Abacoa & Alton Neighbors December 2020

D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 0 | Abacoa &Alton N E I G H B O R S 21 RESIDENT FEATURE Submitted by Heather Storm Photos by Neil Cohen Photography Craig and Amy Forleiter met in the medical school library at The George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Craig was in his second year of medical school, while Amy had just begun her first year in the Physician Assistant graduate program. Craig was dared by a friend to approach Amy while she was studying. Craig, not one to turn down a dare, enthusiastically accepted the challenge to discover that Amy was not only studying, but also watching a Red Sox game on her laptop! As a staunch Yankees fan, he wasn’t sure if he should abort the mission… but they started chatting and the rest is history. Long before Craig swept Amy off her feet (Amy rolls her eyes), Craig studied biology at the University of Maryland where he was selected for early admittance to medical school. After graduating from GW, he completed a general surgery residency at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan. He relished in the excitement of learning everything from minimally invasive surgery to trauma surgery. Craig even spent an additional year in the laboratory doing research on tracheal regeneration using stem cells and 3-D printing. After spending his final year in Manhattan as Chief Resident, he elected to continue his surgical training with a fellowship in plastic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, FL, which brought them to South Florida in 2017. Shortly thereafter, they welcomed their daughter, Madison; a sweet, compassionate, smart, and sassy little girl. Craig, now fully immersed in the world of plastic and reconstructive surgery, traveled all over the country to attend meetings, present his research, and take courses with the nation’s leading experts. After training with many of this region’s most respected plastic surgeons, Craig had the opportunity to meet David Lickstein at Lickstein Plastic Surgery in Palm Beach Gardens. Craig was immediately drawn to the warm and welcoming environment of Lickstein Plastic Surgery, and David was impressed with Craig’s charisma, work ethic, and training. David invited Craig to join the team and the result has been spectacular! “Lickstein Plastic Surgery is everything I could have possibly wanted in a practice,” Craig describes, “from the front desk to the back office and every provider in between. I’ve never had so much fun and felt so wonderful about the work we are doing for the men and women in our community.” Amy’s pedigree is equally as impressive. She studied kinesiology at the University of Michigan, followed by Forleiter Family Meet the