Alan B. Schliftman, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology

EDUCATION:

University of Rhode Island September 1969 - June 1973
Bachelor of Arts with Distinction

New York University - January 1971 - June 1971

George Washington University Medical School September 1973 - June 1977
Doctor of Medicine

SOCIETIES:

Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity 1973
Phi Sigma Society 1973
American Medical Association 1981
American Academy of Dermatology bsp; 1981
Skin Cancer Foundation 1981
New York State Medical Society 1981
Westchester County Medical Society 1981
Society of Investigative Dermatology 1981
Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology 1982
Fellow of American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery l982
New York State Dermatology Society l982
National Academy of Sciences; l982
American Association For Advancement of Science 1983
Laser Institute of America ; 1983
American Society for Dermatology Surgery 1983
International Society of Topical Dermatology 1983
Int. Soc. Of Dermatologic Surgery 1988

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

Medical Intern, Department of Medicine
The Nassau County Medical Center 1977-1978

Dermatologic Resident, Department of Dermatology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1978-1980

Chief Resident, Department of Dermatology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1980-1981

Clinical Instructor, Department of Dermatology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1981-1985

Assistant Attending, St. Agnes Hospital
White Plains, N.Y. 1981-present

Assistant Attending, White Plains Hospital
White Plains, N.Y. 1981-present

Assistant Attending, Booth Memorial
Queens, New York 1981-1982

Assistant Attending, Jacobi Hospital
Bronx, New York 1981-1987

Clinical Instructor, Van Etten Hospital
Bronx, New York 1981-1987

Co-Director of The Cutaneous Laser Research and Treatment Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1983-1987

President National Port Wine Stain Foundation 1984-1987

Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1985-1987

Consultant of Dermatology
Northern Westchester Hospital 1986-1995

Assistant Professor of Dermatology
New York Medical College 1987-1992

Director of The Residency Training Program in Dermatology
New York Medical College 1987-1988

Associate Director of Dermatology
Westchester County Medical Center 1987-1988

Head of Laser Section, Department of Dermatology
New York Medical College 1987-1992

Chairman Medical Advisory Board National Congenital Port Wine Stain Foundation 1988
Program Director Division of Dermatology
Westchester County Medical Society 1988-1989

Representative of the Dermatology Division
Westchester County Medical Society to the NY State Dermatology Society 1989

Committee Member ( ) 1995 American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

Committee Member (Information) 1997 American Academy of Dermatology

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CERTIFICATION:

Diplomat, American Board of Dermatology ( Board certified ) 1981

LECTURES PRESENTED:

Purpuric Disorders, Medical Grand Rounds
St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains, N.Y. 1981

Purpuric Disorders, Medical Grand Rounds
Booth Memorial Hospital, New York 1981

Carbon Dioxide Laser Use in Dermatology
Westchester County Dermatologic Society, New York 1982

Argon Laser Therapy for Port Wine Stain, Combined Medical and Surgical Grand Rounds, St. Agnes Hospital White Plains, N.Y. 1982

Lasers in Dermatology, Grand Rounds
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology Bronx, N.Y. 1982

Laser Therapy, American Cancer Society Laser Course
Staten Island, N.Y. 1982

New York Academy of Medicine, Short Report on Laser Therapy
New York N.Y. 1982

Cutaneous Tumors, Surgical Conference
St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains, N.Y. 1982

Lasers in Dermatology New York Dermatology Society Meeting
Presented at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, N.Y. 1983

Experimental Lasers in Dermatology
Grand Rounds Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, N.Y. 1984

Hemangioma and Nevi Boston Eye Research Institute
Facial cosmetic Surgery Course, Boston , Mass. 1984

I. Argon Laser Surgery
II. Carbon Dioxide Laser Surgery

Kaiser Permanente Dermatology Symposium
Los Angeles , California 1984

"Cutaneous Laser Surgery" Long Island Dermatologic Association
Hempstead, N.Y. 1984

"Cutaneous Laser Surgery Update" Bronx Surgical Society Bronx N.Y. 1984

Cutaneous Surgical Techniques Lecture Series to Dermatologic Residents
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY 1984

"Cutaneous Laser Surgery New York Podiatric Society
New York, N.Y. 1985

"Laser Update" Skin Surgery Workshop
New York University Medical Center, New York 1985

