DOUGLAS D. DEDO, MD COSMETIC SURGEON

Palm Beach Institute of Cosmetic Surgery
Plastic Surgery for the Face and Body

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
• American Board of Otolaryngology

EDUCATION

• Otolaryngology; Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
• General Surgery; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
• Internship; University Hospital, University of Mississippi Medical, Jackson Mississippi
• Doctorate of Medicine; Northwestern University School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
• Bachelor of Art; University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
• Dr. Dedo has applied his expert caring and technical skills as a surgeon to thousands of South Florida patients for over 28 years.

PRIVATE PRACTICE:

• Palm Beach Ear, Nose and Throat Association, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1977 - 1997
• Harbour ENT Associates and Palm Beach Institute of Cosmetic Surgery and Longevity
  Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 1997 - Present

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES:

• Good Samaritan Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida
• St. Mary's Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida
• Wellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington, Florida
• Kimmel Outpatient Surgical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida
• Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,
University of Miami School of Medicine, 1978 - Present

MEMBERSHIPS

• Past President, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• American Medical Association
• American College of Surgeons
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• American Academy of Otolaryngology
• Florida Medical Association
• Past President, Palm Beach County Medical Society

HONORS, AWARDS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

• Recipient Annual Resident Teacher Award - Department of Otolaryngology,
  Washington University, 1974
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Foundation, September 1989
• Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners Certificate of Appreciation, October 1989
• WPTV Channel 25 Citizen of the Week, May 1990
• American Medical Association - Physician's Recognition Award, April 1990
• President Palm Beach County Medical Society, 1996 - 1997
• Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2nd Edition, 1997
• Professional Service Award from Palm Beach County Health Department, April 1997
• Special Physician appointee by Governor Lawton Chiles to CHPA District 9, 1997
• Palm Beach County Volunteer Award, 1998
• Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1998
• Heart of Gold Recipient Award for volunteerism, Palm Beach County, 1999
• Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1999
• 1st Edition: Castle Connolly Guide, "How to Find the Best Doctors: Florida," 1999
• President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 1999
• Palm Beach County Medical Society Board of Trustees, 1999
• Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2000
• How to Find the Best Doctors: Florida, 2000
• Millennium Edition of Strathmore's Who's Who, 2000-2001
• Marquis Who's Who in America, 2001
• Treasurer Cosmetic Surgery Foundation 2003
• "Guide to America's Top Physicians" 2003

MILITARY:

United States Air Force-Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 1975 - 1977

NON-PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Memorial Presbyterian Church, Deacon, 1978 - 1986
• Palm Beach Civic Association, 1980 - 1992
• Eye and Ear Alert Medical Advisory Board, 1981 - Present
• YMCA of the Palm Beaches, Director, 1983
• AMPAC, 1982 - Present
• Con El Medical, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 1989, 1990, 1994
• Boy Scouts of America, Pack 13, Cub Master, 1990 - 1994
• Boy Scouts of America, Troop 13, 1995 - 1999
• President, MIMA (Medical International Missionary Foundation) to Cochabamba. Bolivia, 1994 - Present

DIRECTORSHIPS:

• First Biennial Palm Beach Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, Palm Beach, Florida, 1981
• Second Biennial Palm Beach Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, Palm Beach, Florida, 1983
• Liposuction Workshops and Seminars, West Palm Beach, Florida:
  February, March, April, May, September, October, November 1984
  March, April, May, June, October, November 1985
• Hands-On Liposuction and Eyeliner Workshop, West Palm Beach, Florida:
  April, May, June, November 1986
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Aging Face Course, Palm Beach, Florida, January 1989
• Hands-On Liposuction Course, West Palm Beach, Florida, May 1988, May 1990

TEACHING and RESEARCH Dr. Dedo shares his knowledge and experiences as a highly skilled surgeon in many ways:

