Dr. Rosa B. Lipin

Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Years of Experience: 5+

Dr. Rosa B. Lipin is a fellowship-trained Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and board-certified Otolaryngologist-Head & Neck Surgeon. Her practice encompasses the full breadth of plastic surgery of the face, head, and neck. She has a particular interest in rhinoplasty, facial rejuvenation – facelift, neck lift, browlift, blepharoplasty, upper lip lift, fat transfer to the face, hair restoration for men and women, as well as minimally invasive treatments such as Botox and fillers.

Philosophy & Approach to Patient Care

Dr. Lipin believes the doctor-patient relationship is paramount to the successful outcome of any procedure.  Dr. Lipin takes pride in this relationship and the mutual trust she and her patient build together. This foundation allows her to design a bespoke treatment plan to address each patient’s goals and provide elegant, natural results to highlight the patient’s natural beauty.  Dr. Lipin’s singular goal is to help patients feel confident, radiant, and beautiful in their own skin.

Dr. Lipin consistently earns the love and respect of her patients due to her impeccable surgical acumen, technical skill, meticulous attention to detail, and a keen eye for beauty and elegance. She is personable, professional, attentive, honest, and forms lasting connections with her patients.

“It is a privilege to be a part of every patient’s surgical journey.” Dr. Rosa B. Lipin

Biography

Dr. Lipin earned her undergraduate degree in Communications and then proceeded to earn a Master’s degree in Cell and Molecular Biology at Tulane University. She then graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine with the highest honors and multiple awards, including membership in the esteemed Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Following medical school, Dr. Lipin moved to Atlanta for residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Emory University. She has authored numerous publications, a book chapter, presented her work at several regional and national meetings, and was awarded a coveted grant for her research involving bone growth and bio-scaffolding as a novel therapy to treat cleft palates.

Dr. Lipin went on to complete a highly competitive fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the prestigious University of Toronto. There she trained with internationally renowned plastic surgeons, focusing exclusively on aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries of the face and neck. Culminating her fellowship, she was honored with the Kris Conrad Merit Award in Facial Plastic Surgery, awarded for “attaining the highest level of expertise in the performance of facial plastic surgery”.

In her free time, Dr. Lipin enjoys traveling, trying new cuisines, Pilates, hiking, cooking, and tennis. She unwinds by spending time with her two big loves, her husband and silver lab, Teddy.

Specialty

Dr. Lipin’s Favorite Top 10 Surgical Procedures of the Face & Neck:

Dr. Lipin’s Top 5 Favorite Non-Surgical Facial Procedures:

  • Non-surgical rhinoplasty
  • Non-surgical facial rejuvenation
  • Non-surgical jawline enhancement
  • Neuromodulators: Botox®, Dysport®, Xeomin®
  • Full Face Correction using Facial Fillers
  • PRP and Exosome treatments for hair restoration

Certificates & Awards

Board-Certified
  • Fellowship Trained Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
  • American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Professional Development and Memberships
  • American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2014-Present
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2013-Present
  • Metro Atlanta Educational Society for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Journal Club Resident Chair, 2016-2017
  • Member: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
  • Member: Gold Humanism Honor Society
Medical Education, Residency, & Fellowship
  • Bachelor of Arts: Communications, Tulane University
  • Master of Science: Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University
  • Medical Doctorate, Tulane University School of Medicine
    • Member: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
    • Member:  Gold Humanism Honor Society
    • 2013 American Medical Women’s Association Glasgow-Rubin Certificate Commendation for Academic Achievement; awarded to top 10% female graduates
    • 2013 Merck Manual Medical Book Award: Outstanding academic performance by a medical student
    • 2012 C. Thorpe Ray Internal Medicine Award, outstanding student in the medicine clerkship
  • Residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Emory University
    • 2017 Emory University Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research Forum, First Place: Best Research Project & Presentation.
    • Authored numerous publications, a book chapter, presented at several regional and national meetings, and awarded a coveted national grant for her research involving in vitro bone growth and bio-scaffolding as a novel therapy to treat cleft palates. Awarded first place for research.
  • AAFPRS Fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto
    • Trained with internationally renowned plastic surgeons, focusing exclusively on aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries of the face and neck.
    • Awarded: Kris Conrad Merit Award in Facial Plastic Surgery for “Attaining the highest level of expertise in the performance of facial plastic surgery”
Certification and Licensure
  • Diplomate of the ABOHNS 24230, June 1, 2019-June 30, 2029 
  • ABFPRS Written and Oral Examination Pass 
Professional Awards and Honors
  • Atlanta Magazine Top Doctors for Facial Plastic Surgery, 2022 & 2023
  • Castle Connolly National Award  for Rising Star for Facial Plastic Surgery, 2022
  • Kris Conrad Merit Award in Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, awarded for achievements in the field of research, and perseverance in attaining the highest level of expertise in the performance of Facial Plastic Surgery. $1,000 cash prize. May 10, 2019
  • Emory University Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research Forum, First Place for best research project/presentation. April 19, 2017
  • CORE ASPO Research Grant recipient for 10,000. Palate bone formation and the role of the hypoxia pathway, 2016-2017
  • American Medical Women’s Association Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Commendation for Academic Achievement, awarded to women graduating in the top ten percent of their medical school class, 2013
  • Merck Manual Medical Book Award, for outstanding academic performance by a medical student, 2013
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2012
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2012
  • C. Thorpe Ray Internal Medicine Award, awarded to the most outstanding student in the medicine clerkship, 2012

