Kaveh Alizadeh (born August 16, 1966) is an Iranian-born American plastic surgeon based in New York City. He earned his medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Westchester Medical Center, and Associate Professor of Surgery at New York Medical College. He was president of the New York State Society of Plastic Surgeons for the one year 2016-2017 term. In 2010 he founded Mission: Restore, a nonprofit that aims to help surgeons in developing countries by offering training in reconstructive surgery. In 2009, Alizadeh won the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his work in health care volunteer education. He was recognized by Nassau County for his humanitarian work in 2012, and by Iranian American Society of New York in 2016.
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