• Clinical Assistant Professor: University of Miami School of Medicine
• Lecturer: American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology
• Lecturer: International lecturer invited to Argentina to speak before the Argentinean Society of Lipoplasty April 2000.
• Lecturer: Invited to speak before the Argentine Cosmetic Surgery Society October 2000.
• Researcher: In addition to endoscopic and laser facial cosmetic surgery, Dr. Dedo developed numerous surgical techniques in facial plastic surgery, body contouring and liposuction. Since 1983 he has trained hundreds of surgeons in these techniques.
• Author: Atlas of Aesthetic Facial Surgery. "Aesthetic Surgery and the Aging Face," "Laser Procedures," plus over 45 other published cosmetic articles and chapters in textbooks.

SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY PRESENTATIONS:

• Kansas Heart Association, The Life Cycle and Biology Neiophyllobius SP
  Lawrence, Kansas March 1964
• Kansas Heart Association
  The Application of Time Lapse Photography in 8mm Motion
  Pictures as a Research Tool on Acarological Studies
  Lawrence, Kansas March 1965
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  "Tongue Flap Reconstruction for Oral Cavity Carcinoma"
  Palm Beach, Florida April 1974
• St. Louis Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, "Aesthetic Surgery and the Aging Face" St. Louis, Missouri November 1974
• American Laryngological Association, "The Incidence of Predisposing Factors and Outcome of Pyaryngo-cutaneous Fistulas complicating Head and Neck Cancer"
  Atlanta, Georgia April 1975
• American Society for Head and Neck Surgery "Dermal Graft Protection of the Carotid Artery Complications" Atlanta, Georgia April 1975
• American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, "Theoretical Considerations for Exteriorization of Thoracic Duct Lymph with an Experimental Model" Atlanta, Georgia April 1975
• 2nd Annual International Symposium on Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck "The Diagnosis of Orocutaneous Fistulas and Their Management Prior to Surgical Reconstruction" Chicago, Illinois June 1975
• Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, "Povidone-Iodine: An Adjunct in the Treatment of Post-Operative Wound Infections, Fistulas and Dehiscences" Biloxi, Mississippi April 1976
• American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, "Povidone-Iodine: An adjunct in the Treatment of Post-Operative Wound Infections, Fistulas and Dehiscences"
  Las Vegas, Nevada October 1976
• American Academy of Facial and Reconstructive Surgery, "A Review of an Unusual Craniofacial Deformity with a Case Presentation" Boston, Massachusetts May 1977
• Southern Section of the Triologic Society, "Pediatric Vocal Cord Paralysis"
  Boca Raton, Florida January 1979
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery International Symposium, "Management of the Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy" New Orleans, Louisiana April 1979
• Palm Beach and Martin County Speech Pathologists and Audiologists
  "Spastic Dysphonia: Its Etiology History and Present Day Therapy October 1979
• ENT Departments at Good Samaritan and St Mary's Hospital, "Dysphagia Revisited; Cricopharyngeal Achalsia Treated by Cricopharyngeal Myotomy"
  West Palm Beach, Florida September 1979
• Good Samaritan Hospital Nursing Staff "Recent Developments in Otolaryngology from Spastic Dysphonia to Carbon Dioxide Laser and Cosmetic Surgery"
  West Palm Beach, Florida September 1979
• Palm Beach Junior College, "Diagnosis and Management of EMT Emergencies that Pertain to the Paramedic"
  Lake Worth, Florida 1979
• Florida ENT Society, "Pre-Operative Classification of the Neck and Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy" Vero Beach, Florida November 1979
• University of Miami Medical School Otolaryngology Residents, "A Basic Course in Septorhinoplasty" Miami, Florida November 1979
• Current Clinical Concepts in Otolaryngology, Current Management of Vocal Cord Paralysis
  Miami, Florida March 1980
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, "Pre-Operative Classification of the Neck
  and Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy" March 1980
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "The Anatomical Basis for Sculpturing the Neck Myeloplasty" Anaheim, California October 1980
• American Academy of Otolaryngology, "Management of the Neck in Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy" Anaheim, California October 1980
• Otolaryngology Departments at St. Mary's Hospital and God Samaritan Hospital
  "Intracordial Teflon Injection for Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis" West Palm Beach, Florida December 1980
• Palm Beach District Dietetic Association, Palm Beach Junior College, "Dysphagia from an Otolaryngologists' Viewpoint" West Palm Beach, Florida January 1981
• American Academy of Plastic Surgery", "A Simple Technique for Immediate Fixation of Cheek and Malar Implants" Los Angeles, California January 1981
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, Jonathan Dickinson Annual Symposium, "Management of the Neck in Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy" February 1981
• Vail Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, "Platysma Muscle" When and Why; Parts One an Two"
  Vail, Colorado February 1981
