Dr. Robert Setari
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (Faculty)
American Society Of Liposuction Surgery(Faculty)
California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery(Board Member)
Dr. Robert Setari received his AB degree from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, one of the 8 Ivy League schools in the USA. He graduated Cum Laude from Penn after which he moved to Washington, DC where he obtained his medical degree from The George Washington University School Of Medicine, one of the top medical schools in the USA. Dr. Setari further pursued his clinical training at the world renowned Medstar Washington Hospital Center, one of the top cardiac centers in the world.
He is nationally recognized for his expertise in vascular disorders and was one of 5 international authors of the definitive medical textbook, Vein Diagnosis And Treatment. He has been invited to provide scientific presentations at medical conventions around the world and has been asked to conduct fellowships teaching both clinical and medical management for both national and international physicians.
Founding and supervising 12 high-end Phlebology specialty centers across the United States between 1995 and 2004, he has trained doctors and nurses on proper evaluation and treatment of venous disease across the country. He has served on the education committee of the American College Of Phlebology where he was responsible for both physician and patient educational materials.
He is currently a faculty member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Society of Liposuction Surgery. As a faculty member he lectured at the World Congress of Liposuction in Chicago in September 2019 to hundreds of international doctors on the topic of “Bipolar RFAL and HIFEM Therapies As Adjuncts to Liposuction.”
Dr. Setari was the first physician to perform the SmartLipoTM procedures in Beverly Hills, CA. Subsequently, he developed the famed Setari-Lipo technique. This technique is only known and practiced by the physicians Dr. Setari has personally trained. It takes between 1-1.5 years of training just to learn the technique.
Far beyond traditional liposuction Dr. Setari’s UltraSculptTM procedure maximizes:
- Safety
- Recovery
- Natural looking results
Because of his expertise and reputation, he was asked to be a national trainer for InMode for doctors learning Liposuction and BodyTite. He was recently invited in 2022 to join and lecture for the California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery to introduce and teach his UltraSculptTM technique. In 2023 he was voted onto the Board of Trustees of the California Academy Of Cosmetic Surgery.
He has been published in medical journals including Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. He has been asked to lecture to the Australian Medical Society and done research in Belgium. He has been featured in Frederick Magazine, in Maryland World Class Doctors: “Local Physicians Making a Difference.” He was published in The Washington Times newspaper in Washington, D.C.. Recently, he was featured on CBS NEWS in Los Angeles for his expertise in vein medicine (Phlebology).
He is the founder and CEO of four cosmetic surgery centers specializing in body contouring all located in Southern California.
If you want to know more about Dr. Setari you can read his educational background, work history, and clinical experience on his personal web site here.
