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Office
6261 E Virginia Beach Blvd
Suite 100
Norfolk, VA 23502Phone+1 757-466-1000Fax+1 757-466-7788- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Lawrence Colen is a plastic surgeon in Norfolk, VA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Sentara Norfolk General and Sentara Leigh. He received his medical degree from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and has been in practice 39 years. He specializes in aesthetic/cosmetic plastic surgery, breast reconstruction, and plastic & reconstructive microsurgery and is experienced in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, breast reconstruction, breast surgery, and head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction of the leg and foot.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1981 - 1983
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1975 - 1981
- California Pacific Medical CenterFellowship, Buncke Clinic, 1978 - 1979
- Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1975
- Colgate UniversityB.A., Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- NH State Medical License 1983 - Present
- CA State Medical License 1977 - 2025
- VA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly
- Director American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2014
- President - Medical Staff Sentara Hospitals - Norfolk, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsDiscussion: Reconstruction of the Heel, Middle Foot Sole, and Plantar Forefoot with the Medial Plantar Artery Perforator Flap: Clinical Experience with 28 Cases.Lawrence B. Colen> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2018 Jan 1
- 15 citationsGodina's Principles in the Twenty-First Century and the Evolution of Lower Extremity Trauma Reconstruction.David L. Colen, Lawrence B. Colen, L. Scott Levin, Stephen J. Kovach> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2017 Nov 9
- 1 citationsHow Has Dr. Marko Godina Influenced UsJoon Pio Hong, Lawrence B Colen> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- Reconstruction of the Heel, Middle Foot Sole, and Plantar Forefoot with the Medial Plantar Artery Perforator Flap: Clinical Experience with 28 Cases DiscussionColen LB, Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2018
- Godina�s principles in the twenty first century: Are they still relevant and the evolution of lower extremity trauma reconstructionColen DL, Colen LB, Levin SL, Kovach SJ, J Reconstr Microsurgery, 1/1/2018
- Anatomical Basis and clinical application of the synovial flap in the wrist and distal forearmColen DL, Yeh JT, Colen LB, Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Microsurgical Free Flap Salvage of the Diabetic Lower Extremity.Colen LB, Reus W, Potparic Z., J Reconstr Microsurg; American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Boca Raton, FL, 1/1/1997
- Pedicled Sural Neurocutaneous Flaps.Heinz T, Colen LB, Plast Surg Forum, 1/1/1997
- The Management of Vascular and Microvascular Complications of Combined Lower Extremity Revascularization and Free Tissue Transfer.Colen LB, Potparic Z, Reus W, J Reconstr Microsurg; American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tucson, AZ, 1/1/1996
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Lectures
- What Plastic Surgery needs from their Vascular and Podiatric Surgery Colleagues.Virginia Beach, VA - 1/1/2016
- Body Contouring.Virginia Beach, VA - 1/1/2016
- Achilles tendon lengthening in the Diabetic Foot.Virginia Beach, VA - 1/1/2013
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Other
- Operative Techniques in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Foot Reconstruction.Colen LB, Monograph
1/1/1997 - Breast reconstruction for quadrantectomy defects utilizing the autogenous latissimus dorsi flap. (Video tape)Colen LB
1/1/1991 - Horizontal design of the Fleur-de-lis autogenous latissimus flap. (Video tape)Colen LB
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, Virginia
- Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, Virginia
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