AAFPRS Fellowship Program
Premier Image Cosmetic & Laser Surgery is one of the few practices in the United States that offers a prestigious fellowship program under the auspices of the Educational and Research Foundation for the AAFPRS, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc. The medical community widely respects the AAFPRS Foundation fellowship program and represents the finest postgraduate program in the world for training facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons.
Since its beginning in 1969, the program has trained more than 1200 highly specialized experts to be educators and leaders in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. These individuals and their directors have performed a tremendous service to the AAFPRS and the specialty through developing and disseminating new procedures, improving patient care, refining surgical techniques, and promoting confidence and respect in the specialty.
FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY TRAINING IN ATLANTA, GA
Fellowship Director for the AAFPRS
Dr. Louis M. DeJoseph, has been a Fellowship Director for the AAFPRS for over 20 years and trains young physicians in the artistry and facial surgical techniques he has developed and refined over the years. Fellowship directors are recognized authorities in the teaching and practice of facial plastic surgery. They are formally affiliated with an accredited postgraduate medical training program.
Prior to coming for their fellowship year at our practice, our fellowship physicians received their medical degrees and completed their internship and residency program. Before setting up their practice, the physicians chose to spend an additional year under the instruction and guidance of Dr. DeJoseph.
The objectives of the fellowship program
- Provide an outstanding academic opportunity for the acquisition of specialized knowledge and skills in facial plastic surgery
- Develop trained specialists who will contribute to the ongoing development of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Foster development of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery educators, especially in residency programs
- Encourage the development of new skills and knowledge in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery through basic research and clinical trials.
Dr. Alexandra Michalowski
Dr. Michalowski grew up between Baltimore and New York. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience before obtaining her Doctor of Medicine from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she graduated at the top of her class and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
She then completed five years of residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, where she received comprehensive surgical training across Weill Cornell, Columbia University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. During her residency, Dr. Michalowski’s research centered on craniofacial surgery and cleft palate repair—work that first inspired her passion for facial plastic surgery.
Following residency, Dr. Michalowski was selected for advanced fellowship training in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery under the mentorship of Dr. DeJoseph at Premier Image. Alongside her fellowship, she serves as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Emory University and a Clinical Instructor at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where she provides care for veterans and trains Emory otolaryngology residents.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Michalowski enjoys exploring Georgia with her husband and children, reading, and pursuing creative hobbies such as wheel pottery. Upon completion of her fellowship, she plans to return to New York to continue her career in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
| Fellow | Current Office Location | Fellowship Years |
|---|---|---|
| Anurag Agarwal, MD | Naples, FL | 2004 – 2005 |
| Burke Eleyet Chegar, MD | Carmel, IN | 2005 – 2006 |
| Matthew J. Dickson, MD | Queensbury, NY | 2006 – 2007 |
| Raghu Sudarshan Athre, MD | Houston, TX | 2007 – 2008 |
| Giancarlo F. Zuliani, MD | Rochester, MI | 2008 – 2009 |
| Jason Cliff Lichtenberger, MD | Bellingham, WA | 2009 – 2010 |
| Sean Richard Weiss, MD | New Orleans, LA | 2010 – 2011 |
| Johnny Chun-Wei Mao, MD | Orange, CT | 2011 – 2012 |
| Shivan H. Amin, MD | Atlanta, GA | 2012 – 2013 |
| Danny J. Soares, MD | Fruitland Park, FL | 2013 – 2014 |
| Kyle T. Yamamoto, MD | Reno, NV | 2014 – 2015 |
| Daniel J. Liebertz, MD | Kirkland, WA | 2015 – 2016 |
| Hardik K. Doshi, MD | New York, NY | 2016 – 2017 |
| Helen A. Moses, MD | Columbia, SC | 2017 – 2018 |
| Jason D. Pou, MD | Jefferson, LA | 2018 – 2019 |
| Nikunj A. Rana, MD | Frisco, TX | 2019 – 2020 |
| Houmehr Hojjat, MD | Irvine, CA | 2020 – 2021 |
| Cory Bovenzi, MD | Centennial, CO | 2021 – 2022 |
| Tyler McElwee, MD | Houston, TX | 2022 – 2023 |
| Albert Yang, MD | Jacksonville, FL | 2023 – 2024 |