Curriculum Vitae -
GEORGE JOHN BITAR, MD - Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

-Washingtonian Magazine's Top Doctors 2008

- George Mason University - Outstanding Alumnus of the Year -2008

- Guest Speaker, American Arab Medical Association - Al-Hewar Center, Plastic Surgery: Is It a Need or a Luxury (Vienna, VA 3/12/08)

-Co-Chair of 2008 Washington DC Events- CARE Organization-2008

- Guest Speaker, Fairfax Hospital Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery in the Google Age (Fairfax, VA 1/16/2008)

-Guest Speaker, American Arab Medical Association - Al-Hewar Center, Plastic Surgery: Is It a Need or a Luxury (Vienna, VA 3/12/08)

- Elected and listed as “Top Plastic Surgeon” on Consumers Research Council of American 2007

-Strathmmore's Who's Who Professional of the Year -2007 Healthcare/Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery

-Voted by area plastic surgeons as one of the area’s “Top Plastic Surgeons” in the Northern Virginia Magazine (October 2007)

-Featured as an expert on injectables in Washingtonian Magazine-Feb. (2007)

-Featured as one of Top Twelve Board Certified Plastic Surgeons in the Metropolitan Washington DC Area-Glamour Magazine- March (2007)

-Invited Visiting Lecture to UVA Dept. of Plastic Surgery: (Transaxillary Breast Augmentation) (Charlottesville, VA. 1/29/07)

-Invited Visiting Lecture to UVA Dept. of Plastic Surgery: (Body Contouring after Massive Weightloss) (Charlottesville, VA. 1/29/07)

-Invited Visiting Lecture to UVA Dept. of Plastic Surgery: (10 Things Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know – Starting Your Practice) (Charlottesville, VA. 9/24/07)

-Guest Appearance/ Interview "Healthline - Facelift/Neck Lift" channel 8 (procedure filmed at Inova Fairfax Hospital on 11/29/06

-Featured Plastic Surgeon on "Broadminded - Cosmetic Fillers" XM radio channel 155 (11/30/06)

-Featured Plastic Surgeon on "Broadminded - Latest in Cosmetic Surgery" XM radio channel 155 (11/1/2006)

-Featured Plastic Surgeon on "Healthline - Tummy Tucks" channel 8 interviewed by John Palmer (10/5/2006)

-Featured Plastic Surgeon on "The Prudent Advisor - Plastic Surgery After 50r" channel 8 interviewed by John Palmer (9/25/2006)

-Guest Appearance "Days of Our Lives" on NBC - Leukemia & Lymphomas Society (October 4, 2006)

-Featured as cover story - Health & Beauty Magazine (Nov.-Dec. 2006)

-Voted "National Man of the Year" (2006) Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

-Voted "Man of the Year" (2006) Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Washington, DC Chapter

-Voted One of the Top Five Plastic Surgeons in Fairfax County by Health & Beauty Magazine (2006)

-Voted One of the Top Ten Plastic Surgeons in the Northern Virginia-DC Area by TopsInAmerica.com (2006)

-Editorial Advisory Board- Plastic Surgery Products magazine (2006)

-Invited Panelist- Latest Techniques in Cosmetic Surgery Seminar by Fashion Group International ( McLean ,VA.-2006)

-Invited Visiting Professor-Second Annual Lebanese Brazilian Plastic Surgery Congress: (Cosmetic Surgery Consideration after Massive Weight Loss) (Beirut, Lebanon -2006)

-Invited Visiting Lecture to UVA Dept. of Plastic Surgery: (Combining a Medispa with a Cosmetic Surgery practice- Challenges and Rewards) (Charlottesville, VA. 2006)

-Nominee for Man of the Year (2006) Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Washington, DC Chapter

-Voted One of Top Three Best Plastic Surgeons in Northern VA. Vienna Times ( Fairfax,VA.- 2006)

-Featured in Manassas Journal Messenger as community plastic surgeon ( Manassas, VA.- 2006)

-Featured expert plastic surgeon in DC Style magazine ( Washington D.C.- 2006)

-Featured as cover story- Plastic Surgery Products magazine (2005)

-Featured in ALO Hayati magazine in Community Spotlight (2005)

-Featured in Imagen magazine as plastic surgeon and artist (Washington D.C.- 2005)

-Featured guest on discussing Age Management & Healthy Living on Al Arabiya TV Station (2005)

-Featured expert on Anti-Aging Medicine and Plastic Surgery on local cable TV Chan. 96 (Health & Beauty) - (2005)

-Featured expert on plastic surgery on Asia-Kaleidoscope TV - (2005)

-Voted by peers as one of the areas "Top Doctors" in the Washingtonian Magazine (July 2005)

-Featured Expert on Safety of Botox on Al Arabiya TV Station - 60 million viewers (aired 12/18/04)

-V.I.P. Member, Strathmore's Who's Who (2004-2005)

-Featured Plastic Surgeon on Washington Business Radio, 1050AM, "Plastic surgery for men in the work place" (4/28/04)

-Member, National Register's Who's Who in Executives & Professionals (2004-2005)

-Visiting Lecturer, American University of Beirut, Latest Techniques in Cosmetic Surgery (Beirut, Lebanon 2003)

-The Physician's Advisory Board, Chairman, Tom Delay (Washington, DC 2003)

-Guest Speaker, Prince William Hospital, Suturing Workshop (Manassas, VA 2003)

-Guest Speaker, Prince William Hospital, What's New in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Manassas, VA 2003)

-Visiting Lecturer, UVA Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Latest Techniques in Cosmetic Surgery (Charlottesville, VA. 2002)

-Guest Speaker, Fairfax Hospital Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Around The World (Fairfax, VA 2002)

-Guest Speaker, Fair Oaks Hospital, Reconstructive Surgery After Massive Weight Loss, (Fairfax, VA 2002)

-Raymond F. Morgan Research Award For Plastic Surgery Residents (Charlottesville, VA 2000)

-Guest Speaker, Issues in Medicine, Lebanese-American Convention (Washington, DC 1995)

-Beaumont Honorary Research Society, George Washington University (Washington, DC 1992)

-Summer Research Fellowship Program-National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD 1990)

-George Mason University Dean's List (Fairfax, VA 1988)

-Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society (Fairfax, VA 1988)

-University of Missouri, Columbia Dean's List (Columbia, MO 1986)

-Visiting lecture to UVA Dept. of Plastic Surgery: (Cosmetic Surgery; What’s Hot in 2010?) (Charlotte, VA. 11/02/09)