Awards
Dr Alizadeh is the proud recipient of multiple awards including the prestigious Ellis island Medal of Honor.
Meet Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh MD, MSC, FACS
A Top Specialist Doctor in New York
Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh, a top plastic surgeon in NYC and Long Island, is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He currently serves as the Professor of Clinical Surgery at New York Medical College and was formerly the Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Westchester Medical Center.
From 2007 to 2013, Dr. Alizadeh served as the president of the largest and oldest plastic surgery center in North America. He has served as the president of the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons and was also elected as the president of the New York State Society of Plastic Surgeons where he has served on the board of trustees. He is also the oral examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
In 2014, Dr. Alizadeh opened his own private practice with a vision towards the future. He includes world class politicians, Oscar winning actors, and Grammy winning musicians among his many patients. He has been recognized as a Castle Connolly, US and World News Top Doctor for 20 consecutive years.
Continuous Contribution To The Field
Dr. Alizadeh directs the Clinical Research Division of Cosmoplastic Surgery, where he has conducted multiple national clinical trials in plastic surgery devices, breast surgery, and injectables for rejuvenation. He has served as primary clinical trial investigator for the FDA for various devices for surgical and non-surgical procedures.
He has published dozens of peer reviewed articles and given over 100 international lectures and presentations in his specialty. He is credited with developing a new breast-lift technique, NaturaBra®, as well as "progressive" eyelid-lift and abdominoplasty techniques.
Since 2005, he has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Consumer Research Council, and since 2010, a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Dr. Alizadeh has also received national recognition as a Top Doctor by U.S. News and World Report. He has taught his techniques to hundreds of surgeons in 27 countries worldwide and provides free healthcare via his non-profit organization, Mission: Restore.
Kaveh Alizadeh, MD, MSC, FACS
Media & Awards
Dr. Alizadeh has appeared in over 60 media outlets such as CNN, CBS 60 Minutes, NBC Today Show, Discovery Health, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. He has authored over 30 publications and has given extensive presentations at the national and international level. In 2009, Dr. Alizadeh's humanitarian volunteer work earned him the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor, an award recorded in the United States Congressional Record.
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Wide Range Of Elective Offerings
Dr. Alizadeh specializes in a range of cosmetic and reconstructive surgical procedures, as well as less-invasive treatments. Cosmetic procedures include breast augmentation, lift, and reduction; body contouring, including buttock augmentation and labiaplasty; as well as minimally invasive facial rejuvenation. Reconstructive procedures include migraine surgery and post-cancer breast reconstruction. He also performs the latest non-invasive facial rejuvenation techniques, including injectables such as RADIESSE® (+), Restylane® Silk, Restylane® Lyft, KYBELLA®, JUVÉDERM VOLUMA® XC, BOTOX® Cosmetic, XEOMIN®, Dysport®, JUVÉDERM®, and Sculptra® Aesthetic, for which he is a certified national trainer.
Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh shares the indivisible journey between his own hard childhood experiences and his calling to train doctors and save lives wherever there is conflict, war and trauma. To date, he has trained over 100 surgeons in plastic surgery. He is a sought-after motivational speaker because of his personal journey as a refugee, a doctor, and as a teacher. You can see a speech he delivered to over two thousand participants at the 2019 YPO global Leadership Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh shares the indivisible journey between his own hard childhood experiences and his calling to train doctors and save lives wherever there is conflict, war and trauma. He is a sought-after motivational speaker because of his personal journey as a refugee, a doctor, and as a teacher. You can see a speech he delivered to over two thousand participants at the 2019 YPO global Leadership Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
Training
Dr. Alizadeh earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his Master's Degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He then received his MD from Cornell University Medical College, with commendation from the Dean. Dr. Alizadeh completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery training at the University of Chicago Hospitals, followed by an additional year of subspecialty training in Cosmetic Surgery, Microsurgery, and Breast Reconstruction at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He has received further executive education training at Harvard Business School.
