Plastic Surgeon Los Angeles
Daniel Yamini MD FACS FAACS
Education, Awards & Affiliations

• Dr. Yamini’s Education, Awards & Affiliations
• Dr. Yamini’s Biography
• Dr. Yamini’s Philosophy
• Letters from Dr. Yamini’s Patients
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Dr. Daniel Yamini is an award-winning plastic surgeon in Los Angeles who has performed over 5,000 procedures and specializes in cosmetic enhancements of the face, breasts and body. The cofounder of Sunset Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Yamini is double board certified in both plastic and general surgery.

Read more on this page about Dr. Yamini's:
Awards, Honors & Press
Board Certifications & Licensure
Professional Affiliations
Hospital Privileges
Education & Training
Educational Honors
Speaking Engagements
Scientific Publications

To learn even more about Dr. Yamini, you may visit our Videos page, or, call us at (310) 858-9100 to set-up an expert consultation.

AWARDS, HONORS & PRESS
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• Dr. Daniel Yamini was quoted in the Fall 2011 issue of New Beauty Magazine. Click each article below to view it as a PDF.

  
  

• Dr. Yamini was recognized with a 2011 Los Angeles Top Doctors & Dentists Award for his achievements in the medical field.
  
  
• Dr. Yamini was among the Top Physicians in the Country who appeared in Newsweek Magazine's 2011 Top Physicians Showcase.
  
  
• Dr. Yamini was voted one of America's Most Compassionate Doctors in 2010, a recognition less than 3% of all active physicians nationwid received.
  Voted by patients on Vitals.com & tabulated by MDx Medical, Inc.
  
  
• Dr. Yamini has been recognized with four Patients’ Choice Awards (2008 - 2011).
  This award is voted on by patients, who rate various components of over 40,000 physicians, including bedside manner, doctor-patient face time, degree of follow-up, courtesy of office staff, and overall opinions. Only a select few receive uniformly rave reviews, and of those, only the few physicians with near perfect scores have been voted by their patients for this honor.
  Voted by patients on Vitals.com & tabulated by MDx Medical, Inc.
  
  
• Dr. Yamini has been listed among the Consumers' Research Council of America's Guide to America's Top Plastic Surgeons multiple times.
  
  
• Sunset Cosmetic Surgery has been recognized among the TOP 1% of BOTOX® providers in the nation. Further, Dr. Yamini is one of a select group of surgeons nationwide who is invited regularly by Allergan to give lectures as an educator for Botox and Juvederm in Los Angeles.
  Source: Allergan, Inc.
  
  
• Dr. Yamini has appeared on The KTLA Morning Show, Entertainment Tonight and Dr. 90210 and quoted
  in the Los Angeles Times, Elle, Stuff, Health & Fitness Sports and The Aesthetic Surgery Journal. For more information about past articles and press, please visit our Articles page.

BOARD CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
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Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (website)

Board Certified in General Surgery by the
American Board of Surgery (website)

• Licensed by the California Board of Medicine (website)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (website)

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (website)

California Society of Plastic Surgeons (website)

Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (website) "F.A.C.S." stands for Fellow, American College of Surgeons. It means that Dr. Yamini's education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the American College of Surgeons.

Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) (website)

American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons (website) ASBPS members specialize in body contouring surgery specifically for patients that have lost significant amounts of weight through non-surgical means such as diet or exercise or through the various bariatric procedures.

• Advisory Board Member
  Dr. Yamini is part of very select group of two dozen plastic surgeons nationwide who serve on the advisory board of the largest breast implant manufacturers. As a board member, he is closely involved with the latest developments in technologies and products used for cosmetic enhancement.

