After attending Yale College for his undergraduate education, he earned his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, graduating summa cum laude. Dr. Newman then went on to do his general surgery training at Harvard Medical School. He trained in plastic surgery at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University Medical Center, where he acted as the Plastic Surgery Chief Resident. He remains active in the medical community as a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Surgery, and the American Board of Plastic Surgery, as well as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the International College of Surgeons. Dr. Newman is available for interview upon request.