Dr Joseph Racanelli, Plastic Surgeon in NJ Born and raised in northern New Jersey, Dr. Joseph A. Racanelli has built an exemplary reputation as a top-notch plastic and reconstructive surgeon in NJ. Dr. Racanelli attended high school at the prestigious Delbarton School, prior to receiving his undergraduate degree from Boston College. He earned his medical degree from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his general surgery residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, an affiliate of the Weill Cornell Medical College.