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Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone P: (310) 275-1959
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Email:
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Website: https://www.ghavamiplasticsurgery.com
ACADEMIC AFFILIATION
2023-2024 – President Rhinoplasty Society
2009-Present
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
LICENSURE
2006-Present
Medical Board of California: #A98255
2010-Present
American Board of Plastic Surgery
2019-Present
Florida Medical Board
2004-2007
Texas State Medical Board- Institutional
MEDICAL EDUCATION
1997-2001
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Madison, Wisconsin
Doctor of Medicine, 2001
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
1991-1996
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, California
Bachelor of Science, 1996
Major: Biology
CURRENT HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Outpatient Surgery Center of Beverly Hills, LLC
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Veterans Administration Wadsworth
Los Angeles, CA 90095
CEDARS SINAI Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
RESIDENCY
2005-2007
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
Department of Plastic Surgery
Completed: June 30, 2007
Chairman: Rod J. Rohrich, M.D.
2002-2004
Integrated Surgery-Plastic Surgery
University Hospitals of Cleveland / Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chief of Division: Edward A. Luce, M.D.
2001-2002
Integrated Surgery-Plastic Surgery
University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chief of Division: Edward A. Luce, M.D.
FELLOWSHIP
2005
Congenital Hand Fellowship
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Dallas, Texas
Directors: Marybeth Ezaki, M.D. and Peter Carter, M.D.
2004-2005
Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
Department of Plastic Surgery
Directors: Harry H. Orenstein, M.D. and Scott N. Oishi, M.D.
SUB-INTERNSHIP
Aug. 2000
University of Wisconsin Medical School
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chief of Division: Michael L. Bentz, M.D.
Sept. 2000
University of Southern California/ Keck School of Medicine
USC University Hospital/LAC+USC Hospital
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chief of Division: Randy Sherman, M.D.
PLASTIC SURGERY EXAMS
2006
In-Service Examination
99th percentile
2009
Board Certified (ABPS)
2019
American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)
Re-Certification (99%)
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2022
CO-DIRECTOR
Marina-Rox-Ghavami Aesthetic Fellowship
University of Southern California
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Aesthetic Fellowship Co-Director
2012- 2022
Rhinoplasty Society
Current President-Elect
Active Member and Parliamentarian
PRESIDENT: 2023-2024
2010-Present
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Assistant Clinical Professor
2008-Present
Faculty Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium.
Dallas, Texas
Guest Faculty/Speaker/Panelist
2010-Present
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Active Member
2010
Co-Chairman/Faculty 29th Pan-Pacific Surgical
Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, Hawaii
Moderator/Speaker- Ethnic Rhinoplasty
Moderator/Speaker- Periorbital Rejuvenation
2004-Present
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal
Guest Reviewer
2008-Present
Aesthetic Surgery Journal
Guest Reviewer
TEXTBOOKS
Ghavami A, Cerkes N, and Most SF (Eds.) Global Rhinoplasty: A Multicultural Approach
Thieme. New York, NY 2023
PUBLICATIONS
1) Fat Grafting: Basic Science, Techniques, and Patient Management.
` Shauly O, Gould DJ, Ghavami A.Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Mar
18;10(3):e3987
2) Invited Discussion on: Quality Assessment of Online Information on Body Contouring
Surgery in Post-bariatric Patient. Ghavami A. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2020 Jun;44(3):847-
848
3) Invited Discussion on: Using Dermofat Grafting in Revision Rhinoplasty.
Ghavami A.Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2021 Apr;45(2):626-627
4) Invited Discussion on: Social Media and Plastic Surgery Practice Building-A Thin Line
Between Efficient Marketing, Professionalism and Ethics.
Ghavami A.Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2021 Jun;45(3):1322-1324.
5) Invited Discussion on: Age- and Gender-Related Variability in Nasal Tip Support.
Ghavami A.Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2020 Jun;44(3):917-918
6) Evidence-Based Medicine: Current Practices in Rhinoplasty.
Tanna N, Nguyen KT, Ghavami A, Calvert JW, Guyuron B, Rohrich RJ, Gruber RP.Plast
Reconstr Surg. 2018 Jan;141(1):137e-151e
7) Gluteal Ligamentous Anatomy and Its Implication in Safe Buttock Augmentation.
