Dr. JULIA SPEARS, MD

Dr. Hamid Abdollahi's area of expertise includes aesthetic procedures of the face and body. As part of his extensive training, he did an aesthetic surgery fellowship at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital in New York, one of the most prestigious aesthetic fellowship programs in the country. He is well-versed in the latest cosmetic techniques including facelift surgery, rhinoplasty as well breast and body contouring. Dr. Abdollahi completed his plastic and reconstructive surgery training at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. He trained at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where he completed both his internship and general surgery residency. While at Jefferson he was the recipient of multiple awards including the Thomas Jefferson Resident Teaching Award and was inducted into the Association of Pathology Honors Society and Hobart Amory Hare Honor Society. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with Summa Cum Laude honors with B.A. in Biology and a minor in chemistry. During his time at Jefferson, Dr. Abdollahi performed an extra year of basic science research in the Division of Vascular Surgery. His focus was on adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) and the effect of hypoxia on their angiogenic potential. An area that has tremendous potential in dealing with problems with wound healing.

Prior to joining the Plastic Surgery Center, he was in practice for many years as an Associate Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia where he also served as the Program Director for the Advanced Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship. During this time, he has treated countless patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer, head, and neck cancer, sarcoma, and melanoma as well as patients suffering from lymphedema. Dr. Chang was selected for the prestigious accelerated 7-year BA/MD program at Rutgers College. After graduating summa cum laude from this highly competitive program, he continued with his general surgery residency at Rutgers Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ, and devoted an additional two years to basic science research in microvascular tissue engineering and stem cell biology at New York University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, for which he won multiple awards from the American College of Surgeons, the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the Plastic Surgery Research Council. Dr. Chang also completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, and a Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.