Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh is the President of Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, the largest and longest running plastic surgery practice in North America. He also directs the clinical research division of the practice’s plastic surgery residency program. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and earned his Masters Degree at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He then pursued a Medical Degree from Cornell University Medical College having received commendation from the Dean. He completed his general surgery and plastic surgery training at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Dr. Alizadeh then pursued an additional year of subspecialty training in Cosmetic Surgery, Microsurgery and Breast Reconstruction at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Dr. Alizadeh has traveled abroad to lend his expertise to others, having received numerous teaching and training grants for treating patients in Central and South America, the Middle East and East Asia. Dr. Alizadeh has authored numerous publications and has given extensive presentations on the national and international level. He continues to study new methods in all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery and has won awards for his innovative techniques.
Dr. Alizadeh’s has presented his work on the following areas of interest:
Multimodality facial rejuvenation using non-invasive techniques
Re-operative plastic surgery
Combination breast/body enhancement
Creating a long lasting breast shape with one’s own breast tissue
Treatment of complications in cleft surgery
Use of microsurgery for aesthetic refinement
Outcomes measurement in aesthetic medicine
Education & Training
1984-1988: Cornell University; Ithaca, New York and Sorbonne University; Paris, France
1988-1990: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons; New York, New York
1990-1993: Cornell University Medical College; New York, New York
1993-1997: Residency: General Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals; Chicago
1997-1999: Residency: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals
1999-2000: Fellowship: Microsurgery and Aesthetic Surgery, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, NY Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital
2006 & 2007: Harvard Business School Executive Program
Training
1993-1997: Residency: General Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals; Chicago
1997-1999: Residency: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals; Chicago
1999-2000: Fellowship: Microsurgery and Aesthetic Surgery, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, NY Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital
The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Alumni Society
Personal:
Dr. Alizadeh’s passion is to perform volunteer plastic surgery. Ever since he volunteered in the Afghan refugee camps in 1993, he has been involved in developing or helping charity organizations carry out free surgery in dozens of countries around the world. He currently lives in New York City with his wife where he has taken over a corner of their apartment for his sculpting projects and playing musical instruments. In winter time, he searches new mountains for adventure skiing, and spends summers honing his skills in mountain climbing.
Media Appearances
Long Island Business News: Doctors extend the waiting room to the Internet (January 4, 2008)
The Boston Globe: A miracle in a jar? Not so fast (December 27, 2007)
NY Times & NY Times online: Uday’s New Face (December 21, 2007)
Advances for Nurses: After the Pounds are Gone (October 1, 2007)
NY Daily News: Skin Op Nearly Kills Her (July 17, 2007)
NY Daily News: Nipped, tucked & Tortured (July 17, 2007)
Plastic Surgery Products: A CUT Above (July 2007)
WCBS-TV: Uday’s Face Transplant (January 26, 2007)
Cosmetic Surgery Times: Practice Makes Perfect: Surgeons Meld art, science (Nov./Dec. 2006)
Newsday: LI Docs Heal Face of War (11/26/2006)
NY Daily News: Facing a Brighter Future (10/8/2006)
Plastic Surgery Products: Teaching to Learn (October 2006)
Newsweek magazine: What Big Teeth (May 22, 2006)
CNN Anderson Cooper 360°: Volunteer Surgery/Mind-Body Connection
Fox Cable News: Silicone Breast Implant Controversy
Allure magazine: Chemical Peel
News 12 Long Island: Male Liposuction
New York Post: Botox Safety
IRNA Cable News: Volunteer Surgery in the Third World
WNBC-TV News: Simultaneous Finger Replantation on an Adult and a 5 Year Old Child
News 12 Long Island: Plastic Surgeon Heroically Salvages Patient from Double Amputation
Entertainment Tonight: Repair of Complications from Augmentation Mastopexy
Discovery Health Channel: Plastic Surgery New York Style (2003)
Newsday: Botox Party Controversy (July 6, 2002)
Volunteer Missions
April, 1993. Afghan Refugee Camps. United Nations High Commission for Refugees
November 1998. San Juan, Puerto Rico: San Jorge Children’s Hosp. Cleft lip and palate surgery, Ear reconstruction
March 1999. Oaxaca, Mexico: Manos de Ayuda Clinic. Cleft lip and palate surgery
October 2000. Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Primero de Mayo Clinic. Cleft lip and Palate, Burn Surgery
April 2001. Shiraz, Iran: Namazi University Medical Center. Cleft lip and palate, microsurgery
April 2002. Tehran, Iran: Iran University Medical Center. Cleft lip and palate, burn surgery
November 2003. Sari, Iran: Mazandaran University Medical Center. Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
May 2004. Sanadaj, Kurdistan: Kurdistan University Hospital. Cleft Lip and Palate/Trauma Reconstructive surgery
November 2005. Mandalay, Myanmar: Mandalay General Hospital. Cleft Lip and Palate, Cancer Reconstruction
November 2006. Beijing, China: Evercare Plastic Surgery Institute. Cleft lip and Palate, Breast Surgery
Publications
Sub, C., Alizadeh, K., Boddie, A., Lee, R.C. “The Problem Scar” Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Vol.25, No.3, P.451. July 1998.
