Ivona Percec
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| Born | Lasi, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Citizenship | Romania |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Plastic and reconstructive surgeon |
| Children | 2 |
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Ivona Percec (born March 1, 1973)[1] is a board-certified Romanian-American plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Surgery Department, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Her expertise is in facial and body rejuvenation including[2]: eyelid lifts, facelifts, brow lifts, breast augmentation, breast lift, abdominoplasty, arm lifts, rhinoplasty, fat grafting, cosmetic injectables, skin cancer surgery, skin laser surgery, and others.[1] Also, she specializes in female genital mutilation revision procedures[3], which she pioneered and for which she has been featured in multiple publications including New York Times.[4][5]
Life
Early life
Ivona Percec was born in Iasi, Romania. Her father, Virgil Percec[6], defected the communist Romania in 1981 when she was 8 years old. After more than a year of waiting for permission, Ivona and her mother Simona, were allowed to emigrate to the USA where her father was holding an Assistant Professor position at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio and later (1999), joined the University of Pennsylvania, Chemistry Department in Philadelphia, PA as the P. Roy Vagelos Chair and Professor of Chemistry. Ivona attended the public elementary and middle school in Shaker Heights Ohio and the high school at Laurel School, a private school for girls in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Education
In 1995, Ivona Percec earned a double major from Princeton University[7], one in Molecular Biology with Shirley M. Tilghman who became the 19th president of Princeton University (2001-2013) and the second one in Medieval History with William Chester Jordan. In 2004, she graduated from the Medical Scientist Training Program with an MD and a Ph.D. in Genetics from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. [7]
Post-Graduate Training:
Resident in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2004-2010).[2]
Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Director, Cosmetic Surgery, Medical Director, Skin Care Program, and Director, Basic Science Research, Plastic Surgery at University of Pennsylvania Health System.[7]
Personal life
Ivona Percec has two children.
Research
In addition to her surgical work, Percec conducts basic and clinical researchwithin the plastic surgery field. In 2010, she founded the Percec Anti-Aging Lab to delay the aging process by intervening at the cellular level. Studies include how stem cells from fat tissue impact the aging process at various stages as well as how those cells impact scar tissue formation and face and body rejuvenation. Percec's Anti-Aging Lab received international recognition and funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [8] Several of Ivona Percec's research works have been published notably in Science, the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Stem Cells (journal), World Journal of Plastic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery|Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and others. [9][10][11][12][13][14] In addition, she has contributed to advancements within the fields of facial rejuvenation and reconstruction of female genital mutilation (FGM).[4][5]
Awards and achievements
Ivona Percec co-authored more than 60 scientific articles. She delivered over 42 invited lectures in the past five years. She serves on Editorial board of Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2017-present), Aesthetic Surgery Journal|Aesthetics Surgery Journal (2018-present) and she is the Section Co- Editor, Research Section, Aesthetic Surgery Journal (2020-present).[15] She functioned as the Panel Organizer and Moderator, Chair and Co-chair at National and International meetings, Co-Director and Expert Faculty Injector – Bootcamp (Colorado), and Organizing Discussant of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal Club. Ivona Percec serves in the Board of Directors of International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science (IFATS) (2019-present) and functioned as its Director in 2020-2021.[16] She is Member of American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)[15], American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)[17], Plastic Surgery Research Counsel (PSRC) (2010-present), American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), Diplomate (2011-present), Plastic Surgery Foundation Study Section – Basic Science (2013-2020), American Association of Plastic Surgery (AAPS) (2017-present), Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, Board of Directors (2020-present), Membership Committee (2021-present) and Externship Committee (2022–present).[18]
Awards
Ivona Percec has earned several awards during school and her career:
- 1991 National Merit Scholarship.
- 1995 Joseph R. Strayer Prize for Best Medieval Studies Thesis, Princeton University.
- 2001 Student Award Finalist, The American Society for Human Genetics 51st Annual Meeting.
- 2002 John G. Clark Award for Meritorious Research.
