagnosing and treating general dermatology conditions especially teenage and adult acne, skin cancer screenings and other related skin disorders.

 

Michael Ferranti,PA

Michael Ferranti is a certified Physician Assistant specializing in cosmetic, laser, general/surgical dermatology  and STD medicine. He has been practicing as a PA since graduating Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA in 1995. He has worked in Dermatology for the past 8 years. Past specialties include Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology . In 1997, Michael also helped to start and accredit the Lenox Hill Hospital/Pace University Physician Assistant Program and still is an adjunct professor.  

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