Omar E. Beidas, MD, FACS, is a board-certified plastic surgeon of plastic and reconstructive surgery. His specialties include body contouring after weight loss, aesthetics, and surgical treatment of lipedema. After completing his residency at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Dr. Beidas went on to complete his fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, a world-renown center for plastic and reconstructive surgery. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons where he serves as Vice Chair of the Practice Management Subcommittee (part of the Annual Meeting Council), a member of the Clinical Guideline Workgroup for Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy, and previously served on the Young Plastic Surgeons Steering Committee. Dr. Beidas is also a member of The Aesthetic Society and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, two very prestigious organizations that only aesthetic board-certified plastic surgeons can join, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He serves on the editorial board of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Journal, the premier journal for the field. He has authored several textbook chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, and is invited to lecture and teach across the country.