
Douglas Lee Forman MD MBA FACS
Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction
Medical Staff Past Chair, Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD; Instructor, Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine; Clinical Instructor, Part-Time, Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University
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11210 Old Georgetown RdNorth Bethesda, MD 20852
Phone+1 301-881-7770
Fax+1 301-984-8601
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Summary
- Dr. Douglas Forman, MD, MBA, FACS is a board-certified plastic surgeon in North Bethesda, Maryland, where he has practiced since 1998. He earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, completed a general surgery residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and finished his plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at Yale School of Medicine, where he received numerous awards.
He went on to complete a fellowship in Breast and Aesthetic Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine, after which he joined the faculty there as a Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery.
His practice focuses on body contouring after significant weight loss, breast augmentation, breast lift and reduction, mommy makeover, and facial procedures including facelift and blepharoplasty. Dr. Forman is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the founding and first President of the Maryland Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has held several leadership roles at Suburban Hospital, including Chair of Plastic Surgery, Chief of Surgery, and Chair of the Medical Staff.
He has been named Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine every year since 2005, with additional recognition from Washington Post Magazine, US News & World Report, and Newsweek as one of America's Best Surgeons.
Education & Training
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery, 1997 - 1997
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1995 - 1997
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1996 - Present
DC State Medical License 1997 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1997 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1992 - 1997
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:Washington DC Area Castle Connolly
- America’s Best Surgeons Newsweek
- Best of Bethesda Bethesda Magazine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Conversion of the gastric LAP-BAND port to low-profile access: an adjunctive technique during abdominoplasty in the bariatric patient.Douglas L. Forman, Barry Greene, Matthew L. Iorio
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012-11-01 - Postmastectomy breast reconstruction. Helping patients decide whether--and when.Regan C Buzzelli, Douglas L Forman, J Jeffrey Heinrich
JAAPA. 2003-12-01 - 13 citationsFree radial artery grafts: surgical technique and results.Chittoor B. sai sudhakar, Douglas L. Forman, Michael L. Dewar, Richard K. Shaw, Stefano Fusi
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 1998-04-01
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External Links
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Washingtonhttps://www.plasticsurgerynow.com/
- Forman Plastic Surgeryhttps://www.formanplasticsurgery.com/
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dcplasticsurg/
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