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Master Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation

Dr. Azizzadeh is the author of the preeminent facial plastic surgery textbook "Master Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation", which is currently in second print. Surgical techniques are described in detail through text, photos, illustrations, and two comprehensive DVD's.

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Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Azizzadeh Course Director for Advances in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery October 25-26

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Curriculum Vitae

In Beverly Hills and serving the Los Angeles area

Surgical Training

• Harvard Medical School
  Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction
• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• General Surgery

Education

• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  Doctor of Medicine
  Alpha Omega Alpha
• University of California, Los Angeles
  Bachelor of Science - Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
  Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa

Academic Appointments

• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
  Division of Head and Neck Surgery
• Harvard Medical School
  Clinical Fellow
  Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Clinical Appointments

• Center for Facial Nerve Function - House Clinic
• Audrey Skirball-Kenis Center for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Head & Neck Cancer Center - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• West Coast Surgical Coordinator - Medical Missions for Children

Certification

• American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• American Board of Otolaryngology

Hospital Affiliations

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
• St. Johns Medical Center
• St. Vincent Medical Center

Academic Grants

• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident Research Grant
  The Role of Nitric Oxide in Acute Microvascular Thrombosis
• The James Bashor Research Foundation Grant
  Nitric Oxide in Head and Neck Surgery

Honors & Awards

• UCLA Outstanding Resident Teaching Award
• Division of Head and Neck Surgery Chief Resident
• American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• Resident Research award
• Resident Travel Award @ the 60th Annual AAOA Meeting
• Resident Travel Award @ the Triological Society Meeting
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• UCLA Medical Student Thesis Program
• Summa Cum Laude
• Phi Beta Kappa
• The David Saxon Distinguished Phi Beta Kappa Award
• Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Honors Thesis
• UCLA Undergraduate Summer Research Award
• Undergraduate Dean's Honor List
• College of Letters & Science Honors
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• Eta Sigma Honor Society

Humanitarian Missions

• Medical Missions For Children
  Cleft Lip & Palate Team
  Active member
• UCLA Flying Samaritans
  Founder & President

Leadership

• American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  Regulatory and Socioeconomic Affairs Committee
  Strategic Development Committee
• American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  Resource Development Committee

Professional Societies

• American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• American Rhinologic Society
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• California Medical Association
• Los Angeles County Medical Association
• Los Angeles Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Research

• Fellowship Research - Harvard Medical School
  Wellman Laboratory of Photomedicine
  Co-investigator: Mack L. Cheney, MD
Noninvasive evaluation of microvascular thrombosis using Optical Coherence Tomography

• Residency Research - UCLA School of Medicine
  Co-investigator: Louis J. Ignarro, PhD (Nobel Laureate)
  The role of nitric oxide in microvascular thrombosis supervisor
• Residency Research - UCLA School of Medicine
  Co-investigator: Louis J. Ignarro, PhD (Nobel Laureate)
  The role of nitric oxide in cisplatin cytotoxicity
• Medical School Research - UCLA School of Medicine
  Co-investigator: Gerald S. Berke, MD
  Canine laryngeal physiology and neurolaryngology
• Undergraduate Research - UCLA Department of Microbiology
  Co-investigator: Eli E. Sercarz, PhD
  B-cell neuroimmunology

Editorships

• Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents
  Editorial Review Panel Member
• UCLA Journal of Medicine and Experimental Science
  Founder
• UCLA Undergraduate Science Journal
  Managing Editor,
  Associate Editor

Relevant Experience

• Medical Missions For Children
  West Coast Surgical Coordinator
  Craniofacial Reconstruction Team Member
  present
• R.O.S.E. Fund - Regaining One's Self-Esteem
  Reconstructive surgery program participant
• Face to Face
  Facial Plastic Surgery's Homeland Response Team
  Member
• Los Angeles Free Clinic
  Physician participant for facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
• UCLA School of Medicine Student Affairs Committee
• UCLA Flying Samaritans
  Founder & President
  Build and operate medical clinics in rural Mexico

Publications

Fechner F, Alsarraf R, Azizzadeh B, Cheney ML. Advantages of Minimal-Dissection Facelift from the Patient's Perspective. Submitted to Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Varvares MA, Lin D, Hadlock T, Azizzadeh B, et al. Success of Multiple, Sequential, Free Tissue Transfers to the Head and Neck. Laryngoscope, 2005; 115:101-104.

Chiang S, Azizzadeh B, Buga G, Ignarro L, Calcaterra T, Blackwell K. Local Administration of Nitric Oxide Donor Significantly Impacts Microvascular Thrombosis. Laryngoscope 2003; 113:406-409.

Azizzadeh B, Buga GM, Berke GS, Larian B, Ignarro LJ, Blackwell KE. Inhibitors of Nitric Oxide Increase the Rate of Microvascular Thrombosis. Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery 2003;5(1):31-5.

Azizzadeh B, Enayati P, Maghami E, Larian B, Blackwell KE, Abemayor E, Calcaterra TC. Long Term Survival Outcome in Transhyoid Resection of Base of Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2002;128(9):1067-1070.

Blackwell KE, Azizzadeh B, Ayala C, Rawnsley JD. Octogenarian Free Flap Reconstruction: Complications and Cost of Therapy. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2002;126(3):301-306.

Azizzadeh B, Yip HT, Blackwell KE, Horvath S, Calcaterra TC, Buga GM, Ignarro LJ, Wang MB. Nitric Oxide Improves Cisplatin Cytotoxicity in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Laryngoscope 2001;111:1896-1900.