• 16th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Contemporary Medicines, Surgery and Ophthalmology "Management of the Neck in Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy"
  Orlando, Florida March 1981
• Post Graduate Course of Otolaryngology, "Complications of the Extended Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy" St. Louis, Missouri March 1981
• Rotary Club of Palm Beach, Current Concepts of Facial Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery"
  Palm Beach, Florida April 1981
• Palm Beach Aesthetic Surgery Symposium "Management of the Neck and Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy" Palm Beach, Florida April 1981
• American Academy of Otolaryngology "Management of the Neck and Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy" September 1981
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Saddlenose Deformity"
  Detroit, Michigan January 1982
• Operating Nurses of the Palm Beaches, "The Laser in Otolaryngology"
  West Palm Beach, Florida September 1982
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 4th International Symposium "Management of the Neck in Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy", Porcine Liposuction: An Experimental Model and Histological Study" Anaheim, California October 1983
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Submental Liposuction with Rhytidectomy" Marco Island, Florida January 1984
• Junior League of the Palm Beaches, "Cosmetic Surgery Lecture"
  West Palm Beach, Florida February 1984
• Palm Beach Junior College, "Pathophysiology on Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer"
  Lake Worth, Florida April 1984
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery "Liposuction of the Platysma Muscle", "Management of the Neck in Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy"
  Las Vegas, Nevada September 1984
• TriState Otolaryngology Assembly, "How Do I Liposuction" Memphis, Tennessee August 1985
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, "The Submental Tuck Following Liposuction of the Neck in Facelift Surgery: San Francisco, California September 1985
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, "Contemporary Facelift Surgery" Atlanta, Georgia October 1985
• Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Nurses, "Liposuction: Myths and Major Considerations" Atlanta, Georgia October 1985
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Lash Minor Enhancement"
  San Antonio, Texas September 1986
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, "Liposuction an Overview and Personal Technique", Contemporary Facelift Surgery"
  San Antonio, Texas September 1986
• Florida Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery "Facial Imaging and Facial Liposuction" Ft. Lauderdale, Florida October 1986
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Present and Future Archiving of Computer Images" Chicago, Illinois September 1987
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, "Contemporary Facelift Surgery" Chicago, Illinois September 1987
• Society of Head and Neck Nurses, "New Advances in Facial, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery"
  Chicago, Illinois September 1987
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "The Platysma Muscle Revisited - Five Years Later", Liposuction and Facelift Surgery - The Submental Tuck", "Preliminary Results of Retina-A", "How I Do It: Facelift Surgery"
  Palm Beach, Florida January 1989
• 39th Congressional Otorhinolaryngology Society of Mexico, "The External Rhinoplasty"
  Pueblo, Mexico April 1989
• TriState Otolaryngology Meeting, "External Rhinoplastic: An Operation Whose Time Has Come", Liposuction - Six Years Later: What Works and What Doesn't"
  Sea Island, Georgia September 1989
• American Academy of Otolaryngology, 93rd Annual Meeting, "Contemporary Facelift Surgery"
  New Orleans, Louisiana September 1989
• Association of Operating Room Nurses, "External Rhinoplasty"
  Palm Beach, Florida September 1989
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, "Computerized Slide Show for the 1990's Lecturer"
  Los Angeles, California January 1990
• Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, "Liposuction as an Adjunct to Facelift Surgery" Boca Raton, Florida April 1990
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "New Technique for Permanent Malar Implant Fixation" Palm Beach, Florida May 1990
• Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of Otolaryngology, "Laboratory Session on Browlift", "Rhytidectomy and Liposuction", "Associated Procedures: Chemical Peel, Mentoplasty, Cheek Augmentation, "Management of Minor Skin Blemishes", "Laboratory Session on Rhytidectomy" Norfolk, Virginia May 1990
• American Cancer Society, "Speaking After Laryngeal Cancer"
  West Palm Beach, Florid February 1991
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Preliminary Results of the Effect of Various Suture Material on the Rat Ear" Waikoloa, Hawaii May 1991
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "The Deep Facelift", "The Deep Plane Facelift" Kansas City, Missouri September 1991
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, "Contemporary Facelift Surgery of the 1990's" Kansas City, Missouri September 1991
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, "The Deep Plane Facelift"
  Los Angeles, California February 1992
