Department Chair, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Subspecialties Institute
Surgeon
Years of Experience
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Dr. Raffi Gurunian, MD, is the Department Chair and Chief of Plastic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Gurunian was Staff Physician of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery department at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.
Dr. Gurunian received his medical degree from Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, and completed his plastic surgery residency at Marmara University School of Medicine.
Dr. Gurunian did a Microsurgery Fellowship, at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio. He has practiced in Europe, the US, and in the Middle East, and has vast experience in plastic surgery, in particular in the field of breast surgery.
Throughout his career, Dr. Gurunian has performed over 10,000 operations. He has published over 150 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals and is the lead editor of two plastic surgery books.
Currently, Dr. Gurunian resides in Abu Dhabi, with his wife and two children. In his spare time, Dr. Gurunian enjoys working out, travelling, and playing chess.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria (Clinical Fellowship/Specialist)
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio (Microsurgery Fellowship Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Marmara University Institute of Health Science, Istanbul, Turkey (Department of Anatomy)
Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (Internship)
Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Case Western Reserve University, US (Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine)
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, US (Staff Physician, Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Denver Health Medical Center (Denver General), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado, US (Chief, Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Denver Health Medical Center (Denver General), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado, US (Chief, Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Denver Health Medical Center (Denver General), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado, US (Director, Wound Care Clinic)
Denver Health Medical Center (Denver General), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado, US (Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery)
Acıbadem Hospitals Group, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey (Associate Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery)
Acıbadem Hospitals Group, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey (Plastic Surgery Attending)
Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria (Plastic Surgery Attending/Fellow Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, US (Microsurgery Fellowship Reconstructive Surgery Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Surp Pirgic Armenian Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (Plastic Surgery Attending)
Marmara University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident)
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