Listed are various doctors and medical providers serving the Greater Cincinnati with a wide variety of specialties.
Dr. Aaron Fritzhand
Dr. Aaron J. Fritzhand, a member of Cincinnati Foot & Ankle Care, is a graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland. He completed residency programs at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and at the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati.
Originally from Smithtown, New York, Dr. Fritzhand has been practicing in Cincinnati since completing his residency in 1993. He joined Cincinnati Foot & Ankle Care in 1998, after spending several years in private practice in the area.
Dr. Fritzhand provides comprehensive foot and ankle care, including foot surgery, diabetic foot care and wound care. Within the community, he is actively involved with the DPM Mentors Network, helping local pre-health students who may be interested in pursuing a career in podiatric medicine and surgery.
Board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Dr. Fritzhand is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, a member of the American and Ohio Podiatric Medical Associations and the Southern Ohio Academy of Podiatry.
Dr. Fritzhand and the foot and ankle specialists at Cincinnati Foot & Ankle Care are a progressive group of physicians and surgeons dedicated to foot and ankle health. The group employs state-of-the-art technology and cutting edge treatment methods to achieve superior results.
Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown
Celebrating thirty years in practice is a milestone for most physicians. But for Cincinnati, Ohio’s top voted plastic surgeon, Mark Mandell-Brown MD, it seems like the blink of an eye. “If you have a passion for your work, it does not seem like a job,” commented Dr. Mandell-Brown. He added, “I tell my patients that time marches on, but how did thirty years pass so quickly?”
After attending Northwestern University, (recently rated number nine by US News and World college rankings) the Columbus, Ohio resident, pursued medical school at the University of Cincinnati. He then completed a general surgery internship in Denver before moving to Pittsburgh for Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. To complete his training he pursued a Plastic Surgery fellowship in Birmingham, Alabama.
He had teaching job offers at Loyola University in Chicago and University of Virginia at Richmond. The highly sought surgeon also had job offers in Melbourne, Florida, Los Angeles, and Los Gatos where he could join Olympian ice skater, Peggy Fleming’s husband in practice. But when an opportunity to return to Cincinnati presented, Dr. Mandell-Brown made that first choice. “I have always loved Cincinnati, the Jewish Community, and the proximity to my parents in Columbus,” he stated.
He joined a group practice with his medical school classmate, Tom Keriakes, MD. However, after the group disbanded after two years, Dr. Mandell-Brown started his own solo practice in 1990. With offices in Montgomery and Batavia, he spent the next ten years planning a free standing cosmetic surgery center.
The Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery center with state licensure and national accreditation by AAAHC, opened in December 2000. The facility has earned awards by the City of Montgomery. The Center was also featured in national publications like Cosmetic Surgery Times for the challenges in re-designing a home into an office building.
What are Dr. Mandell-Brown’s proudest professional accomplishments in the past thirty years?
• Elected President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• Voted “Best Plastic Surgeon” City Beat Magazine
• Named “Top Doc” Plastic Surgery by physician peers Cincinnati Magazine
• Board of Trustees — Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care ( AAAHC)
• Surgery Center Surveyor for AAAHC
• Academy of Medicine Executive Board
• President — Clermont Medical Society
• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Admissions Committee
• Fellowship Director — American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• Oral Examiner — American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
• Webster Award Recipient — for outstanding contributions in Cosmetic Surgery (previous recipients include Jean Carruthers MD, inventor of cosmetic Botox and Susan Obagi, MD of Obagi Skin Care)
• Chairman, Surveyor Training and Education Committee AAAHC
• Authored two Facelift Book Chapters
• Voted “Best Breast Augmentation Doctor” Cincinnati Magazine
• Voted “Best Rhinoplasty Doctor” Cincinnati Magazine
When asked about future plans, Dr. Mandell-Brown replied, “I hope to practice another ten years!” With good health, a passion for his chosen profession, and his own state-of-the-art surgery center, he hopes to continue the success he has so diligently achieved.
