Division Of Plastic Surgery

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Division Of Plastic Surgery

Mission

To provide our patients with State–of-the-Art quality patient care and up to date cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. Having an academic post graduate training program; we are committed to teach our residents and students and encourage research in the field of plastic surgery.

Our standards are commensurate with those that are followed by the Department of Surgery at the American University of Beirut Medical Center and its Faculty of Medicine.

Structure

The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is currently headed by Dr. Amir Ibrahim and comprises 4 faculty members. It offers all types of plastic surgery from reconstructive to cosmetic, including free flaps and microvascular reimplantations of fingers and digits.

The division also provides a highly sought-after and competitive 7-year residency program initiated in 1988 by Dr. Imad Kaddoura which received initial accreditation by the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery in 2011, and ACGME-I accreditation in 2017.

Services/Procedures

This is accomplished by training our sub- specialty residents in management of soft tissue injuries; benign and malignant lesions of the skin, congenital deformities, burns, head and neck reconstruction, craniofacial surgery, surgery of the hand, microsurgery and cosmetic surgery. The graduates of this program are expected to possess an all rounded training as well as impeachable ethical standards to serve the country and the Middle East at large.

Cosmetic Surgery Procedures

Nose surgery
Botox injections
Facelift
Dermabrasion
Eyelid surgery
Liposuction
Forehead lift / brow lift
Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
Ear surgery
Breast enlargement
Breast lift
Hair transplant
Facial implants
Breast Reduction
Injectable fillers / fat injection
Men breast reduction (gynecomastia)

Reconstructive Surgery Procedures

Breast reconstruction
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Craniofacial surgery
Hand surgery
Microsurgery
Skin cancer
Tissue expanders
Scar revision

Faculty

NAME	RANK	Subspecialty
Ibrahim, Amir	Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Head of Division	Aesthetic Surgery Microsurgical Reconstructioni & Lymphedema Surgery Burn Surgery Robotic Plastic Surgery
Abu-Sittah, Ghassan	Visiting Professor	Congenital and acquired facial deformities Reconstructive Surgery Aesthetic Surgery Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Atiyeh, Bishara	Clinical Professor	Cosmetic Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery, Hand Surgery Reconstructive and Microsurgery, Burns
Bakhach, Youssef	Associate Professor of Clinical	Hand Surgery and congenital abnormalities Reconstructive Microsurgery Brachial plexus injuries Aesthetic Surgery
Chahine, Fadl	Clinical Associate	Cosmetic surgery & reconstruction
Murr, Chadi	Clinical Associate	Congenital deformities Aesthetic surgery

Divisional Assistant and GME Coordinator

Name	Extension	Email
Liliane Sbaity	5285	ls64@aub.edu.lb
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