Ronald Friedman, M.D.

Dr. Friedman attended Northwestern University in Chicago for his undergraduate and medical school education, where he was selected for the accelerated Honors Program in Medical Education. He graduated in the top 10% of his class and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his general surgery and plastic surgery training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He subsequently completed an additional year of fellowship training at Loma Linda University Medical Center in southern California.

Dr. Friedman subsequently accepted a full-time position on the plastic surgery faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas where he was appointed the Chief of Plastic Surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital. In 1996, he established his private practice and opened offices in Plano and Flower Mound.

Dr. Friedman is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has been recognized nationally for his research and innovations in breast implants, nasal reshaping, and hand surgery. He is the Director of the West Plano Plastic Surgery Center, a AAAASF-accredited surgery center on the campus of Presbyterian Hospital of Plano. He also maintains admitting and operating privileges at Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Trinity Medical Center, Medical Center of Lewisville, and Medical Center of Plano.

A Southern California native, Dr. Friedman lives in Plano with his wife and two children. He enjoys wood and marble sculpture, songwriting, piano, travel, and skiing.

Honors and Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, elected in 1988. Awarded to graduates in top 10% of medical school class.
Honors Program in Medical Education, Northwestern University Medical School, 1983 -1989.
Named Best Doctor in Dallas by D Magazine.
Selected as a Texas Super Doctor (in 2004, 2005 and 2006) by Texas Monthly magazine. Awarded to fewer than 5% of Texas physicians.
Faculty Lecturer: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Advances and Perspectives in Plastic Surgery Symposium, Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium, Dallas Endoscopic Surgery Symposium.
Best Journal Article Award, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 1996.
Best Cosmetic Surgery Presentation (Sherrell J. Aston Award), Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, 1995.
First Place Award, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Scholarship Contest, 1994.
Best Presentation (Thomas D. Cronin Award), Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1994.
Academic Excellence Award, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1990 and 1991.

Published Articles

1. Costantino PC, Friedman RM, Karlan MS, Murad TM. Recurrent neurogenic sarcoma of the paranasal sinuses. Archives of Otolaryngology 10: 128, 1990.

2. Friedman RM, Rohrich RJ, Finn SS. Management of traumatic supraorbital neuroma. Annals of Plastic Surgery 28: 573, 1992.

3. Rohrich RJ, Friedman RM, Liland DL. Comparison of otoplasty techniques in the rabbit model. Annals of Plastic Surgery 34: 43, 1995.

4. Rajagopal U, Friedman RM, Rohrich RJ, Robinson JB. Iloprost enhances axial pattern skin flap survival in an ischemia-reperfusion model. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 95: 884, 1995.

5. Rohrich RJ, Gunter JP, Friedman RM. Nasal tip blood supply: an anatomic study validating the safety of the transcolumellar incision in rhinoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 95: 795, 1995.

6. Gunter JP, Rohrich RJ, Friedman RM, Classification and correction of alar-columellar discrepancies. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 97: 1, 1996.

7. Friedman RM. Dupuytren's contracture: current concepts and management. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 9(3): 19, 1996.

8. Friedman RM, Gyemishi I, Robinson JB, Rohrich RJ. Saline made viscous with polyethylene glycol: a new alternative breast implant filler material. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 98: 1208, 1996.

9. Friedman RM, Ingram AE, Rohrich RJ, Byrd HS, Hodges PL, Burns AJ, Hobar PC. Risk factors for complications in pediatric tissue expansion. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 98: 1242, 1996.

10. Friedman RM, Wood VE. Varicella gangrenosum in the newborn upper extremity. Journal of Hand Surgery (accepted), 1995.

11. Friedman RM, Wood VE. The dorsal transposition flap for congenital contractures of the first web space. Journal of Hand Surgery 1997; 22A: 664-670.

12. Gunter JP, Friedman RM. The lateral crural strut graft: technique and clinical applications in rhinoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 99:943, 1997.

13. Beran S, Friedman RM. Recurrent digital ischemia due to thrombosis of the persistent median artery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 99:4, 1997.

14. Friedman, RM. Tensor fascia lata free flap in abdominal-wall reconstruction. Plastic Surgery Outlook 13:7, 1999.

15. Friedman RM. An external rhinoplasty approach that preserves major blood supply to nasal tip. Plastic Surgery Outlook 14:4, 2000.

Chapters and Monographs

1. Friedman RM. Replantation of the extremities. In: Lopez M (ed), Monographs: The Parkland Trauma Manual. St. Louis, Yearbook, 1993.

2. Friedman RM, Masson JA. Dupuytren's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and extensor tendons. Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery 7 (35): 1-17, 1995.

3. Rohrich RJ, Friedman RM. Aesthetic surgery in the black male. In: Marchac D, Solomon M, Granick M, Aesthetic Surgery in the Male. Stoneham, MA, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.

4. Robinson JB, Friedman RM. Wound healing and closure. Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery 8 (1): 18-36, 1996.

5. Gunter JP, Rohrich RJ, Friedman RM. Importance of the alar-columellar relationship. In: Dallas Rhinoplasty:Nasal Surgery by the Masters. St. Louis, MO, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc, p.105-116, 2002.

6. Gunter JP, Friedman RM, Hackney FL. Lateral crucal strut grafts. In: Dallas Rhinoplasty:Nasal Surgery by the Masters. St. Louis, MO, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc, p.410-424, 2002

7. Gunter JP, Clark III CP, Friedman RM, Hackney FL. Dorsal augmentation:autologous rib cartilage. In:Dallas Rhinoplasty:Nasal Surgery bythe Masters. St. Louis, MO, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc, p.513-527, 2002

Published Abstracts

1. Friedman RM, Gyemishi I, Rohrich RJ, Robinson JB, Vuitch F. Abstracts: A new viscous saline breast prosthesis. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting, Plastic Surgery Research Council, p. 252. Ann Arbor, MI; June 4-7, 1994.

2. Friedman RM, Adams WP, Rohrich RJ, Robinson JB, Rajagopal U, Mileski W. Mechanisms of Iloprost-induced enhancement of axial skin flap survival. Proceeding of the 39th Annual Meeting, Plastic Surgery Research Council, p. 252. Ann Arbor, MI; June 4-7 1994.

3. Rohrich RJ, Gunter JP, Friedman RM. Nasal tip blood supply: an anatomic study validating the safety of the transcolumellar incision in rhinoplasty. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting, Plastic Surgery Research Council, pp. 229-231. Ann Arbor, MI; June 4-7, 1994.

4. Friedman RM, Gyemishi I, Rohrich RJ, Robinson JB, Vuitch F. A new viscous saline breast