Virginia Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Poindexter - Credentials

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:

Date of Birth April 2, 1966
Place of Birth Beech Grove, IN
Marital Status Married

TRAINING:

FELLOWSHIP: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Plastic Surgery
DATES: 1996 - 1998
RESIDENCY: University of Florida - General Surgery
DATES: 1992 - 1996
HONORS: Ray Bierstedt Memorial Award: Outstanding Surgical Intern

CERTIFICATION:

National Board of Medical Examiners

• Part I - June 1990 - Passed (96th percentile)
• Part II - September 1991 - Passed (95th percentile)
• Part III - March 1993 - Passed (70th percentile)

American Board of Plastic Surgery - 1999

EDUCATION:

MEDICAL: Indiana University School of Medicine
DATES: August 1988 - May 1992
DEGREE: M.D.
HONORS:

Graduation with Highest Distinction (Summa Cum Laude)
Alpha Omega Alpha - Honorary Society
Dr. E.B. Rinker Scholarship
Medical School Memorial Fellowship and Scholarship
Summer Research Honors Program
Rabe-Vermillion Scholarship

UNDERGRADUATE: Indiana University - Bloomington
DATES: August 1984 - May 1988
DEGREES: B.A. Chemistry / B.A. Psychology

HONORS:

Graduation with Highest Distinction (Summa Cum Laude)
Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society
Distinguished Alumni Service Award Scholarship
Rabe-Vermillion Scholarship
Honors Division Scholarship (4 years)
Dean's List (8 Semesters)
Indiana University President's Scholar
Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta - Academic Honoraries

PUBLICATIONS:

• "The Present Status of Endoscopy" - Annals of Plastic SurgeryPoindexter B., Vasconez LO. 1998 Dec; 41(6):679-83
• "Microvascular Surgery Utilizing the Endoscope as the Sole Source of Visual Assistance" - Microsurgery
  Jain AK, Poindexter B, et. al. 1998; 18(2):86-9
• "A Simple Method of Lower Extremity Arteriography in the Laboratory Rat" - Microsurgery
  Oldednbeuving B, Jain AK, Poindexter BD, Engles B, Vasconez L. 1998; 18(1):33-4
• "Selection of Patients for Renal Artery Repair Using Captopril Testing" - The American Journal of Surgery Harward TRS, Poindexter BD, Huber TS, et al. 1995;170:183-187
  

RESEARCH:

• Histopathyology of Specimens from Elective Breast Reductions
  Under Luis O. Vasconez, M.D., Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham (ongoing)
• Anatomy of the Malar Fat Pads and Central Third of the Face
  Under Luis O. Vasconez, M.D., Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• General and Local Anesthesia in Strabismus Surgery
  Under Eugene M. Helveston, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology Indiana University School of Medicine
• C14 Labeled Leucine Uptake in the Ovine Fetus: Fed and Fasting
  Models of Neonatal Nutrition
  Under James Lemons, M.D., Department of Neonatology Indiana University School of Medicine
  

PRESENTATIONS:

• 2001, May..."Liposuction in the Abdominoplasty Flap"
  American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, New York, New York
• 1998, April..."Breast Reduction Specimens: Is Routine Histopathologic Inspection Warranted?"
  Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference - Birmingham, Alabama
• 1998, February..."History of Breast Reduction Surgery"
  Plastic Surgical Grand Rounds - Birmingham, Alabama
• 1997, March..."Hirudo Medicinalis - The Medicinal Leech"
  Plastic Surgical Grand Rounds - Birmingham, Alabama
• 1996, February..."Pathophysiology of Wound Healing"
  Basic Science Conference, University Hospital - Jacksonville, Florida

American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2004 PowerPoint Presentation (251 MB)