Meet Dr. Bitar
Curriculum Vitae
Research and Publications
Honors and Awards
Associations And Certifications

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Meet Dr. Bitar

George Bitar M.D., FACS, is a trilingual, fellowship-trained and award-winning, board certified plastic surgeon focusing on advanced cosmetic surgery of the face and body. He is currently the medical director of the Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute with offices in Fairfax and Manassas, VA.

Dr. Bitar has been named one of Washingtonian's Magazine top plastic surgeons by his peers, and has also been named a top plastic surgeon by Northern Virginia Magazine and by Health and Beauty Magazine. He is on the forefront of innovative techniques in the field of cosmetic medicine introducing DNA-based age management to the DC community, a new and effective scar management system, assimilating multiple disciplines under one roof to create a unique wellness center, as well as multiple innovations in cosmetic surgery. He is a visiting lecturer of plastic surgery at the University of Virginia, a guest speaker at the prestigious Yvonne de Vilar skin care institute, and staff member at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, where he teaches plastic surgery residents. Winner of the plastic surgery chairman's award, he has co-authored several scientific articles in various peer- reviewed plastic surgery journals. He has recently published two chapters in cosmetic surgery books about neck lifts and breast augmentations, and is currently co-authoring a book on neck lifts.

On the Forefront of Cosmetic Surgery

Dr. Bitar has been featured as an expert in cosmetic surgery on TV shows such as "Healthline" and "The Prudent Advisor", on XM Satellite Radio, and in numerous national and international magazines. Uniquely trained by some of the modern masters of cosmetic surgery in Rio de Janeiro, Paris, New York, and Beverly Hills, Dr. Bitar has assimilated the latest techniques, offering each patient an individualized plan, whether surgery is the goal or non-surgical improvement. Dr. Bitar applies his artistic talents acquired through watercolor painting and photography to providing his patients their own unique, aesthetic harmony. Dr. Bitar lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Rima.

Also fascinated by the arts, Dr. Bitar applies his artistic talents to watercolor painting and photography and providing his patients their own unique, aesthetic harmony.

Education

Dr. Bitar obtained his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC and finished a general surgery residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. His plastic surgery residency was completed at the University of Virginia plastic surgery program, which provided him with a strong foundation in reconstructive surgery of people injured in accidents, facial deformities, severe burns, hand surgery, and microsurgery.

As a continued commitment of enhancing the quality of life through plastic surgery, Dr. Bitar has volunteered on medical missions to various countries and operated on children with severe burn, facial and hand deformities. He volunteers on the medical school admissions committee at George Washington University. Dr. Bitar is also fluent in French and Arabic.

Uniquely Trained by Many of Today's Modern Masters of Plastic Surgery

To provide his patients with high quality cosmetic surgery, Dr. Bitar completed a cosmetic and breast surgery fellowship in the United States at a prestigious Cosmetic Surgery Center with ten board-certified plastic surgeons. Internationally, he trained with some very prominent cosmetic surgeons, and learned the techniques of Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, the father of Brazilian cosmetic surgery, in Rio de Janeiro, Dr. Marchac, in Paris, Dr. Mendelson in Melbourne, Dr. Widgerow in Johannesburg, Dr. Giampapa in New York, and Dr. Ellenbogen in Beverly Hills.

With this international training, Dr. Bitar has assimilated the secrets of these prominent cosmetic surgeons in offering each patient an individualized treatment plan.

Plastic Surgery Areas of Expertise

His expertise in cosmetic surgery spans mastery in the latest surgical and minimally invasive techniques to scar management and reduction. He has co-authored various articles and two book chapters and teaches other plastic surgeons his state-of-the-art neck lift technique with a hidden scar and a special fibrin sealant for younger people who don't need a full facelift and want a quick recovery period. He is also an expert in body contouring, especially after significant weight loss, ranging from liposuction, creating a contoured "six-pack" abdomen to arm lifts, thigh lifts, tummy tucks, and lower body lifts. Dr. Bitar is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons.