Cutaneous Surgical Techniques, Lecture Series to Dermatologic Residents.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY 1985

"Cutaneous Laser Surgery" Grand Rounds, Metropolitan Hospital 1985
New York, NY

"Wound Care and Scarring, Treatment of Children with Argon Laser"
presented at the American Academy of Dermatology
National Meeting, Laser Symposium 1985

"Sun Protection, Skin Cancer and Skin Aging, Sponsored Through St. Agnes Hospital
White Plains 1985
Valhalla 1985
Hawthorne 1985

"Advances of Laser Technology of Medical and Surgical Practice"
Union Hospital Ground Rounds Bronx, NY 1986

Cutaneous Surgical Techniques Lecture Series to Dermatologic Residents.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY 1986

"Cosmetic Laser Surgery"Philadelphia Society of Facial Plastic Surgeons Meeting
Philadelphia, NY 1986

"Cutaneous Laser Surgery Today and Tomorrow."AAD Meeting
New Orleans, LO 1986

"Skin Cancer and Sun Protection" Skin Cancer Foundation Lecture,
IBM Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, NY July 1986

"Skin Cancer and Sun Protection"
Skin Cancer Foundation Lecture,
Champion Corporation
Stamford, Conn. July 1986

"Skin Cancer and Sun Protection"
Skin Cancer Foundation Lecture,
IBM Watson Research Center
Sept. 1986

"Photodynamic Therapy"
Pathology Conference, Northern Westchester
Hospital
Mount Kisco, NY 1986

"Skin Cancer and Sun Protection"
Skin Cancer Foundation Lecture, PepsiCo
Purchase, NY 1987

"Risk Factors of Ultraviolet
Radiation Exposure".Medical Conference
St. Agnes Hospital 1987

"Argon Laser Surgery"
Ground Rounds, NY York Medical College
Valhalla, NY 1987

"Carbon Dioxide Laser Surgery"
Hands On Laser Course, Sharplan
NY, NY 1987

"Laser Surgery for Cutaneous
Vascular Formations"
AAD Meeting, San Antonio TX 1987

"Argon and Yellow Light Lasers"
Residents lecture
Columbia University, NY, NY 1988

Schliftman, A., Glassberg, Scheibner, Tan, and Gregory
Panel Discussion) "Photothermolysis
for Superficial Vascular Lesions."
ASLMS, Dallas Texas 1988

"Cutaneous Laser Therapy"
Dept. Rheumatolgy NY Medical College
Grand Rounds, Valhalla, NY 1988

" Argon and Copper Laser Surgery
Clinical Conference , Greenwich
Greenwich, Conn. 1988

"Series of Lectures on Carbon Dioxide,
Argon, Copper, and Dye lasers" presented at Laser course
sponsored by the Univ. of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia 1988

Schliftman, A. "Skin Cancer" Series of lectures
presented at PepsiCo
Somers, and Purchase, NY 1988

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G: "The Comparative Effects of
the Variables of Specificity and Depth in Determining
the Success of Treatment in Port Wine Stains Using
Argon and Carbon Dioxide Lasers".
International Soc. of Derm Surg
Edinburgh, Scotland 1988

"Laser Surgery for Cutaneous
Vascular Formations"
AAD Meeting, Washington, DC 1988

"Complications and Wound
Care in Argon and Carbon Dioxide Laser
Surgery" lecture in the Basic Laser Symposium
Presented at the AAD
Washington, DC 1988

"Copper Vapor Lasers Comparative Results
to Dye and Argon Lasers". Presented at laser course at
University of Utah , Salt Lake City 1989

"Argon Laser Surgery"
Presented at the Abbott Hospital Laser Symposium
Minneapolis, MN. 1989

Schliftman, A: "Argon Laser and Pediatric Dermatology"
Symposium for Pediatricians sponsored by Schering Corp.
White Plains, NY 1989

"Comparative results of Argon Dye and Copper
Vapor lasers." Presented at Laser Surgery Course
Univ. Ark., Little Rock, Ark. 1989

"Results Using the Argon, Argon Dye, and
Copper Vapor Lasers." Presented at in service course for
physicians St. Mary's Hospital,
Evanston, Ind. 1989

