Dr. Thomas Romo, MD

Concierge Plastic Surgery, New York, NY

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Dr. Romo is a facial plastic surgeon in New York City who founded the Little Baby Face Foundation for children with facial deformities.

135 East 74th Street, New York, NY 10021

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About Dr. Romo

Dr. Romo is a facial plastic surgeon in New York City and holds an active medical license in New York. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1979, completed Otolaryngology residencies at Baylor and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and completed facial plastic surgery fellowships at that Infirmary and Tampa General Hospital.

He is Director of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at both Lenox Hill Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital (MEETH)/Northwell Health Systems. He founded the Little Baby Face Foundation, a nonprofit offering free reconstructive facial surgery to children with facial deformities, and serves as its President, Founder, and Medical Director. The foundation says it has impacted the lives of over 500 children. Early in his career, he made mission trips to Russia and to Central and South America to perform reconstructive surgery for children without access to care.

He earned the ACS/Pfizer Domestic Surgical award from the American College of Surgeons for volunteer work and has been a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2002. He has co-authored at least 48 research papers indexed in PubMed and has published six new rhinoplasty surgical techniques in the journal Facial Plastic Surgery, and was Principal Investigator on two clinical trials evaluating a subcutaneous implant for unilateral microtia.

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Education and credentials

Education

Graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, in 1979

Residency

Otolaryngology, Baylor-affiliated hospitals from 1981 to 1982

Residency

Completed his Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary from 1982 to 1984

Fellowship

One-year Facial Plastic Surgery, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary from 1984 to 1985

Fellowship

Completed a second fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, sponsored by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, at Tampa General Hospital from 1985 to 1987

Board certified

Is double board certified: by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Membership

Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)

License

New York 150937 Verify with the NYS Education Department Office of the Professions

NPI

1215093927

Location

135 East 74th Street, New York, NY 10021

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Recognition and research

Awards

Received the American College of Surgeons' 2025 ACS/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards, Domestic Award, honoring his volunteer surgical work.

Has received the Distinguished Education Award and the Community Service Award from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Was awarded a 'Top Doctor' distinction from RealSelf.com.

Has been a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2002, is featured in the 'America's Top Doctors' book series (1st-5th editions), and holds Castle Connolly's '5 Years Most Nominated' peer-nomination badge, awarded to the top 10% of doctors consistently recognized by peers over five years.

Publications

Has co-authored at least 48 research papers indexed in PubMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine database.

Has published six new surgical techniques for rhinoplasty in the peer-reviewed journal 'Facial Plastic Surgery,' including an approach to primary reduction-structured rhinoplasty, a revision-rhinoplasty technique intended to shorten healing time, and an augmentation technique for the platyrrhine/ethnic nose.

Was senior author of "Endoscopic-assisted, subperiosteal browlift bone fixation technique outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis", published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2026.

Was senior author of "Reduction Structured Rhinoplasty", published in Facial Plastic Surgery in 2025.

Was lead author of "Contemporary Treatment of Microtia-Atresia", published in Facial Plastic Surgery in 2025.

Was lead author of "Appropriate Use of Implants in the Nose", published in Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America in 2024.

Was senior author of "Microtia reconstruction: autologous rib and alloplast techniques", published in Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America in 2014.

Teaching and research roles

Founded the Little Baby Face Foundation, a nonprofit providing free reconstructive facial surgery to children born with facial deformities, and serves as its President, Founder, and Medical Director.

Guest lecturer

medical meetings throughout Eastern and Western Europe, South America, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East

Media and books

Is regularly featured in the media for his facial plastic surgery expertise and has appeared on major national and local television talk shows and news programs.

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Where did Dr. Romo train?

Dr. Romo completed an Otolaryngology residency at Baylor-affiliated hospitals from 1981 to 1982. Dr. Romo completed his Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary from 1982 to 1984.