Interview with Plastic Surgeon Dr. John Paul Tutela – West Orange City Winner

Dr. John Paul Tutela is a plastic surgeon in New York. He completed his general surgery training, including his Chief Year, at Yale University. He feels great to finally embark on what has become a third generation legacy in medicine, that was started by his grandfather Arthur C. Tutela MD, continued by his father Rocco R. Tutela MD and now carried on by his two older brothers Arthur, Rocco and himself. In the midst of his surgical training Dr. Tutela completed a Research Fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center’s world-renowned Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery focusing on wound healing. Here he published many articles and won numerous awards for his scientific contribution. He then went to one of the country’s top Plastic Surgery programs at the University of Louisville. Here he completed vast training in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. A focused track in cosmetic surgery has given him expertise in advanced cosmetic and breast surgery as he is now Board Certified by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.