Focused practice
AREOLA surgeons devote their institutional practice to areolar plate replacement, surface design and the care that surrounds it.
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.
Shared planning
Physicians work with nursing, Clinical Plate Design, materials teams and patient coordinators within a documented plan.
National consultation
Cases can be reviewed across centers when system history, revision complexity or system questions require another perspective.
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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15 physicians
Department of Areolar Plate Surgery
Sarah Whitmore, MD, FANSR
Surgeon-in-ChiefSurgeon-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 SurgeryChair 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 ReplacementNational 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 SurgeryDirector 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 OutcomesPhysician 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 SurgeryRevision 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, MiamiMiami 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 AngelesLos 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, SeattleSeattle 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 EducationDirector 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 SurgeonNew 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 SurgeonChicago 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 SurgeonBoston 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 SurgeonMagnetic-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 SurgeonDallas and Miami attending surgeon focused on bilateral replacement, gold systems and decorative surfaces shaped around practical patient priorities.
Bilateral replacement · Gold systems · Dallas · MiamiNo physicians match all three filters. Clear one selection, or ask Patient Services to help identify an appropriate specialist.
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