"Update on Laser Surgery." Symposium
on Dermatology, Englewood Hospital,
Englewood, NJ 1989

Brauner, G, Schliftman, A: "Complications of
Laser Surgery" International Derm Surg Soc.
Brussels 1989

"Laser Surgery of Vascular Lesions."
Presented at the AAD meeting
San Francisco, CA 1989

"Pediatric Dermatology and Laser Applications
Presented at the Mount Vernon Health Center
Mount Vernon, NY 1990

Schliftman, Tan, Schreibner, Apfelberg
(Panel Discussion) Cutaneous Laser Surgery
ASMLS Nashville, TN 1990

Complications in Cutaneous Laser
Surgery" Presented at the Society of Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery
Palm Beach, Florida 1990

Lectures on Cutaneous Laser Surgery
and Supervision of Hands on Sessions at the
laser course for Meridian Laser Center
Cleveland, Ohio 1990

Lectures on Cutaneous Laser Surgery
and Supervision of Hands on Sessions at the
laser course for University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 1991

Lectures on Cutaneous Laser Surgery
and Supervision of Hands on Sessions at the
laser course for Physicians
Elmira, NY 1991

Lectures on Cutaneous Laser Surgery
and Supervision of Hands on Sessions at the
laser course for Physicians
Short Hills, NJ 1991

Lectures on Copper Vapor Laser and Flash
Lamp Pumped Dye Laser
Abbott Hospital Laser Symposium
Minneapolis, MN 1991

Lectures on Laser Surgery
Marshfield Clinic Laser Symposium
Wisconsin 1991

Lectures on Cutaneous Laser Surgery
and Supervision of Hands on Sessions at the
laser course for Physicians
Warren, Ohio 1991

"Red Light Laser Interactions
On Cutaneous Tissue"
AAD Meeting, Dallas, TX 1991

Lectures on Cutaneous Laser Surgery
and Supervision of Hands on Sessions at the laser course
for physicians Abbott Hospital Laser Symposium
Minneapolis, MN 1992

Lecture on Cutaneous Laser Surgery
at Controversies in Laser Surgery (Co-Director)
Aspen, CO 1993

Lecture on Cutaneous Laser Surgery
at Controversies in Laser Surgery
Bermuda 1995

Lectures on Computers in Dermatology
AAD meeting
Washington, DC 1996

Lectures on Computers in Dermatology
AAD meeting
San Francisco, CA 1997

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PAPERS PRESENTED:

Schliftman, A., "Cutaneous Changes in Patients With
Thalassemia Major" New York Academy of Medicine
Residents Lectures 1981

Brauner, G., Schliftman, A.: “Acne Keloid: Neither
Acne nor Keloidal" International
Congress of Dermatology
Tokyo, Japan 1982

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.: " Avoidance of
Scarring in Laser Therapy of Port
Wine Stains" 5th International
Congress of Laser Medicine and Surgery
Detroit, Michigan 1983

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.:
"Computer Guided Carbon Dioxide
Laser Surgery". American Society for
Dermatologic Surgery
Maui, Hawaii 1984

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.:
"Treatment of Rosaceaform and Essential Ectasias
with the Argon Laser" American Society
for Dermatologic Surgery,
Maui, Hawaii 1984

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.: "Laser
Doppler Evaluation of Port Wine Stains
with Correlation to Argon Laser Surgery".
Presented at American Society For Laser
Medicine and Surgery meeting, Salt Lake
City, Utah 1984

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.: "Evaluation
of Argon Laser Surgery In Children"
Presented at American Society For Laser
Medicine and Surgery meeting, Orlando
Florida 1985

Felderman,L., Schliftman, A." Distribution
of Congenital Port Wine Stain on the
Face and Possible Relationship with
Sturge Weber Disease." Resident Research Basic
Science Series, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine 1985

Sottile, E., Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.:
"Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment of Refractory
Giant Perianal Condyloma Accuminata "
Presented at American Society For Laser
Medicine and Surgery meeting,
Orlando, Florida 1985

Bitterman, Schliftman, Felderman: "Relationship
of Sturge Weber and Port Wine Stains."
Presented at residents night at Academy of
Science, NY, NY 1987

