FREDERICK ALEXANDER, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.
Clinical Professor of Surgery
General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery
FREDERICK ALEXANDER, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.
Clinical Professor of Surgery
General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery
CITIZENSHIP:
United States Citizen
MARITAL STATUS:
Married, 2 Children
OFFICE:
Pediatric SurgicalCare, LLC
140 Route 17 North, Suite 231
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
(201) 225-9700
Fax: (201) 225-0031
MEDICAL LICENSURE:
New Jersey #25MA08195900 – Current
New York #2292501 – Expired 2007
Ohio #35062565A – Expired 2007
Connecticut #027346 – Expired 2006
Michigan #4301079710 – Expired 2006
Illinois #036108163 – Expired 2005
Pennsylvania #MD419464 – Expired 2007
EDUCATION:
1969
Diploma, Harriton High School, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
1973
B.A. (Magna), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
1977
M.D., Columbia University, New York, New York
SPECIALTY/BOARD CERTIFICATION:
1978
National Board of Medical Examiners
1988
Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
1990
Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
1997
BLS Recertified
1997
PALS Certified
1997
ATLS Recertified
1999
Recertification Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery
2007
BLS Recertified
2007
2010
PALS Recertified
Recertification Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery
POST GRADUATE TRAINING:
1977-78
Intern, General Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1978-80
Assistant Resident, General Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1980-81
Sir Andrew Watt Kay Surgical Fellow, Western Infirmary/Gartnaval General Hospital, University of Glasgow, Scotland
1981-83
Senior Resident, General Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1983-84
Laboratory Research with Dr. Herbert Hechtman at Harvard Medical School (pulmonary physiology)
1984-86
Pediatric Surgical Fellow, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
HOSPITAL AND FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1983-84
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
1984-86
Clinical Instructor in Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
1986-91
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Connecticut Medical Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
1986-91
Attending Staff, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut
1986-91
Attending Staff, Pediatric Surgery, Newington Children’s Hospital, Newington, Connecticut
1989-91
Associate Director, Myelomeningocele Clinic, Newington Children’s Hospital, Newington, Connecticut
1991-Nov 95
Staff Surgeon, Head of Section of Pediatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
1992-2006
Attending Staff, Pediatric Surgery, Fairview General Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
1992-2004
Attending Staff, Pediatric Surgery, MetroHealth Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
1992-2002
Attending Staff, Pediatric Surgery, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
1992-1995
Member, Liver Transplantation Team, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
1992-1995
Director, General Surgical Residency Program, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
1994-2006
Attending Staff, Pediatric Surgery, Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio
1994-2004
Associate Professor Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Nov 95-Dec 06
Assistant Clinical Professor, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Nov 95-Feb 06
Chairman, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 99- Feb 06
Chairman, Division of Pediatrics Ad Hoc Committee, “Children’s Hospital Access Issues and Emergency Department”.
June 06-present
Clinical Professor of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Jan 07-July 11
Surgeon-In-Chief, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Chief, General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery
Dec 07-present
Professor of Surgery, Touro University College of Medicine, Hackensack, New Jersey
July 07-present
Pediatric Surgeon, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, New Jersey
Mar 10-present
Pediatric Surgeon, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey
June 10-present
Pediatric Surgeon, Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, New Jersey
Jan 12-present
Pediatric Surgeon, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, New Jersey
COMMITTEES AND OTHER OFFICES:
1991-2006
Member, Pediatric Patient Care Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1992-1993
Vice Chairman, Medical Records and Statistics Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1992-Nov 95
Member, Surgical Education Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1992-1996
Chairman, Pediatric Surgical Subspecialty Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1993-2006
Member, Executive Committee, Cleveland Surgical Society
1993-1995
Program Director, Annual Resident Research Forum, Cleveland Surgical Society
1994-1995
Member, Emergency Department Advisory Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1994-2006
Member, Pediatric Division Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1994-1995
Member, Physician Extender Task Force
1995
Member, Pediatric Intake and Preparation Task Force (Appointed Aug. 1995)
1995
Member, Pediatric O.R. Design Committee
1996
Member, Surgical Family Lounge Design Committee
1997
Member, CCF Health Care Ventures Professional Advisory Board
1997-98
President, Cleveland Surgical Society
1997
Appointed to Bruce Hubbard Stewart Advisory Committee
1998-2006
Member, Search Committee; Chairman Peds Hem/Onc
1999
Chairman, Division of Pediatrics Ad Hoc Committee on Pediatric Emergency and Transport Issues
1999-2006
Co-Chairman, Pediatric OR Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2000-2001
Member, Pediatric Executive Committee, Fairview Hospital
2000-2001
Member, Search Committee, Chairman of Neonatology
2000-2001
Co-Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital Lost Opportunities Committee
2000-2006
Member, Pediatric Transport Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2001
Member, Search Committee, Staff of Neonatology
2001
Chairman, CCF Children’s Hospital M30 Renovation Committee
2001-2006
Member, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital Advisory Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2001-2006
Member, e-Cleveland Clinic Second Opinion Project Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2001-2003
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Publications Committee of the Surgical Section
2002-2006
Associate Member, Children’s Oncology Group, a National Cancer Institute based in Arcadia, California
2002-2006
Member, Physician/Patient Communication Committee, Fairview General Hospital
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE:
1992-2002
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Clinical Pediatrics.
