Professional Training

  • Resident and Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center
    Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York
    1990-1992
  • Residency in General Surgery
    Hartford Hospital/University of Connecticut
    Hartford, Connecticut
    1985-1990
  • Internship in General Surgery
    University of Virginia
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    1984-1985

Professional Societies

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
    – 1995
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
    – 2000
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
    – 2001
  • Arizona Society of Plastic Surgeons
    – 1993
  • Maricopa County Society of Plastic Surgeons
    – 1993; Past President

Honors

  • Top Doc Plastic Surgery
    Phoenix Magazine 2011, 2012
  • “Best Plastic Surgeon”
    Scottsdale Magazine
  • “Best Cosmetic Surgeon”
    The Phoenician Awards
  • “Best Facelift”
    Scottsdale Living Magazine, Best of Valley Poll
  • "Teacher of the Year” 2018
    Given by the Mayo Clinic Rochester Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program
  • “Top Cosmetic Surgeon”
    Consumers Research Council of America
  • Arizona Business Leaders
    2017, 2018
  • Newsweek Magazine 2020
    One of Top 100 Facelift Surgeons in the U.S.
  • Newsweek Magazine 2022
    One of the Top 100 Facelift and Rhinoplasty Surgeons in the U.S.
  • Newsweek Magazine 2024
    One of America’s Best Plastic Surgeons in the U.S.
    One of America’s Best Breast Augmentation Surgeons in the U.S.
    One of America’s Best Liposuction Surgeons in the U.S.
    One of America’s Best Facelift Surgeons in the U.S.
    One of America’s Best Rhinoplasty Surgeons in the U.S.
    One of America’s Best Eyelid Surgeons in the U.S.

Board Certification

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery
    – 1995
    – 2015 Recertification
  • American Board of Surgery
    – 1992

Education

  • University of Arizona School of Medicine
    Tucson, Arizona Doctor of Medicine 1984
  • Occidental College
    Los Angeles, California Bachelor of Arts Degree 1980

Teaching Appointments

  • Assistant Professor in Plastic Surgery Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  • Director of Aesthetic Surgery Training Mayo Clinic Rochester Plastic Surgery Residency

Hospital Affiliations

  • Present Scottsdale Healthcare Shea/Piper Surgical Center
    Scottsdale, Arizona 1992
  • Present Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn/Greenbaum Surgical Center
    Scottsdale, Arizona 1992.
  • Present Paradise Valley Cosmetic Surgery Center
    Paradise Valley, Arizona 2000

Licensure

Arizona Medical Board #20700

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