About Dr. Philipp Franck

Dr. Philipp Franck

Dr. Philipp Franck is a highly skilled board-certified plastic surgeon, with a particular interest in facial surgery, breast surgery, body contouring, and non-surgical rejuvenation. He is a clinical instructor for the division of Plastic Surgery at New York Cornell Hospital, where he mentors new surgeons and teaches the latest techniques.

A native of Germany, Dr. Franck completed his integrated Plastic Surgery residency at the esteemed New York-Presbyterian Hospital - one of the top hospitals in the United States. During residency, he had the privilege of training at world-renowned affiliated institutions including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the university hospitals of Cornell and Columbia, and the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Franck traveled to many places during his medical training including Japan, South Africa, Ukraine and Ethiopia not only to work with internationally renowned physicians and broaden his surgical expertise but to also provide medical care and education to developing countries.

He is fluent in multiple languages (English, Spanish, German, Japanese) and has numerous publications in scientific journals.

Honors

  • 2023 Super Doctors New York Rising Stars

  • 2021 Dicran Goulian, MD Award for Academic Excellence in Plastic Surgery, 2020 Administrative Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital

  • 2011 DAAD (German Academic Exchange)

  • 2010 LMU - Jimma Ethiopia Medical Educational Exchange Scholarship

  • 2008 University of Tokyo Academic Exchange Scholarship

  • 2004 Max Bauer Prize in Fine Arts

Publications

  • Franck, P., Henderson, P. W., & Rothaus, K. O. (2016). Basics of lasers: history, physics, and clinical applications. Clinics in plastic surgery, 43(3), 505-513.

  • Franck, P., Bernstein, J. L., Cohen, L. E., Härtl, R., Baaj, A. A., & Spector, J. A. (2018). Local muscle flaps minimize post-operative wound morbidity in patients with neoplastic disease of the spine. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 171, 100-105.

  • Franck P, Chadab T, Poveromo L, Ellison A, Simmons R, Otterburn DM. Prepectoral Dual-Port Tissue Expander Placement: Can This Eliminate Suction Drain Use? Ann Plast Surg. 2020 Jul;85:S60-S62

  • Wright MA, Weinstein AL, Bernstein JL, Franck P, Lara DO, Samadi A, Cohen LE, Härtl R, Baaj AA, Spector JA. Muscle Flap Closure Following Complex Spine Surgery: A Decade of Experience. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Aug 19

  • Wright, Franck - Extended Drain Dwell Duration Following Muscle Flap Closure for Complex Spine Surgery Does Not Increase the Risk of Surgical Site Infections. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open: August 2019 - Volume 7 - Issue 8S-1 - p 87-88

  • Toyoda, Y., Franck, P., Brownstone N.D., Magro C.M., Otterburn D.M., Apocrine adenocarcinoma in the setting of porcine hidrocystoma of the leg. Dermal Online J. 2019: 25 (6).

  • Poveromo L, Franck P, Ellison A,  Otterburn DM. Pre-pectoral Breast Reconstruction Without the Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix: A 3-Year Review. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 88(3), pp.S205-S208.

  • Barie, P. S., & Franck, P. (2015). History of Medical and Surgical Management of Acute Cholecystitis. Acute Cholecystitis (pp. 1-16). Springer, Cham.2015

  • Kumar, R., DiMenna, L., Schrode N., Liu, TC, Franck, P., Evans, T., AID stabilizes stem-cell phenotype by removing epigenetic memory of pluripotency genes. Nature 500, 89–92 (01 August 2013) doi:10.1038