Dr. Norma Kassardjian MD
Curriculum Vitae
Name:
Norma Kassardjian MD
Office Address:
30280 Rancho Viejo Road
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Office Telephone:
(949) 248-1632 FAX: (949) 248-9339
Birth Date:
August 20, 1962
Place of Birth:
Beirut, Lebanon
Citizenship:
USA
Languages:
English, Spanish, French, Armenian, Arabic
Education
| School | Degree | Specialty | Dates |
| University of California, Irvine | BS | 1979-83 | |
| Northwest University | MD | 1983-87 | |
| University of California, Irvine Medical Center | Internal Medicine | 1987-88 | |
| University of California, Irvine Medical Center | Internal Medicine | 1988-90 | |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | Dermatology | 1990-93 | |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | Fellowship - Mohs | 1993-94 | |
Honors
| University of California, Irvine | Cum Laude | 1982-1983 | |
| University of California, Irvine | Member of Phi-Beta-Kappa | 1982-1983 | |
| University of California, Irvine | "Excellence in Research" | 1982-1983 | |
| Northwestern University | AOA Award for Outstanding Student Research |
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Special Training
| Jeffrey Alan Klein, MD | Tumescent Liposuction | 1994-1995 | |
| Lasers: | Ultra Pulse CO2 | 1995-1996 | |
| Beckman Laser Institute | Flashlamp Pulse Dye Laser | 1994-1995 | |
| Beckman Laser Institute | ND: Yag Laser | 1994-1995 | |
| Beckman Laser Institute | Q-Switched Luby Laser | 1994-1995 | |
| Beckman Laser Institute | KTP Laser | 1994-1995 | |
| Botox Training | 1996 | ||
Board Certification
- American Board of Dermatology - 1993
Licensure
- State of California - 1993
Specialty
- Dermatology
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Dermatologic Cosmetic Surgery
Teaching Affiliation
- University of California, Irvine - Associate Professor
Hospital Affiliation
- Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo, CA
- Hoag Hospital - Newport Beach, CA
- South Coast Hospital - Mission Viejo, CA
- University of California, Irvine - Irvine, CA
Present Activity
- Associate of Jeffrey Alan Klein, MD
Professional Societies
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- Orange County Medical Association (OCMA)
- Orange County Dermatologic Society
Scientific Publications
- Fakjian, N., Hunter, RJ., Cole, G., Miller, F. An argument for neonatal circumcision: The prevention of balanitis in the adult. The Archives of Dermatology August 1990.
- Fakjian, N., Buckpitt, AR. Metabolism of bromobenzene to glutathione adducts in lung slices from mice treated with pneumotoxicants, Biochemical Pharmacology 33:1479-1486, 1984.
- Fakjian, N., Buckpitt, AR. Effect of treatment with bronchiolar and alveolar cytotoxicants in the formation of bromobenzene-glutathione adducts in lung slices, Toxicologist 3: Abst. 421, 1983.
- Fakjian, N., Bahnson, L., Buckpitt, AR. Species differences in the pulmonary metabolism and toxicity of bromobenzene, Federation Proceedings 44: Abst. 4124, 1985.
- Fakjian, N., Torres, A., Hoffmann, T. Update of OSHA and CLIA regulations for the dermatologic surgeon. Surgical Dermatopathology, Ed. Abel Torres, M.D., and Thomas Hoffmann, M.D., Submitted for publications.
- Kassardjian, N., Klein, JA. Lidocaine Toxicity with Tumescent Liposuction, a case of probable drug interactions. Dermatologic Surgery Journal 24:1169-1174, 1997
Scientific Presentations
- Gross & Microscopic - American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), 1990. The use of the CO2 laser in the ablation of metastatic prostate cancer to the penis.
- Gross & Microscopic - AAD, 1991. B-cell lymphoma presenting as spongiotic dermatitis.
- Gross & Microscopic - AAD, 1992. Mycosis fungoides occurring in a patient previously treated for a large cell (histiocytic) lymphoma.
- Gross & Microscopic - AAD, 1992. Porokeratosis of mibelli resolving with moist gauze occlusion.
- Gross & Microscopic - AAD, 1992. The elusive histopathologic diagnosis of angiosarcoma of the face and scalp.
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery - 1995. Post-operative care for tumescent liposuction.
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