Andre Panossian, MD is an internationally-recognized Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon who specializes in rhinoplasty, facial aesthetics, and body contouring. Dr. Panossian is an expert Los Angeles rhinoplasty surgeon and performs a high volume of nasal surgeries in his practice.
He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, because certification matters.
Dr. Panossian received his medical education at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston after graduating at the top of his class at UCLA, receiving Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude honors. Upon graduation from medical school, Dr. Panossian was accepted into an elite combined general surgery and plastic surgery residency at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. It was there on the wards of the vaunted LA County Hospital where he honed and mastered his skills.
Following residency, Dr. Panossian completed subspecialty training in craniofacial surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Harvard Medical School. He was mentored by Dr. Ron Zuker in the practice of facial paralysis reconstruction. This prestigious fellowship position was available to only one surgeon in the United States. He then traveled to France in order to further refine several cosmetic surgery and craniofacial techniques.
Dr. Panossian is affiliated with various charitable and educational organizations, including Operation Smile and Mending Kids. He serves on the Board of Directors for Mending Kids and the Gondobay Manga Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of lives in Sierra Leone. He has been featured as “Top Doctor” in US News and World Report, Pasadena Magazine, and Los Angeles Magazine. Dr. Panossian also and served as an expert medical consultant and appeared on The Doctors, Grey’s Anatomy, and Nip/Tuck. Maxim Magazine has named him THE go-to plastic surgeon for “Nose Jobs” in their “LA Confidential” series. Dr. Panossian has been nominated by his peers annually since 2012 as a “Super Doctor.”
Dr. Panossian is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the highly selective American Association of Plastic Surgeons, reserved for only a select group of individuals nationally who have demonstrated excellence in academic plastic surgery. He also holds memberships in several other professional societies including the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.
CURRICULUM VITAE
- B.S. degree – University of California, Los Angeles
- M.D. degree – Tufts University School of Medicine
- Residency in General Surgery, University of Southern California
- Residency in Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California
- Fellowship in Craniofacial Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children
- Fellowship in Vascular Anomalies and Congenital Hand Deformities, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital
- “Best Paper Award 2017,” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Journal
- Reviewer, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Journal
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Tufts University School of Medicine
- Phi Beta Kappa, UCLA
- Summa Cum Laude, UCLA
- College Honors, UCLA
- Dean’s List, UCLA
- Multiple publications in peer-reviewed academic journals and textbooks
- Scholarly presentations at national and international conferences
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Active Member
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), Active Member
- American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons (AAPPS), Active Member
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow (FACS)
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Specialty Fellow (FAAP)
- American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation, Founding Member
- American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
- International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, Active Member
- Member, Board of Directors, The Gondobay Manga Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors, Mending Kids
- Panossian A: Lengthening temporalis myoplasty for single stage smile reconstruction in children with facial paralysis. Plast Reconstr Surg, 137(4): 1251-61, Apr 2016. Awarded “Best Reconstructive Paper” of 2017.
- Zhou S, Wang L, Panossian A, Anselmo D, Wu SQ, Venkatramani R: Refractory Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma associated with a chromosomal translocation t (13; 16) (q14; p13.3). Pediatr Dev Pathol, Nov 2015.
- Farnoosh S, Don D, Koempel J, Panossian A, Anslemo D, Stanley P: Efficacy of doxycycline and sodium tetradecyl sulfate sclerotherapy in pediatric head and neck lymphatic malformations. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 79(6): 883-7, Jun 2015.
- Panossian A: Facial paralysis reconstruction in children and adolescents with central nervous system tumors. J Pediatr Rehabil Med, 7(4): 295-305, Jan 2015.
- Gillenwater J, Buchanan I, Panossian A: Lengthening temporalis myoplasty for single stage smile reconstruction in children with facial paralysis. Plast Reconstr Surg, 134(4S-1): 137-8, Oct 2014.
- Ferkel E, Speer A, Anselmo DM, Panossian A, Stanley P, Arkader A: Vascular malformations and associated syndromes: the role of the orthopaedic surgeon. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2(5):e2: 1-12, May 2014.
