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Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD

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(Dr. Philip Joseph Torina Jr., MD)

(320 Ratings)

Specializes in: Plastic Surgery

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Professional interests include: abdominal hernia, breast reduction, breast augmentation, and more.

5 E 98th Street 15th Floor, Plastic Surgery Housestaff
New York, NY 10029

(212) 241-4410

Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD is a plastic surgeon in New York, NY specializing in plastic surgery. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System, ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, The Derfner Foundation Ambulatory Surgery Center Mount Sinai Brooklyn Mount Sinai Queens, The Mount Sinai Hospital New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside Mount Sinai Beth Israel.

Office Locations

Address:

5 E 98th Street 15th Floor, Plastic Surgery Housestaff
New York, NY 10029

Some issues Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD can help you with:

Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure to remove excess tissue around the eyelids. With aging, skin loses elasticity. In some people, skin can pool around the eyes causing wrinkles, puffiness, under-eye bags, and drooping.

During a blepharoplasty, tiny incisions are made under local anesthesia, and any excess skin or underlying tissue is removed from the eyelids. The procedure takes between one and three hours, and patients may have bruising and swelling around their eyes for a few days afterwards. Icing the area may help.

The surgery is sometimes done along with other facial surgery as part of a facelift. Typically, a blepharoplasty is considered cosmetic. In severe cases, however, upper eyelids may droop so significantly that they make it hard to see. In these cases, blepharoplasty may be considered a necessary treatment.

Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery to restore the appearance of the breast, usually after a mastectomy. The choice of how to proceed after the removal of a breast is a deeply personal one, with some women opting to wear a prosthetic form in a bra, and others choosing to embrace their new breastless form as a reminder of their strength and survival. Those options are perfectly acceptable, but many women feel most comfortable with their missing breast tissue surgically replaced. Breast reconstruction can be part of a patient's return to normal after experiencing breast cancer.

There are a few different methods used to create the round shape of the breast on the chest. A flap of fat, skin, and muscle can be taken from the side, abdomen or buttock and implanted on the chest to create a breast from the patient's own tissue. Alternatively, the skin over the chest may be gradually stretched to allow for the placement of an implant. Stretching of the skin is done using expanders, which are similar to breast implants, except they increase in size when saltwater solution is injected into them. Many women also choose to combine the flap procedure with implant placement to achieve their desired result. Once the new breast shape is formed, a nipple can be created and even tattooed to match the other side.

Reconstruction may be done in a single surgery or broken up into multiple procedures:

Immediate reconstruction rebuilds the breast right after mastectomy. This method is not recommended if additional chemotherapy or radiation is needed after surgery.
Delayed reconstruction occurs after chemotherapy or radiation has been given. These treatments may decrease the volume or alter the color of the reconstructed breast, so they should be completed before the breast is rebuilt. This type of reconstruction may happen weeks, months, or even years after mastectomy.
Staged reconstruction splits the reconstructive process into two parts. The first part inserts temporary expanders to stretch the skin and is done immediately after breast removal surgery. The second part replaces the expanders with implants after chemotherapy or radiation treatments have been given.

Breast reconstruction is not perfect. The two breasts may not always look exactly identical, although they will be close. There may be small scars, and a loss of sensation in the reconstructed breast. A reconstructed breast will not produce milk, so patients may have trouble breastfeeding. Still, reconstruction is a great option for women who want that part of their appearance back.

In The News

“Doctors at a local emergency room told Bowden they may have to go ahead and amputate the fingers of his left hand, but his father called his doctor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, who...”—"Dr. Max Gomez: Incredible Emergency Microsurgery Saves NYC Man's Fingers", CBS New York, December 2013

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	92
doctor visit	200
emergency care	18
excision	92
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
plastic surgery procedures	181
reconstructive surgery	181
tissue transfer	182
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	44
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	49
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	20

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	86
doctor visit	234
emergency care	23
excision	86
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
plastic surgery procedures	165
reconstructive surgery	165
tissue transfer	166
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	9

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	31
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	34
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

abdominal surgery	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	126
doctor visit	226
emergency care	13
excision	126
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
open surgery	18
plastic surgery procedures	205
reconstructive surgery	205
tissue transfer	206
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	108
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	70
Less than 65	154

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	48
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	154
doctor visit	201
emergency care	15
excision	154
plastic surgery procedures	256
reconstructive surgery	256
tissue transfer	242
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	47

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	46
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	37
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	147
doctor visit	220
emergency care	17
excision	147
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
plastic surgery procedures	281
reconstructive surgery	281
tissue transfer	270
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	53

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	45
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	46
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	21

abdominal surgery	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	160
doctor visit	230
emergency care	19
excision	160
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
open surgery	20
plastic surgery procedures	311
reconstructive surgery	311
tissue transfer	312
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	29

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	57
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	52
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	72
doctor visit	216
emergency care	13
excision	72
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
plastic surgery procedures	353
reconstructive surgery	353
tissue transfer	354
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	31

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	48
Hispanic	44
Asian	16
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	36
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	55
doctor visit	121
excision	55
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
plastic surgery procedures	208
reconstructive surgery	208
tissue transfer	209
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	46

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	41
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	27
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	29

abdominal surgery	30
doctor visit	356
gastrointestinal procedures	30
open surgery	30
plastic surgery procedures	598
reconstructive surgery	598
tissue transfer	599
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	207

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD treated as a plastic surgeon in New York, NY were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, tissue transfer and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

abdominal surgery	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	111
doctor visit	223
emergency care	16
excision	111
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
open surgery	22
plastic surgery procedures	285
reconstructive surgery	285
tissue transfer	283
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	51

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	42
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	191
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	35
75 to 84	67
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	120

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He completed residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

The Derfner Foundation Ambulatory Surgery Center Mount Sinai Brooklyn Mount Sinai Queens

The Mount Sinai Hospital New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Mount Sinai West

Mount Sinai Morningside Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Oscar, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Hotel Trades, Medicare - NY, Centivo, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty and Medicare - NJ.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Oscar

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

United Healthcare

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Medicaid

Hotel Trades

Medicare - NY

Centivo

Oxford - Freedom and Liberty

Medicare - NJ

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 320 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Philip J. Torina Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Sientra, Inc.	$306 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT $306
TEI Medical Inc.	$99 PriMatrix $99
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.	$15 $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$421

Biography

Dr. Philip Torina practices plastic surgery in New York, NY. Dr. Torina is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. His clinical interests include breast augmentation, basal cell carcinoma, and microsurgery. He appears to be an in-network provider for Blue California, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, and more. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Torina's residency was performed at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He has received professional recognition including the following: Awards. He is professionally affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System. He has an open panel in New York, NY according to Mount Sinai Health System.