Dr. Edward Kwak

Dr. Edward Kwak practices in New York City. He is double board certified as a facial plastic surgeon and as a plastic surgeon. His certifications include the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, a head and neck expert designation from the American Board of Otolaryngology, and a diplomate certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. He began his education at Tufts University, graduating cum laude. Indiana University School of Medicine followed, with graduation in 2001. Next came a year of general surgery at Saint Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, then an otolaryngology residency at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary from 2002 to 2007. From 2007 to 2009 he completed a facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Center in Houston. Afterward he worked as a visiting surgeon in Seoul, Korea, where specialists in Asian cosmetic techniques mentored him. Kwak is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Head and Neck Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and teaches new facial surgeons cosmetic procedures at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. He lectures and publishes on facial plastic surgery, with rhinoplasty technique among his topics. He also takes part in the Faces of Honor program run by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, which offers free medical care to injured veterans. He has been named a New York Super Doctor every year from 2015 through 2026. Honors include the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Award and the Eli Lilly/K.K. Chen Pharmacology Award, and he was named a NewBeauty Top Beauty Doctor in 2018 and 2019 and a Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor in 2019.