Liposuction Specialist Dr. Zahir

A specialist in the medical art of liposuction, Dr. Zahir is double board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Prior to gaining favor among liposuction patients throughout the D.C. Metro area, Dr. Zahir - a West Virginia native - underwent his academic and medical preparation, which included general surgery training in internal surgeries above and beyond standard cosmetic procedures, in reputable East Coast institutions. He prides himself on obtaining his physician education in the same geographical area in which he was raised, and the area in which he currently practices medicine.

Regarded as an esteemed clinical educator, Dr. Zahir has published over 20 articles relevant to cosmetic or reconstructive surgery topics in national, peer-reviewed health journals. His dual board certification status ensures that his degree of surgical training is of the same caliber as his senior predecessors in plastic surgery, many of whom are among the nation's most distinguished surgeons. Liposuction is among the numerous procedures with which he has helped patients gain improved physical and emotional well-being.

Curriculum Vitae

Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
1999-2001, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

General Surgery
1992-1999, West Virginia University and St Mary's Hospital (an affiliate of Yale University)

Research
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Yale University

Basic Science Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Medical Education
West Virginia School of Medicine

Undergraduate
Wake Forest University

Medical Licensing
Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Virginia State Medical License
Maryland State Medical License

Affiliations
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
H. William Scott, Jr. Society
Medical Society of Northern Virginia
Maryland County Medical Society
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery
American Association of Hand Surgery
Candidate Member of the Aesthetic Society of Plastic Surgery

Liposuction Specialist Khalique Zahir, M.D., F.A.C.S. is located in Annandale VA and Bethesda MD.