FABS Online 2021 Faculty

Katarina Andjelkov is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. After graduating medicine and completing plastic and reconstructive surgery training at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, she was trained in aesthetic surgery by Professor Ivo Pitanguy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Upon moving back to Serbia, she completed her master studies and PhD in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Belgrade.

Katarina currently holds the following positions:

• Research associate at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• Founder and the owner of the BelPrime Clinic, the first Clinic for regenerative surgery in Balkans
• Contributing Editor (Body Contouring) for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
• International Editorial Board Member of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal
• ISAPS National Secretary for Serbia

She is an author of numerous publications and several book chapters. She is a peer reviewer for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Archives of Plastic Surgery, and Aesthetic surgery Journal Open Forum and has been frequently invited to speak at plastic surgery meetings worldwide.

Katarina is an active member of a number of professional associations such as: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, International Federation of Adipose Therapeutics and Science, Serbian Association for Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery, and Association of Prof Ivo Pitanguy Alumni.

Professor Dr Fazil Apaydin is working as a professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. His subspecialty is facial plastic surgery and has been head of the of the facial plastic surgery division since 1999. He passed the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies board exam in  2007 to become a European board-certified facial plastic surgeon. He is the Immediate Past President of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery which has been the biggest facial plastic surgery society in Europe since 1977.

He is the Euopean Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) representative for the UEMS-ENT committee. He is an executive board member of the Turkish Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, the International Board Certification, and European Board Certification of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

He has been lecturing, teaching and operating facial plastic surgery procedures all over the world for the past 20 years. He has lectured and operated extensively in the Middle East and Gulf countries as well. He has written numerous articles and book chapters on facial plastic surgery.
 
www.fazilapaydin.com

Dr Alexander Aslani presides over the largest specialist plastic surgery centre on the Costa del Sol, which specialises in body contouring and facial plastic surgery.

Before establishing his own surgery centre, Alexander was head of both the Hospital Quiron Malaga and Quiron Marbella plastic surgery departments from 2008 to 2018. Over the past 10 years, he established an international reference centre for advanced body contouring surgery.

Opening the Cirumed surgery facility has been the final step in him super specialising in body contouring for over two decades. The centre's trademark surgeries include total body makeovers through liposculpture with large-volume lipofilling, and supercharged combination surgeries with both silicone implants and fat grafting.

Alexander looks back at a career spanning 24 years and a log of more than 14000
operations. He is a member of the following associations:

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
• International Society of Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS)
• Spanish Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (AECEP)
• Spanish Society of Plastic Surgeons (SECPRE)
• German Society of Plastic Surgeons (DGPRAEC)

He has held various academic consultant positions at university hospitals in South Africa, Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom (London and Manchester).

Mark Bugg is founder of Web Marketing Clinic, a family-run digital agency. Web Marketing Clinic was set up primarily to help consultants in private practice develop their online presence. They build websites and deliver award-winning marketing campaigns for medical professionals, distributors, and clinics.

Having worked in photography and print design after leaving college, Mark created his first commercial website in 1994. Alongside his team, he consistently creates digital campaigns that achieve results by combining creativity, technology and data. 


Contact him on mark@webmarketingclinic.co.uk or follow Web Marketing Clinic on Instagram: @webmarketingclinic

Mr Alwyn D'Souza is a board-certified facial plastic surgeon based in London with expertise in rhinoplasty surgery. He has a wealth of experience in aesthetic surgery of the face. He is the past President of British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, and now the President Elect of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. He is the Editor-in-chief of Facial Plastic Surgery. He is passionate about teaching and training, and runs a number of cadaveric as well as hands on aesthetic facial rejuvenation courses.

Dr Nimrod Friedman graduated medical school with honours & distinction and has received several awards for outstanding academic achievements. He is a board-certified plastic surgeon and member of the International Confederation for Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS) & International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

Nimrod uses a combination of surgery, minimally invasive and non-invasive techniques at his private practice in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he specialises in aesthetic breast surgery, facial rejuvenation, and body contouring. The natural-looking results of his work have been well received by both his male and female patients.

Nimrod is a consultant and key opinion leader for several international companies and a frequent lecturer at meetings and workshops around the world.

Nimrod@DrFriedman.co.il
www.DrFriedman.co.il

Dr Richard Gentile is a distinguished facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, teacher, and author who is respected internationally for his innovation artistry and technical skills. He received his Bachelor of Science in genetics from the Ohio State University in 1978 after being granted early admission to the university. He received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1982 and then accepted a dual residency position in surgery and otolaryngology-head & neck surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, USA.

