Biography

From a very early age, Shashi Kusuma, M.D. was interested in the human form and function. This interest combined with his love of art and medicine led him to pursue his undergraduate studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. There he earned a Bachelor’s degree in biology. In addition to his biology degree, he also attended the Gouizetta School of Business at Emory University where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A) with honors. After completing his undergraduate studies he matriculated at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. There he excelled in medicine and graduated with an M.D. degree at the top of his class with the prestigious AOA honor society. He then completed two years in General Surgery, including his internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He subsequently completed Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the same institution. He was board certified in the field in 2005 by the American Board of Otolaryngology, an accredited board by the ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties). He then pursued additional training for two years in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation, in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his plastic and reconstructive training in 2006. He was board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, an accredited board by ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties) in 2007. He served as a Staff Surgeon in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation for the subsequent 4 years. Currently, he continually seeks to establish a center of plastic surgery excellence in South Florida.

Highlights

Education & Training

1988 - 1992 Emory University Bachelors of Arts (B.A.), Bachelors of Business Administration (B.B.A), Graduated with Honors

1992 - 1996 Medical College of Georgia Medical School Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

1996 - 1998 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Internship General Surgery

1998 - 2000 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Residency General Surgery – PGY2

2000 - 2004 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Residency Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

2004 - 2006 Cleveland Clinic Foundation Fellowship Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Awards & Academic Achievements

Clinical Instructor Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Clinical Instructor Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Teaching Faculty Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Teaching Faculty Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Co-Chair of Clinical Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Research Cleveland, Ohio

Planning committee Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meetings

President American Society of Indian Plastic Surgeons

Editorial Board Annals of Plastic Surgery – Aesthetic Surgery Section

Editorial Board Indian Journal of Plastic surgery – Aesthetic Surgery Section

Editorial Board Hindwani Publications

Board Certification(s)

American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)

Location