Steven L. Bernard, MD, is a plastic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic. He was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He received his medical training at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and went on to complete residencies in General Surgery, Plastic Surgery and fellowship training in Pediatric Plastic Surgery as well as Hand and Microsurgery through the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

He has been board-certified in both general surgery and plastic surgery and has the certificate-added qualification in hand surgery. During this training, he was named an Allen Scholar and spent two years in microsurgical research. His many clinical interests include microsurgery reconstruction of the breast, hand surgery, and cleft lip and palate surgery. As an innovator, he also pioneered an IV fluid system that avoids the use of sharp needles improving patient safety.

The first 10 years of his career were at MetroHealth Medical Center where served as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University and pioneered techniques to improve the outcomes of complex head and extremity trauma patients.

An invited lecturer at national and international medical meetings, Dr. Bernard has authored or co-authored more than 20 scientific papers and book chapters on plastic surgery topics, including hand infection management, total lip reconstruction, hand burns and trauma and prefabricated microsurgical flaps.

• Associate Residency Program Director

Fellowship - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Hand and Microsurgery
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1996

Residency - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1995

Residency - University Hospitals of Cleveland

General Surgery
Cleveland, OH USA
1993

Medical School - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland, OH USA
1986

Undergraduate - Miami University

Chemistry
Oxford, OH USA
1982

• Plastic Surgery
• Plastic Surgery- Hand Surgery

• Annual Pastoral Care Award, 2003
• First Place, Ivy Society Annual Meeting, 1995
• First Place, Cleveland Surgical Society Research Contest, 1993
• Who’s Who in Health & Medical Services,1991
• Upjohn Achievement Award for Outstanding Hospital Achievement,1990
• William D. Holden Award in Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,1986

• Holds a patent for a needleless IV infusion system that improves safety for both patients and healthcare workers
• Developed innovations in reconstructive surgery that improve outcomes in microsurgical flap survival

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio
• American Association of Plastic Surgeons
• Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery

• Abdominoplasty
• Blepharoplasty
• Body Contouring
• Botulinum Toxin Injections
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Reconstruction
• Breast Reduction
• Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Ear Reconstruction
• Face Transplant
• Facelift (Rhytidectomy)
• Facial Fracture Repair
• Hand Surgery
• Injectables And Fillers For Facial Rejuvenation
• Juverderm
• Lipoplasty
• Microsurgery
• Mohs Surgery
• Otoplasty (Ear Reshaping)
• Perlane
• Radiesse
• Restylane
• Rhinoplasty
• Sclerotherapy
• Surgery for Diseases Of The Breast

• Cleft Lip
• Cleft Palate
• Congenital Deviated Nasal Septum
• Congenital Hand Differences
• Lesions
• Lipoma
• Moebius Syndrome
• Moles
• Nevus
• Pediatric Birthmark
• Pediatric Lesions
• Pediatric Moles
• Pediatric Nevus
• Pediatric Skin Tags
• Skin Cancer
• Wrinkles

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