Dr. Most is a highly trained specialist in plastic surgery of the head and neck. His training has included facial cosmetic surgery, complex reconstruction after head & neck cancer resection, and craniofacial trauma reconstruction. His specialization in plastic surgery of the head and neck allows him to concentrate on delivering the most up-to-date techniques to his patients.

Dr. Most graduated with High Honors from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. At Stanford University School of Medicine he received a prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant and was honored with the Dean's Award upon graduation. He completed an internship in General Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine before returning to the West Coast. Upon his return, he trained at the University of Washington in the nationally renowned Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, where he received the Lampkin Temporal Bone Dissection Award in 1998, and the awards from the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) in 1997, 1998, and 1999. In 2000 he joined the Physicians Research Training Committee of the ARO, its youngest member ever. After residency, he was selected for one of the most competitive fellowships in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He has authored numerous articles, textbook chapters and reviews on the science and practice of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. One of his recent articles on Plastic Surgery of the Nose was selected for a "Best of the Best" 2005 edition of the Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America.

His accomplishments are not limited to the clinical practice of medicine. His basic research on nerve cell death (in the laboratory of Dr. Edwin Rubel) has been presented at national and international meetings. His most recent work has been recognized by publication in leading peer-reviewed basic science journals. He is interested in translating his neuroscience research into treatment for facial nerve injury.

Dr. Most is proud of his specialization in Facial Plastic Surgery, and is actively involved in advancing the specialty. He has organized a nationally acclaimed course in Facial Plastic Surgery each fall at the University of Washington. Here, physicians in Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Dermatology all gather to attend lectures and lab sessions led by Dr. Most and his fellow counterparts from around the U.S. and Canada. He has already trained many physicians in the art and practice of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Most is regularly invited to lecture at national meetings in Facial Plastic Surgery. He has authored numerous articles and and textbook chapters on facial plastic surgery. He was the 2003 recipient of the Ben Shuster Award from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He recently co-authored the Aging Face Surgery/Dissection Manual (2004, AAFPRS press) and has been invited as a guest faculty at the nationally recognized Portland Rhinoplasty Course (July 2005).

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