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Allison Teresa Pontius, MD
59 East 79th Street
Suite 1AB
New York, NY10021
(212) 288-0450
Licensure
New YorkState Medical License Number 231323
Board Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—In progress
Positions Held
7/2004-6/2005Clinical Instructor of Surgery
AlbanyMedicalCenter
Albany, New York
2006-presentAttending Physician
St. Vincent’s MidtownHospital
New York, New York
Education
9/1989-7/1993University of California, Santa Barbara
Summa cum laude, B.A. Environmental Studies
8/1995-6/1999TulaneUniversitySchool of Medicine
Graduated in top 25% of class
Training
6/1999-6/2000Mayo Clinic—Rochester, Minnesota
General Surgery Internship
7/2000-6/2004University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter—Dallas, Texas
Otolaryngology Residency
7/2004-6/2005New England Laser and CosmeticSurgeryCenter/
Williams’ Center for Facial Plastic Surgery—
Albany, New York
Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Publications
2006The Evolution of Midface Rejuvenation:
Combining the Midface Lift and Fat Transfer
Accepted for Publication in Archives of Facial Plastic
Surgery
Pontius AT, Williams EF III
2006Transoral Approach to the Superomedial
Parapharyngeal Space
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2006;134:
466-470
Ducic Y, Oxford L, Pontius AT
2005The Extended Minimal-Incision Approach to Midface
Rejuvenation
Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America 2005;
13: 411-419
Pontius AT, Williams EF III
2005Endonasal Placement of Spreader Grafts in Rhinoplasty
Ears, Nose & Throat Journal 2005; 84: 135-136
Pontius AT, Williams EF III
2004New Techniques for Management of the Crooked Nose
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery 2004; 6: 263-266
Pontius AT, Leach JL
2004 Nasal Reconstruction in Surgery of the Anterior Skull
Base
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery 2004; 130:
176-86
Ducic Y, Pontius AT
2004Extended Orbitozygomatic Approach to the Skull Base
to Improve Access to the Cavernous Sinus and Optic
Chiasm
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery 2004; 130:
519-525
Pontius AT, Ducic Y
2004 Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Parotid Gland
American Journal of Otolaryngology 2004; 25(2): 129-
133
Pontius AT, Ducic Y
2004A Cost Threshold Analysis of Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone versus Ofloxacin for Acute Otitis Media in Patients with Tympanostomy Tubes
Clinical Therapeutics 2004; 26(7): 1168-1178
Roland PS, Pontius AT, Wall GM, Waycaster CR
2003Lipotransfer as an Adjunct in Head and Neck
Reconstruction
Laryngoscope 2003; 113: 1600-1604
Ducic Y, Pontius AT, Smith JE
2003 Temporal Bone Chondroblastomas
The American Journal of Otolaryngology 2003; 24: 370-3
Pontius AT, Reder P, Ducic Y
2002 Pleomorphic Adenomas of the Buccal Space
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery 2002; 126: 695-6
Pontius AT, Myers LL
2001The Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap
Otolaryngology-Facial Plastic Surgery
On-line textbook, eMedicine, Inc., 2001
Polynice A, Pontius AT
2001Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Journal of the National Medical Association 2001; 93: 208-213
Beech DJ, Pontius AT, Muni N, Long WP
1999Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Contemporary Surgery 1999; 55: 212-217
Pontius AT,Lund K, Zhang JW, Beech DJ
Book Chapters
2005Rejuvenation of the Midface
Williams, EF III, Pontius, AT
In: Bailey BJ, editor
Head and Neck Surgery—Otolaryngology 4th edition
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott: Raven; 2005
2005The Aging Neck
Williams, EF III, Pontius, AT
In: Bailey BJ, editor
Head and Neck Surgery—Otolaryngology 4th edition
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott: Raven; 2005
2006Rhytidectomy
Pontius, AT
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Review Book
2006Complex Lacerations of the Eyelid and Lacrimal System
Pontius AT
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Review Book
2006Rhinophyma
Pontius, AT
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Review Book
2006Facial Reanimation
Pontius, AT
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Review Book
Lectures and Presentations
1999Breast Fibroadenomas
Mayo Clinic
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
2000Thyroglossal Duct Cysts and Thyroglossal Duct
Cyst Carcinoma
Mayo Clinic
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
2001Connective Tissue, Vasculitic and Granulomatous
Diseases
University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter
Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds
2002Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors
University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter
Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds
2002Granulomatous Diseases of the Head and Neck
University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter
Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds
2003Rhinoplasty Analysis
University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter
Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds
2003Nasal Function and Evaluation
University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter
Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds
2003Extended Orbitozygomatic Approach to the Skull Base
Poster Presentation
The 14th Annual National Meeting of the North
American Skull Base Society
February 22, 2003
2003Cleft Lip and Palate
University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter
Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds
2004Rhinoplasty
University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter
Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds
2004AO ASIF Craniomaxillofacial Course
Faculty Instructor
January 10, 2004
2004Updates in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
6th Annual Fall Meeting 2004
Options for Soft-Tissue Injectables
Guest Lecturer
October 23, 2004
2004-2005Practical Reviews in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Oakstone Medical Publishing
Contributing Author
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Honors and Awards
1990-1993College of Letters and Science Honors Society
1990-1993Golden Key National Honors Society
1991Academic and Athletic Achievement Award
1993University of California, Santa Barbara
Outstanding Senior of the Year Award
1995-1999Tulane University School of Medicine Academic
Scholarship
2005Jack R. Anderson Prize for Scholastic Excellence
First-runner up
(Recognizes the highest score on the American Board
of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Examination)
Organizations
1996-1999American Medical Student Association
2000-presentAmerican Medical Association
2001-presentAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and
Neck Surgery
2001-presentThe Triological Society
2001-presentAmerican Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
2004-presentInternational Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons
2006-presentNew York Facial Plastic Surgery Society
**8/1993-7/1995 (between college and medical school) was spent taking additional coursework at The University of California, Santa Barbara required for medical school admissions.