Robert J. Allen, Jr., MD

Robert J. Allen, Jr., MD

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Titles

Assistant Attending Surgeon

Clinical Expertise

Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction; Head and Neck Reconstruction; Lymphedema Surgery

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Accepted Insurance Providers

Dr. Allen, Jr. accepts the following list of insurance providers. Select your insurance provider to see more details.

Aetna

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO PPO, POS

Blue Cross Health Plus

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Carrum Health

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): Supplemental

Cigna

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem Essential

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

Empire Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO, DSN

Empire Essential

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Fidelis

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

First Health

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Healthfirst

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO

Horizon Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Magnacare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): Supplemental

MVP

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

Payor Type: Other
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): TBD

Oscar

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO/EPO

Oxford

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Qualcare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

UMR

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS

United Healthcare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

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About Me

Education

MD, Medical University of South Carolina

Residencies

Plastic Surgery - NYU Langone Medical Center

Fellowships

Microsurgery - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

I am a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with extensive clinical experience in all facets of breast reconstruction, with a special interest in microsurgical breast reconstruction. I also have significant experience and interest in oncologic head and neck reconstruction.

I perform procedures at Memorial Hospital and the Josie Robertson Surgery Center, and I see patients at MSK Basking Ridge in New Jersey.

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Cancer treatments can affect people on both a physical and psychosocial level. My goal is to help my patients return to how they were before their treatments, in terms of form and function. I find that this can often be best accomplished by transplanting a person’s own tissues from one area of the body to the affected area using microsurgical techniques. This provides a safe and natural approach to reconstruction.

I specialize in the microsurgical transfer of skin and fat (without muscle) for autologous breast reconstruction using the ideal donor site for each patient. These procedures include the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP), superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA), profunda artery perforator (PAP), lateral thigh perforator (LTP), lumbar artery perforator (LAP), gluteal artery perforator GAP (GAP), and thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flaps, among others.

Since the effects of cancer and its treatment are wide-ranging, I develop unique approaches for all of my patients that consider their individual needs and desires related to their return to daily life after surgery.

Awards and Honors

  • Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)

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Research and Publications

Allen RJ Jr, Cheng MH. Lymphedema surgery: Patient selection and an overview of surgical techniques. J Surg Oncol. 2016 Feb 5. doi: 10.1002/jso.24170. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Allen RJ Jr, Canizares O Jr, Scharf C, Nguyen PD, Thanik V, Saadeh PB, Coleman SR, Hazen A. Grading Lipoaspirate: Is there an optimal density for fat grafting? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Jan;131(1):38-45. PMID: 23271517. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23271517.

Allen RJ Jr, LoTempio MM, Craigie JE, Allen RJ Sr. Transplantation in Identical Twins: Another Option for Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Oct;122(4):1019-23. PMID: 18827632. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18827632.

Nelson JA, Shamsunder MG, Myers PL, Polanco TO, Coriddi MR, McCarthy CM, Matros E, Dayan JH, Disa JJ, Mehrara BJ, Pusic AL, Allen RJ Jr. A Matched Preliminary Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Autologous and Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Apr 3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35366700

Anolik RA, Nelson JA, Rosen EB, Disa J, Matros E, Allen RJ Jr. Immediate Dental Implant Placement in the Oncologic Setting: A Conceptual Framework. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Sep 17;9(9):e3671. PMID: 34548994

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Myers PL, Nelson JA, Allen RJ Jr. Alternative flaps in autologous breast reconstruction. Gland Surg. 2021 Jan;10(1):444-459. Review. PMID: 33634002

Allen RJ Jr, Nelson JA, Polanco TO, Shamsunder MG, Ganly I, Boyle J, Rosen E, Matros E. Short-term Outcomes following Virtual Surgery Assisted Immediate Dental Implant Placement (IDIP) in Free Fibula Flaps for Oncologic Mandibular Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Dec;146(6):768e-776e. PMID: 33234971

Allen RJ Jr, Sobti N, Patel AR, Matros E, McCarthy CM, Dayan JH, Disa JJ, Mehrara BM, Morrow M, Pusic AL, Nelson JA. Laterality and Patient-Reported Outcomes following Autologous Breast Reconstruction with Free Abdominal Tissue: An 8-year Examination of BREAST-Q Data. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Nov;146(5):964-975. PMID: 33141527

 

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Allen, Jr.’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Robert J. Allen, Jr. discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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