Leland Deane

Dr. Leland M. Deane has been a partner at Long Island Plastic Surgical Group since 1988. He obtained his MD from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, New York, followed by a General Surgery internship and residency at the Tufts New-England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Deane completed a plastic surgery residency at Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia and received special training in hand surgery during a Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Deane has authored numerous papers on various aspects of plastic surgery and continually participates in conferences within the national medical community. He is on the teaching faculty at Cornell University Medical College, fostering education for the doctors of tomorrow. Dr. Deane has led volunteer medical missions to Colombia, South America, to treat congenital malformations in children. He is also a Fellow of The American College of Surgeons and a past Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In 2016, Dr. Deane partnered with Accurate Surgical Scientific Instruments (ASSI) to design an innovative body contouring tool for surgeons. ASSI manufactures the instrument in Germany and markets it worldwide as the ‘Deane Body Contouring Forceps’.

From 2009-2015, Dr. Deane was a board member of the New York State Department of Health. He also served two terms on the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct board, where he oversaw the highest standards for medical care.

Board Certifications

• American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery, 1990

Education and Training

• Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Hand Surgery, 1986
• Residency, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Plastic Surgery, 1985
• Residency, Tufts Medical Center, General Surgery, 1983