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Education
Dual Degree - B.A. Biology & M.D. degree
Fisk University - Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN
June 1992 - May 1999
Howard University
Howard University Hospital Washington, DC
July 1999 - June 2004
Cornell University
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
July 2004 - June 2006
Certifications
The American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified
Accreditations
Georgia Medical License
Honors and Awards
NMA Post-Graduate Essay Winner, 2007
New York Presbyterian Hospital INAMED Scholar, 2005-2006
ASPS Mentoring Program Participant, 2006
Chief Resident of the Year, HUH Graduate Medical Staff, 2004
Chief Resident of the Year, HUH Dept. of Surgery, 2004
Resident of the Year, HUH College of Medicine, 2002
Star Resident Award, Providence Hospital
2000 Intern of the Year, HUH Dept. of Surgery, 1999-2000
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 1998
Dept. of Surgery, Academic Achievement Award, 1999
Honors in Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Family & Preventative Medicine, 1998
Janice Douglas-David Satcher Scholar, Surgery, 1998
American College of Surgeons, Medical Student Program Scholar, 1998
Meharry Medical College Academic Scholarship, 1996-99
Dean's List, 1996-99
National Medical Fellow, 1995-96
Alpha Chi Honor Society
Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society
Dean's List, 1992-95
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Scholarship, 1992
Professional Speaking Engagements
Southern Crescent Bariatric Support Group
Spelman College Health Sciences Summer Initiative
NMA Convention, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section
Operation Smile, Spelman College Chapter - Keynote Speaker
Professional Organizations
Diplomate, The American Board of Plastic Surgery
Diplomate, American College of Surgeons
Atlanta Women's Medical Alliance
Association of Women Surgeons
Diplomate, International College of Surgeons
Georgia Medical Society
American Medical Association
National Medical Association
Atlanta Fisk University Alumni Association
Weill-Cornell University Medical Alumni Association
Webster-Conway Surgical Society
LeSalle D. Leffal Surgical Society
Southern Surgical Society
Professional Organization Positions
National Medical Association - Membership Committee, 2007 - 2008
National Medical Association - Postgraduate Liaison to the Scientific Sections,
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2004-2007
CAS-ACS Council of Representatives, 2000-2003
CAS-ACS Advisory Board, General Surgery, 2000-2002
Association of Women Surgeons, Resident Representative, 2000-2003
Peer Journal Reviewer, JNMA, 2004-2006
Research
Anatomical Restoration of the Rectus Abdominus muscle with Panneculectomy (A-RAMP) for
large ventral hernias". Presented March 2006, ASPS Senior Residents' Conference
"Design synthesis and evaluation of alpha, beta, gamma and delta unsaturated ketones
(chalcone derivatives) in the treatment of breast cancer". Meharry Medical College, U.S. Department of Education Excellence Grant
Publications
Fripp V, Taylor M. Plastic Surgery Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom. Injectable Soft Tissue Fillers. New York McGraw Hill 2006; 467-470
Fripp V, Taylor M. Plastic Surgery Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom. Eyelid Reconstruction and Blepharoplasty Techniques New York McGraw Hill 2006; 471-475
Gayle L, Camberos A, Fripp V. Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery. Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity. New York: Dekker, 2006, 123-131
Fripp V, Esquival J, Cerruto C. Perianal Melanoma Disguised as Hemhorroid. J Natl Med Assoc. 97;726-731. 2005
Fripp V, Turner P. Making a Successful Surgery Resident. AMA eMinority Journal, October 2001
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