Category: Board Certification

Questions For Your Cosmetic Surgeon – Training

January 21, 2018 Joseph A. Mele, MD

There are many questions you should ask your Cosmetic Surgeon. By its very nature, Cosmetic Surgery is elective. You should know what to expect from your procedure, before making the commitment. Many lists of questions exist on-line; however, here are five questions you should always ask…

Bogus Plastic Surgeons – Buyer Beware

November 28, 2016 Joseph A. Mele, MD

A well trained, experienced practitioner will be up-front and honest about their training and abilities, but those who are not honest may be even more convincing. You need to do your homework. Use the links above to confirm what you are being told. If it does not fit, do not commit.

Plastic Surgery Board Certification and MOC

October 10, 2016 Joseph A. Mele, MD

Another year, another round of American Board of Plastic Surgery MOC (Maintenance of Board Certification) chores. I have two American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recognized board certifications. One is from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the second is from the The American Board of Surgery. Both represent years of training and hard work and now with the additional MOC requirements, the completion of yearly chores.

Maintenance of Board Certification in Plastic Surgery – SF Bay Area

October 31, 2015 Joseph A. Mele, MD

Maintenance of Board Certification or MOC As another year nears its end, it is time for the yearly Maintenance of Board Certification (MOC) chores. I have two American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recognized board certifications. One is from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the second is from the American Board of Surgery. […]

Why Plastic Surgery Board Certification Matters?

June 07, 2014 Joseph A. Mele, MD

In the United States there are hundreds of thousands of people practicing “Plastic Surgery”; however, there are fewer then 10,000 Board Certified Plastic Surgeons.

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon – San Francisco Bay Area – Walnut Creek, CA

September 09, 2011 Joseph A. Mele, MD

Dr. Joseph Mele is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Walnut Creek, CA, but what does “Board Certified” mean?