Dr. Weinfeld’s Training and Contributions to the Scientific Literature: A Foundation of Excellence

Dr. Weinfeld is a double fellowship trained Plastic Surgeon, facial aesthetic Plastic Surgeon, oculoplastic Plastic Surgeon, and breast specialist practicing in Austin, Texas. His practice is dedicated to patient-centric, detail-oriented, and science-based care in rhinoplasty, facelift, neck lift, eyelid surgery, brow surgery, and breast and body aesthetic surgery.

Choosing a surgeon is one of the most significant decisions a patient makes. Credentials matter — not just as a formality, but because they represent years of deliberate study, mentorship under world-class teachers, and a sustained commitment to the field. I get asked about my background often, and I think those questions deserve a real answer rather than a list of titles. This page is my attempt to give that.

Qualifications at a Glance

Training and Credentials

I completed a full plastic surgery residency with comprehensive training in surgery of the face, breast, and body. Most plastic surgeons enter practice after that level of training — and that alone represents rigorous preparation. But I had a specific desire to deepen my expertise in facial aesthetic surgery and surgery of the eyelids and periorbital region, so I went on to complete two fellowships. That is what the designation double fellowship trained means — and it is genuinely uncommon.

My first fellowship had a significant focus on facelift surgery, rhinoplasty, and revision rhinoplasty. I trained under Dr. Bahman Guyuron, one of the world’s foremost authorities in rhinoplasty and facial aesthetic surgery — an experience that shaped the way I think about proportion, structural integrity, and long-term aesthetic outcomes.

My second fellowship was unique in that it functioned simultaneously as an oculoplastic surgery fellowship and a cosmetic surgery fellowship. Through that training I gained extensive experience in cosmetic surgery of the eyelids, brows, and periorbital region, and I earned a certificate in oculoplastic surgery. That same fellowship also included comprehensive training in surgery of the breast, body, and facelifts. My mentors there included Dr. Mark Codner, Dr. Foad Nahai, Dr. Farzad Nahai, Dr. Clinton McCord, and Dr. Rod Hester — all defining figures in their respective subspecialties.

The result of that path is that I sit at a genuinely rare intersection. I am one of a small group of plastic surgeons and facial aesthetic plastic surgeons who are also credentialed oculoplastic surgeons. That combination shapes the precision and completeness of what I can offer patients seeking surgery of the face and eyes.

Why a Facial Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon with Breast and Body Expertise Is Different

There is a concept in cognitive science worth considering here. Any complex human endeavor performed at a high level requires a broad network of brain activity. Everything the brain is exposed to — every skill it develops and refines — contributes to pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, and executive decision-making. Surgery is one of the most cognitively demanding activities a human being can perform, and in cosmetic surgery specifically, the stakes are high because we are directly affecting the health and happiness of our patients.

The synergy that comes from not confining yourself to a single body region or a single category of surgery is profound. A classic example from outside medicine: mathematicians who play musical instruments tend to make more creative mathematical discoveries. The structured problem-solving of music opens neural pathways that translate into breakthroughs in an entirely different domain. Surgery works the same way.

There are also very practical advantages. In revision rhinoplasty, one of the primary methods for obtaining cartilage for grafting involves harvesting it through a small incision just beneath the breast. Many of these patients have breast implants. A surgeon with real breast surgery experience can work safely in and around an implant during that harvest — something that requires anatomic familiarity that purely facial surgeons may not have.

Modern facelifts almost always involve fat grafting to restore volume to the face. That fat is harvested from the body using liposuction. A plastic surgeon with genuine body contouring experience approaches that harvest differently — not just as a means to an end for the face, but with real attention to the aesthetic result at the donor site. Patients deserve that level of care at every step of the procedure.

Finally, combining facial and body procedures in a single surgery is a meaningful practical advantage for patients who want to minimize the number of times they go under anesthesia. A common combination is rhinoplasty with breast augmentation. When one surgeon can do both with genuine expertise, the coordination, communication, and outcome are all better for it.

This is precisely why the term facial aesthetic Plastic Surgeon has emerged within our specialty. It identifies plastic surgeons who have the full capability to perform facial surgery at the highest level while retaining the added dimension of breast and body expertise. It is not a limitation — it is an expansion.

Contributions to the Scientific Literature

One of the most reliable indicators of a surgeon’s commitment to the field is whether they contribute back to it. Peer-reviewed research demands intellectual rigor, honest reporting of outcomes, and the willingness to have your work scrutinized by colleagues. My research has spanned basic science and clinical investigation across multiple domains of plastic surgery, and I draw on that body of work every day in the operating room. A complete list of publications is included at the bottom of this page.

