Curriculum Vitae

Nicole Zook Sommer, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery
E-mail: plastics@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-6314
Fax: 217-545-2588

Areas of Expertise:

• Breast Reconstruction
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Lift
• Cosmetic surgery of body:Liposuction, Abdominoplasty, Thigh Lift, Spider vein treatment
• Cosmetic surgery of face: Facelift, Eyelift, Browlift, Necklift
• Nonsurgical facial rejuvenation: Wrinkle treatment (Botox®, Restylane, Chemical and Laser peels, fat injection) Lip Augmentation.

Brief Bio

Dr. Nicole Sommer is an assistant professor of plastic surgery at The Plastic Surgery Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She is qualified to treat all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery. She has particular interest and training in all types of breast surgery including reconstruction, augmentation, reduction and asymmetry surgery. Dr. Sommer also has interest in cosmetic surgery of body and face including nonsurgical & surgical facial rejuvination.

Dr. Sommer received both her medical degree and plastic surgery training from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She completed a prestigious fellowship in breast and cosmetic surgery in Nashville,TN with internationally recognized plastic surgeon G. Patrick Maxwell. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She has authored several book chapters and given national presentations.

Dr. Sommer and her husband Eric live in Springfield with their sons. To make an appointment withDr. Sommer, please call SIU Physicians and Surgeons at 217-545-6314.

PRESENT POSITION

Assistant Professor 2003 - Present
Women’s Health Coordinator
4th Year Electives Coordinator
Cosmetic Center Director
Plastic Surgery Institute
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

EDUCATION

COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Illinois
1988-1992

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Doctor of Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois
1992-1996

RESIDENCY

Integrated General Surgery/Plastic Surgery 1996-2002
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois

FELLOWSHIP

Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgery 2002
G. Patrick Maxwell, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgery
Nashville, Tennessee

HONORS & AWARDS Alpha Lambda Delta 1989
Scholastic Honor Society

Egas 1990
Scholastic Honor Society

Magna Cum Laude 1992
Illinois Wesleyan University

Outstanding Senior Award 1992
Illinois Wesleyan University

1st Place- Medical Student Presentation 1996
“Microcirculatory Studies of Frostbite Injury”
Combined Research Symposium
SIU School of Medicine

2nd Place- Art Award 1996
Photo-“Focused”
“Scope”-Medical Student Literary Magazine

Alpha Omega Alpha 2001
Honorary Medical Society

2nd Place- Resident Poster 2002
VEGF Gene Transfection to Improve Skin
Flap Survival
SIU-SOM Dept. of Surgery Resident Research Day

Student Teaching Award 2004
SIU School of Medicine

Excellence in Clinical Practice 2005, 2006
SIU School of Medicine
Department of Surgery

MEDICAL LICENSURE

State of Illinois- 036-108365 2003
State of Tennessee- MD0000036064 2002-2004

CERTIFICATION

American Board of Plastic Surgery 2006
Basic Life Support 2005
CPR & AED 2007

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

REGIONAL COMMITTEES / ACTIVITIES SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

• Educational Policy Advisory Committee 1992-1996
• Steering Committee 1994-1996
• Graduate Medical Education Committee 1998-2002
• House Staff Association , Plastic Surgery Resident Rep. 1998-2002
• President, House Staff Association 2000-2002
• Radiology Information Committee 2004 – 2007
• Continuing Education Committee 2005 – Present

SIU DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

Year Four Curriculum Committee 2005 – Present
4th Year Electives Coordinator

COMMUNITY

Illinois Women in Leadership 2004 – Present

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Sangamon County and Illinois State Medical Societies 1994
• American Medical Association 1994
• American Association of Medical Colleges Organization 1994
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons 1996-2002
• Resident Affiliate Group
• Plastic Surgery Research Council 2001
• American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons-Candidate 2003
• American Burn Association 2005
• Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons 2006
  
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2007
  
• American College of Surgeons 2008
  

NATIONAL COMMITTEES / ACTIVITIES

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL COLLEGES

Organization of Student Representatives 1993-1996

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY

Residents & Fellows Committee 2004 - Present

Women’s Health Advocacy Committee 2004 - Present

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS

Council of Medical Specialties Society 1999 - 2002
Resident representative
Young Plastic Surgeons Forum 1999 - Present

Resident Information Committee 2004 - 2005

Women’s Leadership Initiative Committee 2004 - 2007

Women’s Plastic Surgeon’s Steering Committee 2005 - Present

PLASTIC SURGERY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Breast Implant Task Force 2002-2003
Subcommittee on Implant Research and Review

In-Service Examination Committee 2004 – Present

NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS

Plastic Surgery In-Service Test Development Committee 2005

RESEARCH
RESEARCH GRANTS

1. “The Role of Complement in the Production of IL-8 by Human $2,000
Endothelial Cells”
SIU School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Resident Grant Award
October 1999

2. “Effect of VEGF Gene Therapy on the Viability of Prefabricated Skin Flap” $20,934
Memorial Medical Center Foundation
October 2000

3. “Tissue Perfusion in Burns in the Periorbital Region” $47,000
Nowatski Fund
September 2004

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

1. Zook NL, Zook EG. Repair of a long-standing coccygeal hernia and open wound. Plast Reconst Surg 1997; 100, 96-99.

2. Zook NL, Hussmann J, Brown, et al. Microcirculatory Studies of Frostbite Injury. Ann Plast Surg 1998; 40, 246-253.

3. Sommer NZ, Zook EG, Verhulst SJ. The prediction of breast reduction weight. Plast Reconst Surg 2002; 109, 506-511.

4. Sommer NZ, Bayati S, NeumiesterMW, Brown RE. Dapsone for the treatment of doxorubicin extravasation injury Plast Reconst Surg 2002; 109, 2000-2005.

