Education

• B.S., Michigan State University, 1965
• M.D., University of Brussels School of Medicine, 1972
• Internship, St. Peter's Hospital, Brussels, Belgium, 1971-1972
• Residency in General, Vascular, Trauma surgery, Nassau County Medical Center, 1972-1976.

Professional Background

• Private Practice - General, Vascular and Trauma Surgery, 1976-2005
• Committee on Applicants, American College of Surgeons, 1994-2005
• Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, New York Medical College 1999-2005
• Chief of General Surgery - Huntington Hospital, 2002-2005
• Director and Founder of Surgical Physician's Assistant Program, Huntington Hospital, Huntington, NY (October 2003 - June 2005)
• Attending in General Surgery Residency Program, ST. Vincent's Hospital Center, NY, 1991-2001
• Clinical Instructor in Surgery, SUNY at Stonybrook School of Medicine, Stonybrook, NY, 1976-1990

Representative Peer Review Publications

• S. Steinber, D. Mayer, L. Brickman, M. Wallack.Self-Expanding Kintted Polypropylene Mesh Facilitates Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniorrhaphy, Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1999.
• L. Brickman, A. DiBenedetto, E. Warner,. Diaphragmatic Cyst of Bronchial Origin. New York State Journal of Medicine, vol. 82, No. 9, p.1359-1361, 1982.
• P. Vanderhoeft, A. Dubois, N. Lauvau, P.DeFranquen, P. Rocmans, R. Nelson, S. Kaufman, L. Brickman, A. Gyhra and P. EctorsBlock. Allotransplantation of Both Lungs with Pulmonary Trunk and Left Atrium in Dogs. Thorax, Vol. 27, No. 4, P. 415 1972.
• P. Vanderhoeft, P. DeFranquen, A. Dubois, N. Lauvau, P. Rocmans, F. Willems, S. Kaufman, L. Brickman, and R. Nelson. Anatomical Basis of Transmediatinal Surgery on Both Lungs. Acta Chirugical Belge, 69, 149; 1970.
• Radical Transplant of the Lungs. A Study of Different Experimental Procedures. Proceedings of the Societe Europaea Physiologica Clinicae Respiratoriae, Berlin, November, 1970.

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow of American College of Surgeons
• Fellow of International College of Surgeons
• Charter member of American College of General Surgeons
• Fellow of American College of Abdominal Surgeons
• Fellow of American Society of Breast Surgeons
• Member of Florida Chapter of American College of Surgeons
• Member of the Palm Beach County Medical Society
• Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery
• Certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
• Instructor for Advanced Trauma Life Support (A.T.L.S.) for the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
• Faculty Staff for Combat Casualty Care Course at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.
• Faculty Staff for Boca Raton Community Hospital, 2006 to present
• Affiliated Assistant Professor of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami.
• Director of the Surgical Clinical Clerkship at JFK Medical Center