Roxana Moayer, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck (Clinician Educator)

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Overview

Dr. Roxy Moayer is an American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) fellowship trained Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon. She completed her undergraduate studies at UC Davis where her academic achievement placed her on the dean’s list. Dr. Moayer completed medical school at the Keck School of Medicine of USC where she graduated in the top 16% of her class and was awarded the prestigious Howard P. House Award for excellence in Otolaryngology. She went on to complete residency training in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery at UCLA where she was awarded first place prize at the 86th Annual Research Study Club of Los Angeles for her work in hair restoration research. Dr. Moayer then moved to Philadelphia for one year for advanced training in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at one of the highest volume AAFPRS accredited training programs in the country, Jefferson Facial Plastics.

Dr. Moayer is dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and excellent results. She is a California native who encourages overall health, wellness, and active living. She works tirelessly to ensure her patients are well informed and listened to. She has special interests in facial reanimation, facial rejuvenation, and hair restoration. She is one of few surgeons to offer selective neurolysis surgery for synkinesis. This procedure can be done through a facelift incision with or without facelift surgery. A full list of surgery’s and procedures available is available on the USC Facial Plastic Surgery website. Dr. Moayer supports the Face-to-Face facial plastic surgery program against domestic violence and offers facial reconstruction for domestic violence victims.

Awards

  • UC Davis: Frank Kraft Award, 2002
     – 2003
  • Keck School of Medicine of USC: Howard P. House Award, 2013
     – 2014

Education and Training

  • UC Davis — B.S. — 09/2006 — Exercise Biology
  • Boston University — M.A. — 06/2009 — Behavioral Medicine
  • Keck Medicine of USC — M.D. — 05/2014 — Medicine
  • UCLA — Residency — 06/2019 — Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
  • Jefferson University Hospitals — Fellowship — 07/2020 — Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Research Keywords

  • Facial rejuvenation, facelift, browlift, eyelid surgery, hair transplant, rhinoplasty, septoplasty
  • facial reconstruction, skin cancer mohs reconstruction, facial nerve repair, microvascular surgery
  • facial trauma
  • 3D printing in facial plastic surgery
  • patient quality of life research

Publications

  • The Prevalence of Cosmetic Facial Plastic Procedures among Facial Plastic Surgeons. Facial Plast Surg. 2018 Apr; 34(2):220-226.. View in PubMed
  • High Resolution Three-Dimensional Delayed Contrast MRI Detects Endolymphatic Hydrops in Patients With Vertigo and Vestibular Schwannoma. Otol Neurotol. 2018 01; 39(1):e39-e44.. View in PubMed
  • When should a level IIB neck dissection be performed in treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma? Laryngoscope. 2018 08; 128(8):1739-1740. Su BM, Moayer R , Kuan EC , St John MA . View in PubMed
  • Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Procedures: An Update on a Decade-Old Prediction. Facial Plast Surg. 2017 Aug; 33(4):434-436.. View in PubMed