Dr. Stark was inspired to become a plastic surgeon at a young age when she met a man with a congenital deformity and saw how it affected his life and self-esteem. Since that moment, she aspired to dedicate her life to help instill confidence in others through Plastic and Reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Stark has a unique and strong background as an artist. She is a classically trained in drawing, painting, and sculpting. It was apparent that plastic surgery is the perfect marriage between her passions for art and medicine. She takes pride on practicing as an ethical surgeon and meticulous perfectionist. With Dr. Stark, you will have an individualized comprehensive approach from a woman’s perspective with an artist’s touch.
Dr. Jen Stark is a qualified Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon specializing in all aesthetic procedures of the face, breast, and body. Dr. Stark earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Florida in Nutritional Sciences. She went on to complete her doctorate at Nova Southeastern University College of Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
She then started her residency training in General Surgery before completing her Plastic and Reconstructive residency from St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, and served as chief resident. There she was nominated for the Gold Humanism Award that recognizes physicians who are exemplars for compassionate patient care and serve as role models, mentors, and leaders in medicine. Dr. Stark participates in research and is a published author in numerous Plastic Surgery journals including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) global open and Eplasty.
What she would like her potential patients to know about her is that she is a perfectionist and very detailed oriented but at the same time personable, honest, compassionate, and treats every patient like family. Not only are your results important to her, but so is the experience you have throughout the entire process.
Curriculum Vitae
Jennifer Stark, D.O.
Hospital Affiliations
Los Robles Regional Medical Center ( Thousand Oaks, CA)
Society Memberships
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
American College of Surgery
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Women in Plastic Surgery
Internship/Residency Training
2017-2020
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency
St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Paterson, NJ
2014-2017
General Surgery Residency
St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Paterson, NJ
2012-2014
General Surgery Internship/Residency
St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, NY
Medical Education
2008-2012
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauterdale, FL
2004-2008
Bachelor's in Nutritional Science
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Research & Publications
Improving Wound Healing in Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction: Our Protocol and the C.O.P. (Cone of Pressure) Flap
Published in PRS GLOBAL OPEN (12/2017)
Stark, Gargano, Edstrom, Szymanski, Schmidt, Bevivino, Paterson, Taylor, Podda, Liu
Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma to the Scalp and Calvarium: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Published in EPlasty 2016 PMID: 27909467
Stark, Szymanski, Podda
Keloid and Hypertrophic Scar Revision and the Use of Misonix
Prospective Study (2016-2020)
Stark and Baruch
To evaluate the effectiveness of the use of an ultrasound device (Misonix) with keloid and hypertrophic scars
StatPearls for Plastic Surgery
Book Chapters (2017-2018)
- Split Thickness Skin Grafts (STSG) and Questions
- Musculocutaneous Flap
Time to OR and Rate of Perforation in Patients Presenting to ER with Appendicitis
(2015)
Stark, To, Mariano, Madlinger
Effect of Use of the On-Q Pump with Bupivicaine Infusion on Post-Operative Pain Following Emergent Trauma Laparotomies
(March 2016- 2018)
Stark, Abolghasemi, Elsawy
Prospective study investigating the benefit of the On-Q pump medication delivery system in trauma patients
Presentations
Jun 2019 European Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association - Utrecht, Netherlands
May 2018 The New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons (NYRSPS): Residents Night - New York, NY
Apr 2018 Educating Leaders AACOM Annual Conference - Washington, DC
May 2017 The New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons (NYRSPS): Residents Night - New York, NY
May 2017 Neomen Annual Research and Scholarship Forum - Maine
May 2016 Neomen Annual Research and Scholarship Forum - Maine
May 2018 The New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons (NYRSPS): Residents Night - New York, NY
Apr 2018 Educating Leaders AACOM Annual Conference - Washington, DC
May 2017 The New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons (NYRSPS): Residents Night - New York, NY
May 2017 Neomen Annual Research and Scholarship Forum - Maine
May 2016 Neomen Annual Research and Scholarship Forum - Maine
Meet Our Providers
Erin Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner, FNP-C
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