Azizzadeh B, Yafai S, Rawnsley JD, Abemayor E, Sercarz JA, Calcaterra TC, Berke GS, Blackwell KE. Radial Forearm Free Flap Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction. Laryngoscope 2001;111(5):807-810.

Larian B, Namazie A, Agha N, Azizzadeh B, Blackwell KE, Wang MB. Publication Rate of Abstracts Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2001;125(3):166-9.

Nasri S, Sercarz JA, Azizzadeh B, Kreiman J, Berke GS. Measurement of Adductory Force of Individual Laryngeal Muscles in an In Vivo Canine Model. Laryngoscope 1994; 104(10):1213-8.

Forsthuber T, Azizzadeh B, Olson C. High Efficiency Screening of Hybridoma Supernatants Using the Biomek 1000 High Density Replicating System. International Labmate 1992;17:11-13.

Azizzadeh B: Opportunities in Graduate Studies. UCLA Undergraduate Science Journal 1991;7:23-25.

Azizzadeh B: An Interview with Dr. Betty Stephenson. UCLA Undergraduate Science Journal 1990;6:19-21.

Presentations

Facial Paralysis Reanimation and Microvascular Head&Neck Reconstruction. Oral presentation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, April 28, 2005.

Head&Neck Cancer and Reconstruction. Oral presentation at St. Vincent Medical Center Medical Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, February 10, 2005.

Current Management in Head&Neck Reconstruction. Oral presentation at the John Wayne Cancer Center Oncology Grand Rounds, Santa Monica, CA, December 15, 2004.

Management of Secondary Deformities of the Skull and Face. Panelist at the Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Cranio- Maxillofacial Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, September 11, 2004.

Advances in Head&Neck Cancer Reconstruction. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 2004.

Facial Reanimation: Bridging Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery. Oral presentation at the UCLA Division of Head&Neck Surgery Resident Teaching Conference, Los Angeles, CA, September 17, 2003.

Advantages of Minimal-Dissection Facelift from the Patient's Perspective. Oral presentation at The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2003 Spring Meeting, Nashville, TN, May 3, 2003.

The Success of Multiple, Sequential Free Tissue Transfers to the Head and Neck. Poster Presentation at COSM, Nashville, TN, May 2-6, 2001.

Facial Reanimation: Bridging Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery. Oral presentation at the University of Pennsylvania Division of Facial Plastic&Reconstructive Surgery Grand Rounds, Philadelphia, PA, February 6, 2003.

Local Administration of Nitric Oxide Significantly Impacts Microvascular Thrombosis. Poster presentation at The 105th Annual Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological (Triological) Society, Boca Raton, FL, May 12-14, 2002.

Nitric Oxide Inhibitors Increase the Rate of Microvascular Thrombosis. Oral presentation at The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2001 Fall Meeting, Denver, CO, September 5-8, 2001.

Diagnosis&Management of Sleep Disorders. Oral presentation at the UCLA Division of Head&Neck Surgery Resident Teaching Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 18, 2001.

Nitric Oxide Improves Cisplatin Cytotoxicity in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Oral presentation at the 13th Annual Paul H. Ward Society Meeting, Santa Monica, CA, June 2, 2001.

Nitric Oxide Improves Cisplatin Cytotoxicity in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Oral presentation at The 104th Annual Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological (Triological) Society, Palm Desert, CA, May 14-16, 2001.

Comparative Analysis of Radiobiological Parameters of Thyroid and Non-thyroid cancer cell lines and correlation with Clinical Radioresponsiveness. Poster presentation at The 104th Annual Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological (Triological) Society, Palm Desert, CA, May 14-16, 2001.

Transhyoid Resection of Base of Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Long Term Outcome. Poster presentation at The Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Head and Neck Society, Palm Desert, CA, May 12-16, 2001.

Etiology of Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Oral presentation at the UCLA Division of Head&Neck Surgery Resident Teaching Conference, Los Angeles, CA, April 18, 2001.

Radial Forearm Free Flap Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction. Oral presentation at The Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter - American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, CA, January 19-21, 2001.

Radial Forearm Free Flap Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction. Oral presentation at The Western Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological (Triological) Society, La Costa, CA, January 5-7, 2001. Winner of Western Section 2001 Resident Travel Award.

Octogenarian Free Flap Reconstruction: Complications and Cost of Therapy. Oral presentation at The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington, DC, September 24-27, 2000.

Esthesioneuroblastoma: The UCLA Experience 1970-2000. Poster presentation at The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington, DC, September 24-27, 2000.

Octogenarian Free Flap Reconstruction: Complications and Cost of Therapy. Oral presentation at The Bay Area Resident Research Symposium, Oakland, CA, June 2, 2000.

Publication Rate of Abstracts at The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Poster presentation at The Annual Meeting of American Academy of Otolaryngology -Head&Neck Surgery, New Orleans, LA, September 26-29, 1999.

Cochlear Implantation. Oral presentation at the UCLA Division of Head&Neck Surgery Resident Teaching Conference, Los Angeles, CA, June 1999.

Skin Resurfacing and Peels: Current Concepts. Oral presentation at the UCLA Division of Head&Neck Surgery Resident Teaching Conference, Los Angeles, CA, June 1998.

Measurement of Adductory Force of Individual Laryngeal Muscles in an In Vivo Canine Model. Poster presentation at the Annual Award Meeting of the Medical Student Thesis Program - UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, June 13, 1996.

Measurement of Adductory Force of Individual Laryngeal Muscles in an In Vivo Canine Model. Poster presentation at The Middle Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological (Triological) Society, Rochester, MN, January 22,1994.

High Density Screening of Hybridoma Supernatants. Poster Presentation at the 8th International Congress of Immunology, Budapest, 1992.