About Dr. Neavin
My philosophy as a plastic surgeon is keep it safe, and keep it natural. Meeting patient expectations is the key to good plastic surgery, and so I pride myself in spending plenty of time with each person making sure we’re both on the same page. Every patient gets my personal email and I welcome active exchanges to keep the lines of communication open on both ends. Plastic surgery is about making people happy. It is an art as much as a science. Understanding beauty is must, so attempts can be made to recreate it.
The results of plastic surgery can be a life changing event for many, ranging from improvements in body image to even improved psychosexual health. I have a special interest in all aspects of face surgery including rhinoplasty, face lifting, and fat grafting for rejuvenation, facial remodeling or even beautification in younger adults.
I specialize also in breast and body surgery including body contouring, body lifting, and complex breast surgery. I have lectured nationally on the topics of the safety of office based surgery, the positive effects of plastic surgery on ones sex life, periorbital beauty, abdominal surgery, and injectables.
Maintaining an honest, and goal oriented relationship with every person I meet is a key in making people happy. The long lasting relationships I build with clients is founded on trust, pride, honesty, and caring.
More information about Dr. Tim Neavin can be found on his LinkedIn profile.
Biography
Dr. Timothy Neavin grew up on the East Coast. From a very young age, he had a love for sports and a fascination with the relationship between the arts and sciences. He attended college on an football scholarship as a quarterback.
He graduated college Magna Cum Laude after making the Dean’s list seven consecutive semesters. Dr. Neavin then moved to Philadelphia to attend medical school at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class Magna Cum laude.
After earning his Medical Degree in Philadelphia, Dr. Neavin was accepted to the plastic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, one of the largest and most respected plastic surgery training programs in the country. Here, Dr. Neavin honed his skills in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Neavin also utilized his time at the University of Pittsburgh to author and coauthor several publications on aesthetic surgery and present at several regional and national conferences on facial fillers, periorbital beauty, body sculpting, and the psychosexual effects of plastic surgery on women. Most recently, he presented at a national meeting in May in San Diego on the safety of combination outpatient surgery.
Dr. Neavin coauthored a lead article in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, “Better Sex From the Knife?”, a study looking at the positive influences of plastic surgery on one’s sex life, which gained national media attention and was highlighted on the Today Show.
After leaving the East Coast, Dr. Neavin moved to Los Angeles and completed a prestigious advanced aesthetic surgery fellowship in Beverly Hills, California.
Outside medicine, Dr. Neavin has a strong interest in independent film, cooking, and screenwriting. He also writes regularly for LA2Day magazine on various topics of plastic surgery and he lectures for the Paul Mitchell School of Beauty on modern aesthetic ideals.
Dr. Neavin has full plastic surgery privileges in over 12 hospitals in the Los Angeles area.
Education & Fellowship
- Medical School: Jefferson Med College Of Thomas Jefferson University 2002
- Internship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Fellowship: Advanced Aesthetic Surgery, Beverly Hills, California
- Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Plastic Surgery Privileges
Dr. Neavin has full plastic surgery privileges in the following hospitals where he frequently takes emergency room call for hand and face trauma, and delivers care to complex wounds:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
St. John’s Hospital, Santa Monica
Queen of the Valley Hospital, West Covina
Intercommunity Hospital of Citrus Valley, West Covina
Foothills Presbyterian Hospital, Glendora
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, Hollywood
Barlow Respiratory Hospital, Los Angeles
Brotman Medical Center, Culver City
Publications
Timothy Neavin, MD; Ronit Wollstein, MD “Dorsal Dislocation of the Lunate with Distal Radius Fracture” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (accepted for publication 2008)
Hurwitz DJ, Neavin T, Body Contouring of the Arms and Brachioplasty, Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 2007; 39; 1-5.
Hurwitz Dj, Neavin T. “The L-Brachioplasty” for Clinics of Plastic Surgery edited by Al Aly
Guy M. Stofman, MD; Timothy S. Neavin, MD; Praful M. Ramineni, MD . “Better Sex From the Knife? An Intimate Look at the Effects of Cosmetic Surgery on Sexual Practices” Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 26, Issue 1, 1 January 2006, Pages 12-17
Hurwitz DJ, Neavin T, “Brachioplasty in Advances in Aesthetic Surgery” edited by Aston S, Reese T, Theime Medical Publishers, New York
Anderson DW, Neavin T, Smith JA, Schneider JS “Neuroprotective effects of pramipexole in young and aged MPTP-treated mice.” Brain Res 2001, 905:44-53
Inventions
Sterile Multi-tip Marking Device, March, 2008 (patent pending)
Surgical Instrument Cleaning Device, February, 2008 (patent pending)
Sterile Surgical Cleaning Dispenser, December, 2007 (patent pending)
Presentations
2009 - “Understanding Beauty”: The Paul Mitchell School of Beauty, Sherman Oaks
2008 - “The Safety of Outpatient Combined Aesthetic Surgery”: ASAPS, San Diego, May 2008
2006 - “Better Sex From the Knife?”: ASAPS, Orlando, April 2006
2006 - Radiesse for Facial Lipoatrophy in the HIV (+) Patient: Resident Research Day, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, June 2, 2006
2006 - “The female breast: A preoccupation among the human condition”: University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, July, 2006
2005 - Quantitatively Defining Attractiveness of the female Periorbital Region, Resident Research Day, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, June 1, 2005
2005 - “Use of Radiesse for facial lipoatrophy in the HIV (+) patient: ASAPS, New Orleans, April 2005
2005 - “Quantitatively Defining Attractiveness of the female Periorbital Region”: Ohio Valley, Aurora,OH May 13, 2005.
2005 - “Soft Tissue Fillers for Facial Augmentation”: University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, January, 2005
2005 - “Traumatic Ear Amputation”: University of Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, March 2005
2004 - University of Pittsburgh Morbidity and Mortality Conference (monthly presentations)
2004 - Robert Ivy Society, Philadelphia 3/27 “Better Sex From the Knife? An Intimate Look at the Influence of Cosmetic Surgery on Sex”: Robert Ivy Society, Philadelphia, 3/27/04
2002 - The “Components Separation” Method for the Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects: A Retrospective Analysis of Reconstructive Success”: ASPS, San Antonio November 3, 2002
2001 - The “Components Separation” Method for the Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects: A Retrospective Analysis of Reconstructive Success: Robert Ivy Society
