Dr. Lloyd Hoffman

Dr. Lloyd Hoffman is a world-renowned plastic surgeon. He has provided compassionate care for thousands of patients over several decades. He began his career at New York Presbyterian Hospital in 1987, where he became the Chief of Plastic Surgery, the youngest in the country. He flourished in academic plastic surgery for 17 years, prior to entering the world of private practice. For the past 6 years he has led the plastic surgery division at New York Laser and Skin Surgery Center, where he has continued to provide aesthetic surgery as well as complex facial reconstructions.

Academic Background

Medical School Northwestern University Medical School
General Surgery Residency: New York Hospital/ Cornell
Microsurgery Fellowship: NYU/Bellevue
Plastic Surgery Residency: NYU
Hand surgery Residency: NYU

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Skin Association
Association for Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery Research Council
New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgery

Board Certifications

Dr. Hoffman is board certified in:

General Surgery
Plastic Surgery

Hospital Privileges

New York Prebyterian-Weill Cornell, New York, NY
Clinical Associate Professor

Northwell Affiliated Institutions (Lenox Hill, MEETH, North Shore)
Attending Surgeon

Get to Know Dr. Lloyd Hoffman

Why Did You Become a Doctor?

From a young age I seemed to be drawn to the practice of medicine. My younger sisters were always injuring themselves and I was always the first responder, providing ointment, band aides and ace bandages. My father was a general contractor and we had a workshop in our basement. I was always tinkering and trying to restore things that were hopelessly broken. Years later, this apparently morphed into reconstructing people.

What Made You Focus on Plastic Surgery?

In medical school, I was convinced I was going to be a cardiologist. The intricacies of the heart fascinated me. During my surgical clinical rotation, a phenomenal resident convinced me that surgery was the be all and end all. I vividly recall him saying “Hoffman, dont let the skin stand between you and the diagnosis”. I returned to New York for general surgery training where I quickly became obsessed with trauma surgery. I then proceeded to do a rotation at Memorial Sloan Kettering on the plastic surgery service. In those days, Memorial was known for huge, at times, disfiguring operations. Repairing these defects was extremely satisfying, challenging and creative. From that point on, I have been focused on plastic and reconstructive surgery, and I never looked back.

What Is Your Approach to Medicine?

I believe the best way to describe my work as a physician is to provide compassionate care, to strive for exceptional results and to continue my life’s work as a teacher of the craft of surgery.

Do You Do Any Philanthropic Work?

Yes. I have ongoing relationships with organizations that provide surgical care to children who are victims of terrorism in the Middle East. I secure operating room and anesthesia services and operate on them free of charge.

How Would You Define Patient Care?

