Home: Potomac, MD. Age: 57. Profession: Plastic surgeon. Title: Plastic Surgeon. Alma mater: University of Pennsylvania. Languages spoken: English and French.
Current project: Real estate. Surgery center development. Recent professional development: Retiring from clinical practice plastic surgery. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Decision to transition out of clinical practice. Hobbies: Weightlifting, gardening, hiking, collecting cars. Recent unique acquisition: Waterfront property.
How do you define a perfect friendship? Feels safe enough and cares enough to tell you the hard things. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Mutually respectful and beneficial. What is your greatest joy? My children. What is your guilty pleasure? Intermittent gluttony. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Coaches. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Anything or anywhere with my kids. How do you relieve stress? Meditate or weightlifting. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Peace.
What was your favorite college course? Physics 101. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Rocky. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Franklin Field. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My children. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Your patients need you the most when there is a complication. What is your go-to source of news and information? NPR. What company or organization do you most admire? Formula 1.
What is your big idea?
Advancing body sculpting and body shaping procedures that are both technically refined and patient focused.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Improving outcomes in plastic surgery. What change would you like to see in the world? A greater emphasis on quality, integrity, and accountability in patient care.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Armin Moshyedi. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? I would play myself. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Vince Lombardi. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Dogs.
Personal motto: Preparation prevents complications. Favorite quote: “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence” (Vince Lombardi).
