Meet Ozan Sozer, M.D. — Cosmetic Surgeon in El Paso, Texas
Lasting Beauty - It Starts in El Paso with Dr. Sozer.
Ozan Sozer is an experienced board-certified cosmetic surgeon at El Paso Cosmetic Surgery, serving Texas, New Mexico, Northern Mexico, and surrounding areas. He has been practicing cosmetic plastic surgery for more than 15 years, and has received many awards, including “Best Cosmetic Surgeon” for 2007-2009 as chosen by the readers of El Paso Magazine.
Dr. Ozan Sozer - Education and Training
EDUCATION:
- Bornova Anadolu High School, Turkey 1976-1983
- Montclaire High School, NJ, USA 1983-1984
- Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey 1984-1991, MD
Postgraduate Training
- General Surgery Internship (PGY 1) University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, 1991-1992
- Junior Resident in General Surgery (PGY 2) University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, 1992-1993
- Microsurgery Research Fellowship, St. Joseph Hospital Surgical Training Center, Houston, Texas, 1993-1994
- Senior Resident in General Surgery (PGY 3-4) University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, 1994-1996
- Chief Resident in General Surgery (PGY 5) University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, 1996-1997
- Junior Resident in Plastic Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1997-1998
- Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Texas 1998-1999
- Aesthetic Fellowship with Dr. Onur Erol, Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 1999-April 2000
- Partner in ONEP Istanbul, May 2000 – September 2001
Scholarships
- American Field Service Scholarship for one year of High School in USA, 1983-1984
Examinations
- ECFMG Part 1
Score 80 - ECFMG Part 2
Score 81 - FLEX Austin, TX
Score 81 - Jurisprudence
Score 87 - Plastic surgery board written exam
Passed - Plastic surgery board oral exam
Passed
Certificates
- American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
- ECFMG Certificate
- Certificate for Laparoscopic Surgery
- Microsurgery Fellow
- Microsurgery Instructor
- Texas Medical License
- Certificate for Cutaneous Laser
Affiliations
- Texas Medical Association
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, Department of Surgery
Awards
- "Sherrell J. Aston Award" for the Best Presentation by a Candidate at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
- “Best Cosmetic Surgeon” for El Paso Magazine’s 2007-2009 Best of El Paso Readers Poll
- “Future 15” Award given by the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in December 2008
Formal Presentations
- “Comparative study between acute intraoperative arterial elongation and the use of the interpositional vein graft for arterial reconstruction.” Ninth Annual Meeting, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Kansas City MI, September 1993
- “The use of 3M microvascular anastomotic devise in non vascular tubular structures.” Ninth Annual Meeting, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Kansas City, MI, September 1993
- “Acute intraoperative elongation of vascular pedicles in free tissue transfers” Tenth Annual Meeting, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marco Island, FL, January 1995
- “Improved survival in necrotizing pancreatitis.” American College of Surgeons, South Texas Chapter, San Antonio TX, January 1996
- “Acute intraoperative arterial elongation and its application to trauma patients” American College of Surgeons, South Texas Chapter, San Antonio TX, February 1997
- “Efficiency of endoscopic brow lift” 12th Congress of the International; Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, San Francisco, CA, June 1999
- “Efficiency of endoscopic brow lift" EURAPS, Berlin, Germany, July 2000.
