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Dr. Sam Rizk Dr. Samieh (Sam) Rizk, MD, is an American Board-certified facial plastic surgeon, who performs cosmetic surgery procedures, including rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, facelift, and revision facelift surgery. He is the Director and Founder of Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgery and the Director of Park Avenue Facial Surgery, PLLC, where he practices today. Dr. Rizk has dual board certification by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Rizk performs customized surgical procedures for each individual patient by developing and refining his techniques. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all method, Dr. Rizk studies each patient’s facial structure and degree of aging to design the most effective approach for the patient. His goal is significantly improve precision, reduce risks and speed up recovery time for his patients. He has published landmark articles describing how his techniques can be applied for younger and older patients. A Pioneer Dr. Rizk is one of the very first surgeons to successfully perform the combined endonasal rhinoplasty and sinus/septal surgery. He also pioneered the 3-dimensional virtual rhinoplasty technique, which has significantly enhanced precision and results for his patients. Additionally, Dr. Rizk introduced the use of high-definition telescopes in necklift surgery and was one of the first to use tissue glues in facelift surgery. This technique is explained in a chapter of his book, Tissue Glues in Cosmetic Surgery, as well as in an article published by Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. This article was the very first to address the method involving analyzing hematoma rates in deep plane facelift surgery with drainless approach with tissue glue. Dr. Rizk is also a New York City surgeons in applying stem cell fat transfers, using the PureGraft (Cytori co.) system for facial rejuvenation and volume replenishment. Career As a high school student, Dr. Rizk was accepted into an accelerated medical school program at the University of Michigan’s Medical School. Upon graduating, he returned to his native state of New York to complete an internship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, followed by his residency in otolaryngology/head and neck surgery/facial plastic surgery at New York Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. Dr. Rizk also completed a Fellowship program of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery in California. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Rizk founded his own cosmetic surgery practice in New York and has been practicing ever since. Recognition Rizk's rhinoplasty and facelift techniques and innovations have been featured on numerous television programs in the United States, including Nightline (ABC), The Today Show (NBC), The Doctors Show (CBS), Dr. Oz, major news network programs. They have also been showcased on international programs, such as Telemundo and the Egyptian TV program, "Egypt Today.” Dr. Rizk has written several books on his methods and has been widely published in a range of prestigious peer-review journals, including a landmark article in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, in which he introduces an algorithm he developed for evaluating lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Other journals that have published his work are Plastic Surgery Practice Journal, Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, ENT Journal, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal. Today, Dr. Rizk is regularly invited to deliver presentations about his techniques at facial plastic surgery conferences around the world, including in London, Italy, Brazil, the Middle East and the United States. Some past conferences and institutions where he has guest lectured are the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference, Rhinoplasty Society Meeting, the 14th Annual Mount Sinai Symposium, American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, International Facial Plastic Surgery Conference, Royal College of Physicians, the Northeast Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference, and many others. Dr. Rizk completed training programs at facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and head and neck surgery at hospitals such as New York Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, and Lenox Hill Hospital. He also teaches at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital. Philanthropy Dr. Rizk is involved in a number of philanthropic organizations, including Baby Face, where he has performed free plastic surgery on deformed children. He also participates in the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery’s FACE-TO-FACE program, performing free reconstructive surgery to victims of domestic violence.