Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton - Lehigh Valley
Pocono - Philipsburg, New Jersey - Quakertown
Pennsylvania

Amin Plastic Surgery

Jaime A. Bastidas

Undergraduate Education:

1985-1989

West Essex High School
North Caldwell, NJ

1985-1989

Graduate Education:

1985-1989

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
B.S., May 1989, major in Biology
minor in Computer Science

1990-1994

UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School,
Newark, NJ
M.D., May 1994

Medical Education:

1994-1995

General Surgery - Preliminary Year
Monmouth Medical Center,
Long Branch, NJ

1995-1996

Research Fellowship
Musculoskeletal Research Center
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

1996-2001

General Surgery - Residency
Monmouth Medical Center,
Long Branch, NJ

2001-2003

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Residency
Nassau University Medical Center,
East Meadow, NY

Licensure:

United States Medical Licensing Examination

1992 - June

Step I - Passed

1994 - March

Step II - Passed

1996 - May

Step III - Passed

Certification:

1987-1989

Resident Assistant
Boston College

1990-1991

Peer support
New Jersey Medical School

1990-1993

Organizer for Intramural Indoor Soccer
New Jersey Medical School

1998-June

California Aids Ride
San Francisco to Los Angeles

1999-2001

Organizer for Recreational Indoor/
Outdoor Soccer
Monmouth Medical Center

Reasearch Experience:

Investigation of the "Influence of Gastric Distention & Meal Composition on Jejunal Absorption" under Charles J. Yeo, M.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Summer 1988

Investigation of "Gallstone Dissolution by Mono-octanoin" under Thomas R. Gadacz,M.D., Chief of Surgical Service, Baltimore VA Hospital, Summer 1989

"DISC: Dietetic Intervention Study in Children" under Norman Lasser, M.D., Dept. of Preventive Cardiology, New Jersey Medical School, Feb-Aug, 1990

Biomechanical research at the Musculoskeletal Research Center under Savio L-Y. Woo, Ph.D., Professor & Vice Chairman for Research, & James H. Herndon, M.D., Professor & Chairman, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, July 1995 - June 1996

Publications:

Bastidas JA, Yeo CJ, Schmieg RE Jr, Bastidas JA, Orandle MS, Zinner MJ. Influence of Gastric Distention and Meal Composition on Jejunal Absorption. Surgery Forum 1989; 40:189-190.

Bastidas JA, Zinner MJ, Bastidas JA, Orandle MS, Yeo CJ. Influence of Meal Composition on Canine Jejunal Water and Electrolyte Absorption. Gastroenterology 1992; 486-492.

Mitsionis G, Bastidas JA, Grewal R, Pfaeffle HJ, Fischer KJ, Tomaino MM. Feasibility of partial A2 and A4 pulley excision: effect on finger flexor tendon biomechanics. The Journal of Hand Surgery [Am] 1999 Mar; 24(2):310-314.

Grewal R, Saw SS, Bastidas JA, Fischer KJ, Sotereanos DG. Passive and active rehabilitation for partial lacerations of the canine flexor digitorum profundus tendon in zone II. The Journal of Hand Surgery [Am] 1999; Jul; 24(4):743-750.

Fischer KJ, Bastidas JA, Provenzano DA, Tomaino MM. Low profile versus conventional metacarpal plating systems: A comparison of construct stiffness and strength. The Journal of Hand Surgery [Am] 1999; Sep; 24(5):928-34.

Mitsionis G, Fischer KJ, Bastidas JA, Grewal R, Pfaeffle NJ, Tomaino MM. Feasibility of partial A2 and A4 pulley excision: residual pulley strength. The Journal of Hand Surgery [Br] 2000; Feb; 25(1):90-4.

Presentations:

Tomaino MM, Pfaeffle HJ, Mitsionis GI, Grewal R, Bastidas JA, Woo SL-Y. Effect of Partial Pulley Excision on Finger Flexor Tendon Biomechanics. Poster Presentation, Orthopaedic Research Society, 42nd Annual Meeting, February 18-22, 1996

Suh J-K, Kang JD, Saito R, Carlin GJ, Bastidas JA, Woo SL-Y, Gilbertson L. Viscoelastic Behavior of Human Cervical FSU in Torsion. Podium Presentation, North American Spine Society, Annual Meeting, October 23-26, 1996

Bastidas JA, Glickman LT, Simpson RL. Solitary Peripheral Nerve Tumors of the Upper Extremity: Case Study & Review of the Literature. Poster Presentation, American Assoc. for Hand Surgeons, Annual Meeting, January 8-11, 2003

Bastidas JA, Glickman LT, Douglas BK, Simpson RL. Use of 2-Octyl-Cyanoacrylate (Dermabond) in Place of Suture for the Creation of a Rib Cartilage Framework in Reconstruction of the Microtic Ear. Podium Presentation, Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, Annual Meeting, March 28, 2003

Educational Activities:

Orthopaedic Seminar on The Biomechanical Comparison of Plate & Screw Fixation Systems for Metacarpal Fractures, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, June 17, 1996

Outside Interests:

Soccer, Cycling, Racquetball, Fencing, Film-making, Sketching, Science Fiction

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