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Expert's Corner
VBF NEEDS LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS
- SPANISH, PORTUGESE, AND ASIAN LANGUAGES Babies with Birthmarks™
Recent Medical Papers and ResearchVBF has a great deal of research available, including
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Ask the Surgeon
Upon completing his residency, Dr. Levitin was recruited by Dr. Milton Waner, a leading specialist in vascular birthmarks, to work alongside him in his New York City practice. The two physicians first met when Dr. Waner began caring for one of Dr. Levitin's twin daughters, Ruby, who was born with a large hemangioma on her upper lip. "My wife and I shared the frustration of many parents, of having an infant with a rapidly growing birthmark that our doctors weren't comfortable managing. After being told to 'watch and wait,' we were blessed to find Dr. Waner, who completed the surgical reconstruction of her lip. Now, she'll never have to know how different things might have been." Dr. Levitin now specializes in caring for children and adults in the diagnosis, management, and medical and surgical treatment of hemangiomas, venous malformations, port wine stains, and other vascular malformations. "As an Otolaryngologist, I feel fortunate to have trained as a surgeon in a specialty that treats children with vascular birthmarks. It is a unique privilege to work in collaboration with Dr. Waner and exciting for me personally to be able to dedicate myself to patients with birthmarks like the one that affected my own child." Dr. Levitin is available to provide expertise about all types of vascular birthmarks. |
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VBF
is proud to announce that Dr. Waner, the leading birthmark surgeon and treatment
specialist will be answering emails regarding birthmark treatment.
VBF welcomes Dr. Stuart Nelson of the Beckman Laser Institute as another
one of our medical experts. Dr. Nelson will answer your questions concerning
the diagnosis and treatment of Port Wine Stains. 
Meet
Dr. Gregory Levitin, partner to Dr. Milton Waner. Dr. Levitin will answer
your questions regarding the surgical treatment of all vascular birthmarks
and tumors. VBF's Ask the Surgeon! 
VBF
is proud to have the world renown expert, Dr. Alex Berenstein as its expert
in AMVs. Send your questions concerning AVMs to him. 
VBF
is proud to add Dr. Thomas Serena as our wound care expert. Please send
Dr. Serena your questions regarding wound care for an ulcerated hemangioma
or other vascular birthmark, tumor, or syndrome that requires wound care.
VBF
is proud to welcome Dr. Giangola of NYC as our KTS surgical expert. If you
have questions concerning the surgical treatment of KTS or other vascular
lesions of the arms, legs, or trunk, contact him. 
VBF
is proud to announce the addition of an expert who treats Lymphatic Malformations.
Ask Dr. Edmonds your questions related to this vascular lesion. 
VBF
is proud to welcome Dr. Steve Thompson as our Military surgeon to answer
questions about vascular birthmarks to our military families. He is currently
working with Dr. Waner in NYC. 
Dr.
Aaron Fay joins VBF as our eye specialist VBF's Eye Specialist will answer
questions concerning eye problems and birthmarks.
VBF
is proud to showcase Dr. Martin Mihm, Jr. as our Research Expert. Dr. Mihm
is coordinating and directing research regarding vascular birthmarks and
tumors. 
VBF
Welcomes Dr. Bob Rosen as our expert for all non-brain AVMs and vascular
lesions of the arms and legs. Dr. Rosen welcomes your questions concerning
these lesions. 
VBF
is proud is welcome Dr. Steven Fishman of Boston Children's Hospital as
our Ask the Internal Lesions Expert. Ask Dr. Fishman your questions about
liver and other internal vascular lesions.
VBF
is excited to have a multilingual expert. Dr. Piris is from Boston and can
answer your questions in Spanish, Portugese, and Italian and of course English.
Please send your questions concerning your vascular birthmark or tumor to
Dr. Piris. 
VBF
is proud to add Dr. Orhan Konez as our expert Interventional Radiologist.
Questions regarding reading and interpreting films and treating malformations
with sclerotherapy or embollization can be sent to Dr. Orhan Konez. 
VBF
is proud to add Dr. Tombris as a European surgeon expert. He treats all
forms of hemangomas, port wine stains and malformations. 
VBF
is proud to announce that Dr. Anne Comi, one of the leading experts on Sturge
Weber Syndrome will be responding to your questions concerning this syndrome.
Read more about Dr. Comi and ask her expert advice on SWS. 
VBF
is proud to welcome Dr. Delfanian as our Klippel-Trenaunay expert. Send
your questions concerning KT Syndrome to Dr. Delfanian. 
VBF
is proud to welcome Dr. Denise Metry as our PHACES expert. If you have any
questions regarding this syndrome, please ask Dr. Metry. 
VBF
is proud to offer to our families a new service. VBF's Ask the Laser Doctor
offers expert advice on laser treatments for all vascular birthmarks by
Dr. Susie Astner. 
VBF
is proud to announce that Dr. Edwin F. Williams III will be answering emails
from physiciansregarding the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with
a vascular birthmark.
VBF
is proud to offer the services of a Pharmacy Doc who worked for many years
at a Vascular Birthmarks Clinic. If you or your child has a vascular birthmark
and you have a question regarding a prescription drug, please ask Doc Helen
Figge. 
VBF
is proud to announce that Dr. Jason Mouzakes from Upstate New York has joined
us as our airway expert. Email Dr. Mouzakes with questions regarding airway
hemangiomas and other vascular lesions in the airway (throat area). 
VBF
Announces "Ask Dr. Linda." Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon is the leading
lay expert in the world on the subject of vascular birthmarks.
VBF
is proud to have Lex van der Heijden, Chairman, CMTC, as our Cutis Marmorata
Telangiectatica Congentica expert. If you or your child has CMTC, please
contact Lex with your questions. 
VBF
is proud to add Barbara (Basia) Joyce as our insurance appeal expert. Please
send your questions regarding your appeal or request for out-of-network
treatment to Basia.
VBF
is proud to have Corinne Barinaga, our Administrative Director, to answer
emails concerning family advocacy or treatment issues. 
Elissa
Uretsky- Rifkin, M.Ed. CMHC is a trained developmental specialist and is
on the board of VBF. Send questions concerning hemangiomas and this topic
to Elissa 
Leslie
is a trained developmental specialist. Send questions concerning port wine
stains and this topic to leslie 
VBF
is proud to add Alicia as our Adult with an AVM who can translate your spanish
questions to one of our docs and can answer back to you in spanish. 
VBF
is happy to provide you with an expert opinion regarding the use of make-up
to cover a birthmark. Ask our expert Nancy Roberts, Co-Creator of Smart
Cover Cosmetics (www.smartcover.com), your questions about make-up. 
Our
newest program - 
Dr.
Gregory Levitin graduated summa cum laude from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina School
of Medicine. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck
Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He is board
certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and a member of several
professional organizations, including Fellow of the American College
of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology
– Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Medical Association.
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