A few areas are worth highlighting here. My early work on facial aging studied identical twins to isolate the factors that drive facial change over time — research that sharpened my analytical eye in ways that directly inform how I plan facelift and neck lift surgery today. My rhinoplasty research has included both technical contributions and educational models for teaching surgeons. And my experience with cleft lip and palate nasal deformities — nearly 100 patients over my career — represents one of the most technically demanding categories of rhinoplasty performed anywhere, and it translates directly into the problem-solving I bring to every cosmetic rhinoplasty case.

My research in fat biology and tissue engineering gives me a scientific foundation for the fat grafting I perform as part of facial rejuvenation. And years of microsurgical work — reconnecting blood vessels measuring fractions of an inch — translates directly into the precision demanded in rhinoplasty and facelift surgery.

Most recently, I was a co-author on a multi-institutional consensus paper on features of importance in the nasal exam in rhinoplasty, published in April 2026 in Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine — alongside some of the most prominent rhinoplasty surgeons in the world.

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Explore Dr. Weinfeld’s Procedures

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Adam B. Weinfeld, M.D. — complete list, organized by subject area.

Facial Aesthetics, Facial Plastic Surgery, and Rhinoplasty

1. Guyuron B, Rowe DJ, Weinfeld AB, Eshraghi Y, Fathi A, Iamphongsai S. Factors contributing to the facial aging of identical twins. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Apr;123(4):1321–31. PMID: 19337100
2. Weinfeld AB, Burke R, Codner MA. The comprehensive management of chemosis following cosmetic lower blepharoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Aug;122(2):579–86. PMID: 18626377
3. Weinfeld AB. Precise reduction of dorsal septal cartilage in rhinoplasty: no. 12 blade with bayonet forceps. Aesthet Surg J. 2012 Feb;32(2):250–1. PMID: 22328697
4. Weinfeld AB. Chicken sternal cartilage for simulated septal cartilage graft carving: a rhinoplasty educational model. Aesthet Surg J. 2010 Nov-Dec;30(6):810–3. PMID: 21131454
5. Longino ES, Kandathil CK, Ahmad J, Baker SB, Barrera JE, Berkowitz RL, Bhrany AD, Cobo R, Friedman OA, Gryskiewicz J, Hamilton GS, Knott D, Marcus BC, Oyer SL, Patel PN, Pearlman SJ, Rohrich RJ, Shah MI, Spataro EA, Totonchi A, Weinfeld AB, Wong BJF, Most SP. Features of importance in the nasal exam in rhinoplasty. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2026 Apr 17. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41997893

Body Contouring and Brazilian Butt Lift

6. Roberts TL 3rd, Weinfeld AB, Bruner TW, Nguyen K. “Universal” and ethnic ideals of beautiful buttocks are best obtained by autologous micro fat grafting and liposuction. Clin Plast Surg. 2006 Jul;33(3):371–94. PMID: 16818095

Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery

7. Weinfeld AB, Hollier LH, Spira M, Stal S. International trends in the treatment of cleft lip and palate. Clin Plast Surg. 2005 Jan;32(1):19–23. PMID: 15636761
8. Moore MLG, Nguyen TC, Day KM, Weinfeld AB. Pyriform costal cartilage graft improves cleft-side alar asymmetry in secondary cleft rhinoplasty. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2020 May;57(5):537–42. PMID: 31749373
9. Weinfeld AB. Stahl’s ear correction: synergistic use of cartilage abrading, strategic Mustardé suture placement, and anterior anticonvexity suture. J Craniofac Surg. 2012 May;23(3):901–5. PMID: 22565922
10. Woody MM, Levy ML, Weinfeld AB. Propranolol for preoperative management of a large infantile hemangioma. Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 May;33(3):e198–200. PMID: 27071982

Breast and Nipple Reconstruction

11. Weinfeld AB, Somia N, Codner MA. Purse-string nipple areolar reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Oct;61(4):364–7. PMID: 18812703
12. Tierney BP, De La Garza M, Jennings GR, Weinfeld AB. Clinical outcomes of acellular dermal matrix (SimpliDerm and AlloDerm Ready-to-Use) in immediate breast reconstruction. Cureus. 2022 Feb 18;14(2):e22371. PMID: 35198340

