Draft:Preview Sam Rizk

Samieh S. Rizk (born October 27, 1967), also known as Sam Rizk, is an American plastic surgeon. He is director of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Accredited Surgical Suite. He is a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Faculty of the American College of Surgeons-American.

Early life
Rizk was born in the United States, on October 27, 1967.

Education
Rizk completed his undergraduate from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He earned his medical degree through the Accelerated Honors Program at The University of Michigan´s Medical School. He served as a resident in New York Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital. Rizk completed his fellowship at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sacramento, California.

Career
Rizk is director director of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Accredited Surgical Suite. He is a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of the American College of Surgeons-American, Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Medical Society of the State of New York, New York Facial Plastic Society, Society for Reconstructive Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery of New York, New York Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Society, and New Jersey Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He is described as one of the pioneers of three-dimensional rhinoplasty and ethnic rhinoplasty surgery technology.

Rizk performed plastic surgeries on Jennifer Fessler. He has contributed to the article Short Scar Face-Lift with the use of Fibrin Sealant in an issue of Elsevier Saunders´ Dermatologic Clinics. Rizk is a member for the AAFPRS FACE TO FACE PROGRAM, for deformities, war-torn people and victims of domestic abuse.

Awards

 * Top Doctor in New York Magazine’s Best Doctors 2013 Edition
 * Patient’s Choice Award, 2012
 * Top Doctors listed in Castle Connolly’s 2012 Top Doctors: New York Metro Area
 * Patient’s Choice Award, 2012
 * Chosen as Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2010
 * Chosen as Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2011
 * Chosen as Castle Connolly Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, 2009-12th edition
 * Rizk was ranked 23rd among America's Best Plastic Surgeons in 2021 by Newsweek.

Publications

 * Restoring the Drooping Tip and Hanging Columella in Revision Rhinoplasty (Advanced Aesthetic Rhinoplasty)


 * Tissue Glues in Cosmetic Surgery (Dermatologic Clinics)


 * Short Scar facelift with use of Fibrin Sealant (Tissue Glues in Cosmetic Surgery)

Rizk published the first article on hematoma rates in deep plane facelifts with tissue glue in the archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. He also published a pilot study on concurrent functional endoscopic sinus surgery and rhinoplasty in the Annals of Plastic Surgery.


 * The Use of Implants in Facial Augmentation for Hemifacial Atrophy
 * Bilateral simultaneous orbital decompression for Graves orbitopathy with a combined endoscopic and Caldwell-Luc approach


 * Use of Fibrin Sealant in Short Scar Facelift


 * Mucous cyst formation after rhinoplasty

He has co-authored different research papers


 * 1. Arytenoid adduction as an adjunct to type I thyroplasty for unilateral vocal cord paralysis
 * 2. Hematoma Rates in Drainless Deep-Plane Face-lift Surgery with and Without the Use of Fibrin Glue
 * 3. Expression of the major mammalian stress protein in the rat cochlea following transient ischemia
 * 4. Aggressive Combination Treatment for Invasive Fungal Sinusitis in Immunocompromised Patients
 * 5. Lower eyelid blepharoplasty: analysis of indications and the treatment of 100 patients
 * 6. Polymorphous hemangioendothelioma of the neck
 * 7. Successful management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus orbital cellulitis after blepharoplasty
 * 8. Expression of VIA (β1) Integrins in a Recurrent Pleomorphic Adenoma Cell Line
 * 9. Bilateral Simultaneous Orbital Decompression for Graves Orbitopathy Using a Combined Endoscopic and Caldwell-
 * Luc Approach
 * 10. Laser Pointers