Dr. Novak earned his medical degree from The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, located in Houston—the world’s largest medical center. Early in medical school, he became involved in plastic surgery research and completed a prestigious breast reconstruction research appointment at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He then pursued an integrated plastic surgery residency at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas. As the only Level I trauma center between Dallas and Austin, this training provided him with extensive experience in reconstructive, hand, breast, craniofacial, microsurgical, and aesthetic surgery.

Following residency, Dr. Novak completed a highly sought-after, one-year aesthetic surgery fellowship at the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, refining his expertise in surgical and non-surgical aesthetic procedures. Throughout his training, he presented at national plastic surgery conferences and published research in leading plastic surgery journals.