5. Sommer NZ, Chalekson CP, Zook EG. A Versatile, Inexpensive Nonstick Foam Dressing Plast Reconst Surg 2002; 110, 723-724.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Sommer N.Z. Frostbite. Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations & Outcomes. Vol 4: 2000, 2409-2425.

2. Sommer NZ, Neumiester MW. Tumors of the Perionychium. Hand Clinics. Vol. 18: Nov. 2002, 673-689.

3. Sommer NZ, Brown RE. Surgery of the Perionychium. Green’s Operative Hand Surgery Vol. 1, 5th Edition, 2005. 389-416.

4. Sommer, N.Z., Brown, R.E., Zook, E.G. Surgery of the Perionychium. Mathes Plastic
Surgery. Vol.7, 2006 . 171-206.

NON PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

ABSTRACTS

VEGF Gene Transfection to Improve Skin Flap Survival May 2002
SIU-SOM Dept. Surg. Resident Research Day

Treatment of Adriamycin Extravasation Injury with Dapsone May 2002
SIU-SOM Dept. Surg. Resident Research Day

Anterior Harvest of Latissimus Flap in Breast Reconstruction May 2003
SIU-SOM Dept. Surg. Resident Research Day

PRESENTATIONS

In situ Hybridization Screening of a Lambda Library April 1992
for Chromosome Specific DNA: Isolation of a Rabbit Chromosome Number 9 Probe
Illinois Wesleyan University Research Symposium

Microcirculatory Studies of Frostbite Injury March 1996
SIU School of Medicine Combined Research
Symposium, Springfield, IL

Microcirculatory Studies of Frostbite Injury June 1996
Plastic Surgery Research Council
St Louis, Missouri

Frostbite Injury, Surgical Grand Rounds January 1997
SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Adriamycin Extravasation Injury June 1998
Illinois College of Surgeons, Galena, IL

The Prediction of Breast Reduction Weight May 2000
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Orlando, FL

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Transfection June 2001
to Improve Skin Flap Survival
Plastic Surgery Research Council

Thumb Reconstruction October 2001
SIU School of Medicine Hand Conference

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Transfection March 2002
to Improve Skin Flap Survival
Senior Residents Conference, Seattle, Washington

Treatment of Facial Aging December 2003
SIU School of Medicine, Institute of Plastic Surgery

Breast Reconstruction, Surgical Grand Rounds January 2004
SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Cosmetic Surgery February 2004
Illinois Women in Leadership, Springfield, IL

Breast Surgery April 2004
AORN Group-Springfield, IL

Cosmetic Surgery June 2004
Le Chic Group-Springfield, IL

Care of the Face October 2004
SIU Plastic Surgery-Springfield, IL

Body Contouring and Breast Surgery October 2004
SIU Plastic Surgery-Springfield, IL

Cosmetic Surgery 101 April 2005
Women’s Health Symposium
SIU School of Medicine-Springfield, IL

Body Contouring and Breast Surgery May 2005
SIU Plastic Surgery-Springfield, IL

Lunch with the Doctor May 2005
Delayed Breast Reconstruction
SIU Department of Surgery-Springfield, IL

Curve Appeal June 2005
SIU School of Medicine -Springfield, IL

Plastic Surgery of the Breast September 2005
Primary Care Physician Surgeon Partnership:
Evaluation Management Referral and Follow up on Common Surgical Problems
SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Care of the Face October 2005
Minimally Invasive Procedures
SIU Plastic Surgery-Springfield, IL

Breast Flap Procedures February 2006
St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL

Working Women: Emerging Roles, Evolving February 2006
Responsibilities and Changing Career Paths
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

Care of the Face March 2006
Non-Surgical Procedures
SIU Plastic Surgery, Springfield, IL

Body Contouring March 2006
Breast Augmentation / Mastopexy
SIU Plastic Surgery, Springfield, IL

Care of the Face October 2006
Minimally Invasive Facial Cosmetic
SIU Plastic Surgery, Springfield, IL

Basic Plastic Surgery April 2007
Springfield, IL

Post Weight Loss Body Issues May 2007
Women’s Health Symposium
SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Breast Reconstruction Techniques May 2007
American College of Surgeons
Illinois Chapter, Springfield, IL

Lunch with the Doctor August 2007
Minimally Invasive Facial Cosmetic
SIU-Department of Surgery, Springfield, IL

Hometown Housecall January 2008
Botox Cosmetic
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Aging Process as it Relates to Plastic Surgery Procedures January 2008
Women’s Expo 2008, Springfield, IL

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Evolution and Design of Breast Implants June 2004
INAMED Academy-Chicago, IL

Women’s Summer Workshop July 2004
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Banff, CANADA

Annual Meeting October 2004
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Philadelphia, PA

Women’s Health Symposium April 2005
SIU School of Medicine-Springfield, IL

Annual Meeting April 2005
The American Society for Aesthetic Surgery
New Orleans, LA

22nd Annual Breast Surgery Symposium January 2006
Southeastern Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Atlanta, GA

Annual Meeting July 2006
Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons
Mackinac Island, MI

Clinical Trials Education May 2007
Society of Clinical Research Associates
Oakbrook, IL

Obagi Systems Regional Training May 2007
St. Louis, MO

Facial Cosmetic Surgery 2007 June 2007
Multi-Specialty Foundation for Aesthetic Surgical
Excellence, Las Vegas, NV

Annual Meeting October 2007
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Baltimore, MD

PRESENT RESEARCH

1. Nerve Regeneration using Cultured Schwann Cells and Fibrin Glue

2. Aesthetic Outcomes of Various Breast Reduction Techniques

3. Botox Absorption in Breast Milk