A sensitive and collaborative approach to the patient’s aesthetic and reconstructive needs based on my extensive experience in the world of plastic surgery. I pride myself on providing high quality care with long term follow up to ensure the patient’s happiness. I am always accessible to my patients.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Hoffman LA, Beaton H, Wantz G. Spontaneous Cholecystocutaneous Fistulas. J. Am. Ger. Soc. 1982, 50:632
Hoffman LA. Avoiding Complications in Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Infections in Surgery. 1983, 2:651-661.
Codner M. Shuster B, Steinman R, LaTrenta G. Harper A, Hoffman LA. Migration of Donor Leukocytes from Limb Allographs into Post Lymphoid Tissues. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 1990, 25:353-359.
Freedman AM, Gayle LB, Vaughan ED, Hoffman LA. One Stage Repair of the Anterior Abdominal Wall Using Bilateral Rectus Femoris Myocutaneous Flaps. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 1990, 25:299-302.
Fantini G, Antonacci A, Gayle LB, Hoffman LA.Management of the Exposed Saphenous Vein Graft.Vascular Surgery. 1991, 4:117-124.
Hoffman LA, Codner M, Shuster B, Bogossian N, Steinman R, Harper A, LaTrenta G, Shires GT, Egozi. Donor Leukocytes Migration Following Extremity Transplantation in an Experimental Model. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1992, 90:999-1006.
Zenn M, Hoffman LA, LaTrenta G, Hotchkiss R. Variations in Digital Nerve Anatomy. Journal of Hand Surgery. 1992, 17:1033-1036.
LaTrenta G, Grant R, Haworth R, Madden M, Hoffman LA. Functional Reconstruction for Severe Post Burn Microstomia. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 1992, 29:179-181.
Haworth R, Rosenberg P, LaTrenta G, Hoffman LA. Anterior Cervical Microsurgical Approach to the Cranial Base in the Rabbit. Laboratory Animals. 1992, 26:196-199.
Eid F, Rosenberg P, Rothaus K, Minninberg D, Hoffman LA, Vaughan D. Use of Tissue Expanders in Final Reconstruction of Infrapubic Midline Scar, Mons Pubis and Vulva Following Bladder Exstrophy Repair. Urology. 1993, 41:426-430.
Hirmand H, LaTrenta G, Hoffman LA. Autoimmune Disease and Silicone Breast Implants. Oncology. 1993, 7:17.
Francis K, Hoffman LA, Cornell C. The Use of Mitek Suture Anchors to Secure Mesh in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1994, 93:419-421.
Jones WG, Hoffman LA, Devereaux RB, Isom OW, Gold JP. Staged Approach to Combined Repair of Pectus Excavatum and Lesions of the Heart. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994, 57:212-214.
Shuster B, Hoffman LA.An Old Friendship Revisited: Plastic Surgery and Transplantation. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 1994, 18:135-139.
Pope M, Betjes MG, Romani N, Hirmand H, Cameron P, Hoffman LA, Gezelter S., Schuler G, Cameron PU, Steinman RM. Conjugates of Dendritic Cells and Memory T-Lymphocytes from Skin Facilitate Productive Infection with HIV-1. Cell. 1994, 78:389-398.
Pope M, Betjes MG, Hirmand H, Hoffman LA, Stenman RM. Both Dendritic Cells and Memory T-Lymphocytes Emigrate from Organ Cultures of Human Skin and Form Distinctive Dendritic T-Cell Conjugates. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 1995, 104:11-17.
Pope M, Betjes MG, Romani N, Hirmand H, Cameron P, Hoffman LA, Gezelter S, Schuler G, Cameron PU, Steinman RM. Dendritic Cell T-Cell Conjugates the Migrate from Normal Human Skin are an explosive Site of Infection for HIV-1. Advances n Experimental Medicine and Biology. 1995, 378:457-460.
Pope M, Gezelter S, Gallo N, Hoffman LA, Steinman RM. Low Levels of HIV-1 Infection in Cutaneous Dendritic Cells Promote Extensive Viral Replication upon Binding to Memory CD4+T Cells. Journal of Experimental Medicine. 1995, 182:204-256.
Kirschner R, Chaio J, Fyfe B, Hoffman LA, Davis J, Fantini G. Neutrophil Lipozygenase Activation and Leukosequestration in Postischemic Myocutaneous Flaps: Role of LTB4. Am. J. Physiol. 1995, 268:H2167-H2174.
Kubler DA, Bacilious N, Peters ED, Gayle LB, Hoffman LA. The Use of Fibrin Sealant in the Prevention of Seromas. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1997, 99(3):842-9.
Randolph GJ, Beaulieu S, Pope M. Sugawara I, Hoffman LA, Steinman RM, Muller WA. A Physiologic Function for p-glycoprotein (MDR-1) During the Migration of Dendritic Cells from Skin via Afferent Lymphatic Vessels. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 1998, 95:6924-6929.
Talmor M, Mirza A, Turley S, Mellman I, Hoffman LA, Steinman RM. Cytokine Requirements for the Generation of Large Numbers of Immature and Mature Dendritic Cells from Rat Bone Marrow Cultures. European Journal of Immunology. 1998, 28:811-187.
Talmor M, Kinkhabwala M, Steinman RM, Hoffman LA. Thymic Chimerism in Non-Irradiated, Immunosuppressed Rats Receiving Microvascularized Limb Transplants. Surgical Forum. 1998, XLIX:639-641.
Talmor M, Hydo L, Shaikh N, Gayle LB, Hoffman LA, Barie PS. Clinical Features and Outcome of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit After Plastic Surgical Procedures: Implications for Cost Reduction and Quality of Care. In Parrillo JE, Balk RA, Calvin JE, Franklin CN, Shapiro BA, eds. Yearbook of Critical Care Medicine. St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book, 1998, 352-354.
Talmor M, Fahey TJ, Wise J, Hoffman LA, Barie PS. Large Volume Liposuction Complicated by Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage: Management Priniciples and Implications for the Quarterly Improvement Process. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2000, 105:2244.
Preminger, BA, Talmor M, Specht MC, Susman M, Hoffman LA. The Legacy of Icarus in the 21st Century – Report of a Case of Aggressive Submental BCC Due to Frequent Use of Metallic UV Reflector. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2001, 46:192.
Talmor M, Patael MP, Spann MD, Barden C, Specht M, McLean A, Harper A, Hoffman LA, Nolan WB. COX-2 Up-Regulation in Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003, 112:1807.

