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Jaco H. Festekjian, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Jaco H. Festekjian, MDLanguages Spoken
English, Armenian

Education

  • B.S., Cell and Molecular Biology and Chemistry, California State University, Northridge, CA.
  • M.D., British West Indies, School of Medicine, St. Maarten, US Virgin, Islands.
  • General Surgery Residency, Kern Medical Center, UCSD Affiliate, Bakersfield, CA.
  • Plastic Surgery Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • Advanced Aesthetic and Microsurgery Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona.

Board Certification
-American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2003
-American Board of Surgery, 2001

Professional Memberships
-Member, American College of Surgeons
-Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
-California Society of Plastic Surgery

About Jaco H. Festekjian
After completing his Advanced Aesthetic and Microsurgery Fellowship at The Mayo Clinic, Jaco H. Festekjian, M.D., joined the Department of Surgery and was appointed Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Festekjian has since established a thriving practice with an impeccable safety record.

Areas of clinical expertise include: reconstructive surgeries requiring microsurgery, such as breast reconstruction, various immediate as well as delayed FLAP procedures, including DIEP, TRAM, and Latissimus FLAPS. In addition, Dr. Festekjian has research interests in the clinical arena, specifically in the area of breast reconstruction, augmentation, and reduction.

Dr. Festekjian's extensive Cosmetic Surgery expertise includes: abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, breast reduction, body contouring, facial cosmetic surgery, and dermal fillers.

Dr. Festekjian is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery as well as the American College of Surgeons. Professional Memberships include The American College of Surgeons, The American Society of Plastic Surgery, and the California Society of Plastic Surgery.

Should have any additional questions, or if you wish to schedule a consultation with Dr. Festekjian, please feel free to contact his assistant, Jeani at: 310-794-4126.

Learn more about Dr. Festekjian at www.cuttingedgesurgery.com

Ask about leg vein treatments offered exclusively by Dr. Festekjian for patients in Plastic Surgery.

Case Report  

Salvage of Congested Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap With a Reverse Flow Venous Anastomosis

Tom S. Liu, MD, MBA, Peter Ashjian, MD, and Jaco Festekjian, MD

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