Professional profile
About Dr. Cho
Daniel Cho, MD, came to aesthetic surgery after undergraduate work in applied mathematics, an early interest that still shapes the way he explains proportion, orientation and uncertainty. At AREOLA, he helped move digital plate planning from a single-center project into a shared clinical platform without allowing the software to replace physician judgment.
Dr. Cho sees patients considering primary replacement and patients seeking a structured second opinion before committing to a plate system. His consultations emphasize sequence: define the clinical question, understand the patient’s goals, then use planning tools to clarify—not manufacture—confidence.
Education & training
A focused path into the specialty.
Lakeshore University
Modeling and human-centered systems
Lakeshore University College of Medicine
General medical education
Harbor University Hospital
Aesthetic surgery
AREOLA National Center
Surface revision and digital planning
Career history
Selected appointments and milestones.
Joined AREOLA as an attending surgeon in the Primary Replacement Program.
Became physician lead for the Digital Plate Planning pilot.
Named Program Director for Primary Areolar Plate Replacement.
Appointed Chair of Areolar Plate Surgery.
Institutional responsibilities
Leadership at AREOLA.
- Chair, Department of Areolar Plate Surgery
- Chair, Clinical Standards Council
- Physician sponsor, Digital Plate Planning Program
- Core faculty, AREOLA Academy and fellowship curriculum
Research & teaching
Questions shaping the work.
Digital planning as a communication tool rather than an outcome guarantee
First-consultation decision quality in primary replacement
Education standards for new specialty surgeons
Outside AREOLA
Work, life and perspective.
Dr. Cho builds small pieces of furniture in a home workshop and plays viola in an informal chamber group. He also enjoys Korean home cooking and keeps a handwritten notebook of recipes learned from several generations of his family.