Before it became trendy in the US, Richard completed an MBA executive program at Youngstown State University in 1991. Known by his peers for ‘thinking outside the box’, Richard has been committed to developing innovative methods for facial rejuvenation and is a frequent lecturer in new technologies and devices. He has served as an executive board member for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), and treasurer for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), where he also served on the standards committee for ten years.

Prior to entering full time private practice, Richard had faculty appointments at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas; Case Western Reserve College of Medicine, Cleveland Ohio; and Northeastern Ohio Medical University, Akron, Ohio. Richard resides in Canfield Ohio and maintains private clinics in Youngstown and Akron, Ohio. He has a long list of national and international publications and presentations, and is the Editor of Neck Rejuvenation, a text book for plastic surgeons published in 2011.

Stephen is a consultant plastic surgeon and the Director of Breast and Plastic Surgery Department at the Royal Free Hospital, London. Mr Hamilton has particular interests in breast reconstruction and cosmetic surgery of the breast and trunk. He works in the NHS and a private practice in central London. He is Honorary Treasurer of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and a faculty member and honorary associate professor at UCL.

Mr Foued Hamza is a consultant plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic Surgeon and has been practising cosmetic surgery for over 20 years. He studied medicine in Tunisia and then moved to Paris to specialise in cosmetic surgery at renowned establishments including Foch, Henri-Mondor and Saint-Louis Hospitals.

Foued specialises in body contouring procedures, including buttock enhancement, liposuction, and breast surgery including breast fat transfer. He has developed new techniques for improving the safety and care of his patients to achieve the best results. Foued combines the artistic talent of a clay sculptor with technical skills to achieve natural, beautiful results for his patients.
 
He is invited to speak regularly at global seminars about the latest industry advancements, participates in clinical studies and train plastic surgeons in his techniques.

Foued is a member of the following societies:

• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASPRS)
  
  
• French Society of Cosmetic Surgery (SOFCEP)
  
  
• French Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (SOFCPRE)
  
  
• International Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
• British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons   (BAPRAS)
• Independent Doctor Federation (IDF)
  
  
• Royal Society of Medicine  (RSM)

Dr Andrew Jacono is a global authority in the field of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery practising in Manhattan, New York. As one of New York City’s premiere plastic surgeons, Andrew is known for his original approach to non-surgical and minimally invasive facial rejuvenation through facelifts, eyelid lifts, and rhinoplasty.

He is an associate clinical professor at the Division of Facial Plastic Surgery at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine. As a leader in the field, Andrew has presented clinical research and conducted live surgery in front of audiences at over 100 plastic surgery meetings and symposiums around the world.

In addition to his aesthetic work, Andrew volunteers for numerous worldwide charity organisations that offers cleft lip and palate reconstruction surgeries to children with limited medical and financial resources. To date, he has completed surgery for approximately 500 children with facial malformations.

Amin Kalaaji is a board-certified plastic surgeon. He is the Immediate Past President of the Norwegian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Director and Consultant of the Oslo Plastic Surgery Clinic in Norway; Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) member; National Secretary for the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) in Norway; and Chairman of the International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery (ISPRES) membership committee.

He is currently working as Editor-in-chief for two book volumes: Plastic and Aesthetic Regenerative Surgery and Fat Grafting, and Clinical Application and Operative Techniques. His current focus is on aesthetic breast surgery and body contouring, including:

• aesthetic breast augmentation with fat grafting
• inverted nipples; intimate surgery
• gluteal augmentation with fat
• rhinoplasty
• quality of life (QoL) after aesthetic surgery

Amin has published many peer-reviewed scientific papers and has presented more than 300 lectures and global courses in plastic and aesthetic surgery. He has been invited to present worldwide for ASAPS, ISAPS, ISPRES and many national and international aesthetic surgery meetings. He currently serves on the editorial board for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, and Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae.

Dr Constantino Mendieta is a pioneer in the field of plastic surgery. He completed his undergraduate degree and medical school education at Creighton University. From there he completed his residency at Maricopa County Hospital in Arizona.

Constantino then spent time in Rio de Janeiro, dedicating himself to observational training, followed by fellowships at the Royal College of Surgery in Edinburgh, Scotland, and residency at the plastic & reconstructive surgery department in Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida. With an unwavering determination to extract everything there is to know about cosmetic surgery, he completed a fellowship in reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery in Atlanta, Georgia, and an aesthetic surgery fellowship at the renowned Harvard Medical School.

Constantino has dedicated his life to perfecting and advancing fat-grafting techniques. His research and expertise has improved cell-survival rate to nearly 80% - an incredible innovation in this field. He has dedicated himself to his patients, to patient advocacy, and to educating the world of the benefits and applications of fat grafting. He has improved the lives of thousands of individuals and has raised the proficiency level of the surgical community as a whole.

