Curriculum Vitae

Ali Heidari, D.O., F.A.C.O.S.
Board Certified, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Contour Aesthetic Surgery Center
1246 E. Arrow Highway
Upland, CA 91786
(909) 982-1002

Plastic Surgery Residency

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 1994 - August 1996

Affiliated Training Institutions

The Philadelphia Hand Center P.C.
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

New York Group for Plastic Surgery and Rehabilitation
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York

Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

General Surgery

Genesys Regional Medical Center
Flint Osteopathic Campus
Flint, Michigan
July 1991 – June 1994

Internship

Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital
Pontiac, Michigan
July 1990 – June 1991

Education

Professional
Doctor of Osteopathy
University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
Des Moines, Iowa
June 1990

Pre-Professional
Bachelor of Arts in Biology
Minor in Chemistry
California State University at Fullerton
Fullerton, California
June 1985

Associates of Arts in Biology
Compton Community College
Compton, California
January 1982

Board Certification

May 2000 American Osteopathic Board of Surgery Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

July 1991 National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiner

Licensure/Certification of Training

1996 Physician and Surgeon
State of California

1996 Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon
State of Arizona

1995 Medicine and Surgery
State of New York

1994 Oeteopathic Physician and Surgeon
State of Pennsylvania

1991 Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon
State of Michigan

1998 Erbium Silk Laser Resurfacing
Beverly Hills, California

1997 Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction
Foundation for The Advancement of Medical Education
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons Convention, Atlanta, Georgia

1996 Ultrapulse CO2 Laser Resurfacing
Irvine Medical Center
Irvine, California

1996 Microsurgical Techniques
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

1994 Q-Switched, Frequency doubled, Nd:YAG Laser and the Flashlamp Pulse Dye Laser
AMI, Washington D.C.

1991 Advanced Trauma Life Support

1989 Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Membership Professional Societies

1993 American Medical Association

1991 American College of Osteopathic Surgeons

1990 American Osteopathic Association

1996 Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California

Professional Appointments

2001 Program Chairman, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Discipline

2001 and 2002 Oral Boards examiner, American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

2000 Institutional Review Board

San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, California

Staff Appointments

2000 Chapman Medical Center
Orange, California, Plastic Surgery, Class 1

1998 San Antonio Community Hospital
Upland, California, Plastic Surgery, Class 1

1998 Tustin Hospital
Tustin, California, Plastic Surgery, Class 1

1997 Chino Valley Medical Center
Chino, California, Plastic Surgery, Class 1

Awards and Achievements

2002 Fellow of American College of Osteopathic Surgeons

1995 First Prize Winner: “ Triceps to Biceps Tendon Transfer For Treatment of Co-contraction of the Elbow.”
The Technical and Scientific Exhibits
Annual Clinical Assebly of Osteopathic Specialists
New Orleans, Louisiana

Scientific Research

July 1995 “ Triceps to Biceps Tendon Transfer for Treatment of Co-contraction of the Elbow”
Philadelphia Hand Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Apocrine Adenocarcinoma of The Hand” Philadelphia Hand Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 1994 “ A Comparison of Pre-operative Angiograghy and Duplex Scanning with Intra-operative Findings in Carotid Artery Disease (A Prospective Study)“
Genesys Regional Medical Center
Flint Osteopathic Campus
Flint, Michigan

July 1993 “ Diagnostic Efficacy of Duplex Scanning as Compared with Angiography in Patients with Carotid Artery Disease“

Genesys Regional Medical Center
Flint Osteopathic Campus
Flint, Michigan

Presentations

Lecturer, “ Management of Difficult Hand Injuries ”, Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists, Palm Springs, California, October 2001

Lecturer, “ Breast Reconstruction and Difficult Cases” , Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists, Palm Springs, California, October 2001

Lecturer, “ Breast Enhancement Surgery” , Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, 40th Annual Convention, San Diego, California, February 2001

Lecturer, “ Body Contouring Surgery”, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, 40th Annual Convention, San Diego, California, February 2001

Lecturer, “ Breast Reconstruction Alternatives”, American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Support Group (Inland Valley Division), Upland, California November 1999 and 2000

Lecturer, “Male Aesthetic Surgery”, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, 38th Annual Convention, Palm Springs, California, February 1999