Ghavami A, Villanueva NL, Amirlak B.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Aug;142(2):363-371
8) Discussion: Clinical Implications of Gluteal Fat Graft Migration: A Dynamic Anatomical
Study.
Ghavami A.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Nov;142(5):1193-1195.
9) Evidence-Based Medicine: Current Practices in Rhinoplasty.
Tanna N, Nguyen KT, Ghavami A, Calvert JW, Guyuron B, Rohrich RJ, Gruber RP.Plast
Reconstr Surg. 2018 Jan;141(1):137e-151e
10) Gluteal Augmentation and Contouring with Autologous Fat Transfer: Part I.
Ghavami A, Villanueva NL.Clin Plast Surg. 2018 Apr;45(2):249-259
11)Commentary: Gluteal Augmentation with Silicone Implants: A New Proposal for
Intramuscular Dissection. Ghavami A.Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2017 Oct;41(5):1148-1149.
12) Reshaping of the Broad and Bulbous Nasal Tip.
Dhir K, Ghavami A.Clin Plast Surg. 2016 Jan;43(1):115-26.
13) Lift-and-fill face lift: integrating the fat compartments. Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A,
Constantine FC, Unger J, Mojallal A.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jun;133(6):756e-767e
14) Gradinger G: Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A, Mojallal A. The five-step lower lid blepharoplasty. In
Press.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 May;129(5):841e-2e; author reply 842e-3e
15) Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A, Mojallal A. The five-step lower lid blepharoplasty. Plast Reconstr
Surg. 2011 Sep;128(3):775-83
16) Discussion of Daniel RK. Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty in the United States: Parts 1 and 2.
Ghavami A and Rohrich RJ. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 124(5), 1649, 2009.
17)Janis JE, Trussler A, Ghavami A, Rohrich RJ, Gunter JP. The lower lateral crura turnover flap
in primary rhinoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 123:1830, 2009
18) Reece EM, Ghavami A, Hoxworth RE, Alvarez SA, Hatef DA, Brown S, Rohrich RJ. Primary
breast augmentation today: A survey of current breast augmentation practice patterns. Aesthetic
Surgery Journal . 29: 116, 2009
19) Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A, Lemmon JA. Individualized Component Facelift: Developing a
systematic approach to facial rejuvenation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 123: 1050, 2009
20) Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A. Rhinoplasty for middle eastern noses. Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery. 133:1343, 2009
21) Ghavami A, Janis JE, Acikel C, Rohrich RJ. Tip shaping in primary rhinoplasty: An algorithmic
approach. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 122: 1229, 2008
22) Lemmon JA, Ahmad J, Ghavami A, Bidic SM. Vacuum-assisted closure over an external
fixation device. Plast and Reconst Surg. 121: 234e, 2008
23)Janis JE, Ghavami A, Lemmon JA, Leedy JE, Guyuron B. Anatomy of the Corrugator Supercilii
Part II: Supraorbital Nerve Branching Patterns. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 121:233,
2008
24)Janis JE, Ghavami A, Lemmon JA, Leedy JE, Guyuron B. Anatomy of the Corrugator Supercilii
Part I: Corrugator Topography. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 120: 1647, 2007
25) Ghavami A, Hatef D, Janis JE, Rohrich RJ. Topography and dimensions of the depressor
angulioris muscle. In progress. Plast and Reconstr Surg
26) Ghavami A, Pessa JA, Janis JE, Reece E, Khosla R, Rohrich RJ. The Orbicularis Retaining
Ligament of the Medial Orbit: Closing the Circle. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 121(3):
1229, 2008
27) Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A, Crosby MA. The Role of Hyaluronic Acid Fillers in Facial Cosmetic
Surgery: Review and Technical Considerations. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 120: 41S,
2007.