Dr. Gina Maccarone recently joined Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center. Dr. Gina Maccarone has always had a passion for both art and science. Her love of science brought her through medical school and surgical training, while her joy in art has led her to pursue cosmetic plastic surgery. Dr. Maccarone truly enjoys helping patients be able to present their best selves. She’s dedicated to being honest and providing realistic expectations for patients to feel comfortable with their individualized plan. Dr. Maccarone completed her undergrad at University of Notre Dame and earned her medical degree from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Maccarone completed her residency at Good Samaritan Hospital and is certified in General Surgery and Critical Care, as well as Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Maccarone completed an American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery approved fellowship directed by Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown.
According to recent surveys, there is a huge variation in facelift costs. According to Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown, who has performed facelifts for 35 years on over 2,000 patients, the price does not equal quality. “Even in conservative Cincinnati, facelifts can range from $8,000 to $40,000.” What? $40 grand for a facelift?
Dr. Mandell-Brown who performs “Natural Look” cosmetic surgery individualizes his face lift approach. “There is always a ‘flavor of the month’ procedure, Cincinnati’s Top Voted Plastic Surgeon stated. “Currently ‘Deep Plane Facelift’ is the social media darling,” Dr. Mandell-Brown stated. “Patients read about it on social media and come to our office requesting it,” observed Sharon Sweitzer, manager at Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center.
However, Dr. Mandell-Brown individualizes his approach for the patient needs. He performs a “Quick Facelift” under local anesthesia as well as “Mid Facelift,” “Natural Lift” and “Deep Plane Facelift.” The Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center face lifts range from $6,500 to $20,000 including anesthesia, operating room and surgeon fee.
Asked why he doesn’t charge the most in Cincinnati, Dr. Mandell-Brown replied, “I guess we could based on my experience, having taught face lift surgery at University of San Diego, Louisiana State University, St. Louis University, and Surgery Centers in Miami and Las Vegas to plastic surgeons.”
He just completed his second “Facelift” book chapter for a text book for plastic surgeons.
But he added, it is important to not make the fees cost prohibitive for the average consumer.
“I’ve performed face lift surgery on billionaires, teachers, homemakers, business leaders and I don’t overcharge for my services. I treat everyone the same and I want my fees to be fair,” Dr. Mandell-Brown concluded. He added, “Just look at some of the outcomes of Hollywood stars who pay fortunes and turn out with facial distortion. That’s not what we are after — we want our patients to look better, but not different.”
Mercy Health/Jewish Hospital
Jewish Hospital — Mercy Health’s legacy was the first Jewish hospital in the United States, founded in 1850 to serve the Jewish community of Cincinnati. Yet since the beginning, the hospital has been privileged to welcome and care for people of all faiths. To this day, the doctors, residents, nurses and staff of the hospital remain focused on delivering compassionate care and the best outcomes for the Cincinnati community.
The Jewish Hospital’s legacy of teaching the next generation of physicians dates back more than one hundred years, and today, residents in surgery, medicine, podiatry and pharmacy all train at The Jewish Hospital.
Services include the region’s only adult blood and marrow transplant center; a joint replacement center performing nearly one thousand total joint replacements every year; the region’s most experienced mobile mammography program; a weight management center and full-spectrum cardiovascular and emergency services.
Jewish Hospital — Mercy Health features programs in Gamma Knife treatments, the Mercy Health Blood Cancer Center, and has a mobile mammography clinic that performs around thirty thousand mammograms a year.
The Urology Group
The Urology Group is one of the largest single specialty groups of urologists in the United States. It provides medical and surgical care of the urinary tract in men and women, and the reproductive system in men. The group’s purpose is to provide the most advanced urologic care to improve the lives of its patients.
The Urology Group operates a network of offices in Greater Cincinnati that are integrated with a state-of-the-art care center of excellence. Their group, consisting of more than thirty board-certified urologists with neighborhood offices and several specialty-care centers — including The Urology Center in Norwood — combine to form a comprehensive group of urologic services that can meet every patient’s needs.
Whether at individual physician’s offices or through the treatment it offers at its Norwood campus, the Urology Group strives to provide the highest quality urologic care. They treat patients of all ages and both sexes. While the groups’ main emphasis is patient care, it also participates in clinical research related to urological problem and enjoys a teaching relationship with the urology residents and the University of Cincinnati Medical School.
