Ross A. Clevens, MD, FACS Double Board-Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
Trust and confidence form the foundation of the patient-physician relationship.
Trained at Yale University, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Michigan, Ross A. Clevens, MD, FACS, is an award-winning, double board-certified facial plastic surgeon with more than 25 years of experience. He is recognized by both former patients and colleagues for his meticulous attention to detail, his innovative contributions to his field, and his artistry with facial plastic surgery. Based in Brevard County, Florida, Dr. Clevens is a specialist and has performed more than 20,000 surgeries in his specialty area.
About the ABFPRS
Certification by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) means that Dr. Clevens specializes in plastic surgery of the face, neck, eyes, and nose, and has met the rigorous standards of the ABFPRS. It also means your surgeon:
- Completed an approved residency after medical school in one of two surgical specialties focusing on facial plastic surgery (otolaryngology-head and neck surgery or plastic surgery)
Earned prior certification in one of those specialties through the American Board of Medical - Specialties or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada
- Completed a rigorous two-day examination
- Submitted for peer review an acceptable record of at least two years of clinical experience, including operative reports of a minimum of 100 facial plastic surgeries
- Holds proper licensure and subscribes to the ABFPRS Code of Ethics
Education
- Yale University: B.S., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985
- Harvard Medical School: M.D., magna cum laude, 1990
- Harvard University: M.P.H. in Health Policy and Management, 1990
Postgraduate Education
- Intern, Department of General Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1990-91
- Resident, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, 1991-95
- Chief Resident, Department of Otolaryngology – HNS, University of Michigan, 1994-95
- Fellow, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan, 1995-96
Board Certification
- American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (1996)
- American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1998)
Academic Honors and Awards
- Prize for Investigative Work, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1989)
- Leon Reznick Memorial Prize for Excellence in Research, Harvard Medical School (1990)
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons
- Florida Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
- Florida Society of Dermatologic Surgeons
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- American College of Surgeons
- Brevard County Medical Society
Authored Book
Clevens, R.A. Your Plastic Surgery Companion: A consumer’s guide to facial plastic surgery.
Telemachus Press, Dublin, OH. 2016
Expert Training Videos
- (Produced By Invitation of The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
- Clevens, RA. Advanced Botox Neurotoxin Injection Techniques of the Lower Face, Neck and PerioralRegion. AAFPRS. Washington, DC
- Clevens, RA. Lip Lift. AAFPRS. Washington, DC