- 2002 Saul Winegrad Award for Best Dissertation in Cell and Developmental Biology
- 2003 Outstanding Student Honor Society Alpha Omega Alpha
- 2004 Glascow-Rubin Achievement Award, American Medical Women’s Association
- 2004 Merk Manual Award
- 2009 ASPS Grand Rounds Mentorship Program Award
- 2011 Invited Professorship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- 2012 McCabe Fund Fellow Award, University of Pennsylvania
- 2013-2015 American Association of Plastic Surgeons Academic Scholar
- 2015 Plastic Surgery Foundation National Endowment Grant
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ivona Percec, MD, PhD". www.pennmedicine.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dr. Ivona Percec, MD". U.S. News & World Report L.P.
- ↑ "Speakers". na.eventscloud.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Belluck, Pam; McGarvey, Maddie (2019-05-24). "4 Women With Lives Scarred by Genital Cutting: Could a Surgeon Heal Them?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Syckle, Katie Van (2019-06-03). "How a Reporter Speaks to Women About Their Most Personal Experiences". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ "Professor Virgil Percec – Percec Research Laboratory". web.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Ivona Percec | Faculty | About Us | Perelman School of Medicine | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania". www.med.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ "The Anti-Aging Lab". www.pennmedicine.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ Merrick, David; Sakers, Alexander; Irgebay, Zhazira; Okada, Chihiro; Calvert, Catherine; Morley, Michael P.; Percec, Ivona; Seale, Patrick (2019-04-26). "Identification of a mesenchymal progenitor cell hierarchy in adipose tissue". Science. 364 (6438): eaav2501. doi:10.1126/science.aav2501. ISSN 0036-8075. PMC 6816238. PMID 31023895.
- ↑ Shan, Xiaoyin; Roberts, Cleresa; Kim, Eun Ji; Brenner, Ariana; Grant, Gregory; Percec, Ivona (2017-05-01). "Transcriptional and Cell Cycle Alterations Mark Aging of Primary Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells". Stem Cells. 35 (5): 1392–1401. doi:10.1002/stem.2592. ISSN 1066-5099. PMC 5404948. PMID 28211118.
- ↑ Morris, Martin P.; Toyoda, Yoshiko; Christopher, Adrienne N.; Broach, Robyn B.; Percec, Ivona (August 21, 2021). "A Systematic Review of Aesthetic Surgery Training Within Plastic Surgery Training Programs in the USA: An In-Depth Analysis and Practical Reference". Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 46 (1): 513–523. doi:10.1007/s00266-021-02557-0. ISSN 0364-216X. PMID 34467421. S2CID 237367163.
- ↑ Christopher, Adrienne N.; Othman, Sammy; Morris, Martin P.; Broach, Robyn B.; Percec, Ivona (November 2, 2021). "Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of 19 Patients Undergoing Clitoral and Labial Reconstruction After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting". Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 46 (1): 468–477. doi:10.1007/s00266-021-02648-y. ISSN 0364-216X. PMID 34729638. S2CID 240427245.
- ↑ Azoury, Saïd C.; Shakir, Sameer; Bucky, Louis P.; Percec, Ivona (October 2021). "Modern Fat Grafting Techniques to the Face and Neck". Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 148 (4): 620e–633e. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000008405. ISSN 0032-1052. S2CID 237607178.
- ↑ Chappell, Ava G.; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Soriano, Alex J.; Division of Urogynecology, Department of Gynecology; Percec, Ivona; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2021-01-01). "The Role of Plastic Surgeons in Female Genital Mutilation Reconstructive Surgery". World Journal of Plastic Surgery. 10 (1): 104–107. doi:10.29252/wjps.10.1.104. ISSN 2228-7914. PMC 8016383. PMID 33833961.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Ivona Percec, MD". The Aesthetic Society. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". www.ifats.org. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ↑ "Find a Plastic Surgeon". find.plasticsurgery.org. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ↑ "COMMITTEES - The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation". www.aserf.org. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
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