• Eastern Virginia Medical School, "Facial Plastic Dissection Course", "Aging Face and Ancillary Procedures", "The Deep Plane Facelift" Norfolk, Virginia May 1992
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, "Contemporary Facelift Surgery of the 1990's" Washington, DC September 1992
• Florida Society of Otolaryngology, "Current Concepts in Myeloplastic and Liposuction"
  Naples, Florida October 1992
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, "The Anatomical Basis for Endoscopic Rhytidectomy" Los Angeles, California February 1993
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "The Deep Plane Facelift" and "Deep Plane and Subperiosteal Rhytidectomy"
  Indianapolis, Indiana March 1993
• American Cancer Society, "Laser Procedures" West Palm Beach, Florida April 1993
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 6th International Symposium "Endolaser Facelift Surgery" San Francisco, California June 1993
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, "Endolaser Facelift Surgery"
  Los Angeles, California January 1994
• Good Samaritan Medical Center, "Medical and Laser Assisted Approaches to Snoring and Sleep Apnea" West Palm Beach, Florida March 1994
• New Jersey Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, "Deep Plane Facelift with Endoscopic Laser Approach" New Jersey March 1994
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "The Lateral Crural Flap to Reduce Alar Bowing" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 1994
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Endoscopic Facial Plastic Surgery: Faculty for Hands-On Course" San Diego, California September 1994, May 1995
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Endoscopic Cameras, Light Sources and Optics" Palm Desert, California May 1995
• "Reconstruction After Facial Trauma" Bolivia June 1995
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Symposium and Cadaveric Workshop on Endoscopic Surgery Mid-face Anatomy Controversies and Techniques Cadaver lab-Endoscopic Forehead Lift and Mid Facelift with permanent fixation
  Cincinnati, Ohio November 12996
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Symposium on Total Body Contouring, Moderator
  Atlanta, Georgia October 1997
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 14th Annual Scientific Meeting, "Architecture & Design to Analyze Cosmetic Practice Spaces" New Orleans, Louisiana January 1998
• XXVI Panamerican Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery "Power Elevators in Facelift Surgery" Panama City, Panama November 1998
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 15th Annual Scientific Meeting, Marketing for the Century, Who's in Control" Los Angeles, California January 1999
• Power Elevators In Facelift Surgery Palm Desert, California April 1999
• 1999 Fall Symposium Body Contouring and Facial Profile Enhancement "Long Term Results in Using Permanent Screw Fixation of Cheek Implants" Chicago, Illinois October 1999
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 16th Annual Meeting Moderator on New Technologies Advertising and Architecture with a Psychologist's and Cosmetic Surgeon's Perspective Introducing new technologies in your practice Orlando, Florida January 2000
• In Situ Dermal Autografts For Depressed Scars; Preliminary Report on the Use Of Magnetic Garments Following Liposuction Surgery; Management of Cosmetic Complications; Ptotic Lacrimal Glands Following Blepharoplasty AACS Windstar Cruise July 2000
• AAFPRS Spring Meeting - How to Incorporate Anti-Aging Medicine Into Your Surgical Practice.
  Palm Desert, California May 2001
• The Foundation for Facial Plastic Surgery: Fifteenth Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face, "Introduction to Carboxytherapy"; "Platelet Gel-How I use This Material"; "Power Elevation of Facelift Flaps"; panel participation for "Hormones, Anti-Aging medication, and your Practice" Newport Beach, California August 2001
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 2002 Annual Meeting: "Power Elevation of Facelift Flaps" Fort Lauderdale, Florida February 2002
• The American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery: "Power Elevation of Facelift Flaps"
  New York, New York May 2002
• Medical Education Collaborative, The Sixteenth Annual Symposium on the Latest
  Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face - Low Level Laser Activated Wound Healing
  Newport Beach, California August 2002
• AAFPRS Fall Meeting - Low Level Laser Light to Stimulate Wound Healing
  San Diego, California September 2002
• 2002 World Congress of Liposuction Surgery - "Secondary Low Frequency Liposuction to Correct Contoured Deformities"; "Low Level Laser Activated Liposuction"
  Denver, Colorado October 2002
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 2003 Annual Meeting. "Secondary low frequency liposuction to correct contour deformities", two new materials: Surgisis and Radiance.
  California January 2003
• 7th Annual European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Amsterdam, Holland May 2003
• Laser Activated Liposuction of the Buttocks; The scientific basis for low level laser light therapy in cosmetic surgery; Moderator of new technologies session German Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Dusseldorf, Germany Sept 4-6, 2003 Power Elevation of Face Lift Flaps; Scientific basis for low level light on wound healing in Cosmetic Surgery.