Reconstructive Surgery and Microsurgery

13. Weinfeld AB, DeLeon AN. Anterior-posterior dissociative slide facilitates the second stage of 3-stage forehead flap nasal reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2015 Mar;74(3):308–12. PMID: 24051472
14. Henry SL, Weinfeld AB, Sharma SK, George TM, Kelley PK. The reliability and advantages of the sentinel vein as a microsurgical recipient vessel. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2012 Jun;28(5):301–4. PMID: 22547258
15. Henry SL, Weinfeld AB, Sharma SK, Kelley PK. External Doppler monitoring of free flaps through negative pressure dressings. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2011 May;27(4):215–8. PMID: 21337298
16. Weinfeld AB, Kelley P, Yuksel E, Tiwari P, Hsu P, Choo J, Hollier LH. Circumferential negative-pressure dressing (VAC) to bolster skin grafts in the reconstruction of the penile shaft and scrotum. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Feb;54(2):178–83. PMID: 15655470
17. Weinfeld AB, Kattash M, Grifka R, Friedman JD. Leech therapy in the management of acute venous congestion of an infant’s lower limb. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1998 Oct;102(5):1611–4. PMID: 9774018
18. Weinfeld AB, Yuksel E, Boutros S, Gura DH, Akyurek M, Friedman JD. Clinical and scientific considerations in leech therapy for the management of acute venous congestion: an updated review. Ann Plast Surg. 2000 Aug;45(2):207–12. PMID: 10949353
19. Boutros S, Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Alford EL, Netscher DT. Neural anatomy of the radial forearm flap. Ann Plast Surg. 2000 Apr;44(4):375–80. PMID: 10783092
20. Boutros S, Weinfeld AB, Stafford J, Friedman J. An unusual case of polydactyly of the thumb. Ann Plast Surg. 1998 Oct;41(4):434–5. PMID: 9788228
21. Weinfeld AB, Davison SP, Mason AC, Manders EK, Russavage JM. Management of alcohol withdrawal in microvascular head and neck reconstruction. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2000 Apr;16(3):201–6. PMID: 10803624
22. Weinfeld AB, Cheng J, Nath RK, Basaran I, Yuksel E, Rose JE. Topographic mapping of the superior transverse scapular ligament: a cadaver study to facilitate suprascapular nerve decompression. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Sep;110(3):774–9. PMID: 12172138
23. Boutros S, Weinfeld AB, Friedman JD. Continuous versus interrupted suturing of traumatic lacerations: a time, cost, and complication rate comparison. J Trauma. 2000 Mar;48(3):495–7. PMID: 10744291
24. Boutros S, Nath RK, Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Mackinnon SE. Transfer of flexor carpi ulnaris branch of the ulnar nerve to the pronator teres nerve: histomorphometric analysis. J Reconstr Microsurg. 1999 Feb;15(2):119–22. PMID: 10088923

Fat Biology and Tissue Engineering

25. Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Cleek R, Jensen J, Wamsley S, Waugh JM, Spira M, Shenaq S. Augmentation of adipofascial flaps using the long-term local delivery of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Aug;106(2):373–82. PMID: 10946936
26. Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Cleek R, Waugh JM, Jensen J, Boutros S, Shenaq SM, Spira M. De novo adipose tissue generation through long-term, local delivery of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 by PLGA/PEG microspheres in an in vivo rat model: a novel concept and capability. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Apr;105(5):1721–9. PMID: 10809103
27. Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Cleek R, Wamsley S, Jensen J, Boutros S, Waugh JM, Shenaq SM, Spira M. Increased free fat-graft survival with the long-term, local delivery of insulin, insulin-like growth factor-I, and basic fibroblast growth factor by PLGA/PEG microspheres. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Apr;105(5):1712–20. PMID: 10809102

Gene Therapy and Vascular Biology

28. Waugh JM, Kattash M, Li J, Yuksel E, Kuo MD, Lussier M, Weinfeld AB, Saxena R, Rabinovsky ED, Thung S, Woo SL, Shenaq SM. Gene therapy to promote thromboresistance: local overexpression of tissue plasminogen activator to prevent arterial thrombosis in an in vivo rabbit model. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Feb 2;96(3):1065–70. PMID: 9927694
29. Shenaq SM, Kattash MM, Weinfeld AB, Waugh JM, Yuksel E, Yuksel M, Gura DH. Local gene delivery: arterial thrombosis model for endothelial cell-targeted thrombolytic gene therapy research. J Reconstr Microsurg. 1999 Jan;15(1):73–9. PMID: 10025534
30. Hilfiker PR, Waugh JM, Li-Hawkins JJ, Kuo MD, Yuksel E, Geske RS, Cifra PN, Chawla M, Weinfeld AB, Thomas JW, Shenaq SM, Dake MD. Enhancement of neointima formation with tissue-type plasminogen activator. J Vasc Surg. 2001 Apr;33(4):821–8. PMID: 11296338
31. Kuo MD, Waugh JM, Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Yuksel M, Dake MD. The potential of in vivo vascular tissue engineering for the treatment of vascular thrombosis: a preliminary report. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998 Sep;171(3):553–8. PMID: 9725272 [1998 ARRS President’s Award]

Anatomy

32. Yuksel M, Yalin A, Weinfeld AB. Concurrent anomalies of the abdominal arteries: an extremely long coeliac trunk, an inferior phrenic trunk, and an aberrant right hepatic artery. Kaibogaku Zasshi. 1998 Oct;73(5):497–503. PMID: 9844340
33. Yuksel M, Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Shenaq SM. Superficial ulnar artery: embryology, case report, and clinical significance in reconstructive microsurgery. J Reconstr Microsurg. 1999 Aug;15(6):415–20. PMID: 10480560

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