Disa, J., Alizadeh, K., Smith, J., Hu, Q., Cordeiro, P., “Evaluation of a combined calcium sodium alginate (Kaltostat) and bio-occlusive membrane dressing (Tegaderm) in the management of split thickness skin graft donor sites," Annals of Plastic Surgery, 46(4):405, April 2001
Pensler, J., Alizadeh, K., “Subperiosteal Rejuvenation of the forehead,” Surgical Technology International, Universal Medical Press Publishers, February 2002.
Gottlieb, Lawrence J.; Jackson, Carl-Christian A.; Chwals, Walter J.; Alizadeh, Kaveh “ Segmental Intrathoracic Esophageal Reconstruction Using a Free Jejunal Tissue Transfer.” Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 18(6):565, 2002.
Gottlieb, Lawrence J.; Kuznetsov, Dimitri; Bales, Gregory T.; Alizadeh, Kaveh“ Urethral Substitution Using an Intestinal Free Flap: Report of a Novel Approach.” Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 18(6):563-564, 2002
Gottlieb, Lawrence J.; Kuznetsov, Dimitri P.; Alizadeh, Kaveh; Bales, Gregory T. “ Urethral Reconstruction with a Jejunal Free Tissue Transfer.” Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 18(3):219, 2002.
Alizadeh, K., Gottlieb, L. “Restoration of Erogenous Sensation using a Neurotized Rectus Abdominus flap for Vaginal Reconstruction”, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, submitted.
Alizadeh,K., Eimer, M., Zachary, L., “Gout masquarading as septic wrist joint in a transplant patient”, Surgical Rounds.
Marguilis, A., Bauer, B.S., Alizadeh, K., “Ear Reconstruction after Auricular Chondritis Secondary to Ear Piercing,” J Plas and Reconst Surg., 111(2):891, February 2003
Alizadeh, K., Disa, J. “Flap Loss, Infections, and Other Complications,” The Handbook of Plastic Surgery, Ed: Greer et al. Dekker, Marcel Incorporated Publishers 2004.
Presentations
Alizadeh, K. “An Index for Measurement of Colonic Cell Growth in Rats” National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, July 23, 1989
Alizadeh, K. “Health Care Delivery Models in the Third World”. Invited Speaker at the New York Academy of Medicine, May 13, 1993
Alizadeh, K., McKinnon, M. “Operative Management of Hypertelorism”. Illinois Assoiation of Craniofacial Teams Conference, Chicago, 10 May 1997
Alizadeh, K., Gottlieb, L. “Restoration of Erogenous Sensation using a Neurotized Rectus Abdominus flap for Vaginal Reconstruction,” American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Hawaii, January 18, 1999
Alizadeh, K., Gottlieb, L., Stenson, K., “Surgical Rescue of the Salvage Protocol in Head and Neck Cancer.” Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, Hawaii, January 19, 1999
Alizadeh, K., Bauer, B., “Operative Management of Superior Helical Rim Chondritis secondary to Ear Piercing.”Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, Hawaii, January 19, 1999
Alizadeh, K., Bauer, B., Patel, P.K., “Management of Lymphatic Malformations in the Temporalis Muscle and Surrounding Structures." Senior Resident Conference for Plastic& Reconstructive Surgery, Galveston, Texas, April 22, 1999
Alizadeh, K., Gottlieb, L., Stenson, K., “Surgical Rescue of the Salvage Protocol in Head and Neck Cancer.” Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, May 6, 1999
McKinnon, M., Alizadeh, K., “Ethnic, Aesthetic, Analysis and Surgery”. International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, San Francisco, June 28, 1999
Schechter, L., Alizadeh, K., McKinnon, M. “Craniofacial osseo-distraction: A Bridge to Eucephaly.” International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, San Francisco, June 28, 1999