PUBLICATIONS

• Dedo: A Cannula for Maintaining Long Term Thoracic Duct Fistula. SURGERY 73:5,
  1973
• Dedo: An Instrument for Cannulation of the Thoracic Duct. LARYNGOSCOPE 83:11
• Dedo, Sessions, Ogura: Flap Reconstruction for the Oral Cavity Carcinoma. ARCH OTOLARYN 101:166-169
• Dedo, Alfonso, Ogura: The Incidence, Predisposing Factors and Outcome of Pharyngocutaneous Fistulas Complicating Head and Neck Surgery. ANAL OTOL RHINOL LARYNG 84:833-844,1975
• Dedo, Alfonso, Ogura: Dermal Graft Protection of the Carotid Artery Complications.
  ARCH OTOLARYN 101:649-651
• Dedo, Ogura: Exteriorization of thoracic Duct Lymph-Theoretical Consideration and
  Experimental Model. ARCH OTOLARN 101:671-674,1975
• Dedo, Alfonso, Ogura: The Diagnosis of Orocutaneous Fistulas and their Management prior to Surgical Reconstruction. RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF THE FACE AND NECK; Session, G.A. Tarcy ME (ed) Grune & Stratton, New York, 1977
• Dedo, Alfonso, Ogura: Povidone-Iodine: An Adjunct in the Treatment of Wound Infections, Dehiscenses and Fistulas in Head and Neck Surgery. TRANS AMERI
  ACAD OPHTHALMOLOGY & OTOLARYNGOLOGY 84:68-74,1977
• Dedo: Hernifacial Atrophy: A Review of an Unusual Craniofacial Deformity with
  Report of a Case. ARCH OTOLARYN 104:53 3-541, 1978
• Dedo: Neurogenic Diseases of the Larynx. PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ed) Bluestone & Stool. WB Saunders, August 1979
• Dedo: Vocal Cord Paralysis. TEXTBOOK OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ed) Paparella & Schurnrick & Stool. WB Saunders, August 1979
• Dedo: Pediatric Vocal Cord Paralysis. LARYNGOSCOPE, Volume LXXXIX, Number 9 pp. 1378-1384, September 1979
• Dedo: Management of the Neck in Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy. TRANS. THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: New Orleans. (ed) Leslie Bernstein; Grune & Stratton, 1981
• Dedo: A Preoperative Classification of the Neck for Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy. LARYNGOSCOPE, Volume 90:11 pp. 1984-1986, November 1980.
• Dedo: The Anatomical Basis for Sculpturing the Neck in Myeloplasty. ARCH OTOLARYNGOLOGY, Volume 107, pp. 439-442
• Dedo: Preliminary Report on the Complication of the Extended Cervical Rhytidectomy. LARYNGOSCOPE 93:272-274, March 1983
• Dedo: Chapter 22, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Part III, Cosmetic Surgery. ESSENTIAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY, Third Edition (ed) K.J. Lee, Medical Examination Comp Publishing Company, Garden City, New York, 1982
• Dedo: Editor Volume III, ATLAS OF FACIAL AESTHETIC SURGERY AS PART OF A CONTREHENSIVE AND COMPARATIVE ATLAS OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, (ed) K. J. Lee, 1983
• Dedo: Chapter 1, "Cervicofacial Rhytidectomy", Volume III, ATLAS OF AESTHETIC FACIAL SURGERY. Grune & Stratton, 1983
• Dedo, McCurdy: "Oriental Eyelid Blepharoplasty", Volume III, ATLAS OF AESTHETIC FACIAL SURGERY. Grune & Stratton, 1983
