Nestor A. Veitia, M. D.

EDUCATION:

B.S.                 University of Delaware - 1992

                        Newark, DE

M.D.                Jefferson Medical College - 1998

                        Philadelphia, PA

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION:         

                        General Surgery Residency – 2005

                        Pennsylvania Hospital

                        Philadelphia, PA

                        Plastic Surgery Fellowship – 2008

                        University of Pittsburgh

                        Pittsburgh, PA

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

                        Attending Surgeon:

                        The Chester County Hospital

                        Paoli Hospital

            Nestor A. Veitia, M.D. joined Surgical Specialists, P.C. in May 2010.  A board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Veitia joined David P. Singer, M.D. to expand the plastic and reconstructive surgery services offered by our practice.  His areas of practice include skin malignancies and lesions, general reconstructive surgery, birth defects and pediatric plastic surgery, complex and comprehensive hand surgery, trauma, burns, microsurgery, aesthetic surgery and body contouring after weight loss.

            A graduate of the University of Delaware, Dr. Veitia received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, after which he completed a full general surgery residency at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.  During his residency he spent one year as a research fellow in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.  Dr. Veitia then completed a three-year fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, where he developed and now maintains a particular interest and expertise in reconstructive surgery and body contouring after surgical and non-surgical weight loss.

            Dr. Veitia is a diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  He has been awarded a number of distinctions throughout his career including awards for teaching and for humanism in surgery.

            Surgical Specialists, P.C. gladly welcomed Dr. Veitia at its Paoli and West Chester locations in May 2010.