1994-present
Co-editor, Pediatric Perspectives newsletter, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2001-2003
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Publications Committee of the Surgical Section
2001-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
2001-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Southern Medical Journal
2002-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2004-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journal of Pediatrics
2009-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
2009-present
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1988-1991
Fellow, Connecticut Board of Surgeons
1989-present
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
1989-present
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
1991-present
Fellow, Surgical Section, American Academy of Pediatrics
1991-2006
Member, Northern Ohio Pediatric Society
1994-present
Member, American Pediatric Surgical Association
1995-present
Member, Central Surgical Association
1996
President Elect, Cleveland Surgical Society
1997-98
President, Cleveland Surgical Society
2004
Member, Northern Ohio Medical Association
2004
Member, The Academy of Medicine Cleveland
2007-2010
Member, Hospital Graduates Society, New York City
HONORS AND AWARDS:
1972
Casque and Gauntlet Honor Society, Dartmouth College
1980
Sir Andrew Watt Kay Surgical Fellow, Department of Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
1983
Surgical Research Training Grant (Dr. Hebert Hechtman), Brigham and Women’s Hospital
1994
Stewart Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1994
First prize poster competition for “Very Short Ileocecal Isografts in Enterectomized Rats,” Surgical Section, American Academy of Pediatrics, Dallas, Texas
1994
Merk Fellowship Award for “Very Short Ileocecal Isografts in Enterectomized Rats.” American College of Gastroenterology, 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, California
1996
Chosen by American Health Magazine as one of the “Best Doctors in America.” Published in the March 1996 issue.
2001
Chosen by peers as one of the specialists they’d go to in the article entitled, “Top Docs”, Northeast Ohio Live Magazine, published in the April 2001 issue.
2001
Kingston’s National Registry of Who’s Who, 2002 Edition.
2002
Inclusion in the second edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2003
Inclusion under “Surgery” in the edition of Consumers’ Guide to Top Doctors, a national guide that lists more than 20,000 top-rated doctors by medical specialists in the 50 largest metropolitan areas of the United States.
2003
Inclusion in the third edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2003
Teacher of the Year, 2003. Department of Pediatrics, Fairview General Hospital.
2004
Inclusion in the fourth edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2004
Nominated as “International Health Professional of The Year” by The International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England
2005
Inclusion in the fifth edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2005
Chosen by peers as one of the specialists they’d go to in the article entitled, “Top Doctors”, Northern Ohio Live, published in the April 2005 issue.
2005-2006
Chosen by peers as one of the specialists in the database entitled, “Best Doctors in America”.
2006
Chosen by peers as one of the specialists they’d go to in the article entitled, “Top Docs”, Northeast Ohio Live Magazine, published in the April 2006 issue.
2006
Inclusion in the sixth edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2007
Chosen as Top Doctor in New York Magazine
2007
Inclusion in the seventh edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2008
Chosen as Top Doctor in New York Magazine
2009
Chosen by peers as one of America’s Top Doctors in Castle Connolly’s American Registry.
2009
Inclusion in “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons” by Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2009 Edition.
2009
Chosen as Top Doctor in New York Magazine
2009-2010
Selected by peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America database.
2009
Inclusion in the fifth edition of Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, an acclaimed guide to the top medical specialists in the nation.
2009
Chosen by patients for the 2009 Patient’s Choice Award in Castle Connolly’s American Registry.
2010
Chosen by peers as one of America’s Top Doctors in Castle Connolly’s American Registry.
2010
Chosen as one of ‘NJ’s Favorite Docs’ by Family Magazine.
2010
Included on “The 2010 List” of NJ’s Favorite Kids’ Docs as featured in New Jersey Family Magazine.
2011
Inclusion in New Jersey: Most Recommended Physicians – as Chosen by their Peers and Point Ranking published by National Consumers Survey.
2011
Selected by peers as one of the Best Doctors in America 2010-2011 database.
2011
Inclusion in excerpt New Jersey Life Health and Beauty Magazine as part of the 2011-2012 Best Doctors’ list as chosen by peer review.
2011
Named one of “Inside Jersey’s 2011 Top Doctors for Children’s Health” by MDAdvantage.
2011-2012
Selected by peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 database.
2011
Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in “Inside Jersey” Magazine.
2011
Named as one of US News and World Report’s Top Doctors.
2011
Named “Top Doctor in Pediatric Surgery” from Healthfirst NJ.
2011
Selected by the American Registry and PatientsChoice.org to be included in the prestigious 2011 Compassionate Doctor Certification.
2012
Named “Jersey Choice Top Doctor” in New Jersey Monthly’s annual survey of NJ doctors.
2012
Awarded Castle Connolly Top Doctor by American Registry for the 10th year in a row.
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013 – 2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2016
Selected by Vitals for “Most Compassionate Doctor” (©American Registry)
Awarded Castle Connolly Top Doctor by American Registry for the 10th year in a row.
Named in “America’s Top Doctors For Cancer” by Castle Connolly Medical 8th Edition.
Named “Bergen Top Doctors” by 201 Health Magazine Peer Review Survey
Inside New Jersey “Top Doctors for Cancer” by Castle Connolly
Named “Jersey Choice Top Doctor” in New Jersey Monthly’s annual survey of NJ doctors.
Awarded Castle Connoly Top Doctor by American Registry
Selected by Vitals for “Most Compassionate Doctor” (©American Registry)
Selected by Vitals for “Patient Choice Award” (©American Registry)
New Jersey’s Favorite Kids’ Doc in NJ Family magazine
Named “Bergen Top Doctors” by 201 Health Magazine Peer Review Survey
Named “Jersey Choice Top Doctor” in New Jersey Monthly’s annual survey of NJ doctors
Awarded Castle Connolly “America’s Top Doctors” Award
Awarded “Patients Choice Award” by Vitals
Inside New Jersey “Top Doctors for Cancer” by Castle Connolly
Chosen by peers as one of America’s Top Doctors in Castle Connolly’s American Registry.
Named “New Jersey Favorite Kid’s Doc” by New Jersey Family Magazine.
Named “Jersey Choice Top Doctor” in New Jersey Monthly’s annual survey of NJ doctors
Awarded “Patients Choice Award” by Vitals
Inside New Jersey “Top Doctors for Cancer” by Castle Connolly
Awarded Castle Connolly “America’s Top Doctors” Award
RESEARCH GRANTS / PROJECTS:
1993
Principal Investigator: Experimental Small Bowel Transplantation: Role of Ileocecal Valve in Segmental Murine Allografts. RPC# 4140. Co-investigators: Dr. Anatoly Kononov, Dr. Earl Browne, Dr. Robert Wyllie. Intramural Grant $28,000.
1995
Co-investigator: The Natural History of Acute Small Bowel Obstruction in Rats: Radiographic, Ultrasonic, and Pathologic Changes. RPC #4763. Co-investigators: Goske M, Goldbloom J, Obuchowski N, Zepp R, Godec K. Intramural Grant $5,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1992
Created new curriculum for General Surgery Residency Program and restructured teaching conferences to augment academic program.
1995
Authored the business proposal to create a separate Division of Pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation which was accomplished in 1995.
1995-2006
Created the Department of Pediatric Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic from nil currently comprised of three associates performing 2000 cases annually, teaching medical students and residents, and performing Bench and Clinical Research.
1998-2006
Chaired Committee to create dedicated Pediatric Operating Room Suite at Cleveland Clinic Foundation which opened October 1998. Continue to serve as chairman of Pediatric OR Committee.
2000-2002
Co-Chaired Committee to create Dedicated Pediatric Transport System for Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital.
2003-2004
Co-Chaired Committee to create pediatric surgical preoperative assessment program for the Children’s Hospital with on-line component.
2004-2006
Pediatric Surgery program at Fairview Hospital expanded with exclusive 24/7 coverage by one staff surgeon.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2010
Accepted patient referrals from the Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative in Hackensack, NJ.
2010
2011
Member and Physician Volunteer for Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc.
Healing the Children, Hawthorne, NJ
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
115. “The Long and Short of Appendicitis in Children” Palisades Medical Center 5/9/2012
116. “Old Problem, New Evidence: Abdominal Pain in Children” Hoboken University Medical Center
5/28/2014
117. “GI Obstruction in Infants and Children” Palisades Medical Center 12/2/2014
118. “The Long and Short of Appendicitis in Children” 3/10/2015 Englewood Medical Center
118. “Advances in the Treatment of Chest Wall Deformities 2/9/2016 Englewood Medical Center