Peter Taub, MD Email Peter Taub
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- Positions
- PROFESSOR | Surgery
- PROFESSOR | Pediatrics
- PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery
- PROFESSOR | Dentistry
- PROFESSOR | Medical Education
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- Specialty
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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- Languages
- English
- Spanish
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- Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai Queens
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- Phone
- Dr. Peter Taub 212-241-4410212-241-4410
Peter J. Taub, MD, FACS, FAAP, was born and raised in New York City. He attended The Dalton School (1985), Brown University (1989) and the Albert Einstein School of Medicine (1993), from which he graduated with national Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honors and distinction for research in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He completed an internship and General Surgery residency at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York (1999). During that time, Dr. Taub spent a year in the Microvascular research laboratory and served as the Teaching Resident for the third year medical students. He went on to complete a second residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles and stayed for an additional year of training in Craniofacial Surgery under the direction of Dr. Henry K. Kawamoto, Jr., M.D., D.D.S.
After completing his training, Dr. Taub returned to New York to serve as the Chief of the Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery service at New York Medical College and the Maria Fareri Children -?s Hospital as well as the Director of the Westchester Craniofacial Center. In addition, he is an active member of the Mount Sinai Cleft and Craniofacial Center.
Dr. Taub is board certified in both General Surgery (2001) and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2003). He is a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP). He is active in many national professional societies, including the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS), the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA), the Plastic Surgery Research Council (PSRC), the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery (ASMS), and the New York Academy of Medicine.
In addition to his interest in aesthetic surgery, Dr. Taub has published articles and chapters in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, including original advancements in the field of Craniofacial Surgery. Along with his skill and expertise in Plastic Surgery, he brings a true compassion for his patients and their families.
Dr. Taub has an interest in contemporary art and photography and is an avid skier, tennis player, and sailor.
In the News
Dr. Taub discusses cleft lips and palates in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up.
View the PDF.
Dr.Peter Taub and Dr. Paul Pierce discuss the evaluation of positional plagiocephaly in ConsultantLive.com. View the Article.
Certifications
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Clinical Focus
- Hemangioma
- Melanoma
- Melanoma Removal
- Oral-Facial Clefts
- Rhinoplasty
- Septoplasty
Education
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship, General Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Plastic & Recon. Sur
UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship, Maxillofacial
UCLA Medical Center
Languages
English, Spanish
2013
Best Doctors
New York Magazine
2012
Best Doctors
New York Magazine
2011
Best Doctors
New York Magazine
2010
Best Doctors
New York Magazine
2009
Best Doctors
New York Magazine
1997
2nd Prize Investigator Award
PSEF
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
Resident Teaching Award
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center
1st Place Research Award
4th Annual Louis R. M. Del Guercio Surgical Research Day, New York Medical College
1st Place Clinical Research Award
UCLA School of Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Student Award for Best Research Paper
The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
- Bone healing
- Wound healing
Taub PJ, Bradley JP, Kawamoto Jr HK. Closure of an oronasal fistula in an irradiated palate by distraction osteogenesis. J Craniofac Surg 2001 Sep; 12(5): 495-499.
Taub P, Bradley JP, Stuzin JM, Kawamoto Jr HK. Decreased morbidity in monobloc advancement with distraction osteogenesis. Plastic Surgery Forum 2002; 25: 143.
Bradley JP, Taub PJ, Kawamoto Jr HK, Wexler A , Cahan L . Antley-Bixler Syndrome: A case of long-term survival and two cases of surgical correction. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003 Apr; 111(4): 1454-1460.
Taub PJ, Bradley JP, Markowitz BL. Single-stage lip and nasal reconstruction in holoprosencephaly. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003 Jun; 111(7): 2324-2327.
Taub PJ, Rudkin GH, Clearihue 3rd WJ, Miller TA. Prefabricated alloplastic implants for cranial defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003 Mar; 111(3): 1233-1240.
Kawamoto Jr HK, Bradley JP, Taub PJ. Correction of warfarin-induced nasal hypoplasia. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003 Apr; 111(5): 1680-1687.
Taub PJ, Bradley JP, Setoguchi Y, Schimmenti L, Kawamoto Jr HK. Typical facial clefting and constriction band anomalies: an unusual association in three unrelated patients. Am J Med Genet 2003 Jul; 120(2): 256-260.
Taub PJ, Kawamoto HK Jr. Orbital Fractures. In: Thaller SR, Mcdonald WS, editors. Facial Trauma. Marcel Dekker Inc.; 2004.
Taub P, Jones NF. Sequential second free bone flaps for reconstruction of metachronous. Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Sep; 116(4): 939-945.
Taub PJ, Kawamoto HK Jr. Facial Clefting and Hypertelorism. In: Mc Carthy JG, Galiano RD, Boutros S, editors. Current Therapy of Plastic Surgery. Philadelphia, Elsevier; 2006.
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Dr.Taub did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2017 and/or 2018: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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