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Dr. Jules A. Feledy, Jr., M.D. - Dr. Joseph Michaels V, M.D.
Joseph Michaels V, M.D.
 Dr. Michaels was born and raised on Long Island, New York. He attended the University of Pennsylvania where he was a double major in Psychology and the Biological Basis of Behavior. Dr. Michaels attended medical school at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. At Mount Sinai, he was selected into Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society, given to the top students in the graduating class. Dr. Michaels completed a total of ten years of training following medical school. He completed his prerequisite general surgery training and a plastic surgery research fellowship at New York University Medical Center. He completed his plastic surgery training at the world-renowned Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University where he trained under many of the leaders in our specialty. Afterwards, Dr. Michaels was accepted into one of the few fellowships dedicated to post-bariatric body contouring. Dr. Michaels’ training allows him to perform the most current techniques under the safest possible conditions for patients that have achieved significant weight loss.
Dr. Michaels' provides his patients with a full spectrum of both cosmetic and reconstructive surgical options. Dr. Michaels offers numerous procedures, but he has a special interest in body contouring procedures especially
following significant weight loss. Procedures offered include lower body lift with buttock autoaugmentation, circumferential body lift, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), extended abdominoplasty, liposuction, mastopexy (breast lift), breast augmentation, thigh lift, brachioplasty (arm lift), upper body lift (back lift), gynecomastia correction (male breast reshaping), buttock augmentation, panniculectomy, face/neck lift, blepharoplasty (eyelids), fat injections, hand rejuvenation, Botox® Cosmetic, and facial fillers.
“The goals of our practice are to provide the highest-quality care and to exceed the needs and expectations of my patients. We treat each patient as we would a family member. You will receive personalized attention and the treatment plan will be tailored to your unique needs. We want to ensure that you understand your surgical procedure, the surgical options available to you, and the results that you will obtain.” –Dr. Michaels
Dr. Michaels is committed to advancing the field of plastic surgery and he continues to perform both clinical and basic science research. He is the author of ten book chapters and over twenty peer-reviewed manuscripts. In 2009, Dr. Michaels was co-first author of the best plastic
surgery-related paper published in our specialty's premier journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Michaels has been featured on Sirius Radio’s Doctor Radio where he discussed post-bariatric body contouring and answered questions from listeners. Dr. Michaels is also one of the first plastic surgeons in the United States to use the V-Loc™ suture, the latest in barbed suture technology.
Dr. Michaels and his family recently relocated from Pittsburgh where he was the Body Contouring Fellow and Clinical Instructor of Surgery (Plastics) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Michaels’ current practice serves the Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia areas, but he welcomes consultations from all parts of the country and internationally.
Dr. Michaels maintains staff privileges at the following hospitals and surgery centers:
- Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
- Suburban Hospital
- Holy Cross Hospital
- The Surgery Center of Chevy Chase
Click here to read Dr. Michaels CV
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