About Dr. Deniz Sarhaddi
Education & Training
Dr. Sarhaddi earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where her interest in plastic surgery—and specifically facial aesthetics—emerged. As a medical student, she focused on craniofacial reconstruction and explored this interest through extensive volunteer opportunities and research commitments.
During medical school, Dr. Sarhaddi spent 2 years in a dedicated research fellowship in the Craniofacial Research Laboratory at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Her clinical experience in facial aesthetics had a profound impact on her career choice. It was during this time that Dr. Sarhaddi felt her work, personality, and skill set combined in a way that felt productive and personally fulfilling. After completing an integrated 6-year plastic surgery residency at St. Louis University, she then completed an Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, GA where she refined her skills under the guidance of internationally renowned plastic surgeons.
She continues to contribute to the world of academic plastic surgery by writing textbook chapters and manuscripts, serving as a peer reviewer for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, and as a Contributing Editor in Oculoplastic Surgery for Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum. She is actively involved in The Aesthetic Society, serving on multiple committees. She is an enthusiastic educator, committed to training senior plastic surgery residents at St. Louis University in aesthetic surgery.
Her volunteer efforts included 4 international medical missions with Operation Smile, a non-profit organization that provides cleft lip and cleft palate surgery for children.
Selected Honors and Awards
Adjunct Faculty of the Year, Saint Louis University Division of Plastic Surgery, 2022
The George Washington University Women’s Board Inc. Medical School Scholarship, 2012-2013
Outstanding Paper Presentation, “PTH therapy reverses radiation induced non-union and normalizes radiomorphometrics in a murine mandibular model of distraction osteogenesis,” American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2011
Magna Cum Laude, The George Washington University, 2006
Selected Publications
Sarhaddi D, Xu K, Wisbeck A, Deigni O, Kaswan S, Prada C, Lund H: Fondaparinux Significantly Reduces Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism after Body Contouring Procedures without an Increase in Bleeding Complications. Aesthet Surg J. 2019 Oct 15;39(11):1214-1221. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjz184
Sarhaddi D, Nahai F, Nahai F. Lower blepharoplasty– Transconjunctival Approach with and Without Fat Preservation In: 2020 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics.
Stevens WG, Eagan M, Felber C, Sarhaddi D, Orlando M. Cryolipolysis in Combination with Energy Based Technology to Refine Body Contouring. In: The Art of Combining Surgical and Non-Surgical Techniques in Aesthetic Medicine. Ed. Julius Few. New York: Thieme; 2018, 132-149.
Sarhaddi D, Nahai F. Aesthetic Principles. In: Plastic Surgery. Toronto (ON): Decker Medicine; October 2019. DOI: 10.2310/7900.10010.
Sarhaddi D, Francoisse C, Nahai F. Fat Buttocks Augmentation: a scientific validation. In: Fat Transfer in Plastic Surgery: Techniques, Technology and Safety. Ed. Alberto Di Giuseppe, Franco Bassetto and Foad Nahai.
Committee Memberships
The Aesthetic Society, Product Development and Market Research Committee, 2020-present
The Aesthetic Society, Young Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Committee, 2020-present
The Aesthetic Society, Women Aesthetic Surgeons Committee, 2020-present
Academic Responsibilities
Peer Reviewer, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2019-present
Contributing Editor, Oculoplastic Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, 2020-present
Adjunct Faculty, Plastic Surgery, Saint Louis University Division of Plastic Surgery, 2020-present
