
Mimis Cohen
Current Positions
- Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery University of Illinois and Director Craniofacial Center UIC (1989- present)
- Training Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program , University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (1989-present)
Education
- University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, M.D. Degree
- Master’s thesis University of Athens, Greece
- General Surgery residency ( 1): University of Athens Medical School
- General Surgery residency (2): University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
- Plastic Surgery residency: University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
- Head and Neck Fellowship: Roswell Park Memorial Institute,
Buffalo, New York
Certifications
- General Surgery Board Certifications: Greece, 1976
- American Board of Plastic surgery (ABPS) certification, 1983
- Recertified: ABPS, 2017
Areas of Expertoise:
- Cleft Lip and Palate and Pediatric Plastic Surgery
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Post bariatric body contouring
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
- Breast reconstruction
- Maxillofacial Trauma
Publications:
Author and co-author of 163 peer-reviewed articles, 146 abstracts and
33 book chapters
Editor:
- Mastery of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 3 volume textbook
Little, Brown and Co, Boston, MA 1994
Co-Editor:
- Unfavorable Results in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and
Treatment. 3rd edition, Goldwyn R. Cohen M, (eds.) Lippincott, Philadelphia, 2002 - Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery after Massive Weight Loss. Thaller S and Cohen M (eds.) JP Medical publisher. London, St Louis, Panama City, New Delhi, 2013
- Ferraro’s Fundamentals of Maxillofacial Surgery. 2nd edition. P. Taub, P. Patel MD, S. Buchman and M. Cohen, (eds.) Spriger. NY 2015
- Unfavorable results in Plastic surgery: Avoidance and Treatment 4th Edition Cohen M, Thaller S (eds.) Thieme, NY, 2018
Guest Editor:
- Problems in General Surgery. Reconstruction of Difficult Wounds. Vol. 6, 1989. J.B. Lippincott Co
- Clinics in Plastic Surgery. Cleft Lip and Palate. Vol 31, April 2004, Saunders Philadelphia
- Clinics in Plastic Surgery. Abdominal wall reconstruction. Vol 33, April 2006. Saunders, Philadelphia
Editorial Boards:
- The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: Senior editor
- Plastic Surgery Hyperguide:Associate Editor 2009-2015
- Plastic Surgery Education Network (PSEN), PSEF: Section Editor in Chief Pediatric and Craniomaxillofacial surgery 2009-2015
Presentations:
- Four hundred and twenty eight presentations at local, regional, national and International meetings
- Invited Visiting Professor in 67 Institutions in the USA and the world.
Professional organizations:
- Member of 26 National and International organizations
- Past President: American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons,
- American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgery,
- Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons and
- Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgery