The keys to choosing the best doctor for your surgery are:
1. Appropriateness of Training.
2. Quality of Education and Credentials.
3. Experience, experience, experience!
4. The availability, kindness, compassion and sincerity of your physician.
Outstanding qualifications do not guarantee a successful outcome, but they can guide you to select a surgeon whose training and background will help you to meet your personal goals. Dr. Nuveen is rare and uniquely qualified in the Oklahoma region as holding both medical and dental graduate degrees in addition to subspecialized fellowship training in cosmetic surgery. Dr. Nuveen's practice is the largest in the state of Oklahoma with 5 locations and hospital privileges to provide all of his procedures in or outside the hospital. Dr. Nuveen is an international instructor in cosmetic surgery and spends most of his professional life involved in the education and training of physicians from throughout the world in the area of cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Nuveen’s father was an orthodontist and this experience led his son to earn his first graduate degree in dentistry from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, widely considered the finest dental school in the United States. He additionally devoted one year to research in the area of immunology and rheumatology. It was during this period that Dr. Nuveen developed his dedication to the subspecialty of cosmetic surgery. This came as a result of his exposure to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face of children with facial differences and deformity. Dr. Nuveen then completed a total of 5 years of post graduate training in surgery of the maxillofacial and craniofacial region at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He achieved his medical degree from the prestigious Case Western University School of Medicine as part of his residency education and training. This was followed by an additional year of general surgery at Penn State/ Hershey Medical Center. Throughout this educational course, Dr. Nuveen focused all of his elective time to the area of facial and cosmetic surgery with experts from Toronto Sick Children’s Hospital, UCLA Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA) in order to provide his patients the highest level of care available. This impressive resume led to his acceptance into fellowship in cosmetic surgery of the face and body in Salt Lake City, Utah. This fellowship is fully accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and was the busiest of its kind in country. Fellowship training is the highest level of training and education available in the subspecialty of cosmetic surgery.
During this dedicated experience, he performed well-over one thousand cosmetic procedures in exclusively cosmetic surgery of the face and body. Since completion of his fellowship, he has provided over 7,500 surgical procedures to patients from throughout the world. This volume is unparalleled in the world of cosmetic surgery. This experience has led to more predictable outcomes as over 99% of our patients report in patient surveys that they will refer a friend or family member to our facility for their care.
His specialized education and dedicated focus to all aspects of cosmetic surgery and a background of medical and dental education make him extremely rare. There are only three other physicians in the state of Oklahoma with similar training, and we are all good friends. Perhaps most importantly, Dr. Nuveen loves what he does and his enthusiasm shows proudly.
He has well over 70,000 patient photographs for your evaluation and we would be happy to schedule you for a complimentary (no charge) consultation in order to answer any additional or more specific questions you might have. We would also be happy to send you a packet of information to help you make an informed decision for your care.
Dr. Nuveen provides his cell phone number and 24 hour on call services and availability to all of his patients. Never delay in calling to ask questions or to voice concerns during your recovery. This may be the single most valuable aspect of caring for patients.
CURRICULUM VITAE -11/08
Name: Erik Jon Nuveen, M.D., D.M.D.
Current Address: 2100 N.W. 63rd St.
Oklahoma City , OK 73116
Cellular Telephone: (405) 514-7844
Office Telephone: (405) 842-6677
E-Mail Address: www.info@csaok.com
Date and Place of Birth: 8/3/1967 Philadelphia, PA.
Marital Status: Married to Carrie R. Nuveen
Licensure Medical Oklahoma- 23411
Children: Cooper John Nuveen
Experience:
Personally performed over 4,000 breast augmentations, over 900 breast lifts, over 500 abdominoplasty surgeries as well as many hundreds of cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries of the face in our private outpatient surgery center. We continue our 100% safety record without major complications of any kind.
Education and Training:
2002-2003 Fellowship in Cosmetic Surgery. American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Accredited Fellowship in General and Facial Cosmetic Surgery.The Institute of Facial and Cosmetic Surgery. Director: Dr. B. Kennedy, MD, DDS, Attendings: Lane F. Smith, M.D., Murray , Utah .
2001-2002 General Surgery Residency- certificate. Pennsylvania State University / Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Hershey, Pennsylvania. Director: Robert Conter, MD.
2000-2001 Maxillofacial/Plastic/Craniofacial Surgery
3 months Head and Neck, Maxillofacial and Microvascular Surgery, Los Angeles Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Director: Harry C. Schwartz, M.D., D.M.D. Los Angeles, California.
3 months Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Loma Linda University. Director: Robert Hardesty, MD, Loma Linda , California.
2 months Cosmetic Surgery - Institute of Facial and Cosmetic Surgery. Director: Brent D. Kennedy, M.D., D.D.S., Murray , Utah.
3 months Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery- The Hospital for Sick Children. Toronto, Canada. Director: Christopher Forrest, M.D., John Phillips, M.D.
1999-2001 M.D. – Doctorate in Medicine. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Cleveland, Ohio.
1996-1999 (PGY- 2-5) Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- certificate. MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
1995-1996 (PGY-2) Resident Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- certificate. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center . Torrance , California.
1994-1995 (PGY-1) General Practice Residency- certificate . UCLA Medical Center- Sepulveda V.A.M.C Northridge , California.
1989-1994 D.M.D.- Doctorate in Dentistry. University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. Farmington, Connecticut.
1985-1989 B.A. Biology. Lafayette College. Easton , Pennsylvania.
Additional Experiences
1. March, 2003 and Dec., 2002. Cosmetic surgery fellowship rotation. Tulsa Surgical Arts, Tulsa , OK . Mentor : Angelo Cuzalina, MD, DDS.
2. Sept.- December 2000. Head and neck/ maxillofacial surgery. Dept. of Head and Neck Surgery, Div. of Maxillofacial surgery. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group- Los Angeles , CA . Primary and secondary surgeon for ablative and microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck.
Mentor : Harry Schwartz, DMD , MD , Edward Lueg, MD, Rhonda Lubka, MD.
3. February, 1998. Orthognathic and maxillofacial oncologic surgery. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group- Los Angeles , CA. Mentor: Harry Schwartz, DMD , MD , Robert Relle, DDS.
4. March, 1993. Medical/ Dental relief mission, La Cieba , Honduras . Christian Medical and Dental Society. Provided medical and dental services.
5. July- August, 1993. Externship. University of Texas- San Antonio , Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Participated in comprehensive care of facial surgical patients. Mentor : Joseph Van Sickels, DDS, John Jones, MD, DDS, B.D. Tiner, MD, DDS.
6. January, 1989. Collection of endemic species of fresh water fish in Guatemala . Mote Museum , Florida and the Museum of Natural History , New York .
Awards
Sunshine Award. Presented by the Dept. of Oral/ Maxillofacial Surgery in acknowledgement of outstanding contributions to the education of residents. OU Medical Center, Annual Graduation of Residents Dinner, 2005.
Acknowledgement Award. American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 83 rd Annual meeting. Recognition of achievement and presentation of research, Sept. , 2001. Presentation of “An extended mandibular coronoid bone graft for the correction of complex nasal deformities.”
Scientific Achievement Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. June, 1998. Recognition of outstanding achievement in biomedical research. Presentation of “An in vitro study of the comparative strengths of orbital reconstruction materials.”
Membership In Learned Societies
Examiner, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, 2008
Diplomate, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery-2007
Diplomate, American Board of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery-2006
American Medical Association- 1999-present
Christian Medical and Dental Society 1993-present
Fellow, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons-1995- present
Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Haug RH, Nuveen E , Barber,E: An evaluation of the support provided by common internal orbital reconstruction materials. J Oral Maxillofacial Surg 57:564-570,1999.
2. Haug H , Nuveen E , Barber E: An in vitro evaluation of distracters used for osteogenesis. Oral Surg, Oral Med, Oral Path 86:648-659.
3 . Nuveen E : Case Report: Management of comminuted LeFort III with shrapnel in the frontal lobes. Resident Reach. ROAAOMS, February 10, 1997 .
4. Piela T, Aune T, Aniero L, Nuveen E , Korn J: Impairment of lymphocyte adhesion to cultured fibroblasts and endothelial cells by gamma irradiation. J. Immunol:148:31-46,1992.
5. Nuveen E. My Honduras experience. University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine Student Journal. March, 1994
Presentations
1. 09/03- "Total Facial Rejuvenation. Presentation on eyelid surgery "Blepharoplasty". Tulsa, OK.
2. Techniques in Cosmetic Breast Augmentation. ASCBS National Meeting, 06/04/04, Newport Beach, CA.
3. 09/04- "Total Facial Rejuvenation. Invited guest lecturer on "Facial Injectibles." Tulsa, OK. Director: Angelo Cuzalina, M.D., D.D.S.
4. Cosmetic Facial Surgery: Analysis and Review, Grand Rounds Presentation, Baptist Medical Center, Dept. of Surgery, 04/13/05.
5. 06/05- "Combined Lejour Breast lift with Augmentation." Newport Beach, CA. ASCBS National Meeting on Cosmetic Breast Surgery. Director: R. Morgan, M.D., F.A.C.S..
6. 09/05- "Basic Rhinoplasty Techniques." Tulsa, OK. AACS Instructional Course on Total Facial Rejuvenation. Director: Angelo Cuzalina, M.D.,D.D.S.
7. 04/06- Presentation "Liposuction Instrumentation and Options." Tulsa, OK. AACS Instructional Course in Abdominoplasty and Liposuction. Director: Angelo Cuzalina, M.D., D.D.S.
8. 05/06- Presentation "Vertical Breast lift with Implants." Newport Beach, CA. ASCBS National Meeting on Cosmetic Breast Surgery. Director: R. Morgan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
9. 11/06AACS Live Surgery Workshop. Cosmetic Breast Surgery. Faculty Member/ Course Instructor. Presentation "Combined Vertical Breast Lift with Augmentation and Subglandular Inframammary Crease Breast Augmentation under Intravenous Sedation." Director: Angelo Cuzalina, M.D., D.D.S.
10. 09/07- AACS "Total Facial Rejuvenation. Presentation on eyelid surgery "Blepharoplasty". Tulsa, OK. Director: Angelo Cuzalina, M.D.
11. 09/08. AACS Live Surgical Workshop. Presentation on eyelid surgery, "Blepharoplasty". Tulsa, OK. Faculty. Director: Angelo Cuzalina, M.D.
12. 11/08 AACS Live Surgical Workshop. "Management of the Leaking Silicone Gel Implant". Tulsa, OK. Faculty. Director: Angelo Cuzalina, M.D.
Certifications
ACLS- current
Research
1. Safety of Intravenous Sedation Supervised by the Operating Surgeon in 1,000 consecutive cases of Cosmetic Surgery. March 2006.
2.Comprehensive Peri-oral Rejuvenation. 09/2003.
3. An extended mandibular coronoid process grafting method for the correction of complex nasal deformities. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group- Los Angeles . Mentors: R. Relle, R.Lubka, 10/ 2000.
4. Management of basilar skull injuries. Principal Investigator: M. Likavec, 2000.
5. Internal versus external fixators for distraction osteogenesis: a mechanical comparison. Principal Investigator: R.H. Haug, 1999.
6. An Evaluation of Internal Orbital Reconstruction Materials Presented at AAOMS 80th Annual Scientific Session, 9/98. Principal Investigator: R.H. Haug.
$2,060.00 (KLS Martin LP, 1/10/97 )
$4,433.00 (Synthes Maxillofacial Inc., 1/22/97 )
$ 819.70 (Howmedica-Liebinger Inc., 1/27/97 )
$10,200.00 (Walter Lorenz Surgical Inc., 12/4/97 )
$17,512.70 TOTAL
7. In vitro impairment of lymphocyte adhesion as applied to localized inflammation seen in arthritics. University of Connecticut School of Medicine , Department of Rheumatology. Principal Investigator: J Korn. 1992.
8. Spectrophotometric evaluation of ATPase density in the gill plates of the pill bug. Lafayette College . Easton , PA. Mentor : Charles Holliday, PhD, 1989.
Hospital Affiliations
Oklahoma University Medical Center, Active staff appointment, Associate Professor, Admitting privileges and Faculty Appointment.
Integris Marshall County Medical Center, Dept. of Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Madill, OK. Admitting privileges and Active Staff Faculty Appointment.
Southwestern Medical Center. Lawton, OK. Admitting and active staff privileges. Dept. of General Surgery.
Integris Medical Center/ Seminole Medical Center, Seminole, OK. Admitting and active staff privileges. Dept. of Cosmetic Surgery.
Mercy Medical Center, Ardmore, OK. Admitting and active staff privileges, Dept. of Surgery.
Extracurricular Interests
Physical fitness- running, lifting weights.
Fishing of all kinds, hunting, skeet shooting.
Flying single engine aircraft.