Olympia Medical Center (website)

EDUCATION & TRAINING
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Fellowship in Advanced Cosmetic Surgery
[2002]
Subspecialty plastics training in facial, breast, and body
cosmetic surgery
Beverly Hills, CA

Residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
[2000 - 2002]
Providence Hospital and Medical Centers & The Institute
for Craniofacial and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery,
Detroit, Michigan

General Surgery Residency
[1994 - 2000]
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA),
Harbor General Hospital, Torrance California

Medical School
[1990 - 1994]
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

Undergraduate Education
[1986 - 1990]
Stanford University
Degree: Bachelors of Science (BS) in Biology
Degree: Bachelors of Art (BA) in Psychology

EDUCATIONAL HONORS
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First Prize: Resident Research Award, Providence Hospital Research Symposium. (April 2002)

First Prize: Resident Research Award at the American College of Surgeons, Southern California Conference. (Jan 1998)

Winner of the Society of Academic Surgery Student Research Award. (June 1994)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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As a plastic surgeon in los angeles, Dr. Yamini is often invited to speak about his work in the areas of injectables and surgical techniques.

"Perioral Dermabrasion" lecture at " The Perioral Plastic Surgery Symposium,"San Diego, CA, Oct. 2003

Drs. Svehlak and Yamini taught courses at the annual American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting (May 2003), including presentations on breast augmentation, liposuction, facelift and rhinoplasty minimally-invasive techniques.

American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery International Symposium
Dr. Yamini was invited to present scientific and clinical experience with cosmetic surgery at the most prestigious annual international cosmetic meeting. In New York (2001) he presented exciting results in a technique of removing very large segments of fat along with liposuction. In Las Vegas (2002), Dr. Yamini presented research experience on a very interesting new injection product that is just as safe as collagen, but is permanent (this product is currently in use in Europe but has not been approved yet in the US).

OHEP Research Symposium Competition of Michigan,
Detroit, Michigan, April 18, 2002

13th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society.
San Diego, California, February 16-19,2002

Ninth International Congress on Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies. Göteborg, Sweden, June 25-29, 2001

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Annual Aesthetic Conference.
New York, New York, May 3-8, 2001

The Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Chicago, Illinois, April 19-20, 2001

American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress.
Palm Springs, California Jan 17-19, 1998

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
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Journal Articles

Jackson I, El-Musa K, Gonzalez A, Yamini D. Tissue expansion to reposition the displaced frontal hairline in craniofacial deformity. European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2002 Oct;25 (4).

Oliak D, Yamini D, Udani V, et. al Initial nonoperative management for periappendiceal abscess. Dis Colon Rectum. 2001 Jul;44(7):936-41.

Farooq M, Kling K, Yamini D, et al. Penetrating ulceration of the infrarenal aorta: case reports of an embolic and assymptomatic lesion. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2001 Mar;15(2):255-259.

Oliak D, Yamini D, Udani V, et. al. Can perforated appendicitis be diagnosed preoperatively based on admission factors? Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2000 Sep-Oct;4(5):470-4.

Stuntz M, Yamini D, Moss J, et al. Bilateral orbital metastases as the presenting finding in a male patient with breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature. The Breast Journal. 2000 May;6(3):204-208.

Oliak D, Yamini D, Udani V, et al. Nonoperative management of perforated appendicitis without periappendiceal mass. American Journal of Surgery. 2000 Mar;179(3):177-181.

Yamini D, Vargas H, Bongard F, et al. Perforated appendicitis: is it truly a surgical urgency? American Surgeon. 1998 Oct;64(10):970-5.

Textbook Chapter

Yamini D, Khalkhali I, “Breast Scintigraphy.” In: A. Bonifacino, M Halliwell, A Buzdar (eds.) Carcinoma della Mammella (Italian: “Breast Cancer”). Poletto Editore, 1999.

Scientific Abstracts

Nasal augmentation With Surgicel-Wrapped Diced Cartilege: A Rreview of 67 Consecutive Cases. Ian T Jackson, MD, FACS, Mohammed M Elahi, MD, Dan Yamini, MD, Andrea Moreira-Gonzalez, MD. (ASAPS, April 2002)

Nonoperative Management of Perforated Appendicitis. David Oliak, Roger Lewis, Dan Yamini, Vikram Udani, Hernan Vargas, Michael Stamos. (Presented at the American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress. October 1999)

Epidermal Growth Factor Iimmunostaining as a Prognostic Indicator for Colon Cancer. Sasa Periskic, Sven Seiwert, Dan Yamini, Antonio Guglietta, Michael Stamos. (Presented at the American Gastrointestinal Association meeting. May 1998)