28) Ghavami A, Janis JE, Guyuron B. Regarding the Treatment of Dynamic Nasal Tip Ptosis with
Botulinum Toxin A. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 118(1): 263-64, 2006
29) Ghavami A, Oishi SN. CME- Thumb Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis: Treatment with Ligament
Reconstruction Tendon Interposition Arthroplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 117(6):
116e- 28e, 2006
30) Guyuron B, Ghavami A, Wishnek S. Components of the Short Nostril. Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery 116(5): 1517-1524, 2005
31) Mowlavi A, Masouem M, Ghavami A, Meldrum DG, Wilhelmi BJ. Three Gauze Wraps Provide
Improved Temperature Control During Transportation of Amputated Tissue. Journal of Burns
and Wounds. 3(1): 11, 2004
32) Mowlavi A, Meldrum GD, Wilhelmi BJ, Ghavami A, Zook EG. The Aesthetic Earlobe:
Classification of Lobule Ptosis Based on a Survey of North American Caucasians. Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery 112(1): 266-72, 2003
33) Behmand RA, Ghavami A, Guyuron B. Nasal Tip Sutures Part I: The Evolution. Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery 112(4): 1125-29, 2003
34) Ghavami A, Nutt MP, Hardy SP. Heat Shock Protein and High-Dose Aspirin: Effects on
random Skin Flap Survival in a Rat Model. Ann Plast Surg 48(1):60-7, 2002
35) Mowlavi A, Ghavami A, Song Y, Neumeister MW. Limited Use of Cyclosporin A in Skeletal
Muscle Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Ann Plast Surg 46(4):426-30, 2001
36) Andrews K, Ghavami A, Mowlavi A, Goldfarb JN. The Youthful Forehead: Placement of Skin
Incisions in Hidden Furrows. Dermatol Surgery 26(5):489-90, 2000
PRESENTATIONS/INVITED LECTURES/EXPERT PANELS
[NOTE: 2013-2016 NOT UPDATED]
1. 2018
2. ASAPS Aesthetic Facial & Rhinoplasty
Feb. 2th to Feb. 4th
3. 33rd Hawaii PS Symposium
Feb. 17th to Feb. 18th
4. Sixth Bergamo Open Rhinoplasty Course
March 14th to March 17th
5. Dallas- Cosmetic & Rhinoplasty Meeting
March 22nd to March 25th
6. NYC- 2018 ASAPS/ TRS Rhinoplasty Society Program
April 26th to May 1st
7. Beautycon
July 14th to July 15th
8. Saint Louis- Facial Rejuvenation
Sep. 22nd to Sep. 24th
9. Chicago- ASPS Meeting
Sep. 27th to Oct. 1st
10. Miami- IMRhiS and ISAPS 2018
Oct. 29th to Nov. 4th
11. 2019
ASAPS LAS VEGAS 2019 FACIAL & RHINOPLASTY SYMPOSIUM
January 31st to February 2nd
12. ISTANBUL-ISAPS Face ands Body Symposium
March 7th to March 9th
13. ASPS AESTHETICA 2019 SUPER SYMPOSIUM
March 14th to March 16th
DALLAS
March 20th to March 23rd
14. ASPAS Annual Meeting
New Orleans
May 16th to May 21st
15. 2020
January
Honolulu Meeting (Sat. 1/18 to Mon. 1/20)
16. 53RD BAKER GORDON PROGRAM (MIAMI)
LIVE SURGERY and SPEAKER
February 7th to February 9th
17. Dallas (Wed. 3/11 to Sat. 3/14)
18. April
Rhinoplasty Society MeetingLas Vegas (Thurs. 4/23 to TBD- Program will not be available until January)
19. May
AAFPRS RHINO 2020- Miami (Thurs. 5/14 to Sun. 5/17)
May
70th CSPS Annual Meeting- San Diego (Fri. 5/22 to Monday. 5/25)
20. June
Eurasian Aesthetic Surgery ISAPS- Istanbul (Wed. 6/10 to Sun. 6/14)
Faculty Cruise (Mon. 6/15 to Thur. 6/18)
21. October
The Global Masters Rhinoplasty Meeting- Berlin (Fri. 10/9 to Sat. 10/11)
22. 2021
ASPS Grand Rounds Webinar 8/5 (Thursday)
23. 40 Jornada Carioca (Rhino in Rio) 8/4- 8/7 (Wednesday- Friday)
24. Colombian Society 8/23- 8/27 (Monday- Friday)
25. Australasian Society 10/8- 10/10 (Friday- Sunday)
26. ASPS Atlanta 10/29-11/29 (Friday- Sunday)
27. Brazilian Congress 11/4 (Thursday) @ 8:15 am- 9:30 am
28. Innovaciones San Miguel ,Mexico (12/2021)
29. 2022
Dallas Cosmetic & Rhinoplasty 3/10-3/13 (Thursday- Sunday)
30. The Aesthetic Society 2022 (San Diego Hilton) 4/20- 4/24 (Wednesday- Sunday)
31. UCSD Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds Conference 4/27 (Wednesday)
