Minas ConstantinidesDr

Dr. Minas Constantinides joined Westlake Dermatology in 2015 after practicing facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in Manhattan, New York City for 21 years. Dr. Constantinides is double-board-certified in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. He received his baccalaureate with honors in Biochemistry from Brown University and his M.D. from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, then underwent specialty training at Harvard in general surgery and at NYU in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.

Dr. Constantinides completed his fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in Toronto, then joined the full time faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology at NYU Medical Center in 1994. He was Director of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from 1994 to 2012, and Director of NYU’s facial plastic surgery fellowship program from 1999 to 2014. In 2012, Dr. Constantinides moved his successful practice to the Upper East Side of Manhattan before deciding to relocate to Austin. He currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery & Perioperative Care at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. In July, 2018, Dr. Constantinides was elected as the first President of the South Texas Society for Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons at its inaugural meeting.

Dr. Constantinides has published 61 scientific articles and book chapters focusing on facial plastic surgery and is a sought-after lecturer at national and international meetings for his expertise in rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty. He has been the co-director of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery’s (AAFPRS’) biannual Advances in Rhinoplasty course twice. Dr. Constantinides is deeply committed to international and domestic pro bono projects. In 2010 he received the Community Service Award from the AAFPRS acknowledging his successful pro bono surgical missions to Vietnam, India and South America.

Dr. Constantinides was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) in 2008 and served on it until 2018, including on the Executive Committee as Secretary. He has been a Director and board-examiner of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery since 2009.