Herbert D. Stern, M.D.Howard N. Robinson, M.D.Camille D. Chavez, M.D.Gloria J. Thomas, M.D.

Herbert D. Stern, M.D.


Education and Training

Herbert D. Stern, M.D., a well-trained and experienced plastic surgeon, is Medical Director for the Premiere Center for Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Stern graduated Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Queens College of the City University of New York, majoring in chemistry and biology. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1969 from New York University School of Medicine. He then completed his general surgery training at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. During this five-year training program, Dr. Stern served as both the Senior and Chief Resident. Following general surgery, Dr. Stern was at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York for his plastic surgery residency training; he served as Chief Resident during the third year of this training.



Licensure and Specialty Board Certification

Dr. Stern has been licensed by the states of New York, West Virginia and Virginia. He is actively licensed in Florida. Dr. Stern has been certified in both Advanced Cardiac and Basic Life support. He has also been granted certification by several highly reputable boards such as:

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery
  • National Board of Medical Examiners
  • American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery - Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand


Military

Dr. Stern was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy in July of 1971. During his service, Dr. Stern was stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Orlando, Florida where he was in charge of the Emergency Department and established the Outpatient Surgery Clinic. He served until June of 1973, when he was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant Commander. At the time of his discharge, Dr. Stern received a Naval Letter of Commendation for his work in organizing and leading the hospital’s Rapid Deployment Surgical Support Team.



Professional Society Memberships

Dr. Stern is a member in good standing of the following highly-recognized and respected medical societies:

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons, inducted in 1981
  • Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons, inducted in 1992
  • Tampa Bay Society of Plastic Surgeons, inducted in 1988


Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Stern is currently on staff at the following hospitals and outpatient facilities, where he has unrestricted cosmetic surgery privileges:

  • Premiere Center for Cosmetic Surgery, Tampa, FL
  • University Community Hospital, Tampa, FL
  • Memorial Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, FL
  • Tampa Outpatient Surgery, Tampa, FL


Specialty Training

Dr. Stern believes that a physician must stay current in his specialty and has gone through several specialty training courses to assure his expertise.
His specialty training includes:

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons, annual meetings and courses
  • Gordon-Baker Symposiums on Cosmetic Surgery
  • Cosmetic Laser Surgery Workshop
  • Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty, Regional Course
  • Quality Healthcare: Public/Private Partnerships
  • Suction Lipectomy of the Face and Body
  • Workshop: Lasers for the Plastic Surgeon
  • YAG Laser Surgery Course
  • Advanced Cardiac and Basic Life Support



Howard N. Robinson, MD


Education and Training

Dr. Robinson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1968 from St. Louis University School of Arts and Sciences. He graduated in 1972 from St. Louis University School of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine degree. During his medical studies, Dr. Robinson resided at the following well-known institutions:

  • University of Florida
  • St. John's Mercy Medical Center
  • University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine


Licensure and Certification

Dr. Robinson has been certified by the National Board as well as the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is currently certified in the states of Florida, Missouri, and Illinois.



Publications and Presentations

Being highly respected in his field, Dr. Robinson has been given the privilege and honor of contributing to the never-ending process of learning and research through several medical publications and presentations. In addition, Dr. Robinson has also held positions as Instructor of Surgery at the University of Illinois and as a Lecturer at Cook County Graduate School of Medicine.


Some of Dr. Robinson's presentations were for the:

  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
  • American Burn Association (Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Annual Meetings)
  • Western Surgical Association Annual Meeting
  • Plastic Surgery Senior Residents' Conference
  • American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting
  • International Burn Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden

Dr. Robinson has published several articles on the following subjects:

  • Thermal injuries
  • Treatment of burned children
  • "Lethal" burns
  • Role of Erythropoietin in the anemia of thermal injury


Professional Society Memberships

Dr. Robinson is a member in good standing of several highly recognized and respected medical societies. He was a founding member, a member of the Executive Committee, President and Secretary of the Broward County Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Dr. Robinson also belongs to the Greater Miami Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, where he has had the honor of holding the positions of President and Secretary. Dr. Robinson is also a member and involved in the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Florida Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Florida Medical Association and the Broward County Medical Association.



Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Robinson is currently on staff at the following hospitals and surgical facilities, where he has unrestricted cosmetic surgery privileges:

  • Hollywood Memorial Hospital, Hollywood, Florida
  • Memorial Hospital West, Pembroke Pines, Florida
  • Hollywood Medical Center, Hollywood, Florida
  • Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Pembroke Pines, Florida
  • Aventura Medical Center, Aventura, Florida
  • THC Hospital, Hollywood, Florida
  • Ambulatory Surgical Facility, Hollywood, Florida
  • Ambulatory Surgical Facility West, Pembroke Pines, Florida
  • Premiere Center for Cosmetic Surgery, Weston, Florida



Camille D. Chavez, MD


Education and Training

Dr. Chavez received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences. She graduated in 1986 from Columbia College School of Physicians and Surgeons with a Doctor of Medicine degree. During her medical studies, Dr. Chavez resided at the following well-known institutions:

  • Cornell University
  • Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • University of Illinois Hospital
  • Loyola University Medical Center


Licensure and Certification

Dr. Chavez has been certified by the National Board as well as the American Board of Plastic Surgery. She is currently certified in the states of Florida, and Illinois.



Publications and Presentations

Dr. Chavez's best known presentation is:

  • Management of Large Congenital Pigmented Neui of the Forehead and Scalp in Children: The role of Tissue Expansion.


Professional Society Memberships

Dr. Chavez is a member in good standing of the Florida Medical Association and the Dade County Medical Association.






Gloria J. Thomas, MD


Education and Training

Dr. Thomas has nearly twenty years experience in private practice as a plastic surgeon. She has focused her specialty in cosmetic and breast surgery and is dedicated to staying current with the latest cosmetic and anti-aging innovations. Dr. Thomas regularly attends continuing education courses in the field of cosmetic surgery throughout the United States. She has trained intensively in skin rejuvenation with experts in the field in the United States and Internationally. Her education background is the following:

  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Bachelor of Science with Honors, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
  • College of Medicine and Dentistry, Rutgers Medical School, NJ
  • Fellowship in Plastic Surgery, Kettering Medical Center, Wright State University, Kettering, OH
  • Chief Residency in General Surgery, The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
  • Residency in General Surgery - PGY IV, The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, OH
  • Residency in General Surgery - PGY-II-III, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
  • Residency in General Surgery - PGY-I, General Surgery Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT


Specialty Board Certification

Dr. Thomas has been certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.



Professional Associations

  • American Medical Association
  • American College of Surgeons, Fellow
  • American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine


Noteworthy Accomplishments

  • Voted Cincinnati, OH "Top Doctor" 2006 - 2007
  • National "Top Doctor" 2002 - 2003
  • YWCA Woman of the Year - Cincinnati, OH 1993




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