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Board Certified Rhinoplasty Surgeon
Board certification by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) means that that your surgeon:
- Has successfully completed an approved residency training in one of two surgical specialties focusing on facial plastic surgery (otolaryngology - head and neck surgery or plastic surgery);
- has earned prior board certification in a facial plastic surgery related specialties approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada;
- Has successfully passed a rigorous two-day board examination.
- Must have at least two years' clinical experience, including operative records of a minimum 100 facial plastic surgeries; and
- Holds active medical licensure and adheres to the ABFPRS Code of Ethics.
What does board certification mean? What exactly is a "board?
A "medical board" is an organization that oversees an evaluation process. To be
board certified means only that the physician has met all of the
requirements put forth by that particular board.
The official board of all medical specialties in the United States is the ABMS, or American Board of Medical Specialties. This main central board gives their seal of approval to other certifying boards.
Dr. Payman Simoni has two board certification in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
The ABFPRS is the only board that certifies surgeons exclusively for plastic surgery of the face.
To ask Dr. Simoni about nose plastic surgery, call to arrange your private
consultation, by calling 310-360-1360.