Donald W. Kress MD PA

Office Address
1560 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702

Date of Birth
February 22, 1946

Citizenship
United States

Education
West Liberty State College
West Liberty, WV
1970-1972, B.S. (cum laude)

West Virginia University
School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV
1972-1976 M.D.

Internship
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Penn State University
Hershey, PA
1976-1977 General Surgery

Residency
Penn State University
Hershey, PA
1979-1981 Plastic Surgery

Military Service
Special Forces Officer
US Army
1967-1969
Service in Vietnam 1969
Awarded Bronze Star for Valor

Licensure
Maryland (1988) D-37204
Pennsylvania (1987) MD-019738E
District of Columbia (1999) MD31999

Certifications
Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners (July 1977)
American Board of Plastic Surgery Inc. (December 1982)

Past Activities
Chief of Staff, Frederick Memorial Hospital (September 1997-1999)
Chief of Surgery, Frederick Memorial Hospital (September 1995-1997)

Hospital Priveleges
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick, MD (Active)

Frederick Medical and Surgical Center
Frederick, MD (Active)

Sibley Hospital and Surgical Center
Washington, DC

Other Appointments
FDA Approved Investigator:
Sientra High Strength Gel Implants

Societies
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
(Active-1984)

American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
(Active-1989)

International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
(Active-2001)

American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Maryland Chapter, American College of Surgeons
(September 1990)

Awards
Second Prize, Central PA Chapter American College of Surgeons Resident's Competition 1979: "Prediction of Muscle Survival Using Fluorescing Dye"

Second Prize, Lipoplasty Society of North America, Inc. "Liposuction of Nuchal Lipodystrophy", October 1988

Honors
Chi Bet Phi Science Honarary Fraternity
WLSC Honors Society, President

Publications
Referred Journals:

1. Kress, D.W., Graham, W.P. III, Davis, T.S. and Miller, S.II : A preliminary report on the use of staphage lysate for treatment if hidradenitis suppurative, Annuals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 6 (5): 393-395, 1981.
2. Kress, D.W., Miller, S.II., and Graham, W.P. III: Sarcoma of the maxillary sinus in a patient with malignant melanoma: Report of a case. J. Surg., Oncol. 17 (2): 177-182, 1981.
3. Jones, D.B., Kappel, D.A., Kress, D.W., McConnel, D.V., Polack, E.P.: Toe Transplantation for reconstruction of the Hand. West Virginia Medical Journal. 83: 219, July, 1987.
4. Jones, D.B., Kress, D.W., Kappel, D.A.: External Fixation to maintain Length in Comminuted Gunshot Fractures to the Finger. Journal of hand Surgery (submitted for publication)

Non-Referred Journals:

1. Kress, D.W., Davis, T.S., and Graham, W.P.III: Reconstructive procedures in Wounds of the Lower Extremity. Pennsylvania Medicine. (Accepted for publication)
2. Kress, D.W.: The Facial Thread Lift. Plastic Surgery Products. November , 2005

Abstracts:

1. Kress, D.W., Graham, W.P.III, Miller, S.II., Tepsich, J., Davis, T.S.: Staphage Lysate Therapy in Hidradenitis Supprativa. (Clin. Res. 27 (2):252A, 1979)

Books:

1. Kress, D.W.: The History of Barbed Suture Suspension: Applications, and Visions for the Future. Simplified Facial Rejuvenation. 2008