His substantial social media presence has also amassed patients and he’s quite well ranked in Google searches. Miami Beach began with mainly hand surgeries, but over time his aesthetic surgeries steadily increased with patient referrals and positive feedback.
Husain acts decisively in the operating room and is eager to adjust techniques to improve outcomes. Christopher Salgado, the former chief of plastic surgery at the University of Miami and internationally renowned gender-affirming plastic surgeon.Īs a former military surgeon, Dr. He continues to have great relationships with the plastic surgeons in that group, particularly his mentor Dr. He then returned to Miami and joined a group practice called MOSA Surgery, specializing in plastic and hand surgery. He pursued further training in hand surgery, as well as aesthetic surgery, at UT Southwestern in Dallas. Husain completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Miami. It was my job to make them whole again.”Īfter leaving the military, Dr. That was the warrior mindset.” The doctor states, “I was proud to take care of our soldiers, many of whom were only 18 or 19 years old, with arms and legs amputated after contact with IEDs (improvised explosive devices).
I had a soldier with a leg amputation who asked me when he could go back downrange to join his battle buddies. “I loved working with soldiers because most of them had that ‘will’ to get back in the fight. He also supervised over 250 soldiers, doctors, and nurses as a deputy commander. He continued to treat soldiers at Landstuhl Hospital, a location every injured soldier from Iraq and Afghanistan evacuated from the war zone went through. He opted out of volunteering to be by his mother’s side but would deploy if ordered to. Husian’s mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and had approximately six months to live. Normally, medical students go to basic training during their first year of medical school but due to research commitments at USC, this was waived and ultimately forgotten.
Army suddenly noticed he never went to basic training. Husain decided to volunteer in Afghanistan but despite his rank advancements and eight years of military experience the U.S. It was during this time, (from 2007 to 2010) in the midst of war, he spent time caring for injured soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Finally, he ended up in Landstuhl, Germany for three years. He was then stationed for one year in Seoul, South Korea, and played on the United States Army Soccer team. He spent the first five in Honolulu as an orthopedic surgery resident caring for active-duty soldiers and their families. Husain spent nine years working as a United States Army orthopedic surgeon. With his love of traveling to exotic locations, the scholarship was the perfect opportunity to complete an orthopedic surgery residency in Hawaii, treat soldiers and athletes, and eventually live outside of the United States.ĭr. He knew that he wanted to become an orthopedic surgeon, and given the high expense of medical school, he decided to take an army scholarship. Husain was an avid athlete in high school, having played and captained on varsity teams in football and soccer, as well as captained his math and knowledge bowl teams. Pathway to Orthopedic Surgery Photo Credit: Jahmar Assaniĭr. All of these companies told me they would pay for my Masters in Business at Harvard, Stanford, or any other prestigious school.” He goes on to say, “I had a moment of hesitation, but I wanted to have an effect on a person’s life to make him/her happier than just devising ways to make more money every day.” “When I was 21, I was offered a six-figure salary from Andersen Consulting, Ernst & Young, and Microsoft. Upon graduation, he was tempted away from medicine with offers from large companies. Husain was given an additional scholarship from Siemens Power Corporation for pursuing engineering. Both his undergraduate and medical school were done at the University of Southern California (USC) and Dr. He was given a full-ride, merit, and leadership-based Trustee scholarship in Biomedical Engineering, which he accepted coming out of high school. Husain was an exceptional student at Hanford High School. Miami, he wanted a different identity.ĭr. Without a second thought, he said, “No, I’m not Dr. The name stuck when he walked out of his car in Miami Beach, still dressed in scrubs, and a woman jokingly asked if he was Dr.
A quadruple board-certified surgeon, certified in plastic, orthopedic, hand, and sports medicine. He was voted by his peers as a “Florida Top Doctor” in 2018. Tarik Husain is one of Florida’s top plastic surgeons.