Wayne P. Foster, MD, FACS

Curriculum Vitae

Specialty:

Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

Board Certification:

American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Otolaryngology

Area of Expertise:

Rhinology (nose and sinus), Facial Plastic Surgery, Skin Cancer and Reconstruction

Academic Appointments

(1994–1995) Associate, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Dept. of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA

Postgraduate Education

Fellowship Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (1/95–12/95) McCollough Plastic Surgery Clinic, Birmingham, AL
Residency Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (7/90–6/94) Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
Internship Surgery (7/89-6/90) Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
Fellowship Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Research (7/88-6/89) Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Education

Medical School Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, MD, 1988
Undergraduate Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, BA, Chemistry, 1983
LICENSURE New Jersey, Pennsylvania (inactive), Alabama (inactive)
AWARDS President’s Award, 1992 AAO-HNS National Meeting, Washington, DC

Formal Presentations

Foster, WP. The Nose – Inside and Out. Community Medical Center Grand Rounds. March 1999
Foster, WP. Sinusitis Update. Kimball Medical Center Grand Rounds. October 1998
Foster, WP. Facial Trauma. Sports Medicine Grand Rounds. Sports Medicine New Jersey. Affiliate of the Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University School of Medicine, New York, NY, March 1998.
Foster, WP, Klingensmith, M, Millman, B. Large Rotation and Advancement Flaps in Facial Reconstruction. Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology, Hershey, PA, June 1994.
Foster, WP, Giddings, NA. The Effect of the Argon Beam Coagulator verses Conventional Electrocautery on Peripheral Nerve. Combined Otolaryngologic Spring Meeting, Head and Neck Society. Palm Beach, FL, May 1994.
Kennedy, TL, Foster, WP. Endoscopic Management of the Nasofrontal Recess. Annual Triologic Eastern Section Meeting. Ottowa, Canada. January, 1994.
Foster, WP, Kennedy, TL. How I Do It – Managing the Chronically Obstructed Nasofrontal Duct. International Sinus Symposium. Philadelphia, PA. July 1993
Klingensmith, M, Millman, B, Foster, WP. Finesse in Nasal Tip Reconstruction. Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Scientific Meeting, State College, PA
Foster, WP, Greene, JS. Wegener’s Granulomatosis presenting as Ophthalmoplegia and Optic Neuropathy. AAO-HNS National Meeting. Washington, DC, September 1992.
Also presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Foster, WP, Gibson, W. The Sublingual Dermoid Cyst. PAO Annual Scientific Meeting. Hershey, PA. June 1991.
Fucci M, Martin WH, Foster WP, Schweggler J, Ronis M. The effects of Ginkgo biloba on hearing loss. AAO-HNS National Meeting. Washington, DC, September, 1992
Fucci M, Martin WH, Foster WP, Schweggler J, Ronis M. The effect of Ginkgo biloba on tinnitus. Academy of Research in Otolaryngology. Jacksonville, FL. April 1992.

Publications

Foster, WP, Woodruff, WP. Facial and Soft Tissue Neck Injuries Chapter in Practical Sports Medicine Imaging. Eds. Halpern and Herring. Blackwell Scientific Publishing Co, Cambridge, MA. 1998
Foster, WP, Greene, JS. Wegener’s Granulomatosis presenting as ophthalmoplegia and optic neuropathy. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg 1995; 112;758-62.
Millman, B, Gibson, W, Foster, WP. Brachiotorenal Syndrome. Arch Otolarynogol Head Neck Surg 1995; 121:922-25.
Klingensmith, M, Millman, B, Foster, WP. Finesse in Nasal Tip Reconstruction. Head Neck Surg, July/August 1994.
Klingensmith, M, Foster, WP, Millman, B. Large Rotation and Advancement Flaps in Facial Reconstruction, Submitted for publication in Head and neck Surgery.
Kennedy TL, Foster WP. Endoscopic Management of the Nasofrontal Recess. Submitted for publication to the Laryngoscope.

Research Experience

Laserbrasion: Comparison to Conventional Dermabrasion and Chemical Peel. Foster, WP, McCollough, EG, Maloney, BP, Rousso, DE, Van Hoy, P. Fellowship thesis through the Amer Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstr Surgery.
Antibiotic Iontophoresis in the Treatment of Burn Perichondritis of the Rabbit Ear Marasovich, W., Kennedy, T.L. Foster, W.P. Geisinger Medical Center, 1992
AUDIOLOGY. June 1988; at Temple University Dept. of Otolaryngology, Audiology Division, William Martin, PhD, supervisor. Projects: l) The effects of Ginkgo Biloba on tinnitus; 2) Three-dimensional Auditory Evoked Brainstem Potentials, data accumulation and analysis; 3) The use of Auditory Brainstem Evoked Potentials and Middle Latency Response as a monitor for Neurological Sequelae of Cardiac Surgery.
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS: 1982; at The John Hopkins University, with Donald Burns, PhD. Synthesizing Fluordeoxyglucose For Evaluation of Brain Metabolism using the PET Scanner.
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS: 1982; at Lehigh University with Thomas E. Young, PhD. The Synthesis of 2,2’-tetrabromo 3,3’ bi-1H-indole

Organizations

Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
President, Ocean County Medical Society
American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, 1996 – present
Emerging Trends and Technologies Committee Member 2009 – 2012
Multimedia Committee Member 2009 – 2012
Academy of Otolaryngology of New Jersey
Medical Society of New Jersey
Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, Community Health Center, Inc., Community Leadership Council 2008- present
Community Medical Center
Medical Staff Quality Committee Member September 2009 – present
Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology, 1990-1994
Alabama Medical Society, 1995
Jefferson County Medical Society, 1995