Doctors & Care Teams

A national physician group,
built around one specialty.

AREOLA physicians practice within one focused specialty and bring different histories to it: aesthetic surgery, revision care, public health, clinical education, digital planning and long-term outcomes. Every physician profile identifies the work that shaped that doctor’s point of view.

15physicians profiled
9national centers
5clinical programs
1shared specialty standard

The AREOLA physician model

Different experience. One coordinated standard.

Meet the surgeons who lead AREOLA’s primary, elective, revision, magnetic-system and patient-outcomes programs across nine centers.

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Focused practice

AREOLA surgeons devote their institutional practice to areolar plate replacement, surface design and the care that surrounds it.

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Shared planning

Physicians work with nursing, Clinical Plate Design, materials teams and patient coordinators within a documented plan.

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National consultation

Cases can be reviewed across centers when system history, revision complexity or system questions require another perspective.

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Long-term responsibility

The operating physician remains connected to recovery, plate registration, Annual Plate Checks and later revision questions.

Surgical leadership

Clinical responsibility remains visible.

Surgical leadership at AREOLA is a working clinical structure. Leaders continue to see patients while holding defined responsibility for standards, case review, education, quality and the development of their programs across nine centers.

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Physician directory

Find an AREOLA doctor.

Filter by center or specialty, then open an individual profile for background, education, clinical interests and appointment information.

15 physicians

Department of Areolar Plate Surgery

Sarah Whitmore, MD, FANSR

Surgeon-in-Chief

Surgeon-in-Chief and senior aesthetic surgeon specializing in complex bilateral planning, revision and the coordination of high-acuity replacement care.

Bilateral replacement · Complex revision · Philadelphia · New York

Clinical Operations

Daniel Cho, MD

Chair, Areolar Plate Surgery

Chair of Areolar Plate Surgery with a practice focused on first-time replacement, digital plate planning and the education of new AREOLA surgeons.

Primary replacement · Digital plate planning · Philadelphia · Boston

Elective Replacement Service

Rebecca Sullivan, MD

Director, Elective Replacement

National clinical leader specializing in elective replacement, complex revision, and in unilateral planning late in a long course of care.

Elective replacement · Unilateral replacement · Boston · New York

Magnetic Systems Program

Marcus Ellison, MD

Director, Magnetic Plate Surgery

Director of Magnetic Plate Surgery and clinical lead for interchangeable systems, interface revision and the daily-life implications of MagnePlate care.

MagnePlate · Interchangeable systems · Chicago · Seattle

Outcomes & Quality

Priya Desai, MD, MPH

Director, Patient Outcomes

Physician and public-health leader connecting patient-reported experience, shared decisions and long-term outcomes to everyday clinical practice.

Clinical outcomes · Shared decision-making · Philadelphia · Chicago

Revision Replacement Service

Jonathan Mercer, MD

Director, Revision Surgery

Revision specialist evaluating previous implants, plate systems and complex bilateral results with an emphasis on records, uncertainty and realistic options.

Revision replacement · Prior implant evaluation · Dallas · Scottsdale

Areolar Plate Surgery

Elena Ramirez, MD

Regional Medical Director, Miami

Miami regional medical director specializing in first-time elective replacement, gold systems and custom planning conducted in English or Spanish.

Elective replacement · Gold systems · Miami

Areolar Plate Surgery

Andrew Kline, MD

Regional Medical Director, Los Angeles

Los Angeles regional medical director focused on platinum systems, bilateral design and decorative surfaces developed within disciplined clinical boundaries.

Platinum systems · Decorative surface replacement · Los Angeles

Elective Replacement Service

Mina Patel, MD

Regional Medical Director, Seattle

Seattle regional medical director providing unilateral and elective replacement with particular attention to continuity after the patient returns home.

Unilateral replacement · Elective applications · Seattle

AREOLA Academy

Thomas Greene, MD

Director, Surgical Education

Director of Surgical Education responsible for physician learning, faculty standards and the clinical-governance curriculum of the AREOLA Academy.

Physician education · Primary replacement · Philadelphia · Dallas

Areolar Plate Surgery

Lila Hart, MD

Attending Surgeon

New York attending surgeon offering first-time replacement, silver systems and consultation designed for patients still defining their goals.

Primary replacement · Silver systems · New York

Revision Replacement Service

Samuel Owens, MD

Attending Surgeon

Chicago revision surgeon concentrating on steel systems, complex revision and careful reassessment of results created elsewhere.

Revision replacement · Steel systems · Chicago

Elective Replacement Service

Naomi Brooks, MD

Attending Surgeon

Boston surgeon focused on unilateral planning, symmetry and revision care grounded in the patient’s longer history with a plate system.

Unilateral replacement · Long-term systems · Boston

Magnetic Systems Program

Victor Nguyen, MD

Attending Surgeon

Magnetic-systems surgeon specializing in MagnePlate, registered external collections and digital planning for patients in Scottsdale and Los Angeles.

MagnePlate · Interchangeable plates · Scottsdale · Los Angeles

Areolar Plate Surgery

Camille Foster, MD

Attending Surgeon

Dallas and Miami attending surgeon focused on bilateral replacement, gold systems and decorative surfaces shaped around practical patient priorities.

Bilateral replacement · Gold systems · Dallas · Miami

Choosing a physician

You do not need to identify the right specialist alone.

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    Start with the care pathway or previous history most relevant to your question.

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    Consider the physician’s center locations and whether travel will be part of care.

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    Review language preferences, clinical focus and experience with the system you are considering.

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    Patient Services can route an inquiry when more than one physician or specialty may be appropriate.

Patient Services

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A coordinator can consider your history, preferred center and practical needs before routing an appointment request.

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