Babak Azizzadeh

Babak Azizzadeh is an American facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He is the founder and president of the FPBPF (Facial Paralysis & Bells Palsy Foundation), a non-profit organization committed to the treatment of individuals with facial nerve paralysis and Bell's palsy.

Azizzadeh is co-director of the facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and co-chairman of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Annual Advances in Multispecialty Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Symposium. Azizzadeh is involved with several other non-profit / charity organizations such as the Global Smile Foundation, Operation of Hope, Face to Face and the R.O.S.E Fund. Azizzadeh is among the few surgeons in the US who perform repair of facial paralysis.

Early life and education Azizzadeh undertook his medical education at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

He did his surgical training at the Harvard Medical School, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Career Azizzadeh is a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, board-certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. Azizzadeh co-owns La Peer Health Systems, a medical organization specializing in various fields including plastic and reconstructive surgery. He specializes in facial rejuvenation, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, non-surgical enhancements, facial paralysis and facial reconstruction. In addition, he is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Azizzadeh is affiliated to the following institutes and organizations: Co-director, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Philanthropy Azizzadeh has won accolades for his voluntarism and humanitarian efforts. He is the founder and president of the Facial Paralysis & Bell's Palsy Foundation, which treats patients with complicated cases of facial nerve paralysis and Bell's palsy. He has also worked with the UCLA Flying Samaritans. He is also a member of charity ventures Global Smile Foundation, Operation of Hope, Face to Face, and the R.O.S.E. Fund.

Media appearances Azizzadeh performed successful corrective surgery for Mary Jo Buttafuoco, who was shot in her face by Amy Fisher. The surgery was documented by media across the United States; he appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show during May 2005, explaining the surgery along with his patient, Buttafuoco. The same year, he appeared on the Entertainment Tonight with the same patient. His work in Zimbabwe was covered by the People magazine. In 2009, Azizzadeh appeared on the Discovery Health Channel explaining revision rhinoplasty. Publications Azizzadeh has authored and co-authored a number of books and peer-reviewed journal articles related to facial plastic surgery, facial paralysis, and reconstructive techniques.

Books

Master Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation with Mark Murphy, MD and Calvin Johnson, MD. Saunders, (2nd). 2006. Master Techniques in Rhinoplasty with Mark R. Murphy, MD, Calvin M. Johnson Jr., MD and William Numa, MD, FACS. Saunders, 2011. (1st) pp. 520. . Master Techniques in Blepharoplasty and Periorbital Rejuvenation with Guy G. Massry, MD Guy G., Mark R. Murphy, MD Mark R., 2011. pp. 342. Beverly Hills Beauty Secrets with Douglas Hamilton, MD. Wiley, (1st). 2007. pp. 272. . Slattery WH, Azizzadeh B, editors. The Facial Nerve. Thieme, 2014. Azizzadeh B, editor. (1st) Rhinoplasty: A Multispecialty Approach, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery. Elsevier, 2015. Azizzadeh B, Murphy MR, Johnson CM, Massry GG, Fitzgerald R, editors. Master Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation, Second Edition. WB Saunders, pp. 358. .

Selected journal articles

Book chapters

Griffin G, Azizzadeh B. Rhytidectomy. In Facial Surgery: Plastic and Reconstructive 2014 Dec 2 pp. 857–881. CRC Press. Undavia S, Azizzadeh B. Rhytidectomy in Dark-Skinned Patients. Ethnic Considerations in Facial Plastic Surgery. 2015 Dec 16. Griffin GR, Azizzadeh B. Masseteric-Facial Anastomosis for Dynamic Lower Eyelid Reanimation in Facial Paralysis. In Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery. 2015. (pp. 621–624). Springer New York. Azizzadeh B, Lee KJ. Lower Facial Reanimation. In Slattery WH, Azizzadeh B. editors The Facial Nerve. Thieme, 2014. Azizzadeh B, Kulbersh JS, O'Connell BP. Examination of the Facial Nerve. In Slattery WH, Azizzadeh B. Editors The Facial Nerve. Thieme, 2014.