Ghada Y. Afifi, M.D., FACS

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Dr. Ghada Y. Afifi has trained in many areas of plastic & Reconstructive surgery and joined CosmetiCare with an incredible education and background, having been honored by some of the most prestigious universities and medical schools in the country.  She completed twelve years of medical and surgical education and training and continues to work amongst the university hospital environment at UCSD and Loma Linda University Medical Center as a clinical assistant professor. 

Dr. Afifi is a member of Operation Good Samaritan and Rotaplast International, organizations that volunteer their time to change the lives of many adults and children in underdeveloped countries.  She utilizes her
training for helping those who have deformities or abnormalities received at birth or through traumatic injury.  She has been a featured speaker at conferences around the world, has made presentations at universities around the country and has had a variety of medical art and research papers published.  CosmetiCare is honored to have her as part of our team.

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EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Rensselaer

          Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York – top accelerated scholar

• Medical Degree, Albany Medical College, New York

     Honored as a member of the elite Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical society
     comprised of the top ten percent of medical students in the country

• General Surgery Residency, Yale, New Haven Hospital, Connecticut
• Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Pennsylvania
• Craniofacial & Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Board Certified, American Board of Surgery

HONORS / AWARDS

• Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honors Society
• W. Brandon Macomber Award – Plastic Surgery
• Letter of Commendation for Scholastic Excellence
• Daggett Trust Prize for Professional Performance & Conduct
• Academic Achievement Award of the Medical Society, NY
• Summa Cum Laude and Tope Accelerated Graduate
• Rensselaer Medal Award Scholarship
• Who’s Who in the United States

STATE LICENSES

• State of California
• State of Pennsylvania

HOSPITAL AFFILIATES

• Hoag Memorial Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA
• Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, Fountain Valley, CA
• Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA
• Loma Linda University Medical Center
• Loma Linda Veterans Hospital, CA
• Children’s Hospital of San Diego
• Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (Partial List)

• Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Yale Surgical Society
• New England Society of Medicine
• Orange County Plastic Surgery Society
• American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
• Association for Advancement of Wound Care
• Plastic Surgery Research Council
• Elected AAAAHC Surveyor

VOLUNTEER WORK

• Rotaplast International, Operation Good Samaritan and Magic Mirror Foundation - performing surgery on children & adults with deformities in underdeveloped countries

MEDIA APPEARANCES (Partial List)

• Discovery Health Channel: “Plastic Surgery: Before & After”
• Good Morning America: Cosmetic Surgery -Two part special
• Philadelphia News: Alternatives in Cosmetic Surgery
• Local & National Television News and Talk Shows: Conjoined Twins Press Conference-Loma Linda University Medical Center
• “E” Entertainment Channel: Celebrity Plastic Surgery
• NBC: Extra – “Celebrity Plastic Surgery”
• CBS: “Women 2 Women”
• KRCV: The Humberto Luna Radio Talk Show

 

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