Dr. Raj Vyas is a board-certified UCI Health plastic surgeon who specializes in adult and pediatric facial surgery.
His clinical focus is on reconstruction of congenital, traumatic and cancer conditions, as well as adult aesthetic facial surgery. His clinical interests include cleft palate and craniofacial surgery, migraine surgery, rhinoplasty, facial reanimation procedures and pediatric plastic surgery.
He earned his medical degree at UCLA, followed by a residency in Harvard University's combined plastic surgery residency program in Boston, Mass. He also completed a craniofacial surgery fellowship at New York University’s Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in New York City.
Vyas leads multidisciplinary specialty care teams at UCI Health and Children's Health of Orange County (CHOC) that focus on a range of facial conditions and disorders. He has expertise in microvascular surgery as well as computer-assisted virtual surgical planning.
He also has many basic science, translational and clinical research interests, as well as a passion for international cleft palate outreach and research. He is a member of several professional societies, the author of numerous book chapters and publications, and a lecturer at national and international conferences.
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Clinical Interests:
craniofacial surgery, head and neck cancer reconstruction, facial trauma reconstruction, facial aesthetic surgery, orthognathic surgery (corrective jaw surgery), cleft lip and palate repair, pediatric plastic surgery, burn and trauma reconstruction, cancer reconstruction
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Professional Positions
Vice Chair — Department of Plastic Surgery, UCI School of Medicine
Associate Professor — Department of Plastic Surgery
Director of Clinical Research — Department of Plastic Surgery
Chief — Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Health of orange County (CHOC)
Fellow — American College of Surgeons -
Gender
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Awards
CRANIO Scholarship — American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Merck Research Scholarship — American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association – 2021-2023 -
Board Certifications
American Board of Plastic Surgery -
Residencies
- Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program
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Languages Spoken
English
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Fellowships
- New York University Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship
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Education
- University of California
- Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
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Academic Profile