Meet Dr. Taban

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Dr. Mehryar "Ray" Taban grew up in the Los Angeles Area. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from UCLA and medical school at UC-Irvine, he moved to the world renowned Cleveland Clinic for ophthalmology residency, where he was selected Chief Resident. Dr. Taban then moved back to Los Angeles for a 2-year oculofacial cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery fellowship at the prestigious Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, directed by Norman Shorr, M.D. and Robert A. Goldberg, M.D. Dr. Taban then pursued further fellowship training in rhinoplasty and cosmetic facial surgery under Dr. Ronald Strahan in Santa Monica, CA.

Dr. Taban operating with Dr. Shorr

Dr Taban is one of the few board certified surgeons who is a member of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), and American Board of Ophthalmology (AAO).

Dr Taban specializes in eyelid and facial surgery. He uses the latest technology in surgery, including minimal incision techniques, to provide quicker recovery times and natural outcomes. Dr Taban has authored numerous scientific articles and textbook chapters. He has been invited to speak at many national and international meetings. He has also received numerous awards and honors, including the prestigious Alpha Omega Honor (AΩA) and 2009 recipient of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Webster Paper Award.

Humanitarian Work

Dr. Taban is a volunteer member of the CRISP Foundation Surgical Team (www.crispfoundation.org). The team travels to Central America biannually to surgically repair facial deformities in children. See photos below.

Guatemala, 2009

The CRISP Foundaton Surgical Team, Guatemala, 2009. Dr. Taban is fifth from left, standing.

Dr. Taban operating on the CRISP Foundation Surgical Team in Guatemala, 2009.

Dr. Taban with two of his Guatemalan patients.

Dr. Taban with local Mayan patients.

A few of Dr. Taban's patients in Guatemala who received surgical services at no charge courtesy of the CRISP Foundation and the volunteer surgical team members:

Dr. Taban's C.V.

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