Where rhinoplasty is taught
Fellowships, courses and meetings, with the faculty as published in 2026. The people who teach the operation are a scoring signal in the Top 50.
2026 meeting faculty
Dallas Rhinoplasty Meeting — 43rd annual, March 20–22, 2026, Westin Galleria Dallas
Founded 1983 by Jack P. Gunter, MD and Robert Oneal, MD as the Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium (UT Southwestern). Now the Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Rhinoplasty Meetings, chaired by Rod J. Rohrich. Jointly sponsored by Medical Seminars of Texas, LLC and Medical Educational Resources. Textbook: Dallas Rhinoplasty: Nasal Surgery by the Masters (Gunter, Rohrich, Adams), 4th edition.
| Role | Faculty | City |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Rod J. Rohrich, MD | Dallas, TX |
| Faculty | Jamil Ahmad, MD, FRCSC | Toronto, ON |
| Faculty | C. Spencer Cochran, MD | Dallas, TX |
| Faculty | Teoman Dogan, MD | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Faculty | Ashkan Ghavami, MD | Beverly Hills, CA |
| Faculty | Aaron Kosins, MD | Newport Beach, CA |
| Faculty | Sam Most, MD | Palo Alto, CA |
| Faculty | Froilan Paez, MD | — |
| Faculty | Jason Roostaeian, MD | Los Angeles, CA |
Rhinoplasty topics 2026: basics / nasal analysis · preservation rhinoplasty · tip shaping · lateral wall / alar rim · advanced septal surgery · dorsum finesse.
Baker Gordon Educational Symposium — 60th and final, February 5–7, 2026, Hyatt Regency Miami
Founded 1967 by Thomas J. Baker, MD and Howard L. Gordon, MD (Miami). First US meeting devoted to aesthetic surgery; first national meeting with live surgery demonstrations. The 1967 attendees went on to form the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (now The Aesthetic Society). Sponsored by the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. Director: James M. Stuzin, MD. Thomas J. Baker died December 26, 2020. Program PDF: "The Culmination of a Legacy... Grand Finale." "Six decades later it is our sincere expectation that our final meeting continues this tradition of excellence." (2026 program, welcome address)
2026 faculty (program PDF, p.1):
| Faculty | Affiliation / city |
|---|---|
| William P. Adams Jr., MD | UT Southwestern; past president The Aesthetic Society; University Park, TX |
| Sherrell J. Aston, MD, FACS | Professor of Plastic Surgery, NYU; New York, NY |
| Daniel Del Vecchio, MD | — |
| Dino Elyassnia, MD | San Francisco, CA |
| Steven Fagien, MD | — |
| David A. Hidalgo, MD | New York, NY |
| Alfredo Hoyos, MD | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD | UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX |
| Aaron Kosins, MD | Newport Beach, CA |
| Val Lambros, MD | Newport Beach, CA |
| Timothy J. Marten, MD | San Francisco, CA |
| Bernard Markowitz, MD | Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCLA; Los Angeles, CA |
| Constantino Mendieta, MD | Miami, FL |
| Pat Pazmino, MD | University of Miami; Miami, FL |
| Sam S. Rizk, MD, FACS | Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgery; AAFPRS fellowship faculty; New York, NY |
| Eduardo Rodriguez, MD, DDS | Chair, Hansjörg Wyss Dept of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone; New York, NY |
| Rod J. Rohrich, MD, FACS | Clinical Professor, Baylor College of Medicine; past chair UT Southwestern; Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute |
| Dean Toriumi, MD | Private practice, Chicago, IL |
| Holly C. Wall, MD, FACS | The Wall Center; Shreveport, LA |
| James M. Stuzin, MD | Professor of Surgery (Plastic), University of Miami; Miami, FL |
Rhinoplasty faculty within the 2026 Baker Gordon program: Rohrich, Toriumi, Kosins, Rizk (per topic list "Face Lifting and Rhinoplasty"; session-level assignment to be read from the program agenda pages).
AAFPRS Foundation fellowship programs
Markers as shown on the AAFPRS page: * accepts IMGs · + accepts Canadians · ^ neither.
Director first; co-directors follow on the same row.
