Payman Simoni Certifications

Dr. Payman Simoni is a double board certified facial plastic surgeon. Certified in both Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Otolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery

What Does Dr Simoni's board certification entails:

After 20 years of education, including medical school, a physician will apply for residency.

A “resident” is a licensed physician who is pursuing further post-graduate training after receiving a Doctorate degree from medical school. The residency begins with one or two years of general surgical training followed by specialty training in Otolaryngology (head and neck surgery), which lasts 4-6 years. After the completion of that residency the surgeon takes a two day certification examination. If he/she passes the surgeon becomes board certified in Otolaryngology.

To then become Board Certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgery the surgeon must also compete for one of the coveted facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowships. This is a full year program ending with another two day exam. The successful completion of the exam plus positive peer reviews of surgeries performed by the applicant results in the double board certification.