• Dedo: Chapter 4, "'Rejuvenation of the Forehead and Brow", Volume M, ATLAS OF AESTHETIC FACIAL SURGERY, Grune & Stratton, 1983
• Dedo: Chapter 9, "Liposuction7, Volume III, ATLAS OF AESTHETIC FACIAL SURGERY, Grune & Stratton, 1983 Dedo: "Collagen Injection", Chapter in "Office Procedures in Otolaryngology", (ed) K.J. Lee, Grune & Stratton, submitted, 1985
• Dedo: "Liposuction: A Passing Fad or Proven Tool?", Chapter under "Drug Capsule", OTOLARYNGOLOGY, BEAD AND NECK SURGERY, submitted 1985
• Dedo: "Liposuction and the Platysma. Muscle", ARCHIVES OF OTO, Volume 112, March 1986
• Dedo:"Management of the Platysma. Muscle after Open and Closed Liposuction of the Neck in Facelift Surgery", FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, Volume iv, Number 1, pp. 45-46
• Dedo: "Computer Assisted Facial Analysis", FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, Volume IV, Number 2, pp. 83-86
• Dedo: "Liposuction of the Head and Neck", OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, Volume 97, Number 6, pp. 591-592, July 1987
• Dedo: "Computerized Slide Show for the 1990's Lecturer", ARCH OTOLARYN, Volume 119, Number 2, pp. 226-22 8, February 1993
• Dedo: "Cervicofacial Liposuction", OPERATIVE CHALLENGES IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, (ed) H. Pillsbury, M. Goldsmith, Published March 1990
• Dedo: "Neurogenic Diseases of the Larynx", PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY, (ed) C., Bluestone, S. Stool, Published January 1990
• Dedo: "Baggy Eyelids", CURRENT THERAPY IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, (ed) G.A. Gates, M.D., Published 1992
• Dedo: "Endoscopic Cameras, Light Sources, and Optics", ENDOSCOPIC FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, (ed) Dr. Gregory Keller, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., Published 1996
• Dedo: "Shoes To Fill", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, December 1996
• Dedo: "A Path To The 21st Century", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, January 1997
• Dedo: "Will You Follow In These Footsteps?", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, February 1997
• Dedo: "The Private Practitioner And The Political Show", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, March 1997
• Dedo: "Reclaim The Spirit Of Life", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, April 1997
• Dedo: "Holistic Medicine - Alternative Medicine - To Be Or Not To Be - That Is The Question?", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, December 1996
• Dedo: "The Emergence Of One's Political Action", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, June/July 1997
• Dedo: "Preparation ... Procrastination ... Which Is Your Response To Crises And Unplanned Disasters?", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, August 1997
• Dedo: "Advertising And marketing: Have We Come Full Circle Yet?", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, September 1997
• Dedo: "Medicine As A Business: Why An MBA Is A Conflict Of Interest", ON CALL, President's Page, Palm Beach County Medical Society, October 1997