Books, Chapters, Monographs, Editorials

Ballantyne, Donald L, Benjamin, B, Rosenberg, Hoffman LA, and Court Cutting, M.D. (ed.) Organized Bibliography of the Microsurgical Literature. Aspen Systems Corporation, Rockville, MD, 1985.
Hoffman LA, Mackenzie D, Schwartz M. Common Inflammatory Disorders of the Upper Limb in Plastic Surgery. Graff and Smith (eds.) Lippincott Raven, 1995.
Talmor M, Steinman RM, Hoffman LA. Dendritic Cells and Alloimune Chimerism in Limb Transplantation in Composite Tissue Transplantation. Hewitt CW and Block K (ed.), 1999.
LaTrenta GS, Hoffman LA. Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy. W.B. Saunders Company, 1994.

Nikolau R, Bhardwaj N, Pope M, Koch F, Swiggard WJ, O’Doherty U, Witner-Pack MD, Hoffman LA, Schuler G, Inaba K, Steinman RM. The Myeloid System Dendritic Cells. Blackwell Sciences, 1996.

Case Reports

LaTrenta G, Grant R, Hoffman LA.Treatment of Exogenous Steroid Induced “Buffalo Type” Face and Neck Obesity with SAL: A Case Report. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1991, 87:768-770.

Letters to the Editor

Wise JB, Talmor M, Hoffman LA, Gayle LB. Post-Operative Monitoring of Microvascular Tissue Transplants with an Implantable Doppler Probe. (Letter to the Editor). Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2000, 105:2279
Talmor M, Hoffman LA. Converting to Digital Photography: A Model for Large Group or Academic Practice. (Letter to the Editor). Plastic

Medical Talks & Presentations

Hoffman, H., Bogue, J., Poveromo, L., Swistel, AJ., Talmor, M. “Early Outcomes with Use of Smooth Tissue Expanders for First Stage Reconstruction after Mastectomy”
Nouri, A., Hoffman, H., Simpson, R. “Implementation of Fast Track Hand Surgery to Improve Efficiency and Patient Satisfaction”
Hoffman, H., Pinsky B. “Secondary Targeted Muscle Reinnervation at the Time of Stump Revision: A Safe and Novel Approach to Improving Mobility, Pain, and Overall Quality of Life”
Hoffman, H., Glickman L. “Intraneural Ganglion of the Peroneal Nerve”
Sarangi, S.N., Fritz, J., Hoffman, H.Valentino, S., Tracey, K.J., and Huston, J.M. “Stimulation of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor reduces traumatic hemorrhage via thrombin-dependent platelet priming in spleen.”