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Years of Membership

About Douglas L. Forman, MD, MBA, FACS

Introduction
Douglas L. Forman, MD, MBA, FACS is a board-certified plastic surgeon and head of the Plastic Surgery Institute of Washington in North Bethesda, Maryland, where he has practiced since 1998. His practice focuses on body contouring after significant weight loss, liposuction, gynecomastia, breast augmentation, breast lift and reduction, mommy makeover, and facial procedures including facelift and blepharoplasty.

Professional Background

Dr. Forman holds membership with several of the nation's most respected plastic surgery societies, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), and the American College of Surgeons (ACS), where he holds Fellow status. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a credential that requires passing rigorous written and oral examinations assessing a surgeon's training, technical competence, and ethical conduct against the highest standard in the field. He was the founding and first President of the Maryland Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Forman has authored peer-reviewed publications in journals including Annals of Plastic Surgery and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. He has been named a Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine every year since 2007, and has received additional Top Doctor recognition from Washington Post Magazine and US News & World Report, along with honors from Newsweek as one of America's Best Surgeons and from Bethesda Magazine's Best of Bethesda.

Education & Training

Dr. Forman earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a general surgery residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, then continued his training with a 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 an Instructor in Plastic Surgery. Since 2006, he has also served as Medical Director for Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas across the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He has since taken on a series of leadership roles at Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, serving as Chair of Plastic Surgery, then Chief of Surgery, and ultimately Chair of the Medical Staff. He continues to teach as a part-time Clinical Instructor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at Johns Hopkins University.

Locations

Practice, Douglas L. Forman MD, FACS

11210 Old Georgetown Rd
North Bethesda, MD 20852
United States

Additional Information

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Board Certifications
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)
Society Memberships
The Aesthetic Society
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
National Capital Society of Plastic Surgeons
Maryland Society of Plastic Surgeons
Med Chi, Maryland State Medical Society

Hospital Affiliation(s)
Suburban Hospital
Sibley Memorial Hospital (a Johns Hopkins Hospital)
Surgical Facilities
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Bethesda
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Douglas L. Forman, MD, MBA, FACS

Practice, Douglas L. Forman MD, FACS

11210 Old Georgetown Rd
North Bethesda, MD 20852
United States