COURSES - MEETINGS HELD/ACHIEVEMENTS

• Aesthetica Institute November 22, 2003
  4 hrs Basic Life Support Renewal Course
• Aesthetica Institute November 22, 2003
  8 hrs ACLS Renewal Course

COMMITTEES:

• Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center. Officers' Entertainment Committee,
  1976 - 1977
• American Council of Otolaryngology, Committee on Drugs and Devices, 1979 - 1982
• American Academy of Otolaryngology, Public and Professional Information, 1980
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery:
  • Membership Committee, 1979
  • Education Committee, 1980 - 1988
  • Audiovisual Committee, 1984 - 1990
  • Ambulatory Surgery Committee, 1984 - 1990
  • Interspecialty Committee, 1988 - 1995
  • Ambulatory Surgery Committee, October 1996
  • CME Committee, October 1996
  • Public Information Committee, October 1996 - Present
• Palm Beach County Medical Society:
  
  • Mediation Committee, 1979
  • Public Relations Chairman, 1982 - 1985
  • Vice-President, 1986 - 1987, 1987 - 1988
  • Membership Development Committee Chairman, 1989 - 1992
  • Harold Strasser Scholarship Committee Chairman
  • Long Range Planning Committee, 1990 - 1991
  • Review Committee of Medical Specialties, 1990 - 1991
  • Second Vice-President, 1994
  • Secretary, 1992
  • First Vice-President, 1995
  • President Elect, 1996
  • President, 1997
  • Board of Censors and Mediation Committee, 1998
• U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Advisory Panel on Otolaryngology, 1980 - 1985
• American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery Editorial Advisory Board, 1984, 1991 - Present
• Food and Drug Administration Consultant, 1984 - Present
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery:
  • Credentials Committee Chairman, 1989 - 1991
  • Government Relations Committee
  • Program Chairman Annual Meeting, 1994, 1995, and 1996
  • Board of Trustees, 1995 - Present
  • Secretary, 1995
  • Trustee, 1996 - Present
  • President-elect, 1999
  • President, 2000
• Good Samaritan Medical Center:
  • Emergency Department Committee Chairman, 1979 - 1982
  • SICU Committee, 1989 - 1991
  • Surgery QA and Operating Committee, 1992 - 1993
  • Chief of ENT, 1993
• St. Mary's Medical Center:
  • SICU Committee, 1995
  • Credentials Committee, 1995, 1996
• American Board of Cosmetic Surgery Board Examiner, 1990 - 1995
• AMA Diagnostic & Therapeutic Technology Assessment Reference Panel,
  1990 - 1991
• Florida Medical Association, Vice-Chairman of Membership Development,
  1994 - 1995
• Community Health Purchasing Alliance District 9 Local Physician Input Panel, 1996
  AMA Diagnostic & Therapeutic Technology Assessment Reference Panel,
  1997 - Present
• Public Information Committee of the AAFPS, 1998
• CME Committee for the AAFPS, 19989
• Cosmetic Surgery Practice Success, Editorial Advisory Board, 2000 - Present