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LA General) Plastic Surgery

Residency · Los Angeles, CA

Sponsored by University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) · Director Haig Yenikomshian

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$84k2026 to 2027
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20264 on record · 3 US MD, 1 international · 4 published before starting
  • Meiwand BedarErasmus Universiteit Faculteit der Geneeskunde27 papers · 8 first author · 3 reviews
  • Asli PekcanKeck Sch of Med of the Univ of Southern Calif23 papers · 8 first author · 2 reviews
  • Antoinette NguyenUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry22 papers · 3 first author · 6 reviews
  • Kumaran ArivoliUniversity of Michigan Medical School5 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report

Training

8 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to microsurgery.

Months at each site

  • Los Angeles General Medical Center17 mo
  • Keck Hospital of USC6 mo
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center3 mo
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles3 mo
  • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center3 mo
  • Shriners for Children Medical Center3 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Microsurgery Fellowship9
  • Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Fellowship6
  • General Surgery Fellowship5
  • Fellowship4
  • Hand Surgery Fellowship4
  • Plastic Surgery Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center5
  • City of Hope National Medical Center2
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine2
  • Adanna Plastic Surgery Professional Corporation1
  • Adventist Health Glendale1
  • Beverly Hills Surgical Corp1

Research

100% of current residents have a paper since 2023

22 of 22, 360 papers between them

  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Cleft Lip and Palate Research
  • Breast Implant and Reconstruction
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research

People

Leadership

  • Haig YenikomshianResidency Program Director
  • Linda LiAssociate Program Director
  • Melissa KlausmeyerAssociate Program Director
  • Jeffrey HammoudehDirector of Research in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 49°.

Weather by month

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Commute

3.9M people live within 20 minutes of Los Angeles General Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,050 a month within 10 miles of Los Angeles General Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • Wildfire
  • Lightning

Publishes with residents

  • Haig YenikomshianPlastic Surgery, 13 residents
  • Joseph CareyPlastic Surgery, 12 residents
  • William MageePlastic Surgery, 11 residents
  • Jeffrey HammoudehPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 10 residents