A media personality on surgical-related issues, Constantino has appeared on NBC, CNN, and programs like The Doctors, where he furthered his efforts to raise the bar in the surgical community and provide the most insight and transparency to patients.

Today, Constantino is a highly qualified plastic surgeon in Miami, serving local, national, and international clientele. With board certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), he is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) as well as the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).

Professor Ash Mosahebi qualified at Guy's & St Thomas Medical School in London. He carried out his plastic surgery training in the London Deanery in some of the largest and busiest hospitals in UK. He has had further specialist training in reconstructive & aesthetic surgery in New York & Belgium.

Ash is a consultant and academic lead at the Royal Free Hospital in London and Professor of Plastic Surgery at University College London. He is consistently in the top 10 world ranking and is an author a number of publications and has lectured extensively worldwide. Ash is involved in pioneering research on regenerating tissues through new biomaterials & tissue engineering, as well as clinical trails in innovative techniques in wound healing.

He is Honorary Secretary of BAAPS, past President of Royal Society of Medicine (Plastic Surgery Section), and has served on the United Kingdom specialist advisory committee for plastic surgery. Ash has set up the world's first aesthetic university faculty and is director of the aesthetic master's programme UCL. He has served on the advisory panel for Health Education England regulation on non-invasive aesthetic treatments. His specialist field is biotherapy & stem cell research, and tissue rejuvenation & regeneration.

Dr Foad Nahai is Chair in Plastic Surgery at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Internationally recognised as an innovator in the field of plastic surgery, he is Editor-in-chief of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, has co-authored 11 books including The Art of Aesthetic Surgery and published over 225 scientific articles.

He has served as President of the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF), the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), Chair of the Plastic surgery Research Council and a director of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He was recently presented with an honorary fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons, England.

Ms Nora Nugent is a consultant plastic surgeon based at the Purity Bridge clinic in Tunbridge Wells and the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead. Her aesthetic practice includes facial, breast and body surgery as well as medical aesthetics. Nora is a council member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) and Chair of BAAPS Support. She also sits on the board for the European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EASAPS).

Nora focuses on achieving high quality results along with excellent patient care. She is a member of the International Editorial Board of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and a contributing editor for the body contouring section of Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum.

Trained as a clinician, Eqram also describes himself primarily as a researcher and an advocate for evidence-based clinical practice. Since his research is based on clinical approach and its practical outcome, he has been using the study of these skills as a framework to interpret data critically. More recently, Eqram is actively involved in the research on non-surgical facial aesthetics, facial anatomy, ageing and regenerative aesthetics. Eqram has established and led many postgraduate surgical programmes across leading universities in the UK and highly regarded as an expert in graduate medical education and training.

Eqram is always active in research throughout his career with a record of publications and reviewer in peer-reviewed journals. An active member of the professional societies, he maintains strong collaborations with other research institutes in the UK and abroad.

Hesham is a professor of practice in rhinology at Imperial College London and consultant rhinologist & facial plastic surgeon at Charing Cross and Royal Brompton Hospitals.

He regularly operates on noses and sinuses with complex and tertiary referral cases. Hesham is the President of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) and Immediate Past President of the British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery (BSFPS). He is the Past President of the Royal Society of Medicine laryngology & rhinology section and past council member of the British Rhinological Society (BRS). He is the editorial board chairman for ENT Masterclass and editorial board member of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Hesham was listed by The Times as one of Britain's top 140 doctors and top 50 surgeons and was also listed by Tatler magazine as one of the best rhinoplasty surgeons. He has more than 120 peer-reviewed articles and 35 book chapters on rhinoplasty and rhinology ,and is regularly invited speaker worldwide.

Professor Kaveh Shakib is the Editor of British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Founding Editor of ADOS. He qualified in dentistry in Birmingham and completed his MBBS-PhD at University College London. His time is divided between hands on clinical practice as a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon; Medical Director at Foscote Hospital, Oxfordshire; private practice at 107 Harley Street; and research at the Department of Interventional Sciences, University College London.

For the past 20 years, Tingy Simoes has been Managing Director of Wavelength Marketing Communications, a PR agency focused on the medical and surgical sector. She won the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) ‘Crisis Communications’ Award for her work on the PIP implant scandal, and is author of the first-ever PR manual for surgeons and professionals in cosmetic medicine, How to Cut it in the Media.

Past and current clients include the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), the UK’s sole trade union for surgeons, the Confederation of British Surgery, the European Cleft Organisation, the British Association of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS), and many more internationally.