| Program city | Director | Co-director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| West Lake Hills, TX | Marcelo Antunes, MD (+) | |
| Toronto, ON | Jamil Asaria, MD (+) | |
| Beverly Hills, CA | Babak Azizzadeh, MD (^) | Grace Lee Peng, MD |
| San Antonio, TX | Jose Barrera, MD (+) | |
| Sewell, NJ | Daniel Becker, MD (+) | Jason Bloom, MD |
| Seattle, WA | Amit Bhrany, MD (*+) | |
| Baltimore, MD | Kofi Boahene, MD (^) | Ira Papel, MD |
| Toronto, ON | Matthew Brace, MD (+) | |
| Houston, TX | Anthony Brissett, MD (+) | Angela Sturm, MD |
| Rollingwood, TX | Edward Buckingham, MD (+) | Erin Smith, MD |
| Chapel Hill, NC | J. Madison Clark, MD (^) | |
| Cincinnati, OH | Ryan Collar, MD (^) | |
| Miami Beach, FL | Richard E. Davis, MD (^) | |
| Chicago, IL | Steven H. Dayan, MD (^) | Benjamin Caughlin, MD |
| Atlanta, GA | Louis M. DeJoseph, MD (^) | |
| Norfolk, VA | Eric Dobratz, MD (+) | William Dougherty, MD |
| St Paul, MN | Harley Dresner, MD (+) | Peter Hilger, MD |
| Fort Worth, TX | Yadro Ducic, MD (+) | |
| Tampa, FL | Edward H. Farrior, MD (+) | |
| Beverly Hills, CA | Andrew S. Frankel, MD (^) | |
| Cleveland, OH | Michael Fritz, MD (+) | Patrick Byrne, MD |
| Loma Linda, CA | Jennifer Fuller, MD (^) | |
| Highland Park, NJ | Robert A. Glasgold, MD (^) | Marc Glasgold, MD; Joseph Vella, MD |
| Richmond, VA | Michael S. Godin, MD (^) | |
| Dallas, TX | Eli Gordin, MD (+) | |
| Boston, MA | Tessa A. Hadlock, MD (*+) | David Shaye, MD |
| Greenwood, IN | Mark Hamilton, MD (^) | |
| Philadelphia, PA | Ryan Heffelfinger, MD (^) | Howard Krein, MD |
| New Orleans, LA | Laura Hetzler, MD | Lisa Morris, MD |
| Houston, TX | Tang Ho, MD (*+) | |
| Englewood, CO | Mario Imola, MD | |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Gregory S. Keller, MD (^) | |
| San Francisco, CA | David W. Kim, MD (^) | Jill Hessler, MD |
| Columbus, OH | Leslie Kim, MD (^) | Sumit Bapna, MD |
| San Francisco, CA | P. Daniel Knott, MD (+) | Andrea Park, MD |
| Kansas City, KS | J. David Kriet, MD (^) | Clinton Humphrey, MD |
| Palo Alto, CA | David M. Lieberman, MD (*+) | Sachin Parikh, MD; Umang Mehta, MD |
| Hershey, PA | Jessyka Lighthall, MD (+) | |
| San Francisco, CA | Corey S. Maas, MD (*+) | James Newman, MD |
| New York, NY | Philip J. Miller, MD (^) | Judy Lee, MD |
| Stanford, CA | Sam P. Most, MD (^) | |
| Livonia, MI | Jeffrey S. Moyer, MD (^) | Shannon Rudy, MD |
| Beverly Hills, CA | Paul S. Nassif, MD (+) | |
| Seattle, WA | Michael Nuara, MD (*+) | |
| Iowa City, IA | Scott Owen, MD | |
| Charlottesville, VA | Samuel Oyer, MD (+) | Stephen Park, MD |
| Charleston, SC | Krishna Patel, MD (^) | |
| Milwaukee, WI | Sachin Pawar, MD (^) | John Rhee, MD |
| New York, NY | Steven J. Pearlman, MD (^) | Moustafa Mourad, MD; Neil Gordon, MD |
| Rochester, NY | Vito C. Quatela, MD (*+) | |
| New York, NY | Joshua Rosenberg, MD (^) | Manoj Abraham, MD |
| Birmingham, AL | Daniel E. Rousso, MD (+) | Austin Adams, MD |
| Atlanta, GA | Anita Sethna, MD (+) | |
| Indianapolis, IN | Taha Shipchandler, MD (*+) | |
| Chicago, IL | Douglas M. Sidle, MD (+) | |
| St. Louis, MO | Emily Spataro, MD (^) | Gregory Branham, MD; John Chi, MD |
| Chestnut Hill, MA | Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD (*+) | |
| San Antonio, TX | Christian Stallworth, MD (^) | Christine Taylor, MD |
| Scottsdale, AZ | Sidney Starkman, MD (+) | |
| Nashville, TN | Scott Stephan, MD (^) | |
| Beverly Hills, CA | Benjamin Talei, MD (*+) | Richard Zoumalan, MD |
| Syracuse, NY | Sherard A. Tatum, MD (+) | Amar C. Suryadevara, MD |
| Woodbury, MN | Christopher Tolan, MD (+) | Garrett Griffin, MD |
| Sacramento, CA | Travis Tollefson, MD (^) | |
| Chicago, IL | Dean M. Toriumi, MD (^) | Peter Revenaugh, MD |
| Portland, OR | Tom D. Wang, MD (^) | Myriam Loyo Li, MD |
| Latham, NY | Edwin F. Williams, MD | Keiman Slaughter, MD |
| Lone Tree, CO | Andrew Winkler, MD (+) | |
| Irvine, CA | Brian J. Wong, MD (+) | Theodore Chen, MD |
70 programs listed. Rhinoplasty emphasis per program is stated in the Descriptions Handbook, not on this page.