A. Dean Jabs, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. A. Dean Jabs is an experienced, board certified, plastic surgeon dedicated to providing quality, state of the art plastic surgery to patients in the Maryland-Virginia- Washington, DC metro area as well as to patients from around the world. He has been in practice since 1989 and possesses skills that have lead to thousands of happy patients. Dr. Jabs performs all aspects of cosmetic plastic surgery. He has a special interest in nasal surgery (rhinoplasty) both primary and revision, facial rejuvenation (face and neck lifts) and breast surgery (both augmentation and reduction).

Dr. Jabs is noted for his warm, personal demeanor and a passion for the details of cosmetic surgery that lead to extraordinary results. Establishing a personal relationship that allows him to understand his patients concerns and desires is a key part of his consultation process. His outgoing personality and his outstanding surgical skill have led many local physicians and their families to seek his care.

Dr. Jabs is a leader in his field. He has been elected President of the National Capital Society of Plastic Surgeons by his local plastic surgery colleagues where he previously served as Secretary and Vice-President of the society. At the national level Dr. Jabs served on the International Committee of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Jabs was selected by Northern Virginia magazine as one of Virginia's top plastic surgeons as well as by the Consumer Research Council of America as one of Americas Top Surgeons. He is listed in America's Cosmetic Doctors Consumer Guide and has been featured in articles in The Potomac Gazette as well as Plastic Surgery News. He has also appeared in The Washingtonian magazine.

He is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He is also a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons.
He holds the prestigious Certificate of Added Qualification in Cosmetic Surgery from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) as well as the Physicians Recognition Award from the American Medical Association.

Dr. Jabs graduated from the University of Southern California before pursuing graduate work at the University of Illinois in Chicago where he received a Ph.D. in Immunology. He then attended Rush Medical College in Chicago obtaining his M.D. in 1984. Dr. Jabs trained in general surgery at St. Vincent 's Hospital in New York City followed by plastic surgery training at world renowned Columbia University before moving to the Washington, D.C. area.

Dr. Jabs has authored several papers on plastic surgery topics and has presented at major national meetings of plastic surgeons. His most recent paper deals with a new technique to markedly reduce post operative pain and narcotic use in breast augmentations.He is on staff at Suburban Hospital in Maryland and Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda and has held academic appointments at the University of Connecticut and at Columbia University in New York.

On a personal level, Dr. Jabs is a committed family man. He is married with three children, the youngest of which was adopted. His hobbies include tennis and snow skiing. He and his family attend Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. He has gone on medical missions to Haiti and Guatemala where he treated children with cleft lips and palates, burns and other facial deformities. He has been cited by the Children of Chernobyl Committee of Christ Church for his work on behalf of the Children of Belarus.

Dr. Jabs stays up to date on the latest surgical techniques by attending meetings, reading journals and visiting colleagues around the country. His primary interests in cosmetic surgery are minimal incision facial rejuvenation (S-lift or short scar facelift), nasal surgery (rhinoplasty), liposuction and breast augmentation.

Dr. Jabs is proud to have served in the United States Army at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he was a Major in the Dept. of Plastic Surgery for three years, including the first gulf war, Desert Storm.

Certifications & Professional Recognition

American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1991

Academic Background

Undergraduate:

B.A., Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. 1975

Graduate:

Ph.D. Immunology, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Medical:

M.D. Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, 1984

Residency:

Plastic Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, 1987-1989

General Surgery, St. Vincents Hospital and Medical Center, New York, New York, 1984-1987

Societies, Memberships, and Affiliations

National Capital Society of Plastic Surgeons (Current President)
Aerican Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS)
Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS)

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Universtiy of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.

Previous Affiliations:
Universtiy of Connecticut
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons