Dr. Angelo Cuzalina, President, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 2011

At the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery annual meeting in January of 2011, Dr. Angelo Cuzalina, MD, DDS was named President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.

"It is positively an honor and a privilege to be elected as president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery," Dr. Cuzalina says.

"I am taking over a position from a long line of surgeons whom I admire and respect. It's very exciting to follow in their footsteps and continue moving this Academy forward in a positive direction."

Dr. Cuzalina, who has performed more than 10,000 cosmetic surgical procedures in the last 13 years, has lectured on cosmetic surgery all over the world. He is particularly renowned for his expertise in body contouring after massive weight loss along with simultaneous breast lift and augmentation and rhinoplasty.

Dr. Cuzalina presides over a spectacular state-of-the-art accredited surgical facility at Tulsa Surgical Arts. Since beginning his private practice in 1998, he has become a leader in the field of cosmetic surgery, culminating in the AACS Presidential appointment. 

Dr. Cuzalina with his wife Paige (left) and Dr. Beatrice Lafarge (right), past president of the European Cosmetic Surgery Society at the 2011 annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.