32. 72nd Annual Meeting CSPS 2022 (La Jolla Hilton) 5/20- 5/22 (Friday- Sunday)
33. The California Rhinoplasty Society (San Diego Marriott Marquis) 8/5- 8/7 (Friday- Sunday)
34. Istanbul Meeting ISAPS 9/20-9/25 (Tuesday- Sunday)
35. January
35th Hawaii Plastic Surgery Symposium
1/21-1/23
36. March
Dallas Cosmetic & Rhinoplasty Meeting 2023
3/9-3/12
37. LA MCA Meeting (Four Season Hotel)
3/24-3/26
38. April
The Rhinoplasty Society Annual Meeting 2023/ The Aesthetic Meeting 2023
4/19-4/23
April
ASAPS Annual Meeting
4/19-4/23
39. May
Society of Plastic Surgeons Program Committee/ San Francisco
5/26-5/28
40. June
50 Clinica Planas- International Course of Plastic and Aesthetic Barcelona
6/15-6/17
41. Global Master 2023 Conference-Berlin
6/29-7/2
42. July
SDARTs Conference/ San Diego
7/14-7/16
43. Ethnic Rhinoplasty
Presented by Ghavami. 30th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2012
44. Lower Eyelid Rejuvenation: Anatamoy and Clinical Applications
Presented by Ghavami. 30th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2012
45. Clinical Analysis Panel
Gunter J, Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A, Calvert J, Kim D. 29th Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty
Symposium Dallas, TX 2012
46. Ethnic and Secondary Rhinoplasty Panel
Gunter J, Calvert, Ghavami A, Ha R. 29th Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium Dallas, TX
2012
47. Fat Trasfer to the Buttock: Techniques and Principle
a. 3
rd International Fat Grafting Forum New Orleans 2012
48. Multicultural Rhinoplasty Panel Ghavami A, Daniel R, Gebault O
a. ASAPS Annual Meeting, Vacouver, B.C., May 2012
49. The Middle Eastern Nose
Presented by Ghavami. 29th Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium Dallas, TX 2012
50. Buttock Shaping with Fat Transfer
Presented by Ghavami. 30th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2012
51. The Middle Eastern Nose
Presented by Ghavami. 28th Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium Dallas, TX 2011
52. Ethnic and Secondary Rhinoplasty Panel
Gunter J, Guyuron B, Byrd S, Ghavami A, Ha R. 28th Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium
Dallas, TX 2011
53. Ethnic and Secondary Rhinoplasty Panel
Gunter J, Guyuron B, Byrd S, Ghavami A, Ha R. 28th Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium
Dallas, TX 2011
54. The lower lateral crura: Transection, transposition, and struts.
Preesented by Ghavami. 16th Annual Rhinoplasty Society Annual Meeting. Boston, MA 2011
55. Anatomical Considerations in Facial Rejuvenation
Presented by Ghavami. 29th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2010
56. Ethnic Rhinoplasty
Presented by Ghavami. 29th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2010
57. Buttock Shaping Made Simple
Presented by Ghavami. 29th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2010
58. The Middle Eastern Nose
Presented by Ghavami. 27th Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium Dallas, TX 2010
59. Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty
Presented by Ghavami. 28th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2008
60. New Directions in Periorbital Anatomy
Presented by Ghavami. 28th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association-Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2008
61. The Orbicularis Retaining Ligament: Closing the Circle. Ghavami A, Pessa JA, Janis JE, Reece
E, Khosla R, Rohrich RJ.
Presented by Ghavami. American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Annual
Meeting. New York, NY. April, 2007
62. Ethnic Rhinoplasty: Lessons Learned.
Presented by Ghavami. Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center. 2007
63. <u>The Orbicularis Retaining Ligament and Arcus Marginalis of the Upper Periorbita: Closing the
Circle. Ghavami A, Pessa JA, Janis JE, Reece E, Khosla R, Rohrich RJ.
