Northshore Chicago Plastic Surgeon is the First Female President of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundatio...( Northshore C...),Health

Northshore Chicago plastic surgeon Laurie Casas, MD is the new President of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF).

New York, NY (Vocus) May 5, 2009 -- Northshore Chicago plastic surgeon Laurie Casas, MD is the new President of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF). ASERF research helps to ensure the safety and effectiveness of new aesthetic (cosmetic) plastic surgical techniques and technologies by funding scientific research and clinical studies. ASERF membership is open to all individuals and organizations interested in supporting the Foundation's mission.

Dr. Casas was born in Puerto Rico and was raised in the Northshore of Chicago. Her practice is located in Glenview IL, and she has an independent medical spa in Highland Park, IL. Dr. Casas has been a full time faculty member at Northwestern University for 19 years and will end her affiliation June 19, 2009, and she will be a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center Pritzker School of Medicine, Section of Plastic Surgery. She has been an Aesthetic Society Member since 1997, and has served on the ASAPS Board since 2004. Dr. Casas is a member of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal's Editorial Board and serves as the Journal's Breast Surgery Section Editor. She is a past Commissioner of the Aesthetic Society's Communication's Commission and currently serves as the Chair of the Society's NonSurgical Procedures Committee.

Dr. Casas has been in private practice for 19 years while maintaining her full time academic status. She received her medical degree and served both her general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at Northwestern University. Additionally, she completed a microsurgery research fellowship at Southern Illinois University, an aesthetic plastic surgery fellowship at New York University, and a breast reconstruction fel
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