Dr. Michael Rose, Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, is an expert in reconstruction following cancer surgery or deforming accidents. He specializes in breast reconstruction, offering the most advanced breast reconstruction techniques to meet the unique needs and aesthetic preferences of his patients. Dr. Rose is also particularly skilled in complex nerve decompression surgery for people suffering from all forms of neuropathy and is one of only a handful of plastic surgeons specifically trained in this technique. Dr. Rose is specially trained in the most modern and safe techniques for cosmetic procedures such as facelifts, cheek-lifts, eye tucks, and brow lifts. He also specializes in breast augmentation, reduction, and lifting, as well as tummy tucks, thigh, arm, buttock lifting, and liposuction. Dr. Rose also has a special interest in body contouring after massive weight loss surgery. Dr. Rose received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He then completed a five-year general surgery residency at New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital, where he was selected as executive chief resident and won the award for Best Surgical Educator for that year. During his residency, he did a one-year fellowship in the plastic surgery laboratories at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Rose completed his training with a plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. While at Emory, he published research on the safety of cosmetic surgery. In addition to research and publications, he presented at national and international meetings and received a national award for his research.