Presented by Ghavami. Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons (TSPS) Annual Meeting.
Frisco, TX September, 2006.
64. The Corrugator Superciili Muscle: An Anatomic Reaprraisal. Ghavami A, Janis JE, Lemmon
JA, Leedy JE, Guyuron B. Presented by Ghavami. American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery (ASAPS). Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. April, 2006.
65. Nerve Injuries: Optimized Treatment Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital Dallas,
Texas. May 2005
66. Kienbock’ s Disease Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. April 2005
67. Radial Nerve Palsy: Tendon Transfers Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. March 2005
68. Peripheral Nerve Injuries Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. February 2005
69. Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment. Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. January 2005
70. Hand Anatomy. Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery
a. Dallas, Texas. December 2004
71. Macrodactyly. Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. November 2004
72. Replantation . Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. October 2004
73. Hand Fractures Part II. Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. September 2004
74. Hand Fractures Part I. Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. September 2004
75. Flexor Tendon Injuries Part I. Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. August 2004
76. Flexor Tendon Injuries Part II. Ghavami A
Presented by Ghavami: Hand Surgery Grand Rounds. UTSW Department of Plastic Surgery.
Dallas, Texas. August 2004
77. Components of the Short Nostril. Ghavami A, Guyuron B.
Presented by Ghavami: The Ohio Valley Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual
Meeting. Cleveland, OH. June, 2004.
78. Insulinoma. Ghavami A.
Presented by Ghavami: Surgical Grand Rounds. Metrohealth Medical Center. September, 2003.
79. The Aesthetic Earlobe Shape: Ptosis and Pseudoptosis, Classification, Age-Related Change, and
Effects of Rhytidectomy. Mowlavi A, Meldrum GD, Ghavami A, Kalkanis J, Wilhelmi BJ, Zook
EG.
80. Effect of Vitamin E Hemisuccinate on Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury. Medling BD, Mowlavi A,
Ghavami A, Wilhelmi BJ, Neumeister MW.
Presented by Medling: Plastic Surgery Research Council Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, 2002
81. Clinical Utility of Cyclosporin A and Thymoglobulin against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rat
Skeletal Muscle. Meldrum, DG, Mowlavi A, Naffziger R, Ghavami A, Wilhelmi B, Neumeister
MW, O’Conner T.
Presented by Meldrum: American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) Annual
Meeting. Cancun, Mexico. January 2002
82. Effects of the Number of Moist Gauze Wraps on Subcutaneous Temperature of Cadaveric
Fingers. Meldrum GD, Mowlavi A, Ghavami A, Neumeister MW.
Presented by Meldrum: AAHS Annual Meeting. Cancun, Mexico. January 2002.
83. Presented by Ghavami: Grand Rounds. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
University of Wisconsin Medical School. Sept., 2001 and
Presented by Bresnick: ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific Meeting.
New Orleans, LA. Oct., 1999.
84. Presented by Ghavami: Grand Rounds. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
University of Wisconsin Medical School. Sept., 2001 and
Presented by Bresnick: ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific Meeting.
New Orleans, LA. Oct., 1999.
85. Thromboembolic Complications of Liposuction
a. Bresnick SD, Rosso RF, Ghavami A, Reinisch JF.
b. Plast. Surg. Forum Pg.220-222, 1999
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
2002-2004
2002-2004 Case Western Reserve University & Zeeba Medical Campus
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Preceptor: Bahman Guyuron, M.D.
1999-2001
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Institute for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Microsurgery Research Laboratory
Concurrent with UW Medical School
Preceptor: Michael W. Neumeister, M.D.
1998-2000
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Microsurgery Research Laboratory
Preceptor: Stephen P. Hardy, M.D.
1998 (Summer)
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Summer Research Externship
Preceptor: John F. Reinisch, M.D.
1994-1995
University of California-Irvine
Department of Evolutionary Biology
Preceptor: Michael Rose, Ph.D.
AWARDS
June 2007
Excellence in Research Award
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Department of Plastic Surgery
Sept 2006
First Place Scientific Award
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Frisco, TX, September, 2006.
The Orbicularis Retaining Ligament and Arcus Marginalis of the Upper
Periorbita: Closing the Circle
Ghavami A, Pessa JA, Janis JE, Reece E, Khosla R, Rohrich RJ
April 2006
Gaspar W. Anastasi Award.