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G: "The Comparative Tissue
Effects of Copper Vapor (578nm),Argon/Dye Laser,
and Argon Laser (488,514nm) on Vascular Lesions".
ASLMS Dallas TX 1988

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G: "The Comparative Effects of
the Variables of Specificity and Depth in Determining
the Success of Treatment in Port Wine Stains Using
Argon and Carbon Dioxide Lasers".
ASLMS Dallas TX 1988

Brauner, G., Schliftman, A: "Nonequivalence of Laser
Treatment with Continuous and Intermittent Pulse Modes."
ASLMS Arlington VA 1989

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G: "Test and Treatment
Results Utilizing Copper Vapor, Argon, Argon Dye Lasers"
ASLMS Nashville TN 1990

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G: "Test and Treatment
Results Utilizing Copper Vapor and Flash Lamp Dye Lasers"
ASLMS San Diego, CA 1991

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.: "Flash Pumped Dye Laser
and Pigmented Lesions”.
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery,
Scottsdale, Arizona 1992

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G: "Treatment of Pigmented Lesions
of the Skin with Allexandrite Laser."
ASLMS
Orlando , FL 1992

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ABSTRACTS:

Brauner, G., Schliftman, A.: "Acne Keloid:
Neither Acne nor Keloidal"
Proceedings of the XVIth International Congress
of Dermatology 1987

Schliftman, Alan B., M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.: "Avoidance of Scarring in Laser Therapy
of Port Wine Stain". Laser in Medicine and
Surgery, Volume 3, #2, 1983

Schliftman, Alan B., M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.: "Laser Doppler Evaluation of Port Wine
Stain with Correlation to Argon Laser Surgery".
Laser in Medicine and Surgery Volume 3, #4, 1984

Schliftman, Alan B., M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.: "Combination Test Spotting with Argon
and Carbon Dioxide Laser in Treatment Failures"
Laser in Medicine and Surgery Volume 3, #4, 1984

Schliftman, Alan, B., M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.: "Laser Treatment of Children with
Congenital Port Wine Stains" Laser in Medicine
and Surgery Volume 3, #4, 1984

Schliftman, Alan, B.,M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.,: "Computerized Laser Guidance System"
The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery
and Oncology, vol. 10, #4, 1984

Schliftman, Alan, B.,M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.: "Treatment of Rosaceaform and
Essential Ectasias with the Argon Laser"
The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery
and Oncology, vol. 10, #4, 1984

Schliftman, A., Cosman, B., Brauner, G.:
"Evaluation of Argon Laser Surgery In
Children" Laser in Medicine and Surgery 1985

Schliftman, Alan, M.D., and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.: "The Comparative Effects of the Variables
of Specificity and Depth in Determining the
Success of Treatment in Port Wine Stains Using
Argon and Carbon Dioxide Lasers."
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, vol. 8 #2, 1988

Schliftman, Alan, M.D., and Brauner, Gary, M.D.:
"The Comparative Tissue Effects of Copper Vapor
Laser (578nm), Argon/Dye and Argon Laser (488
514nm) on Vascular Lesions."
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Vol. 8, # 2 1988

Brauner, G., Schliftman, A: "Nonequivalence of Laser
Treatment with Continuous and Intermittent Pulse Modes."
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Supplement 1, 1989

Schliftman. A, Brauner, G: "Test and Treatment Results
Utilizing Copper Vapor, Argon, Argon Dye Lasers"
Lasers In Medicine and Surgery,
Supplement 2 1990

Schliftman. A, Brauner, G: "Test and Treatment Results
Utilizing Copper Vapor and Flash Lamp Dye Lasers"
Lasers In Medicine and Surgery,
Supplement 2 1991

Schliftman, Alan, B., M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.: "Laser in Medicine Surgery Volume 3, #4, 1992

Schliftman, Alan, B.,M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.,: ""
The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery
and Oncology, vol. 10, #4, 1992

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Laser Doppler Evaluation of Port Wine Stains
Poster exhibit at Academy of Dermatology
National Meeting,
Silver Award for Original Investigation
Washington, D.C. 1984

Ultrasound Evaluation of Cutaneous Vascular Lesion
Poster exhibit at Academy of Dermatology
National Meeting
Gary Brauner, MD, and Alan Schliftman, MD
Atlanta, GA 1990

