Dr. Farruggio graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island in New York before attending Villanova University where in 1983, he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science/Biology degree. While at Villanova, he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society, as well as the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.
In 1984, Dr. Farruggio attended New York Medical College in Valhalla, where in 1988 he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree. For the next five years, he performed his General Surgery Residency at the Westchester County Medical Center, also in Valhalla. He then completed his training in plastic surgery at the University of Oklahoma, ultimately fulfilling his plastic surgery fellowship - including cosmetic surgery training - at New York City's Lenox Hospital.
Dr. Farruggio is licensed in the states of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, and is a member of the American Medical Association, as well as the New York Medical College Surgical Society. Additionally, the board certified plastic surgeon is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
When patients seeking plastic surgery in New York or Connecticut visit Dr. Salvatore Farruggio and one of Profiles & Contours two locations, they immediately feel at home. Dr. Farruggio truly values his patients, and holds both he and the entire Profiles & Contours team to the highest levels of patient care.
From the first contact with Dr. Farruggio and the caring, friendly staff at Profiles & Contours, to the final post-operative visit, patients can rest assured that they are receiving the highest quality plastic surgery in New York and Connecticut, performed by a board certified plastic surgeon and at a dedicated facility certified by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Dr. Farruggio even provides patients with 24-hour on-call access.
For almost two decades, Profiles & Contours has safely provided patients seeking plastic surgery in New York and Connecticut with individualized tummy tuck, liposuction, face lift, breast lift and rhinoplasty procedures, as well as beautiful, natural-looking results. And all at a price that's affordable.
I also ensure safety by spending ample time with each patient to understand any preexisting medical issues they may have, which occasionally need
- State of New York #180711, 11/13/89
- State of Connecticut #036421, 10/03/97
- State of New Jersey #MA62267, 07/95
- Board Certified General Surgery Certificate #40574, 10/30/95
- Board Certified Plastic Surgery Certificate #05174, 11/08/97
- Fellow American College of Surgeons 10/26/2000
- 1979 Monsignor Farrell High School, Staten Island, NY (Diploma)
- 1979-1983 Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Biology
Honors/Activities
Cum Laude - Cumulative GPA 3.71
1979-1983 Dean's List
1979-1983 Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society
1979-1983 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
1979-1983 Intramural Sports
1981-1983 Student Resident Assistant
- 1984-1988 New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Academic Activities/Awards
1984 Best Gross Anatomy Laboratory Dissection Award
1984-1986 Teaching Assistant in Biochemistry
- July 1988-June 1993 General Surgery Residency
Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
- July 1993-June 1995 Fellow, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Oklahoma
The University Hospital
Children's Hospital of Oklahoma
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK
- American Medical Association
- American College of Surgeons
- New York Medical College Surgical Society
- American Society of Plastic Surgery
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