Carmell Corporation announced the addition of Dr. Sean Kelishadi to their Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Kelishadi is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon who owns and operates his private practice in Newport Beach, CA. He is approved by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) as a Fellowship Director to train the next generation of clinical leaders.

Dr. Kelishadi has delivered 26 lectures at conferences such as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Transplant Congress among others. Dr. Kelishadi has published 37 peer reviewed papers in journals such as the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, ePlasty, Transplantation, Annals of Plastic Surgery, and other journals. Dr. Kelishadi has also presented 51 abstracts covering research topics across wound reconstruction and healing, transplant success and various surgical techniques.

Dr. Kelishadi received his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and his medical degree from University of Tennessee-Memphis College of Medicine followed by his general surgery residency at the University of Maryland and the prestigious Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, MD. While at Baltimore, he also spent 2 years performing NIH funded research on groundbreaking mechanisms in immunobiology. Later, he completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Louisville, KY.