- Levin D, Speer A, Stefano G, Panossian A, Arkader A, Stanley P, Anselmo DM: Extremity amputations for vascular anomalies in children: a single-center experience over 10 years. Curr Orthop Pract, 24(6): 653-58, Nov/Dec 2013.
- Speer AL, Merritt R, Panossian A, Stanley P, Anselmo DM: Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia with massive abdominal lymphatic malformation requiring surgical debulking. J Pediatr Surg Case Rep, 1(12): 425-8, Nov 2013.
- Levin DE, Speer AL, Pierce JR, Nowicki D, Arkader A, Stanley P, Panossian A, Anselmo DM: Room for improvement: patterns of referral misdiagnosis to a vascular anomalies center. Open J Ped, 3: 331-6, Nov 2013.
- Rommer E, Anselmo DM, Stanley P, Arkader A, Panossian A: Vascular anomalies of the extremities. Curr Orthop Pract, 24(3): 244-252, May/June 2013.
- Taghinia AH, Al-Sheikh AA, Panossian A, Upton J: Two-stage distraction lengthening of the forearm. J Craniofac Surg, 24(1): 79-84, Jan 2013.
- Francis CS, Rommer EA, Kane JT, Iwata K, Panossian A: Limited-incision surgical debulking of lymphatic malformations using ultrasound-assisted liposuction. Plast Reconstr Surg, 130(6): 920e-922e, Dec 2012.
- Borzabadi-Farahani A, Groper JN, Tanner AM, Urata MM, Panossian A, Yen SLK: The Nance Obturator, a new fixed obturator for patients with cleft palate and fistula. J Prosthodont, 21(5): 400-3, Jul 2012.
- Pierce JR, Hunter CJ, Naik-Mathuria B, Stanley P, Ford HR, Genyk Y, Shaul DB, Panossian A, Anselmo DM: Colonic venous malformation and portal hypertension: association, management, and review of literature. Pediatr Surg Int, 28(4): 435-8, Apr 2012.
- Panossian A, Cohen MJ, Posalski I: Upper extremity Mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection. Plast Reconstr Surg, 127(6):163e-165e, June 2011.
- Pierce J, Matthews J, Stanley P, Panossian A, Ford H, Anselmo DM: Perirectal arteriovenous malformation treated by angioembolization and low anterior resection. J Pediatr Surg, 45(7): 1542-5, Jul 2010.
- Panossian A, Diamond I, Zuker RM, Fecteau A, Grant D: Hepatic artery microvascular anastomosis in pediatric living donor liver transplantation: a review of 35 consecutive cases by a single microvascular surgeon. J Reconstr Microsurg, 25(7): 439-43, Sept 2009.
- Panossian A, Garner WL: Polytetrafluoroethylene facial implants: 15 years later. Plast Reconstr Surg, 113(1): 347-49, January 2004.
- Panossian A, Ashiku S, Kirchhoff CH, Randolph MA, Yaremchuk MJ: Effects of cell concentration and growth period on articular and ear chondrocyte transplants for tissue engineering. Plast Reconstr Surg, 108(2): 392-402, August 2001.
- Panossian A, Panossian V, Doumanian N: Criminalization of perinatal HIV transmission. J Legal Med, 19(2): 223-55, June 1998.
Book Chapters
- Panossian A: Lengthening temporalis myoplasty for facial paralysis. In: Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery, (Eds: Kevin Chung, Charles Thorne, Arun Gosain, Hooman Soltanian, John van Aalst, Babak Mehrara, Joseph Disa, Gordon Lee). Wolters Kluwer Health, St. Louis, MO; in preparation.
- Panossian A: Temporalis flap for facial paralysis. In: Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery, (Eds: Kevin Chung, Charles Thorne, Arun Gosain, Hooman Soltanian, John van Aalst, Babak Mehrara, Joseph Disa, Gordon Lee). Wolters Kluwer Health, St. Louis, MO; in preparation.
