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 Dr. Behrooz A.
Torkian is a Facial
Plastic and
Reconstructive
Surgeon dual board certified by
the American Board
of Facial Plastic
and Reconstructive
Surgery (ABFPRS),
and American Board
of Otolaryngology -
Head and Neck
Surgery (ABO), one of only
two boards qualified
by the American
Board of Medical
Specialties (ABMS) to
perform plastic and
reconstructive
surgery of the
face. He is a
member of the
American
Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive
Surgery (AAFPRS).
Dr. Torkian
graduated from
University
of
California, Los Angeles, where he
graduated Cum Laude
with a Bachelor of
Science degree in
Microbiology and
Molecular Genetics.
He then completed
his education with a
Medical Doctorate at
the Vanderbilt
University School of
Medicine. He went
on to complete his
specialty training
in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck
Surgery at the
University of
California, Irvine,
where he won
multiple prizes in
recognition of his
research during
residency.
 Dr. Torkian then
completed a
fellowship in Facial
Plastic and
Reconstructive
Surgery at the
University
of California, Irvine. He is one of a select group of
surgeons to have
trained in a
prestigious
Fellowship in Facial
Plastic and
Reconstructive
Surgery under the
auspices of the
American
Academy of Facial Plastic
and Reconstructive
Surgery.
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Dr. Torkian served as
Clinical Instructor at
the University of California, Irvine in the Division of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive surgery.
He continues to hold
this title as Associate
Clinical Professor in
order to teach the
fellows and residents
interested in Facial
Plastic Surgery. He has
also served as Attending
Surgeon at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, and at Kaiser Permanente in Orange County. Here he supervised residents and
fellows in Nasal surgery
including Rhinoplasty
and nasal
reconstruction, as well
as reconstruction of
skin cancer defects.
 His vast experience has
prepared Dr. Torkian to
provide the highest
level of care in Plastic
Surgery of the Face and
Nose. Dr. Torkian
notes, "My aesthetic
goals for each patient
are to safely and
effectively improve
their features to accent
their natural beauty
without the obvious
stigmata of cosmetic
surgery. My patients
often tell me, 'people
cannot tell what I have
had done. They say I
look refreshed and
well-rested - not
'done'' - the utmost
complement to patient
and surgeon alike."
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