Professional Background
Dr. Figlia is currently an Attending Associate at St. Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston, NJ), Morristown Medical Center (Morristown, NJ), Overlook Medical Center (Summit, NJ), and Chief of Plastic Surgery and Assistant Chairman, Department of Surgery at JFK Medical Center (Edison, NJ).
Dr. Figlia has a Bachelor of Science degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and later studied Art and Language at the Universita per Stranier di Perusia (Perusia, Italy). He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree from Rutgers Medical School (formerly University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ). He was an Intern and Resident of General Surgery at St. Barnabas Medical Center. Next, he was a Junior Fellow at the Microvascular Surgery Center in Washington, DC and continued to pursue General Surgery as a Resident and Chief Resident at Washington Hospital Center (Washington, DC). He was an invited guest and studied under world renowned cranial-facial surgeon, Dr. Paul Tessier, at L’Hôpital Foch in Paris, France. He completed his Plastic Surgery Fellowship as Chief Resident at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, OK). Subsequently, he was Chief Resident in Cosmetic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital (New York City) before entering his private practice.
Education & Training
Medical School
Doctor of Medicine M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 1984
Graduate Studies
Linguistics and Renaissance Studies, Universita per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy 1980
Vascular Disorders of the Upper Extremity 1992
Ear Reconstruction 1991
Tumors of the Skin 1991
Necrotizing Fascititis – Fourniers Gangrene 1988
Undergraduate
B.S. Biology, Farleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ 1979
Residency & Fellowships
Chief of Plastic Surgery - JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ 2000
Attending – JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ 1994
Attending Associate – St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Chief resident, Plastic Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1990-1992
Craniofacial reconstruction (Guest) Paul Tessier, M.D., Paris, France 1990
Chief Resident, General Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. 1988-1989
Resident, General Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. 1986-1988
Resident, General Surgery, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ 1985-1986
Intern, General Surgery, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ 1984-1985
Chief Resident, Cosmetic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, NY 1992
Junior Fellow Microvascular Surgery Center, Washington, D.C. 1988-1989