He has completed a breast fellowship and wrote a book chapter on breast augmentations via the axillary approach, so he offers his patients a variety of options when it comes to breast enhancement including breast augmentations, reductions, lifts, and replacement of breast implants. He also believes in minimally invasive techniques and uses natural fillers, and Botox injections for minimally invasive facial rejuvenation, giving great improvements with minimal down time. In addition, Dr. Bitar is an expert in non surgical rhinoplasties

His comprehensive approach to facial rejuvenation perfected in Beverly Hills includes forehead lifts, facelifts, neck lifts, eyelid lifts, nasal reshaping, fat grafting and skin care. He trained in Johannesburg with a leading expert in Scar management program, and offers it to his patients. He has been an invited guest speaker on laser treatments as well as guidelines for safety of anesthesia in plastic surgery.

Curriculum Vitae

Hospital Appointments

• Inova Fairfax Hospital (Fairfax, VA) - Associate Staff- Involved in plastic surgery residents' clinical education
• Prince William Hospital (Manassas, VA) - Courtesy Staff

Education/Career

• Medical Director of Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute, Northern VA. (2002-present)
• International Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship (July-Dec 2001)
• Charlotte Plastic Surgery Center. Charlotte, NC. Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship (2000 - 2001)
• University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA. Plastic Surgery Residency (1998 - 2000)
• Albert Einstein Medical Center. Philadelphia, PA. General Surgery Residency (1993 - 1998)
• George Washington University School of Medicine. Washington, DC. Degree: M.D. (1989- 1993)
• George Mason University. Fairfax, VA. Degree: B.A. Biology (1988 -1989)
• University of Missouri, Columbia. Undergraduate studies (1985 - 1987)

Research and Publications

• Bitar, G.; Chapter 28, Breast Augmentation Book by Shiffman, et.al; 2008
  
• Bitar, G. ; Current study on Transaxillary Breast Augmentation , in progress
  
• Giampappa, V; Bitar, G.; Neck lifts & Ancillary Procedures (expected 2009 release)
  
• Bitar, G. ; Giampappa, V; Chapter 79, pg 593-612, Neck lifts: Simplified Facial Rejuvenation Book by Shiffman, et.al; 2007
  
• Bitar, G.; Chopra, V; A New Breast: Plastic Surgery Products , December 2007, 28-30.
  
• Bitar, G.; Chopra, V; The Axillary Approach Plastic Surgery Products , October 2007, 26-32.
  
• Bitar, G. ; What Men Want OH Magazine , 2007 – Issue 2, 29-31
  
• Bitar, G.; Understanding the Massive Weight Loss Patient: Plastic Surgery Products, May 2006, 39-42.
  
• Bitar, G.; What Men Want: Plastic Surgery Products, February 2006, 20-26.
  
• Bitar. G.; Giampapa, V.; The Suture-Suspension Neck Lift: Plastic Surgery Products, September 2005, 31-34.
  
• Bitar, G.; Liposuction or Lift, An algorithm for neck rejuvenation: Plastic Surgery Products, August 2005, 24-26.
  
• Bitar, G.; Sayeg, A.; Dahman, M.; Mullis, W.; Jacobs, W.; Matthews, D.; Beasley, M.; Smith, K.; Watterson,P.; Getz, S.; Capizzi,P.; and Eaves, F. III; Safety and Efficacy of Office Based Surgery with Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)/ Page 4 Sedation in 4,778 Consecutive Plastic Surgery Procedures, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, January 2003 Issue, 111 (1) 150-156)
  
• Morgan, R., Bitar, G., Gampper, T.; Joint International Laser Conference 2003. Diode Laser Treatment of Hirsutism Associated with Medical Conditions: One Year Experience at a University: Abstract 183 21-23 September 2003, Edinburgh, Scotland. Abstracts Lasers Med Sci. 2003 Sept; 18(Suppl. 1):SI-67, i-iii..
  