PUBLICATIONS:

Schroeder, Steven A., M.D., Schliftman,
Alan B., B.A. and Piemme, Thomas, M.D.:
"Variation Among Physicians in Use of
Laboratory Tests". Relation to Quality
Care, Medical Care, August 1974, Volume
12, #8, Pg. 709-713 1974

Schroeder, Steven A., M.D., Schliftman,
Alan B., B.A.: "The Influence of Medical
School on Selection of Career Specialties":
Medical Annals of the District of Columbia,
July 1973, Volume 42, #7, Pg. 339-343 1973

Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.: Laser
Lasers in Dermatologic Surgery."
Infections in Surgery.
April 1987

Brauner, G., Schliftman, A., Cosman, B.: "Argon
valuation of Argon Laser Surgery in
Children under 13 Years of Age
and Reconstructive Surgery
January 1991 vol. 87, no 1, 37-43 1991

Brauner, G. Schliftman, A:
"Laser Surgery for Children"
Journal Of Dermatologic Surgery and
Oncology, 13:2 Feb., 1987 1987

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Publications Pending:

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G.: "Apparent Acquired
Portwine Stains in Adults."

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G.: "Incidence of
Portwine Stains in Only one Individual in Pairs of
Monozygotic Twins."."

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G.: "Report of a Basal
Cell Carcinoma Arising After Copper Vapor Laser Surgery."

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G.: "Cafe Au Lait Spots
In Association With Portwine Stains."

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G.: "Familial Incidence
of Portwine Stains."

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G.: "Association of
Nevus Of Ota and Port Wine Stains.."

Brauner, G., Fleischman, J, Schliftman, A,: "Scarring and
Cutaneous Laser Surgery."

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G.: "Trichoepitheliomas
In Association of Breast and Thyroid Adenomas."

Schliftman, Alan B., M.D. and Brauner, Gary,
M.D., Fleischman, J.: "Laser Doppler Evaluation of Port Wine
Stain with Correlation to Argon Laser Surgery".

Schliftman, Alan, M.D., and Brauner, Gary,
M.D.: "The Comparative Effects of the Variables
of Specificity and Depth in Determining the
Success of Treatment in Port Wine Stains Using
Argon and Carbon Dioxide Lasers."

Schliftman, Alan, M.D., and Brauner, Gary, M.D.:
"The Comparative Tissue Effects of Copper Vapor
Laser (578nm), Argon/Dye and Argon Laser (488
514nm) on Vascular Lesions."

Schliftman, A, Brauner, G.: "Photothermolysis
of Melanin and Tattoo Pigments in An Animal Model with a
New laser Output."

Schliftman, A., Wolf, D., Brauner, G.
"Laser Doppler Evaluation of Port
Wine Stain Hemangiomas."

Felderman, L., Schliftman, A., Brauner, G.
"Epidemiology and Congenital Port Wine Stains."

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COURSES:

Cutaneous Laser Surgery Workshop I,
at The Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, Chairman, March 1984

Cutaneous Laser Surgery Workshop II
at The Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, Chairman, March 1985

Cutaneous Laser Surgery Workshop III,IV,
at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, Chairman , March, June, 1986

Cutaneous Laser Surgery Workshop V
at New York Medical College
Chairman, June 1987

Cutaneous Laser Surgery With A Carbon Dioxide
Laser, Xanar In Service Course
South Amboy Hospital, NJ 1987

Cutaneous Laser Surgery Workshop VI, VII
at New York Medical College
Chairman March, June 1988

Advanced Laser Surgery Course I
at New York Medical College
Chairman October 1988

Basic Cutaneous Laser Course VIII
New York Medical College
Chairman June 1989

Advanced Laser Surgery Course II
at New York Medical College
Chairman June 1989

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CHAPTERS:

Schliftman, A: Chapter in - Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly

"Diabetic Complications: Dermatologic Disorders"
Edited by Gambert, Raven Press 1990

Cutaneous Surgery 1993

Laser Surgery 1993

Brauner, Gary, M.D., Alan Schliftman, M.D.,

Rayhan, Syrus, M.D.: Nail Disorders

Laser in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology

Ed. Levien, N., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1993

Schliftman, Alan, M.D.: Sclerotherapy
Plastic Surgery Review 1996

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