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 U.S.
  • Newsweek Magazine 2022
    One of the Top 100 Facelift and Rhinoplasty Surgeons 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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