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CURRENT BOARD CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

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 SOCIETY AFFILIATIONS

American Medical Association (website)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (website)
California Medical Association (website)
California Society of Plastic Surgeons (website)
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.

American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons (website)

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.

FELLOWSHIP IN ADVANCED COSMETIC SURGERY
[2002]
Subspecialty plastics training in facial, breast, and body
cosmetic surgery with Richard Ellenbogen, M.D., Inc.,
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


PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

"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


HONORS

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)

Based on his extensive educational and training expereince, as well as excellent ethical and professional standing, Dr. Yamini was invited to join the prestigious ranks of "Americas Top Surgeons."


HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

Century City Hospital, Midway Hospital

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

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)