RESUME



EDUCATION


Cornell University B.A. magna cum laude 
Cornell University  Medical College  M.D. 
Fordham Law School J.D. 

Surgical Internship: The New York Hospital-Cornell 
Surgical Residency: The New York Hospital-Cornell
Plastic Surgical Residency: The New York Hospital-Cornell 


MILITARY


Major, U.S.A.F.  
Chief of Surgery, Misawa, Japan


PUBLICATIONS

Darkening of Selected Metal Oxides by Hydrogen Ion Irradiation.
Journal of Geophysical Research 73: 12
M.J. Sienko, G.N. Green, R.L. Cucin

The Effect of Reconstituted Collagen Gels on the Healing of Experimental Bony Defects.
Journal of Surgical Research 12: 318
Abstract: Calcified Tissue Abstracts 4CT: 2557
R.L. Cucin, D. Goulian, K.H. Stenzel, A.L. Rubin

Predicting the Extent of Viability of Flaps by Measurement of Gas Tensions Using a Mass Spectrometer.
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 50: 385
Abstract: Surgery, Gynecology and Obstectrics 136: 888
R.H. Guthrie, R.L. Cucin

Renal Circulation during Hypotensions.
American Journal of Surgery 125: 280 
R.H. Guthrie, R.L. Cucin

Liver and Bone Marrow Needle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Miliary Tuberculosis.
Journal of Chronic Diseases 26: 355
R.L. Cucin, M. Coleman, J. Eckart, R.T. Silver

Transpectoral Pathways of Lymphatic Drainage in the Breast:: Importance in Breast Cancer.
Cancer 35: 260
Abstract: American Association for Cancer Research 15: 144
R.L. Cucin, R.H. Guthrie, J.C. Orlando, D. Kovachev

Comparative Effect of Particulate Autogenous Bone and Reconstituted Collagen Gels on the Healing of Experimental Bony Defects.
New York State Journal of Medicine 79: 1856 
R.L. Cucin, T. Chaglassian, R.H. Guthrie

Transplantation of the Cryopreserved Nipple-Areolar Complex.
Annals of Plastic Surgery 4: 391
R.L. Cucin, R.H. Guthrie, A. Luterman, G.T. Shires, D. Goulian

Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy: Problems in Position, Size, and Shape.
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 65: 595 (1980)
Abstract: Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery 3: 10 (1986)
R.H. Guthrie, R.L. Cucin

An Aid to Tailoring the Alar Cartilages in Tip Rhinoplasty.
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Sugery 65: 828 (1980)
R.L. Cucin

Screening the Nipple for Involvement in Breast Cancer.
Annals of Plastic Surgery 5: 477 (1980)
R..L. Cucin, R.H. Guthrie, A. Luterman, G. Grey, D. Goulian

Implantation of Breast Cancer in a Transplanted Nipple: A Case Report and a Plea for Preoperative Screening.
CA-Cancer Journal for Clinicians 31: 281 (1981)
R.L. Cucin, J. Gaston

Extrusion of an Infected Orbital Floor Prosthesis after 15 Years.
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 68: 586 (1981)
R.L. Cucin, B. Weintraub, M. Jacobs

Breast Reconstruction with a Cryopreserved Nipple: A Case Report.
Annals of Plastic Surgery 8: 163 (1982)
Abstract: Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 71: 740 (1983)
R.L. Cucin

Nipple Banking.
CA-Cancer Journal for Clinicians 32: 187 (1982)
R.L. Cucin

Rate of Diffusion of Solumedrol across the Silastic Membranes of Breast Prostheses: An In Vitro Study.
Annals of Plstic Surgery 9: 228 (1982)
Abstract: Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery 3: 11 (1985)
R.L. Cucin, R.H. Guthrie, M. Graham

Two Step Technique for Transplantation of the Prominent Nipple.
Annals of Plastic Surgery 9: 310 (1982)
Abstract: Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 73: 508 (1984)
R.L. Cucin

Complication of Injectable Collagen Implants
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 71: 731 (1983)
R.L. Cucin, D. Barek

A Case Report of an Unusual Penetrating Injury of the Face and Neck.
New York State Journal of Medicine 83: 1038 (1983)
R.L. Cucin

Chapter 23: Complications of Tracheostomy.
R.H. Guthrie, R.L. Cucin
The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery, 2nd Ed. (1984) 
 Little Brown, Boston, Mass.

An Accurate Tip Rhinoplasty Surgical Technique
Annals of Plastic Surgery 26: 295 (1991)
R.L. Cucin

False-positive Mammographic Imaging of a Breast Implant.
New York State Journal of Medicine 93: 151 (1993)
R.L. Cucin, R. Bard

The Kindest Cut
R.L. Cucin
Rocin Press (1979), New York, N.Y.

Keeping Face: A Plastic Surgeon's Guide for Preserving and Improving Nature's Gifts.
R.L. Cucin
Rocin Press (1982), New York, N.Y.

Medical Malpractice: Handling Plastic Surgery Cases.
R.L. Cucin
Shephard's McGraw-Hill (1990)

Medical Malpractice: Handling Plastic Surgery Cases. 1991 Supplement.
R.L. Cucin
Shephard's McGraw-Hill (1991)

Medical Malpractice: Handling Plastic Surgery Cases. 1992 Supplement.
R.L. Cucin
Shephard's McGraw-Hill (1992)

Medical Malpractice: Handling Plastic Surgery Cases. 1993 Supplement.
R.L. Cucin
Shephard's McGraw-Hill (1993)

Medical Malpractice: Handling Plastic Surgery Cases. 1994 Supplement.
R.L. Cucin
Shephard's McGraw-Hill (1994)

Medical Malpractice: Handling Plastic Surgery Cases. 1995 Supplement.
R.L. Cucin
Shephard's McGraw-Hill (1995)

Chapter 21, Powered Liposuction
D.G. Becker, R.L. Cucin
Powered Instrumentation in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
pp. 229-235, First Edition, Singular Publishing Group, San Diego, CA (2001)