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Walter Lampeter, CSA

Walter Lampeter is a Surgical Assistant with over 20 years of clinical expertise, specializing in Plastic and Reconstructive, as well as multi-specialty surgical assisting.

Mr. Lampeter is an affiliate member of the American College of Surgeons, well published in his field, and has served on the Board of Directors of the National Surgical Assistant Association (NSAA). He is the current President and Chairman of the National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants (NCCSA).

As defined by the American College of Surgeons, "the surgical assistant provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient.

In addition to intraoperative duties, the surgical assistant also performs preoperative and postoperative duties to better facilitate proper patient care. The surgical assistant to the surgeon during the operation does so under the direction and supervision of that surgeon and in accordance with hospital policy and appropriate laws and regulations."

CREDENTIALS:

Licensed Surgical Assistant

Board of Medicine - Washington, DC

Registered Surgical Assistant

Board of Medicine - Virginia

Certified Surgical Assistant

National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants

AFFILIATIONS:

American College of Surgeons

Affiliate Member

National Surgical Assistant Association

Active Member / Specialty Advisory Council for Plastic Surgery

National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants

President and Chairman - Board of Directors

ACADEMIA:

Editorial Reviewer - Journal:

Aesthetic Plastic

Surgery

, Editor-in-Chief: Bahman Guyuron, MD,

International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Technical Editor - Textbook:

Aesthetic Plastic

Surgery

, Edited by Sherrell J. Aston, MD,

Douglas S. Steinbrech , MD and Jennifer L. Walden, MD. Elsevier, 2009.

PUBLICATIONS:

Lampeter, W. Editor's Invited Commentary on Micropigmentation: Camouflaging Scalp Alopecia and Scars in Korean Patients, Aesth Plast Surg, Volume 38 Number 1, 2014.

Lampeter, W. The Zen of Surgical Assisting, CSA Node, Issue Number 4, July 2012.

Lampeter, W. Commentary on Use of Tattooing for Camouflaging Various Scars, Aesth Plast Surg, Volume 35 Number 3, 2011.

Perrotti, J.A., Lampeter, W. Botox: The Ultra-Concentrated Technique, PlastSurg Pulse News, Volume 2 Number 4, 2011.

Walden, J.L., Lampeter, W. Hyaluronic Acid Injectable Filler. In Aston, S.J., Steinbrech, D.S., Walden, J. L. eds, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Textbook). London: Elsevier, 2009, pp. 865-874.

Lampeter, W. Variability of Educational Standards in Surgical Assisting: "Selecting Your Program Wisely", CSA Node, Volume 26 Number 2, 2009.

Lampeter, W. Adjuvant Therapies in Reconstructive Surgery, CSA Node, Volume 25 Number 1, 2008.