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ROGER SIMPSON, MD, FACS, DIRECTOR OF NUMC’S BURN CENTER, NAMED ONE OF LONG ISLAND’S TOP PLASTIC SURGEONS IN CASTLE CONNOLLY TOP DOCTOR LIST

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January 28, 2010

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ROGER SIMPSON, MD, FACS, DIRECTOR OF NUMC’S BURN CENTER, NAMED ONE OF LONG ISLAND’S TOP PLASTIC SURGEONS IN CASTLE CONNOLLY TOP DOCTOR LIST


East Meadow, NY — Roger Simpson, MD, FACS, a board-certified plastic surgeon at Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG) and director of NUMC’s burn center, has been named one of Long Island’s Top Doctors by Newsday following inclusion in the Castle Connolly Top Doctor List. 

“Dr. Roger Simpson truly deserves to be recognized among the top of the plastic surgery field,” said Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System. “He exemplifies what we look for in all our surgeons – the brightest minds, incredible technical skill and the highest level of dedication to patient care.”

Steven J. Walerstein, MD, FACP, executive vice president for medical affairs and medical director at the NuHealth System, also congratulated Dr. Simpson on his well deserved recognition: “Our sincere congratulations on this honor which is testament to your skills as a top surgeon, committed to our mission of providing our patients with the highest quality of care.”

A senior partner who has been with the practice since 1980, Dr. Simpson directs LIPSG’s Center for Facial Paralysis where he provides state-of-the-art, life-altering surgery to restore function to patients’ paralyzed facial nerves caused by stroke, disease or traumatic injury. Dr. Simpson also focuses on burn reconstruction and hand surgery as well as performing general plastic and reconstructive surgery.

In addition to private practice, Dr. Simpson has been the Director of the Residency Training Program in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) for the last 20 years. He is also Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Director of the Burn Center and Chief of the Hand Surgery Service at NUMC. Dr. Simpson is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Newsday’s Long Island Top Doctors is derived from the comprehensive Castle Connolly Top Doctor list based on peer nomination, extensive research and careful review and screening by a doctor-directed research team.

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NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life.  Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau University Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community.  By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.

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