Dr. Fredrick A. Valauri, MD, FACS

Expert Publications

• Thumb and finger reconstruction by toe-to-hand transfer.
• The use of medicinal leeches in microsurgery.
• Clinical leech use in a microsurgical unit: the San Francisco experience.
• Aeromonas hydrophilia infection complicating digital replantation and revascularization.
• Frequent use of the term "vascularized bone graft".
• Creating a free muscle flap by neovascularization: an experimental investigation.
• Neovascularized free fat flaps: an experimental model.
• Prefabricated neovascularized free muscle flaps: pedicle variations.
• Neovascularized bone, muscle, and myo-osseous free flaps: an experimental model.
• Prefabricated sensate myocutaneous and osteomyocutaneous free flaps: an experimental model. Preliminary report.
• Neovascularized free cutaneous cartilage flap transfer with microsurgical anastomosis: an experimental model in the rabbit.
• Creation of neovascularised free flaps using vein grafts as pedicles: a preliminary report on experimental models.
• Thumb reconstruction--great toe transfer.
• An experimental model for ear reconstruction with moulded perichondrial flaps: a preliminary report.
• Free-flap free flap.

Media Releases

Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Fredrick A. Valauri, who serves patients in New York, New York. 

Dr. Valauri, a board-certified plastic surgeon, utilizes his microsurgical skills and cosmetic surgery temperament to perform delicate reconstructive surgery procedures designed to achieve the finest results. He is the owner of Valauri Plastic Surgery in New York, New York. Established in 1987, Valauri Plastic Surgery provides state-of-the-art cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery services in a certified office-based surgery facility. 

As an expert in his field, Dr. Valauri serves as an attending surgeon at several New York hospitals, including Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Lenox Hill Hospital. He also teaches cosmetic surgery to plastic surgery residents at these hospitals.

Born and raised in the New York metropolitan area, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychobiology from New York University, followed by his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in New York City. He completed his residency training in general surgery and plastic surgery at NYU-Bellevue Medical Center and his fellowship training in hand and microsurgery in San Francisco with Dr. Harry Buncke.

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the doctor is a member of over 20 professional societies, including the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. What’s more, he is a past president of the New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, as well as board-certified in plastic surgery and hand surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). The ABPS was organized as a subsidiary of the American Board of Surgery in 1938. It was given the status of a major specialty board in 1941.

Recognized by his peers for his plastic surgery excellence and expertise, Dr. Valauri is an Editorial Board Member of the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal and a contributor to the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, he has authored 30 medical articles. Moreover, he is a lecturer and faculty member at national and international plastic surgery conferences.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories, reconstructive surgery, and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done. 

“I strongly feel that plastic surgery, whether for cosmetic or for reconstruction purposes, is uniquely personal and requires great empathy toward a patient, as it affects both your body and your mind. Because of this paramount guiding principle, I feel it is essential for you to take as much time as you need to express yourself, so that I can carefully evaluate and understand your concerns to answer your questions and to gain an in-depth appreciation of your unique beauty and health goals.” as stated by Dr. Valauri. 

In addition to English, he speaks Spanish, Italian, and French. 

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