Foad Nahai
Foad Nahai · Science & Medicine
Iranian-born aesthetic plastic surgeon (past president of ASAPS and ISAPS) who co-created the Mathes–Nahai flap classification widely used in reconstructive surgery.
1943, Tehran, Iran / Atlanta, USA
Tehran, Iran / Atlanta, USA
Foad Nahai is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Iranian-born aesthetic plastic surgeon (past president of ASAPS and ISAPS) who co-created the Mathes–Nahai flap classification widely used in reconstructive surgery.
Foad Nahai is an Iranian-born Jewish American aesthetic plastic surgeon, from a prominent Iranian Jewish family, based in Atlanta. A past president of both ASAPS and ISAPS and a longtime editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, he co-created the Mathes–Nahai flap classification widely used in reconstructive surgery.
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Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)
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Iranian-born aesthetic plastic surgeon (past president of ASAPS and ISAPS) who co-created the Mathes–Nahai flap classification widely used in reconstructive surgery.
Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)