Alizadeh, K., Bauer, B., Patel, P.K., “Management of Lymphatic Malformations in the Temporalis Muscle and Surrounding Structures." International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, San Francisco, July 1, 1999
Gottlieb, L., Jackson, CC, Alizadeh, K., Chwals, W. “Segmental Intra-thoracic Esophageal Reconstruction using a free jejunal tissue transfer.” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Cancun, Mexico, January 15, 2002
Gottlieb, Alizadeh, K., “Free Jejunum for creation of a Neo-urethra.” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Cancun, Mexico, January 15, 2002
Alizadeh, K. “Medispa,” Annual Meeting of ASAAPS, October 23, 2003
Alizadeh, K, Tanivic, M., “Acquired nasal septal necrosis in premature neonates,” Annual American Cleft Palate Association Meeting, Chicago, Il., March 17, 2004
Alizadeh, K, Baumann, DB, Emami, et al. “Closure of Large Palatal Defects with the facial artery musculomucosal flap: An anatomical and clinical study.” Annual American Cleft Palate Association Meeting, Chicago, Il., March 19, 2004
Cohen, AB, Gottlieb, LJ, Stensen, K, Alizadeh, K, “Reconstructing the double radiated field,” Annual meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, January 15, 2005
Alizadeh, K, “Treatment Algorithm for Complications from Periareolar Augmentation Mastopexy,” Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Naples, Fl., January 22, 2005
Cohen, AB, Gottlieb, LJ, Alizadeh, K, “New Frontiers: Free Flap Rehabilitation of the Doubly Radiated Head and Neck Cancer Patients” Plastic Surgery at the Red Sea, Eilat, Israel May 10, 2005
Alizadeh, K, Navarro, A., “Correction of Periareolar Augmentation Mastopexy Complications with the Vertical Mammoplasty Technique,” Annual Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, New York, NY, 2005
Alizadeh, K, Navarro, A., “Correction of Periareolar Augmentation Mastopexy Complications with the Vertical Mammoplasty Technique,” Annual Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, Houston, TX, March 17, 2005
Alizadeh, K, Navarro A. "Algorithm for Correction of Augmentation Mastopexy Complications," Poster Presenation, ASPS, September 2005
Alizadeh K, “New perspectives in age management”, Pan Pacific Surgical conference, Honolulu, HI, January 14 2006
Alizadeh K, “Management of complicated oronasal fistulas”, Pan Pacific Surgical conference, Honolulu, HI, January 14 2006
Alizadeh K, “Novel dermoglandular pedicle support in augmentation mastopexy”, Pan Pacific Surgical conference, Honolulu, HI, January 14 2006
Alizadeh, K, Citrulo C, “Correction of Periareolar Augmentation Mastopexy Complications”, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rio, Brazil August 24 2006
Alizadeh K, Citrulo C, “Novel dermoglandular pedicle support in augmentation mastopexy”, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rio, Brazil August 24 2006
Media Appearances
Advances for Nurses: After the Pounds are Gone (October 1, 2007)
NY Daily News: Skin Op Nearly Kills Her (July 17, 2007)
NY Daily News: Nipped, tucked & Tortured (July 17, 2007)
WCBS-TV: Uday’s Face Transplant (1/26/2007)
Cosmetic Surgery Times: Practice Makes Perfect: Surgeons Meld art, science (Nov./Dec. 2006)
Newsday: LI Docs Heal Face of War (11/26/2006)
NY Daily News: Facing a Brighter Future (10/8/2006)
Plastic Surgery Products: Teaching to Learn (October 2006)
Newsweek magazine: What Big Teeth (5/22/2006)
CNN Anderson Cooper 360° : Volunteer Surgery Trip
Fox Cable News: Silicone Breast Implant Controversy
Newsday: Botox Party Controversy
Allure magazine: Chemical Peel
News 12 Long Island: Male Liposuction
New York Post: Botox Safety
IRNA Cable News: Volunteer Surgery in the Third World
