Dr. George N. Kamel is a pediatric craniofacial surgeon at Memorial Healthcare System. He works with Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s cleft and craniofacial team to provide care and treatment for children with cleft lip and other conditions affecting the face and head. He is also a trained plastic surgeon.

Dr. Kamel earned his medical degree at Penn State College of Medicine in Pennsylvania. He then completed a two-year research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. He went on to complete a general surgery residency and plastic surgery residency at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He also completed a craniofacial surgery fellowship at University of California, San Diego.

In addition to providing patient care, Dr. Kamel is a reviewer for the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, and publishes and presents on a variety of topics concerning pediatric and craniofacial surgery. He also serves as a mentor for other physicians.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Education

Pennsylvania State Univ College Of Medicine, 2010

Internships

Albert Einstein/Montifiore College Of Medicine, 2013, Surgery

Residency

Albert Einstein/Montifiore College Of Medicine, 2016, Surgery
Albert Einstein/Montifiore College Of Medicine, 2019, Plastic Surgery

Fellowships

Massachusetts General Hospital, 2012
University Of California San Diego Med Ctr, 2020, Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Plastic Surgery-Plastic Surgery

Professional Organizations

• American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 
• American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons 
• American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons 
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association

Presentations

• 2020 California Society of Plastic Surgeons 
• 2019 American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery 
• 2018 American Society of Plastic Surgeons 
• 2018 American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
• 2018 Plastic Surgery Research Council 
• 2018 Montefiore Research Day 
• 2017 Montefiore Research Day 
• 2017 Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 34th Annual Meeting 
• 2017 American Society of Plastic Surgeons 
• 2016 Montefiore Research Day 
• 2015 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting 
• 2012 New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 53rd Annual Meeting 
• 2012 Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 29th Annual Meeting 
• 2011 American Association of Plastic Surgeons 90th Annual Meeting 

Awards

• 2019 PSRC Best PRS Article/December 2019 Feature 
• 2019 Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students 
• 2019 ASPS Advocacy Summit Resident Scholarship 
• 2019 Operation Smile Regan Fellow, Resident Leadership Program, Guatemala City, Guatemala 
• 2019 KLS Martin, LP. Scholarship for ASMS Basic Course 
• 2018 NESPS 1st place Resident Poster Competition 
• 2018 ASPS Best Resident Presentation Award in Maxillofacial Surgery 
• 2018 Administrative Chief Resident, Plastic Surgery 
• 2017 Academic co-coordinator, Plastic Surgery 
• 2017 Montefiore Research Day, 1st place Oral presentation 
• 2016 Montefiore Research Day, 1st place Oral presentation 
• 2012 Plastic Surgery Foundation Pilot Research Grant 
• 2010 Shriners Children’s Hospital/ Mass General Research Fellow 
• 2006 Penn State University College of Medicine Dean's Scholarship