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Annual Meeting.
Orlando, FL. April, 2006.
The Corrugator Supercilii Muscle: An Anatomic Reaprraisal
Ghavami A, Janis JE, Lemmon JA, Leedy JE, Guyuron B
June 2004
Best Clinical Paper, Non-OVSPS Program.
The Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Cleveland, OH. June, 2004.
Components of the Short Nostril. Ghavami A, Guyuron B.
October 2003
PSEF Scientific Essay Contest Clinical Research Junior Award
ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific Meeting
San Diego, CA. October, 2003.
The Aesthetic Earlobe Shape: Ptosis and Pseudoptosis, Classification, AgeRelated Change,and Effects of Rhytidectomy. Mowlavi A, Meldrum GD,
Ghavami A, Wilhelmi BJ, Zook EG.
Smith and Nephew Wound Management Division
May 1998
MSA (Medical Student Association) Award
May 1998
McGraw-Hill Publication Award
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS
1. Ghavami A. Genioplasty. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials of Plastic Surgery. Quality Medical
Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2006
2. Ghavami A. Soft Tissue Coverage of the Hand. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials of Plastic
Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2006
3. Ghavami A. Replantation. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials of Plastic Surgery. Quality Medical
Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2006
4. Ghavami A. Nerve Injuries. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials of Plastic Surgery. Quality Medical
Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2006
5. Ghavami A. Brachial Plexus. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials of Plastic Surgery. Quality Medical
Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2006
6. Ghavami A. Congenital Deformities of the Hand. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials of Plastic
Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2006
7. Ghavami A. Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials of Plastic Surgery. Quality
Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2006
8. Ghavami A. Osteoarthritis. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials of Plastic Surgery. Quality Medical
Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2
9. Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A. The Middle Eastern Nose. In: Gunter JP, Rohrich RJ, and Adams
WP Jr. (Eds). Dallas Rhinoplasty: Nasal Surgery by the Masters (2nd Edition). Quality Medical
Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2007
10. Janis JE, Ghavami A, Rohrich RJ. Tip Refinement and Projection: A Predictable and
Algorithmic Approach to Tip Refinement and Projection. In: Gunter JP, Rohrich RJ, and
Adams WP Jr. (Eds). Dallas Rhinoplasty: Nasal Surgery by the Masters (2nd Edition). Quality
Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2007
11. Ghavami A. and Rohrich RJ. The Ethnic Rhinoplasty. In: Aston SJ et al. (Eds). Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery. Elsevier. May 2009
12. Ghavami A., Rohrich RJ. Rhinoplasty. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials in Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2009
13. Ghavami A., Mendieta C. Gluteal Augmentation. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials in Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2009
14. Ghavami A., Nahai F. Upper Blepharoplasty. In: Janis JE (Ed Essentials in Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2009
15. Ghavami A., Rohrich RJ. Non-Permanent Fillers. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials in Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2009
16. Ghavami A. Guyuron RJ. Genioplasty. In: Janis JE (Ed.) Essentials in Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO. 2009
17. Ghavami A. Revision Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty. In: Shiffman M (Ed.) Advanced Rhinoplasty.
Thieme New York, 2013
18. Ghavami A. Tip Shaping in Rhinoplasty. In: Shiffman M (Ed.) Advanced Rhinoplasty.
Thieme 2013
19. Ghavami A and Saadat S. The Ethnic Rhinoplasty. In: Nahai F and Nahai F. (Eds). Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery. Thieme. New York, NY 2020
20. Ghavami A and Kang V. Gluteal Fat Transfer. In: Nahai F and Nahai F. (Eds). Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery. Thieme. New York, NY 2020
MEETINGS (NOT UPDATED)
(See above)
Multidisciplinary Aesthetic Conference. San Diego, CA. August 2022
72nd Annual Meeting California Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS).
La Jolla, CA. May 2022
The Aesthetic Society Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 2022
Dallas Cosmetic & Rhinoplasty. Dallas, TX. March 2022
Brazilian Congress. November 2021
American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS) Atlanta, GA. October 2021
43rd ASAPS Annual Meeting. October 2021
Colombian Society Meeting. August 2021.
