Biography

Harvard trained, board-certified Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Michael K. Obeng, was named among "America's Top Plastic Surgeons" by the Consumer's Research Council of America in 2011 and 2014. He specializes in cosmetic surgery of the aging face, neck, breast, body, trunk, extremities and genitalia. Dr. Obeng is among the rare, few plastic surgeons in the world to successfully reattach a limb, remove ribs to streamline the waist and he is an expert in complex reconstructive surgery, hand, and micro neuro vascular surgery, hence, the nickname, "The Surgeon's Surgeon" as dubbed by his colleagues.

Obeng is on staff at Cedars Sinai Hospital, and the former Chief of Plastic Surgery at St. Elizabeth Health Center. Dr. Obeng carries years of experience and innovative methods of solving complex cosmetic and reconstructive surgical dilemmas. His clients comprise of royalty and celebrities, but also includes some of the world's most unfortunate patients.

Born into poverty in Ghana, Dr. Obeng persevered over unimaginable obstacles and overcame all odds to arrive at the peak of professional and personal success. He takes pride in treating each patient like family; his deep compassion and care for his patients is derived from his humble beginnings. Dr. Obeng travels to third world countries to donate his surgical skills through his non-profit, R.E.S.T.O.R.E Worldwide Inc. In addition, Dr. Obeng advocates for the underprivileged in the United States by educating patients on safe breast reconstructive surgery options available after undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Dr. Obeng has garnered prestigious awards including a research grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the coveted, Herman B. Barnett award in Surgery and Anesthesia. He has extensive international publications regarding breast aesthetics, augmentation, and reconstruction. When he is not lecturing on plastic surgery, he can be found donating his time with R.E.S.T.O.R.E and delivering his award-winning motivational speech, Perseverance.
- IMDb mini biography by: Gina Rodriguez

Graduated from Prempeh College in Kumasi, Ghana.

Graduated from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas with a B.S. in chemistry.

Received his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Medical School.

Received a fellowship to Harvard Medical School where he specialized in hand, wrist, and microneurovascular surgery.