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Dr. Alizadeh's Award-Winning PRS Global Open paper dog bites - ASPS conference, Chicago 2018 (Read the paper here)
Achievements in Health Care Awards, Keynote Speaker LIBN December 10, 2019
YPO Annual Global Meeting Invited Honorary Speaker March 4, 2019
Cape Town, South Africa
Best Published Paper in North America Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Open Global as lead author September 2018
An Algorithmic Approach to Operative Management of Complex Pediatric Dog bites: 3 Year Review of a Level I Referral Pediatric Trauma Hospital, October 2017 - Volume 5 - Issue 10 - p e1431
NECO Ellis Island Award for Humanitarian Volunteer work May 8, 2009
Entered into the US congressional record January 2010
Patients of Courage Award from ASPS for Ciara Lockhart October 2017
A teenager with congenital absence of breast who underwent multiple reconstructive operations to reconstruct her chest and donated her time to Mission: Restore
IAS New York Annual Gala honorary award March 12, 2016
125 year anniversary commencement honorary speaker, DES May 24, 2014
Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors: NY Metro Area 2010-present
U.S. News and World Report Top Doctors 2011-present
Best Cosmetic Surgeon; LI Press ‘BOLI’ Awards, 2011-2012
2012 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon of the Year; October 2012
New York State Citation
Nassau County Recognition Lifetime Humanitarian Award December 20, 2012
Child Harbor Care distinguished honor award October 27, 2011
Contributions for volunteer care for children
Best Cosmetic Surgeon, as voted by LI Press March 2011
New York State Assembly Humanitarian recognition award September 2011
Health Care Heroes Award, LI business News November 4, 2010
First Place Prize for the best Aesthetic Paper presentation, January 25, 2010
Novel Use of An Internal Autologous Bra Provides Better Long Term Outcomes in Breast Surgery, National Plastic Surgery Senior Resident’s Conference
Top Prize Poster Presentation, Use of FAMM flaps as a spacer flap for palatal closure, Nassau Surgical Society Annual meeting Dec 4, 2009
Patients of Courage Award from ASPS for Uday Hattem October 2009
An American translator who had over 10 reconstructive surgeries
after being shot by the insurgents during the Iraq war
Best Plastic Surgery Group, as voted by LI Press 2008-present
First Place Award for the best Business Plan Presentation
Harvard Business School May 20, 2006
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Dwight Englewood School October 2004
Training and Education Grant, Smile Train Organization 2003-2008
Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons Resident Contest Award:
Management of superior helical rim chondritis Maui, Hawaii January19, 1999
Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons Resident Presentation Award:
Surgical Rescue in Head and Neck Cancer, Chicago, Illinois May 6, 1999
Joseph Collins Scholarship, Cornell University Medical College 1990-1993
Rosenbleuth Scholarship, Cornell University Medical College May 1993
The National Institutes of Health Scientist Training Program Fellowship award
Thesis: Cellular Growth Patterns of the Colon, Bethesda, Maryland 1989
America’s Top Physicians Guide 2004-present
Global Directory of Who’s Who Selection 2003-present
Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors: NY Metro Area 2005-present
Marquis Who’s Who in America 2006-present
Education
- 2006-2007: Harvard Business School Executive Program
- 1990-1993: Cornell University Medical College; New York, New York – Doctor of Medicine, Joseph Collins Award
- 1988-1990: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons; New York, New York – Masters of Science
- 1986: Sorbonne University; Paris, France - Certificat de la Civilization Francaise
- 1984-1988: Cornell University; Ithaca, New York - Bachelor of Arts
- 1981-1984: Dwight Englewood School; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey - Distinguished Alumnus Award 2005
Director of Cosmetic Surgery at Long Island, NY's Cosmoplastic Surgery
- 1999-2000: Fellowship: Microsurgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, NY; Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, NY
- 1998-1999: Chief Resident: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals
- 1997-1999: Residency: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals
- 1994-1997: Residency: General Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals; Chicago
Positions
Professor of Surgery
New York Medical College
Founder and Chairman Of Board
Mission: Restore, which provides clinical services, education, and research for victims of war and trauma around the world
President
Long Island Plastic Surgical Group 2007-2012
Established in 1948, the largest and oldest private academic plastic surgical practice in North America, voted by LI Press as the best plastic surgery practice in Long Island 2008-2012
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- Director Clinical Research, NUMC Plastic Surgery Residency Program 2005-20013
- Partner, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group 2000-2013
- Course Director, Fresh Cadaver Plastic Surgery Lab 2001-present
- Medical Advisory Board, HealthiNation 2009-present
- Governing Board Member , Global Medical Relief Fund 2008- present
- Chief Medical Officer, Klinger Advanced Aesthetics 2005-2007
- Vice-President, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group 2005-2007
- Chief of Microsurgery, Winthrop University Hospital 2003-2008
- Vice-Chairman, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Winthrop University Hospital 2003-2008
- Treasurer, New York State Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2012-present
- Treasurer, New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2012-present
- Member at Large, Nassau Surgical Society, 2012-present
- Medical Advisor, Cytori Corp. 2012-present
- Committee Member, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation 2000-present
- Medical Board Member, Klinger Advanced Aesthetics 2006-2007
- Membership Committee Director, Long Island Chapter, 2005-present Northeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Research and Technology Committee Member, 2011-present
- Public Education Committee Member, 2005-2011
- Clinical Trials Committee Member, 2009-2011
- Malpractice crisis task force 2008-2010
- Health Policy Committee Member, 2007-2008
- Quality and Performance Measurement 2007-2008
- American Society Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
- Practice Relations Committee Member 2007-present
- Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Nassau University Medical Center 2001-2006
- Best Teaching Award 2003
- National Trainer, Sculptra Aesthetic 2009- present
- Medical Advisor, Life Cell Corporation 2008- present
- Medical Advisor, Kensey Nash 2010-present
- Medical Advisor, Mentor/Ethicon 2008- present
- Course Director, Klinger Advanced Aesthetics 2005-2006 Aesthetic Training Program Award
- Medical Advisory Board, Happy Face Foundation 2001-2004