40 Jornada Carioca. Rio De Janiero, Brazil August 2021
American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS) Grand Rounds Webinar. August 2021
16th Annual Rhinoplasty Society Meeting. May 2011
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Annual Meeting.
Boston, MA. April 2011
28th Anniversary Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium. Dallas, Texas March 2011
(Adjunct Faculty)
14th Annual Dallas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium. Dallas, Texas March 2011
13th Annual Dallas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium. Dallas, Texas
March 2010
27th Anniversary Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium. Dallas, Texas March 2010
(Adjunct Faculty)
29th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association Meeting-Hawaii Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2010
12th Annual Dallas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium. Dallas, Texas March 2009
26th Anniversary Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium. Dallas, Texas March 2009
25th Silver Anniversary Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium. Dallas, Texas
March 2008 (Volunteer Faculty)
28th Pan-Pacific Surgical Association Meeting-Hawaii Plastic Surgery Symposium
Honolulu, HI 2008
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Annual Meeting.
New York, NY. April 2007
Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss Symposium. Dallas, Texas. March 2007
(Live Surgery/ Co-Surgeon)
11th Annual Advances and Controversies in Cosmetic Surgery. Dallas, Texas
March 2007
24th Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium. Dallas, Texas March 2007
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting Frisco, Texas. September 2006
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Annual Meeting.
Orlando, Florida. April 2006
Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss Symposium. Dallas, Texas.
March 2006 (Live Surgery-Assistant Director)
23rd Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium. Dallas, Texas March 2006
Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss Symposium. Dallas, Texas. March 2005
22nd Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium. Dallas, Texas. March 2005
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Annual Meeting, New York, New
York. September 2004
Ohio Valley Society Plastic Surgeons (OVSPS) Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio June
2004
American Society of Plastic Surgeons/(ASPS/ASMS/PSEF) Annual Scientific Meeting.
San Diego, California
October 2003
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
2010-Present
Ghavami Plastic Surgery
&
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
Dept. of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery
2004-2007
Southwestern University Medical School
Department of Plastic Surgery
Dallas, TX
2002-2004
Case Western Reserve University & Zeeba Medical
Campus
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Preceptor: Bahman Guyuron, M.D.
1999-2001
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Institute for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Microsurgery Research Laboratory
Concurrent with UW Medical School
Preceptor: Michael W. Neumeister, M.D.
1998-2000
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Microsurgery Research Laboratory
Preceptor: Stephen P. Hardy, M.D.
1998 (Summer)
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Summer Research Externship
Preceptor: John F. Reinisch, M.D.
1994-1995
University of California-Irvine
Department of Evolutionary Biology
Preceptor: Michael Rose, Ph.D.
TELEVISION & MEDIA APPERANCES
THE CULPOS SISTERS, TEEN MOM: OGs (MTV), SELLING SUNSET,
GOOD MORNING AMERICA, PEOPLE, THE DOCTORS, EXTRA, NBC,
CBS KTLA, US WEEKLY, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, NEW BEAUTY, NBC,
DAILYMAIL.COM, OK! MAGAZINE, STAR, RADAR ONLINE, FOX NEWS,
IN TOUCH WEEKLY, TYRA, TELEMUNDO, TMZ, E!, STORAGE WARS,
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (Not Current)
2007
Assistant Surgeon-Live Surgery
Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss Symposium.
Dallas, Texas. March 2007
2006
Assistant Director-Live Surgery
Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss Symposium.
Dallas, Texas. March 2006
1998-2001
Surgery Interest Group
1998
Medical Student Anatomy Demonstration Project
1997-1999
Medical Students for the Arts (MFA)
1997-1998
Doctors Ought-to Care (DOC)
1997-1998
Medical Student Association (MSA)
1997-1998
University of Wisconsin Medical School Class of 2001-President
1996-1997
Los Angeles County +USC Hospital (LAC+USC)
Department of Medicine, Volunteer
1995-1996
Western Medical Center
Operating and Emergency Rooms, Volunteer
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Acoustic and Electric Guitar- Jazz, Ethnic, Blues, Rock
Percussions- Dombak, Jimbay
YOGA/MRT/FITNESS
Vedic Meditation
Social Media (Instagram 604k Followers @DrGhavami)
Languages: Farsi (fluent), Spanish (partial)
