Stephan Ariana MD 1966 – NY Medical Collage1968 – 1970 Active duty US Navy (Vietnam)Internship at UCLA, GS & PLS at YaleFaculty at Yale 1976Specialized in H&N + breast reconEst. Melanoma Center (still the Director)First description of the pectoralis major flap in 19791979 – 1991 Yale PLS Chairman1986 – Founded National Match PLS Residency1988 – Soviet Union invitation to help Armenia’s earthquake victimsEst. Soviet PLS unit + training program1993 – Yale MBAPublished >300 papers, 4 surgical text booksServed on many specialty committees/organizationsABPS, AAPS, ACGME Home Fundementals Historical Figures Stephan Ariana MD