Babak AzizzadehDr

As the Chairman and Director of the CENTER for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery and Clinical Chief of Division of Otolaryngology at Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Babak Azizzadeh is an internationally recognized expert in facial plastic surgery. His work with plastic and reconstructive surgery has made his CENTER a destination not only for patients of facial plastic surgery, but also for patients in need of complex facial nerve procedures. Dr. Azizzadeh’s client list includes executives, dignitaries, celebrities, and even other physicians from around the world.

Dr. Azizzadeh has published numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles, received many honors and awards, as well as presented at the national and international level. Additionally, major media outlets have sought out Dr. Azizzadeh for his expertise in anti-aging treatments, landing him spots on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Doctors, CBS News, People Magazine, LA Times, New York Times, and many more.

Dr. Azizzadeh began his medical training at the UCLA School of Medicine. He continued with a six-year residency focused entirely on Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery. Demonstrating exceptional proficiency, he was then selected to complete a highly focused, sub-specialized fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Harvard Medical School. During this time, he was also appointed as a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School.

After his tenure at Harvard, Dr. Azizzadeh returned to UCLA, becoming an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery. Concurrently, he became an attending facial plastic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Since that time, he has become the Co-Director of the Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program at The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as the Co-Chairman of Cedars-Sinai’s annual Advances in Multi-specialty Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Symposium.