- “The brow suspension technique" 69th Annual Meeting of ASPRS, Los Angeles, CA, October 2000
- “Cosmetic Enhancement of the female patient” El Paso, Texas October 2004
- “Autoprosthesis Buttock Augmentation during lower body lift” Annual Meeting of ASPS, New Orleans, NJ, May 2005
- “Decision Making in Abdominoplasty” Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Antonio, October 21-23 2005
- “Buttock Contouring during circumferential body lift” XVI Congress of Ibero-Latin American Federation of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 28 – April 1st 2006
- “Autoprosthesis Buttock Augmentation” 17th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons, Istanbul, Turkey, May 25–27 2006
- “Autoprosthesis Buttock Contouring for Lower Body Lift and Its Other Uses” 18th Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2–5 2006
- "Decision Making in Abdominoplasty" 18th Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2-5 2006
- “Anatomical vs. Round implants: Choosing the right option for the patient”, Mentor Paragon Forum, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 29-31 2007
- “Secondary Augmentation- Revisions (New Technique), Mentor Paragon Forum, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 29-31 2007
- “Utilization of liposuction with Vaser and E Jonhson Wells Herculles”, XXVII Jornada Paulista De Cirgugia Plastica, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 31, 2007
- “Buttock Augmentation with Autoprosthesis And It’s Other Uses” XXVII Jornada Paulista De Cirgugia Plastica, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 29, 2007
- Mentor Paragon Forum, Bangkok, Thailand, June 16, 2008
Poster Presentations
- “Acute intraoperative elongation of vascular pedicles in free tissue transfers” Annual Meeting of Plastic Surgery Research Council, Ann Arbor, MI, September 1994
- “Comparative study between acute intraoperative elongation and the use of vein grafts for arterial reconstruction” Annual Meeting of Plastic Surgery research Council, Ann Arbor, MI, September 1994
- “The effect of acute intraoperative elongation on the short term potency rate of microvascular repairs in traumatized and non-traumatized vessels: A comparative study” 10th Annual Meeting of American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marco Island, FL January 1995
- “Use of acute intraoperative elongation in trauma patients” Annual Meeting of Trauma Surgery, Hawaii, September 1997
- “The versatility of axial breast parenchyma flap” 69th Annual Meeting of ASPRS, Los Angeles, CA, October 2000
- “Decision Making in Abdominoplasty.” Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2005 Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, October 2005
- “Autoprosthesis Buttock Augmentation.” The Aesthetic Meeting 2005, ASAPS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2005 and El Paso Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, El Paso, Texas, April 2005
- “Decision Making in Abdominoplasty.” 18th Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2006
- “Auto-Prosthesis Buttock Contouring for Lower Body Lift and Its Other Uses.” 18th Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2006
- “Obese and Overweight Patients: Benefits and Complications of Abdominal Contour Surgery.” Annual Meeting of ASAPS, New York, NY, April 2007 “Novel Technique to Address Unfavorable Abdominoplasty Scars. AMA Resident and Fellow Section Research Poster Symposium, Orlando, Florida, November 2008
- “Pedicled Fat Flap to Increase Lateral Fullness Upper Blepharoplasty.” The Aesthetic Meeting 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2009. Annual Meeting of ASAPS & ASERF Resident & Fellows Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2009
Publications
- Layton, E.G.M.D., Sozer, S.O.M.D., Ruiz-Razura, A., M.D., Cohen B.E., M.D.: Applications of the 3M microvascular anastomosis device on non vascular tubular structures. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 10:237-42, 1994
- Layton E.G., M.D., Sozer, S.O., M.D., Ruiz-Razura, A., M.D., Davis, L., M.D., Cohen, B.E., M.D.: Letter to the editor: Applications of 3M microvascular anastomotic device in non vascular tubular structures. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 10:445, 1994
- Ruiz-Razura, A.M.D., Sozer, S.O., M.D.: Invited Discussion; Scanning electron microscopy of micro arterial anastomosis with a diode laser: Comparison with the conventional manual suture. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 11:42, 1995
- Ruiz-Razura, A., M.D., Sozer, S.O, M.D., Layton, E.G. M.D., Cohen, B.E.,M.D.: Comparative study between acute intraoperative arterial elongation and the use of interpositional vein graft for arterial reconstruction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 11:145-50, 1995
- Sadri Sozer, M.D., Cronin, E.D. M.D., Biggs, T.M., M.D., Gallegos, M.,M.D.: Case Report: Use of Tram flap after Abdominoplasty Annals of Plastic Surgery 35:409-12, 1995
- Sadri Sozer, M.D., Biggs T.M. M.D.: Our experience with endoscopic brow lift. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 24: 90-96, 2000
- Sadri O. Sozer, M.D.: Brow Suspension, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 109 #7, pgs. 2521-2532
- Sadri O. Sozer, M.D., Francisco J. Agullo, M.D.: Auto prosthesis Buttock Augmentation during lower body lift, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 29:1-6, 2005
- Sadri O. Sozer, M.D.: Invited Discussion; Various Surgical Techniques for Improving Body Contour, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 29:456-459, 2005
- Sadri O. Sozer, M.D., Francisco J. Agullo, M.D.: Triple Plication in Miniabdominoplasty, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 30:263-268, 2006
- Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Wolf C. Triple Plication Miniabdominoplasty. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2006;30(3):263-268
- Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Wolf C. Autoprosthesis Buttock Augmentation During Lower Body Lift [Letter to the Editor]. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2006;30(3):369
- Sozer SO, Palladino H, Agullo FJ. Brachioplasty After Massive Weight Loss: A Simple Algorithm for Surgical Planning [Discussion]. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2007;31(1):10-11
- Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Wolf C. Autoprosthesis Buttock Augmentation During Lower Body Lift. Year Book of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery 2007;29(3):133-137
- Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Wolf C. Autoprosthesis Buttock Augmentation During Lower Body Lift. In: Miller SH ed. The Year Book of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2007:213-215
- Sozer SO, Agullo FJ. Bilateral Lumbar Hip Dermal Fat Rotation Flaps: A Novel Technique for Autologous Augmentation Gluteoplasty [Letter to the Editor]. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2007;119(3):1126-1127
- Sadri O. Sozer, M.D., Francisco J. Agullo, M.D., Alfredo A. Santillan, M.D., Coty Wolf A.P.R.N.F.A.: Decision Making in Abdominoplasty, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 31:117-127, 2007
- Sadri O. Sozer, M.D., Humberto Palladino, M.D., Francisco J. Agullo, M.D.: Brachioplasty After Massive Weight Loss: A Simple Algorithm for Surgical Planning, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 31:10-11, 2007
- Sadri O. Sozer, M.D., Francisco J. Agullo, M.D., Humberto Palladino, M.D.: Bilateral Lumbar Hip Dermal Fat Rotation Flaps: A Novel Technique for Autologous Augmentation Gluteoplasty, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2007, Volume 119 #3, pgs. 1126-1127
- Sadri O. Sozer, M.D., Francisco J. Agullo, M.D., Humberto Palladino, M.D.: Spiral Lift: Medial and Lateral Thigh Lift with Buttock Lift and Augmentation, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Volume 32, Number 1 January 2008, pgs. 120-125
- Sadri O. Sozer, Francisco J. Agullo, M.D., Humberto Palladino, M.D.: Autologous Augmentation Gluteoplasty with a Dermal Fat Flap, Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2008, Volume 28, Issue 1, pgs. 70-76
- Sozer SO, Agullo FJ. Spiral Lift of Thighs with Buttock Lift and Augmentation. In: Shiffman MA, ed. Body Contouring: Art, Science, and Clinical Practice. Berlin: Springer; [In press]
Other Publications
- Sozer SO, Agullo FJ. Body Contouring. El Paso Inside & Out Magazine 2006; 12:127
Books
- Ruiz-Razura, A., Sozer, S.O.: Multidisciplinary Microsurgery Manual. Distributed by USS Corporation, 1995
Dr. Ozan Sozer in the Media
- Sozer, Sadri O., Agullo, Francisco J., Palladino, Humberto: Spiral Lift: Medial and Lateral Thigh Lift with Buttock Lift and Augmentation. Aesth Plast Surg, 32:120-125, 2008.
- Endoscopic Brow Lift
- Brow Suspension, a Minimally Invasive Technique in Facial Rejuvenation
- Autoprosthesis Buttock Augmentation
- Various Surgical Techniques for Improving Body Contour
Board-Certified Surgeon Participates in Mentor Paragon Forum
Dr. Ozan Sozer, board-certified plastic surgeon, has been invited to participate at the Mentor Paragon Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Sozer will talk about decision making and techniques regarding breast implants. All of the participants in this forum are renowned plastic surgeons from around the world, including Dr. Bruce Cunningham, former president of the American Society of Plastic Surgery; Dr. Brian Kinney, former president of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation; and Dr. Thomas Biggs, former president of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Along with this honor, Dr. Sozer has also been solicited to give a press conference about a technique that he developed for buttock augmentation.
Presentations at International Congresses
Dr. Sadri Ozan Sozer, a board-certified cosmetic plastic surgeon in El Paso, Texas was invited to numerous international congresses this year to give presentations about procedures that he developed. The congresses took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Istanbul, Turkey; and most recently in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bangkok, Thailand; and Monterey and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Local Cosmetic Surgeon Distinguished With Prestigious Award
El Paso, TX - Sadri Ozan Sozer, M.D., a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, has been honored with the prestigious Sherrell J. Aston Award in recognition of his recent presentation, "Autoprosthesis Buttock Augmentation" at the 2005 American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting. Sozer is one of only twelve surgeons to have received this award. Typically this award goes to a group of surgeons, working in unison within a large university setting. It is an exceptionally rare and distinct honor for a single practitioner from a small town to be distinguished with this award.
Contact Our Cosmetic Surgeon in El Paso, Texas
If you would like to schedule a consultation with our cosmetic surgeon, contact our El Paso, Texas practice today. Dr. Ozan Sozer can help you attain the enhanced appearance that you envision through surgical and non-invasive cosmetic treatments.
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El Paso Cosmetic Surgery
Ozan Sozer, M.D.
Frank Agullo, M.D.
651 S. Mesa Hills
El Paso Texas 79912
Toll Free: 915·351·1116
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