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Stephan Ariyan, MD, Plastic Surgery, New Haven, CT

StephanAriyanMD

Plastic Surgery • New Haven, CT

Hand, Head & Neck, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Frank F. Kanthak Professor Emeritus of Surgery ( Plastic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Otolaryngology ) and of Dermatology. Former Associate Chief, Department of Surgery. Former Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery. Founding Director, Melanoma Program. Yale University, School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Ariyan is an internationally known surgeon specializing in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer, breast cancer, and malignant melanoma. He has been recognized for the origination and development of several myocutaneous flaps for reconstructions of the head and neck- most notably the pectoralis major flap, which has become the most commonly used flap for head and neck reconstruction worldwide. He established the Microsurgery Service at Yale in 1976, performing the first replantations of fingers in Connecticut. He developed and performed the first composite microvascular reconstruction of the jaw using the anterior vascular supply to the rib and overlying soft tissues. He established the Yale Melanoma Unit in 1976, and continues to this day as the Director of that multispecialty team.


        Following the devastating earthquake in Armenia in December 1988, he was invited by the government of the then Soviet Union to help care for the many victims. After assessing the situation, he recommended the training and establishment of a western standard plastic surgical unit to care for the reconstruction of the vast number of patients. He was asked to select a team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses from Armenia, which he trained at Yale from 1990-1991, with the joint collaborative efforts of the AGBU, the USAID, the ECFMG, the RRC for Plastic Surgery, the Yale School of Medicine, and the Yale-New Haven Hospital. That team has been successfully working together at the new Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center in Yerevan since its opening in 1992. The success of this effort has been used by the USAID as the model for the implementation of health care education in the redevelopment of the former Soviet Eastern European countries.

Education & Training

  • University of New Haven
    University of New HavenM.B.A., 1992 - 1993
  • University of New Haven
    University of New HavenMBA, 1991 - 1993
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityM.A. (Honorary), 1981
  • UICC Fellowship at Sydney University Hospital, Australia
    UICC Fellowship at Sydney University Hospital, AustraliaFellowship, Melanoma Investigations, 1980 - 1980
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery), 1976 - 1976
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1975 - 1976
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1975
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1973 - 1974
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1973
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital
    Yale-New Haven HospitalFellowship, NIH Cancer Felowship, 1970 - 1971
  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1967 - 1968
  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1966 - 1967
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeClass of 1966
  • Long Island University
    Long Island UniversityB.S., 1959 - 1962

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1967 - Present
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1968 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1969 - 2024
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award Marquis Who's Who, 2017
  • Medal of Honor New York Medical College, 2016
  • Robert Goldwyn Lifetime Achievement Award New Englans Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Comparison of the expression of vimentin and actin in spitz nevi and spitzoid melanomas  
    Alomari AK, Klump V, Neumeister V, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Lazova R, Am J Dermatopath, 1/1/2015
  • Using topical imiquimod for the management of positive insitu margins after melanoma resection  
    Pandit AS, Geiger E, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Choi J, Cancer Med, 1/1/2015
  • Eruptive melanocytic nevi heralding the diagnosis of metastatic melanoma: a case report  
    Kibbi N, Ariyan S, Slogoff F, Lazova R, Choi JN, JAAD Case Reports, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Current Reconstructive Surgery. 
    Chapter: Head and Neck Cancer. 
    Ariyan SEditors: JM Serletti and JE Losee.McGraw-Hill, Ne2009
  • Plastic Surgery 
    Chapter: Cutaneous Melanoma. 
    Ariyan SEditors: S. Mathes.WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2006
  • Plastic Surgery 
    Chapter: Management of Metastatic Disease of the Head and Neck. 
    Ariyan SEditors: S. Mathes.WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2006
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Lectures

  • Diagnosis & Treatment of Pregnancy-Related Cancers in Women: Pregnancy, Fertility & Beyond 
    Yale CME, New Haven, Connecticut - 6/8/2012
  • 14th Therapeutic ERCP-EUS Workshop 
    Yale CME, New Haven, Connecticut - 3/23/2012
  • Yale Cancer Center Evening Oncology Series: Melanoma 
    Yale CME, New Haven, Connecticut - 3/15/2012
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Other

  • Double-Advancement Scalp Flaps. 
    Ariyan S, Patel A, Instructional Video
    1/1/2015
  • Draping and Prepping for Head and Neck Surgery. 
    Ariyan S, Patel A, Instructional Video
    1/1/2015
  • Functional Radical Neck Dissection. 
    Ariyan S, Patel A, Instructional Video
    1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Stephan Ariyan, MD, Named a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who's Who
    Stephan Ariyan, MD, Named a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who's WhoSeptember 7th, 2017
  • Immune System, Unleashed by Cancer Therapies, Can Attack Organs
    Immune System, Unleashed by Cancer Therapies, Can Attack OrgansDecember 5th, 2016
  • How Plastic Surgeons Are Advancing Skin Cancer Treatment
    How Plastic Surgeons Are Advancing Skin Cancer TreatmentMay 15th, 2018

Grant Support

  • Collaborator- SPORE in Skin CancerNIH2012–2017
  • Investigator- SPORE in Skin CancerNIH2006–2011
  • Collaborator- Predicting Metastases in Lymph NodesNIH2005–2009

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons - ASPS
    Member
  • American College of Surgeons - ACS
    Member
  • American Association of Plastic Surgeons
    Member
  • American Surgical Association
    Member
  • American Head and Neck Society
    Member
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
    Member
  • American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons
    Member
  • New England Surgical Society
    Member
  • American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
    Member

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