Panossian A: Facial paralysis. In: Plastic Surgery Review (1st Edition; Ed: Gregory E. Lakin). Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NY, pp 105-7, 2015. - Panossian A, Fisher DM: Bilateral cleft lip repair. In: Pediatric Plastic Surgery (2nd Edition; Eds: Michael L. Bentz, Bruce S. Bauer, Ronald M. Zuker). Quality Medical Publishing, St. Louis, MO, pp 455-71, 2007.
Internet Publication
- Speer AL, Panossian A, Arkader A, Stanley P, Anselmo DM. Arteriovenous Malformations. eMedicine from WebMD. Updated Aug 9, 2010. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/459927-overview.
- Zuo K, Draginov A, Panossian A, Fecteau A, Grant D, Wong K, Borschel G, Zuker R: Pediatric hepatic artery microvascular anastomosis in living donor liver transplantation: 74 consecutive cases by a single surgeon. Presented at: The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Waikoloa, HI, Jan 14-17, 2017.
- Panossian A: Lengthening temporalis myoplasty for lip reanimation. “Best of the Best” National Award Winner. Presented at: The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, Sep 23-27, 2016.
- Panossian A: Gracilis muscle vs lengthening temporalis myoplasty for smile reanimation. Presented at: The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, Sep 23-27, 2016.
- Panossian A: Lengthening temporalis myoplasty for lip reanimation. “Best of the State” Award Winner. Presented at: The 66th Annual Meeting of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Santa Monica, CA, May 27-30, 2016.
- Panossian A: Sliding temporalis myoplasty for single stage smile reconstruction in 15 consecutive patients with facial paralysis. Presented at: The 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Palm Springs, CA, Apr 20-25, 2015.
- Gillenwater J, Buchanan I, Panossian A: Lengthening temporalis myoplasty for single stage smile reconstruction in children with facial paralysis. Presented at: The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, Oct 11-14, 2014. (awarded Outstanding Paper Presentation; General Reconstruction track)
- Panossian A: Vascular anomalies. Presented at: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 18, 2014.
- Grant C, Thomas D, Nowicki D, Panossian A, Stanley P, Anselmo D: Sacral venous malformation masquerading as sacrococcygeal teratoma in a newborn female. Presented at: The 20th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, Melbourne, Australia, Apr 1-5, 2014.
- Panossian A: Facial paralysis reconstruction. Presented at: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles, CA, Aug 9, 2013.
- Panossian A: Diagnosis and treatment of vascular anomalies. Presented at: The 11th Annual Armenian Medical World Congress, Hollywood, CA, Jul 3-7, 2013.
- Panossian A: Facial paralysis reconstruction. Presented at: The 11th Annual Armenian Medical World Congress, Hollywood, CA, Jul 3-7, 2013.
- Francis C, Tung L, Karatsonyi A, Anselmo D, Stanley P, Panossian A: Ultrasound‐assisted liposuction and pull-through technique for treatment of lymphatic malformations. Presented at: The 19th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, Malmo, Sweden, Jun 16-19, 2012.
- Francis C, Dunn A, Karatsonyi A, Nazarian-Mobin S, Anselmo D, Panossian A: Efficacy of acebutolol for the treatment of infantile hemangiomas. Presented at: The 19th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, Malmo, Sweden, Jun 16-19, 2012.
- Panossian A, Anselmo DA, Stanley P, Chaudhry O, Francis CS, Taghinia AH, Upton J: Treatment strategy for diffuse venous malformations of the upper extremity. Presented at: The 41st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Surgery of the Hand, Cancun, Mexico, Jan 13, 2011.
- Panossian A: Obstetric brachial plexus palsy. Presented at: USC Plastic Surgery Citywide Hand Conference, Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 10, 2010.
- Panossian A: Microsurgery. Presented at: Keck School of Medicine at USC, Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, Oct 29, 2010.
- Panossian A: Novel techniques in pediatric plastic surgery. Presented at: CHLA Pediatric Plastic Surgery Symposium, Pasadena, CA, Oct 23, 2010.
- Panossian A: Congenital limb anomalies. Presented at: CHLA Pediatric Plastic Surgery Symposium, Pasadena, CA, Oct 23, 2010.
