Honors and Awards

Community Awards and Honors

  • City of Pasadena Commendation for Accomplishments at the Pasadena Cherry Blossom Festival (04/2004)
  • Congressional Award; The Senator Daniel Inouye Cherry Blossom Leadership Award (04/2004)

Professional Awards and Honors

  • America\'s Top Surgeons Award, Consumers Research Council of America. (01/2004 - 12/2005)
  • "Outstanding Presentation Award", Canadian Aesthetic Society. (09/2005)
  • "Royal College" Lecturer and Surgeon, Canadian Aesthetic Society. (09/2005)
  • Certificate of Appreciation as Instructor for Aesthetic Surgery Video Journal, "Meloplication of the Malar Fat Pads by Percutaneous Cable Suture Technique". (04/2004)
  • Aesthetic Surgical Video Award & For the Benefit of Continuing Medical Education in the Field of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (04/2004)
  • American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc., Awarded Certificate of Appreciation as Instructor For Aesthetic Surgical Video Journal. (04/2004)

University Awards and Honors

  • Faculty Member of the Year, Loma Linda University, Plastic Surgery Division. (01/2005 - 12/2005)