Behrooz Torkian, MD

During his career, Dr. Torkian has served as Clinical Instructor at the University of California, Irvine in the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He continues in this prestigious division as the Assistant Clinical Professor, allowing him to teach fellows and residents aspiring in the field of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Additionally, he was the Attending Surgeon at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center as well as Kaiser Permanente in Orange County. In this position, he supervised and performed many types of nose surgery, including rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction, as well as reconstruction of skin cancer defects.
To further develop his skills as a specialist, Dr. Torkian continued with a fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California, Irvine among a small group of hand-selected doctors to participate in the prestigious Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery conducted by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. It was during this fellowship that he developed a love for rhinoplasty, which would later become a keystone procedure at his practice.