- Panossian A: Vascular anomalies. Presented at: CHLA Pediatric Plastic Surgery Symposium. Pasadena, CA, Oct 23, 2010.
- Speer AL, Austin MT, Panossian A, Urata M, Stein JE: Separation of an epigastric heteropagus conjoined twin. Presented at: The 96th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Washington, DC, Oct 3-7, 2010.
- Panossian A: Free flap care: a team approach. Presented at: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, May 26, 2010.
Panossian A: Pediatric reconstructive surgery. Presented at: LAC+USC Medical Center Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles, CA, May 18, 2010. - Austin MT, Woo R, Giuliani S, Speer AL, Panossian A, Stanley P, Anselmo D: Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia associated with abdominal lymphatic malformation requiring surgical debulking. Presented at: The 18th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, de Duve Institute (Université catholique de Louvain), Brussels, Belgium, Apr 21-24, 2010.
- Pierce J, Matthews J, Panossian A, Stanley P, Anselmo D: Management of pelvic arteriovenous malformation utilizing preoperative angioembolisation. Presented at: The 18th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, de Duve Institute (Université catholique de Louvain), Brussels, Belgium, Apr 21-24, 2010.
- Panossian A: Facial paralysis reconstruction. Presented at: Division of Plastic Surgery (USC) weekly conference, Los Angeles, CA, Jan 22, 2010.
- Panossian A: Obstetric brachial plexus palsy. Presented at: Division of Plastic Surgery (USC) weekly conference, Los Angeles, CA, Feb 12, 2010.
- Panossian A: Bilateral cleft lip repair. Video-based Education Program. Presented at: The 95th Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, Oct 11-15, 2009.
- Panossian A: Pediatric reconstructive surgery. Presented at: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 21, 2009.
- Panossian A: Vascular anomalies. Presented at: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles, CA, May 19, 2009.
- Panossian A: Vascular anomalies. Presented at: Huntington Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Pasadena, CA, May 27, 2009.
- Panossian A, Diamond I, Zuker RM, Fecteau A, Grant D: Is microsurgical hepatic artery repair worthwhile in pediatric liver transplantation? Presented at: The 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Maui, HI, Jan 10-13, 2009.
- Panossian A: Pediatric hand trauma. Presented at: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 14, 2008.
- Panossian A: Medpor ear reconstruction. Presented at: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Grand Rounds, Division of Plastic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Oct 23, 2007.
- Panossian A, Diamond I, Zuker RM, Fecteau A, Grant D: Outcomes analysis of microsurgical anastomosis of hepatic artery in live donor liver transplants in a pediatric population. Presented at: The 14th International Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Berlin, Germany, June 26-30, 2007.
- Cypel T, Panossian A, Manktelow R, Zuker RM: Etiology and treatment of facial paralysis in children. Presented at: The 14th International Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Berlin, Germany, June 26-30, 2007.
- Panossian A, Diamond I, Zuker RM, Fecteau A, Grant D: Outcomes analysis of hepatic artery microvascular anastomosis in live donor liver transplants in a pediatric population. Presented at: The 61st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 29-Jun 2, 2007.
- Panossian A: Tissue engineering of injectable auricular cartilage. Presented at: The 16th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Burlington, Vermont, October 1999.
- Panossian A: The role of cyanoacrylates in wound healing. Presented at: Surgical Grand Rounds, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts, May 1999.
- Panossian A: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (a case report). Presented at: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 1998.
- Panossian A, Panossian V, Doumanian N: Criminalizing the perinatal transmission of HIV. Presented at: XI International Conference on AIDS. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 1996.
Poster Sessions
- Urata M, Panossian A: Gracilis free muscle transfer versus lengthening temporalis myoplasty for lip reanimation. American Association of Plastic Surgeons 94th Annual Meeting. Scottsdale, Arizona; April 11-15, 2015.
- Buchanan I, Gillenwater J, Stanley P, Venkatramani R, Anselmo D, and Panossian A: Difficult case: massive cervicofacial lymphatic malformation. The 20th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Melbourne, Australia; Apr 1-5, 2014.