• Giampapa, V. and Bitar, G.: Neck Recontouring with Suture Suspension and Fibrin Sealant; Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Nov/Dec. 2002, 22 (6) 519-525
  
• Hikade, K.; Bitar, G.; Edgerton, M.; and Morgan, R.; Modified Z-Plasty Repair of Webbed Neck Deformity Seen in Turner and Klippel-Feil Syndrome, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, May 2002, 39 (3) 261-266
  
• Bitar, G.; Nguyen, D.; Knox, L.; and Morgan, R.; Shur-Clens: An Agent to Remove Silicone Gel After Breast Implant Rupture, Annals of Plastic Surgery, February 2002, 48 (2) 148-153
  
• Bitar, G.; Herman, C.; and Hoard, M.; Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome: Guidelines for Early Detection, American Family Physician Journal, June 2002, 65 (12), 2501-2504
  
• Bitar, G.; Alexandrides, J.; Missirian, R.; Sotereanos, D.; and Nystrom, A.; Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States and Sweden: Reimbursement Patterns, Cost for Treatment, and Return to Work, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 2002, 109 (5) 1574-1578
  
• Bitar, G.; de Smet, M.; Sumeet, M.; Nussenblatt, R.; Human S-Antigen Determinant Recognition in Uveitis: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (2001) 42, 3233-3238
  
• Bitar, G.; Yang, S.L.; and Badosa, F.G.; Balloon Angioplasty vs. Patch Angioplasty as an Adjuvant to Surgical Thrombectomy of Hemodialysis Grafts, The American Journal of Surgery (1997) 174(2) 140-142
  
• DeSmet, M.; Bitar, G.; Roberge, F.; Gery, I.; and Nussenblatt, R.B.; Human S-Antigen: Presence of Multiple Immunogenic and Immunopathogenic Sites in Lewis Rats, Journal of Autoimmunity (1993) 6, 587-599.
  
• Identification of Proliferative T-Cell Epitopes of S-Antigen in Uveitis Patients National Institutestutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (1991) Research project, Summer Research Fellowship Program, N.I.H.
  
• Why Should We Go On with Gene Therapy? A medical ethics paper, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC (1990)
  
• Relationship between the Iron Chelator of Pseudomonas aruginosa and Fe-Transferrin. Senior Thesis, Department of Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (1988)
  
• Mutagenic Effect of Near Ultra-Violet Radiation on Escherichia coli. Seminars in Research, Department of Biology, University of Missouri, Columbia (1987)

Honors and Awards

• Top doctor by Castle Connolly (2011) , an honor reserved for the top 10% of Doctors in the US
  
• Top Plastic Surgeon in USA by United's Hemisphere Magazine 2011,
  
• Top Plastic Surgeon in USA by US Air magazine 2010
  
• Top Cosmetic Surgeons in USA by Plastic Surgery Products Magazine 2010
  
• 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)

Associations And Certifications

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
  Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• The American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons
  American Medical Association
• Northern Virginia Medical Society
• Medical Society of Virginia
• DC Capitol Society
• Advanced Hair Laser Course (Sterling, VA, April 2002)
• AO/ASIF Plating Course (Charlotte, NC., Nov. 1998)
• Advanced Laparoscopy Course (St. Joseph Hospital, MD., Jan. 1998)
• CO2 Laser course (Pittsburgh, PA., Oct. 1996)
• Advanced Cardiac and Trauma Life Support
• Basic Cardiac Life Support

Medical Missions And Volunteer Work

• George Washington School of Medicine Admissions Committee (2002-present)
• Craniofacial Clinic at Fairfax Hospital (2002-2003)
• India (2000) Virginia Children's Connection. Team leader: Dr. Thomas Gampper, University of Virginia
• Vietnam (1998) Interplast Organization. Team Leader: Dr. J. William Futrell, University of Pittsburgh

Work And Activities

Research Assistant (N.I.H.), Dermatologist's assistant (assisted in procedures and patient care), tutor (calculus, French, and sciences), watercolor painting (exhibited artwork), writing poetry ( English and Arabic),chess ( first prize), invited speaker on issues of medicine and plastic surgery in the community ( Burn Camp, nursing home, medical school), volunteer (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Second Chance Employment Services, Hoop Dreams Foundation, charities for Lebanese war orphans, Children Youth and Family Services youth companion), sports (tennis, wind surfing, skiing), digital photography.