Curriculum Vitae -
GEORGE JOHN BITAR, MD - Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

- Bitar G.; Myers S: Nutritional Deficiencies after Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss. Shiffman MA, Di Giuseppe A (eds), Body Contouring: Art, Science, and Clinical Practice, Berlin, Springer, In publication

- Bitar G.; Transaxillary breast augmentation/Wise pattern Mastopexy in the Massive Weight Loss Patient. In Shiffman MA, Di Giuseppe A (Eds), Body Contouring: Art, Science, and Clinical Practice, Berlin, Springer, In publication.

- Bitar G.; Choi DJ, Segura F: Botulinum Toxin in Facial Rejuvenation. Erian A, Shiffman MA (Eds), Surgical Facial Rejuvenation: Art and Clinical Practice, Berlin, Springer, in publication

- Bitar, G.; Osunsade O, Devabhaktuni A: Non-Surgical Radiesse Rhinoplasty. Erian A, Shiffman MA (Eds), Surgical Facial Rejuvenation: Art and Clinical Practice, Berlin, Springer, in publication

- Bitar, G.; Chapter 28, Breast Augmentation Book by Shiffman, et.al; 2008

- Bitar, G. ; Current study on Transaxillary Breast Augmentation , in progress
-Giampappa, V; Bitar, G.; Neck lifts & Ancillary Procedures (expected 2009 release)
-Bitar, G. ; Giampappa, V; Chapter 79, pg 593-612, Neck lifts: Simplified Facial Rejuvenation Book by Shiffman, et.al; 2007
-Bitar, G.; Chopra, V; A New Breast: Plastic Surgery Products , December 2007, 28-30.
- Bitar, G.; Chopra, V; The Axillary Approach Plastic Surgery Products , October 2007, 26-32.
- Bitar, G. ; What Men Want OH Magazine , 2007 – Issue 2, 29-31
-Bitar, G.; Understanding the Massive Weight Loss Patient: Plastic Surgery Products, May 2006, 39-42.
-Bitar, G.; What Men Want: Plastic Surgery Products, February 2006, 20-26.
-Bitar. G.; Giampapa, V.; The Suture-Suspension Neck Lift: Plastic Surgery Products, September 2005, 31-34.
-Bitar, G.; Liposuction or Lift, An algorithm for neck rejuvenation: Plastic Surgery Products, August 2005, 24-26.
-Bitar, G.; Sayeg, A.; Dahman, M.; Mullis, W.; Jacobs, W.; Matthews, D.; Beasley, M.; Smith, K.; Watterson,P.; Getz, S.; Capizzi,P.; and Eaves, F. III; Safety and Efficacy of Office Based Surgery with Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)/ Page 4 Sedation in 4,778 Consecutive Plastic Surgery Procedures, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, January 2003 Issue, 111 (1) 150-156)
-Morgan, R., Bitar, G., Gampper, T.; Joint International Laser Conference 2003. Diode Laser Treatment of Hirsutism Associated with Medical Conditions: One Year Experience at a University: Abstract 183 21-23 September 2003, Edinburgh, Scotland. Abstracts Lasers Med Sci. 2003 Sept; 18(Suppl. 1):SI-67, i-iii..
-Giampapa, V. and Bitar, G.: Neck Recontouring with Suture Suspension and Fibrin Sealant; Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Nov/Dec. 2002, 22 (6) 519-525
-Hikade, K.; Bitar, G.; Edgerton, M.; and Morgan, R.; Modified Z-Plasty Repair of Webbed Neck Deformity Seen in Turner and Klippel-Feil Syndrome, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, May 2002, 39 (3) 261-266
-Bitar, G.; Nguyen, D.; Knox, L.; and Morgan, R.; Shur-Clens: An Agent to Remove Silicone Gel After Breast Implant Rupture, Annals of Plastic Surgery, February 2002, 48 (2) 148-153
-Bitar, G.; Herman, C.; and Hoard, M.; Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome: Guidelines for Early Detection, American Family Physician Journal, June 2002, 65 (12), 2501-2504
-Bitar, G.; Alexandrides, J.; Missirian, R.; Sotereanos, D.; and Nystrom, A.; Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States and Sweden: Reimbursement Patterns, Cost for Treatment, and Return to Work, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 2002, 109 (5) 1574-1578
-Bitar, G.; de Smet, M.; Sumeet, M.; Nussenblatt, R.; Human S-Antigen Determinant Recognition in Uveitis: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (2001) 42, 3233-3238
-Bitar, G.; Yang, S.L.; and Badosa, F.G.; Balloon Angioplasty vs. Patch Angioplasty as an Adjuvant to Surgical Thrombectomy of Hemodialysis Grafts, The American Journal of Surgery (1997) 174(2) 140-142
-DeSmet, M.; Bitar, G.; Roberge, F.; Gery, I.; and Nussenblatt, R.B.; Human S-Antigen: Presence of Multiple Immunogenic and Immunopathogenic Sites in Lewis Rats, Journal of Autoimmunity (1993) 6, 587-599.
-Identification of Proliferative T-Cell Epitopes of S-Antigen in Uveitis Patients National Institutestutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (1991) Research project, Summer Research Fellowship Program, N.I.H.
-Why Should We Go On with Gene Therapy? A medical ethics paper, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC (1990)
-Relationship between the Iron Chelator of Pseudomonas aruginosa and Fe-Transferrin. Senior Thesis, Department of Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (1988)
-Mutagenic Effect of Near Ultra-Violet Radiation on Escherichia coli. Seminars in Research, Department of Biology, University of Missouri, Columbia (1987)