S. Daniel Golshani, MD, FACS

About the Surgeon

S. Daniel Golshani, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a double board certified Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon, a diplomat of both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He holds staff privileges at the Century City and West Hills Medical Centers.

Dr. Golshani completed a bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), receiving multiple Dean's honors, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors. He then attended the University of California - Irvine School of Medicine as one of only two University of California Regent's Scholars. Dr. Golshani later completed a six year residency in General Surgery at the University of Southern California (USC) and the L.A. County USC Medical Centers. While completing his residency, he also participated in a one year Research Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, focusing on aesthetic facial surgery and facial reconstruction. Dr. Golshani successfully completed his residency in General Surgery in 1997, receiving the "Outstanding Chief Resident Teacher of the Year" award.

For the next two years, Dr. Golshani attended the world-renowned Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program at the University of California - San Francisco (UCSF). At UCSF, he underwent an exceptional and intensive training in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery from experts, including Dr. Stephen Mathes, Dr. Jack Owsley, Dr. Issa Eshima and Dr. Harry Buncke, the "father of microsurgery". He completed his training with a final year of Clinical Fellowship in Reconstructive Microsurgery at the University of Southern California (USC).

Dr. Golshani holds memberships in the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons, LAC- USC Society of Graduate Surgeons and the UCSF Plastic Surgeons Alumni Association. He has conducted many research projects and published many articles in reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery. Dr. Golshani also has served as a consultant for national and international magazines, radio and television programs, helping to educate the public on the modern techniques and ethical practice of plastic and reconstructive surgery.