Place Of Birth
East Chicago, Indiana

Education
After completing my undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin (Madison; 1958-1961), I graduated from Northwestern University Medical School (B.S. 1962; M.D. 1965), where I was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society. I completed a straight surgical internship and general surgery residency at New York University-Bellevue Medical Center, followed by the completion of a plastic surgery residency at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in New York City.

Post Doctoral Training
Surgical Internship
7/1/65 - 6/30/66
New York University - Bellevue Medical Center
New York, New York

Surgical Resident & Chief Resident
7/1/66 - 6/30/70
New York University - Bellevue Medical Center
New York, New York

Plastic Surgery Resident & Chief Resident
7/1/72 - 6/30/74
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Fellowships
American College of Surgeons 1976

Licensure and Board Certification
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners - 1966
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery - 1971
Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery - 1975
Medical licenses held in the states of Arizona, New York, New Jersey, California, and Idaho.

Academic & Administrative Appointments
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
7/1/66 - 6/30/70
New York University School of Medicine

Clinical Instructor (Plastic Surgery)
7/1/72 - 6/30/74
New York University School of Medicine

Assistant Director Phoenix Plastic Surgery Residency Program
7/1/74 - 6/30/84
Phoenix, Arizona

Attending Physician, Phoenix Plastic Surgery Fellowship Program
7/1/85 - Present
Phoenix, Arizona

Member of Extramural Faculty of Mayo Medical School as Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery
1996 - Present

American Board of Plastic Surgery
Examiner, Oral Examinations 1994 - Present

ARIZONA MEDICINE, Section of Surgery
Consultant and Editor
1976 - 1986

PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY,
Article and Book Reviewer, 1990 - Present
Associate Editor, 2002 - Present

Hospital Appointments
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery
1983-1988

Children's Rehabilitative Services
Chief of Staff 1984-1986
Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery 1988-Present

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

Scottsdale Memorial Hospital -Osborn

Scottsdale Memorial Hospital - Shea

Maricopa Medical Center
Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery 1975-1982

Memberships, Offices and Committee Appointments
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
American Burn Association
American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Past President and member of the Board of Trustees
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Arizona Medical Association
Arizona Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Maricopa County Medical Society
Maricopa County Plastic Surgeons Society
The Rhinoplasty Society, Inc.
Men's Arts Council, Phoenix Art Museum
University Club of Phoenix
M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
American Heart Association, Inc., Arizona Division
100 Club, Board of Directors, 2002 - Present

Other Professional Positions & Major Appointments
Major, MC, U.S. Air Force
1970-1972
Chief of Hospital Services and
Chief of Surgery
USAF Hospital, Luke AFB, AZ

Awards & Honors
Recipient of the National Service Award, received at the Annual Meeting of the Arizona Medical Association, Tucson, Arizona, June 4, 1999

Dr. Friedland has written many articles which have been published in peer-reviewed journals and he has contributed chapters to many books. He is in the process of authoring a textbook on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In addition, he is a frequent contributor, lecturer and participant in national and international Plastic Surgery symposia and conferences. He has visited many universities as a Traveling Professor, sponsored by national plastic surgery organizations. He has also participated in surgical trips to third world countries. It is there where he has repaired congentital problems such as cleft lips and palates and reconstructed burn scar deformities.