- Grant C, Thomas D, Nowicki D, Panossian A, Anselmo D: Lymphatic dysplasia: a heterogeneous spectrum of lymphatic disorders requiring an individualized and multidisciplinary approach. The 20th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Melbourne, Australia; Apr 1-5, 2014.
- Grant C, Thomas D, Nowicki D, Stanley P, Panossian A, Anselmo D: Doxycycline sclerotherapy is superior to Sotradecol in the treatment of macrocystic lymphatic malformations in children. The 20th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Melbourne, Australia; Apr 1-5, 2014.
- Gillenwater J, Anselmo D, Stanley S, Nowicki D, Panossian A: Early excision of head and neck infantile hemangiomas with purse-string closure and aggressive scar management protocol. The 20th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Melbourne, Australia; Apr 1-5, 2014.
- Co-Reyes E, Panossian A, Anselmo D, Zhou S, Stanley P, Nowicki D, Venkatramani R: Refractory multifocal Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma treated with sirolimus. The 20th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Melbourne, Australia; Apr 1-5, 2014.
- Co-Reyes E, Anselmo D, Panossian A, Stanley P, Nowicki D, Venkatramani R: Sirolimus for the treatment of complicated lymphatic anomalies. The 20th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Melbourne, Australia; Apr 1-5, 2014.
- Zhou S, Panossian A, Venkatramani R, Anselmo D, Wu S, Wang L: Refractory Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with a chromosomal translocation T (13; 16) (q14; P13.3). College of American Pathologists’ Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida; Oct 13-16, 2013.
- Panossian A, Francis C, Anselmo D, Stanley P: Sclerotherapy of retro-orbital lymphatic malformations using bleomycin. The 19th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Malmo, Sweden; Jun 16-19, 2012.
- Speer A, Pierce J, Arkader A, Stanley P, Panossian A, Anselmo D: Room for Improvement: patterns of referral misdiagnosis to a multidisciplinary vascular anomalies center. The 19th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Malmo, Sweden; Jun 16-19, 2012.
- Pierce J, Hunter C, Stanley P, Ford H, Genyk Y, Panossian A, Anselmo D: Colonic venous malformation and portal hypertension: a difficult case. The 19th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Malmo, Sweden; Jun 16-19, 2012.
- Nazarian-Mobin S, Karatsonyi A, Gutierrez Y, Urata M, Hammoudeh J, Anselmo DM, Magee W, Panossian A: Early results of acebutolol therapy for the treatment of proliferative infantile hemangiomas. The 18th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, de Duve Institute (Université catholique de Louvain), Brussels, Belgium, Apr 21-24, 2010.
- Rizvi M, Nazarian-Mobin S, Anselmo DM, Urata M, Panossian A: Limited-incision surgical debulking of lymphatic malformations using ultrasound-assisted liposuction (UAL). The 18th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, de Duve Institute (Université catholique de Louvain), Brussels, Belgium, Apr 21-24, 2010.
- Panossian A, Anselmo DM, Stanley P, Taghinia A, Upton J: Treatment strategy for diffuse venous malformations of the upper extremity. The 18th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, de Duve Institute (Université catholique de Louvain), Brussels, Belgium, Apr 21-24, 2010.
- Speer AL, Giuliani S, Panossian A, Arkader A, Femino JD, Tolo V, Stanley P, Anselmo DM: Extremity amputations for vascular anomalies: single-center experience over 10 years. The 18th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, de Duve Institute (Université catholique de Louvain). Brussels, Belgium; Apr 21-24, 2010.
- Speer AL, Austin MT, Arkader A, Panossian A, Stanley P, Anselmo D: Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome associated with a capillary lymphatic venous malformation and limb hypertrophy requiring left hip disarticulation. The 18th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, de Duve Institute (Université catholique de Louvain). Brussels, Belgium; Apr 21-24, 2010.
ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE
Dr. Panossian also specializes in the treatment of various conditions including facial paralysis, neurofibromatosis, vascular birthmarks, and pediatric plastic surgery. For more information on these areas of his practice, visit the RECONSTRUCTIVE link in the menu above.