Dr. Afifi: Background and Training

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 10% of medical students in the country
• General Surgery Residency, YALE - New Haven Hospital, Connecticut
• Plastic Surgery Residency, University of PENNsylvania
• Fellowship, Craniofacial & Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California

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

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

• State of California
• State of Pennsylvania

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University
• Past Clinical Assistant Professor (Voluntary), UCSD

• Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA - Chair of Plastic Surgery Department 2013 - 2015
  
• Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, Fountain Valley, CA
• Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA
• Loma Linda University Medical Center
• Past Chief, Plastic Surgery Division, Loma Linda Veterans Hospital, CA

• Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
• Member, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
• Orange County Society of Plastic Surgery
• Yale Surgical Society
• San Diego Plastic Surgery Society
• American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
• Association for Advancement of Wound Care
• Plastic Surgery Research Council
• Past elected Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Surveyor

• Member, Rotaplast International
• Operation Good Samaritan
• Magic Mirror Foundation

• Good Morning America: Cosmetic Surgery-Two part special
• Philadelphia News: Alternatives in Cosmetic Surgery
• News, Channels 7, 4 & 11: Conjoined Twins Press Conference--Loma Linda University Medical Center
• Discovery Health: "Plastic Surgery: Before & After"
• NBC: Extra Television Show
• CBS: Women 2 Women
• Southland Today Talk Show: Silicone Versus Saline
• KRCV: The Humberto Luna Radio Show
• Nile Television International: Plastic Surgery Today
• E! Entertainment TV:   “Celebrity Plastic Surgery:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” in which Dr. Afifi was in the “Good Celebrity Plastic Surgery” category.
• E! Entertainment TV:  “Top 20 Best and Worst Celebrity Plastic Surgery” in which Dr. Afifi was #10, as one of the best celebrity plastic surgery cases.
• Featured in The Insider:  showing Shar Jackson, who underwent breast lift and tummy tuck by Dr. Afifi
• Featured in:  In Touch, Splash, National Enquirer, Teen Magazine