Dr. Alan J Durkin M.D.
Plastic Surgeon | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
5070 Highway A1a Suite A Vero Beach FL, 32963About
Dr. Alan Durkin is a cosmetic medicine and surgery specialist practicing in Vero Beach, FL. Dr. Durkin specializes in the enhancement of appearance. Improving aesthetic, symmetry and proportion are key goals in cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic medicine has nothing to do with these specific areas not functioning properly; therefore, this elective field solely focuses on aesthetics and anti-aging.
Education and Training
University of South Florida (Usf) Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- In vivo fluorescence spectroscopy of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
- Post-shunt resource consumption favors small-diameter prosthetic H-graft portacaval shunt over TIPS for patients with poor hepatic reserve.
- Comparison of water and lipid content measurements using diffuse optical spectroscopy and MRI in emulsion phantoms.
- Surgical management of early-stage pancreatic cancer.
- Laparoscopic resection of extraadrenal pheochromocytoma.
- Chemometric analysis of frequency-domain photon migration data: quantitative measurements of optical properties and chromophore concentrations in multicomponent turbid media.
- The obesity imperative: lessons learned.
- Relation between fluorescence spectra of dilute and turbid samples.
- Noninvasive clinical assessment of port-wine stain birthmarks using current and future optical imaging technology: a review.
- A light emitting diode (LED) based spatial frequency domain imaging system for optimization of photodynamic therapy of nonmelanoma skin cancer: quantitative reflectance imaging.
- Quantitative assessment of renal arterial occlusion in a porcine model using spatial frequency domain imaging.
- Comparison of methods to determine chromophore concentrations from fluorescence spectra of turbid samples.
Treatments
- Endoscopic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Arm Lift And More
- Melanoma
- Skin Cancer
- Sebaceous Cyst
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons
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- Anonymous
Great facelift surgeon.
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- Dr. Ferdinand F Becker MD5070 Highway A1a Vero Beach FL 32963