Hospital Credentials

  • Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, 2020-Current
  • Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, GA, 2020-Current

Meetings and Coursed Attended

  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine 13th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop. July 22- 23, 2022. St. Louis, MO
  • University of Toronto Department of Otolaryngology Resident Facial Injectable Course: Neuromodulators and Fillers. November 12, 2019. Toronto, ON. Instructor
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Facial Plastic Injection Course: Neuromodulators and Fillers. March 31, 2018. Atlanta, GA. Instructor
  • American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fall Meeting. October 26-28, 2017. Phoenix, AZ
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Temporal Bone Drilling Course. October 2017. Atlanta, GA
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Rhinology and Facial Plastic Cadaver Dissection Course. January 21, 2017. Atlanta, GA
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Temporal Bone Drilling Course. September 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Rhinology and Facial Plastic Cadaver Dissection Course. May 14, 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • Southern States Rhinology Course. April 21-23, 2016. Kiawah Island, SC
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Facial Plastic Injection Course: Neuromodulators and Fillers. March 10, 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Free Flap, TORS, and Soft Tissue Dissection Course. January 8-9, 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Temporal Bone Drilling Course. January 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • AONA Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction Course. December 12-13, 2015. Atlanta, GA
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Temporal Bone Drilling Course. January 2015. Atlanta, GA
  • American Rhinologic Society Fall Meeting. September 25-26, 2015. Dallas, TX • American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Fall Meeting. September 25-26, 2015. Dallas, TX
  • American Academy of Head and Neck Surgery Instructional Course for Residents and Fellows. September 25, 2015. Dallas, TX
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Rhinology and Facial Plastic Cadaver Dissection Course. June 20, 2015. Atlanta, GA
  • Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Facial Plastic Injectable Course: Neuromodulators and Fillers. September 2014. Atlanta, GAPUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Sheleib W, Lipin R, Smith O. Use of Biodegradable Implant in Reconstructive Nasal Septal Surgery. PRS Global Open. Manuscript in preparation
  • Lipin R, Deshpande A, DelGaudio J, Wise S, Patel Z. Chronic rhinosinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP reservoir bacterial colonization is not associated with sinus culture positivity. Sinusitis. 2016:1(1): 44-48
  • Lipin R, Moore B. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013:149 (2): supplement 194-195
  • Carter J, Winters R, Lipin R, et al. A faith and community-based approach to identify the individual at risk for head and neck cancer in an inner city. Laryngoscope. 2013: 123(6):1439-43. PMID: 23401194
  • Carter J, Lipin R, Chastant R, et al. Submandibular swelling. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013:139(8):853-854. PMID: 23949365
  • Rosenblatt D, Lipin R, Palacios E, Friedlander P. Unusual maxillary chondrosarcoma. Ear Nose Throat J. 2012:91(9):355-356. PMID: 22996705
  • Lipin R, Kandil E. Thyroid hemiagenesis. J La State Med Soc. 2012:164(4):205-206. PMID: 22953458

Other Publications/Review Articles

  • Lipin R, Wise S. SLIT tablets for polysensitized allergic rhinitis. Curr Otorhinolaryngol Rep. 2015: 3: 180-185. DOI 10.1007/s40136-015-0086-9 Book Chapters
  • Bender M, Lipin R, Goudy, S. Development of the Pediatric Temporomandibular Joint. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2018: 30(1): 1-9

Professional Presentations
Presentations – Oral

  • Lipin, R. Earlobe Reconstruction. Metro Atlanta Educational Society for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. March 21, 2018. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R, Goudy S. Role of the hypoxia pathway during osteoblast commitment. Georgia Society of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Annual Summer Meeting. July 20, 2017. Jacksonville, FL
  • Lipin R, Goudy S. Role of the hypoxia pathway during osteoblast commitment. Metro Atlanta Educational Society for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research Forum. April 19, 2017. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R, Desphande A, Wise S, DelGaudio J, Patel Z. Chronic rhinosinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP reservoir bacterial colonization is not associated with sinus culture positivity. Metro Atlanta Educational Society for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Research Forum. April 19, 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R, Desphande A, Wise S, DelGaudio J, Patel Z. Chronic rhinosinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP reservoir bacterial colonization is not associated with sinus culture positivity. American Rhinologic Society at American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Fall Meeting. September 26, 2015. Dallas, TX
  • Lipin R. Vasomotor Rhinitis: A case report and discussion. Metro Atlanta Educational Society for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. October 15, 2014. Atlanta, GA
    Poster Presentations
  • Lipin R, Krook K, Soares B, Prickett K. Conservative management of pseudoaneurysm following carotid injury during myringotomy: a case report and review of the literature. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Spring Meeting. May 20-21, 2016. Chicago, IL
  • Lipin R, Walia S, Moore, B. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting. September 29-October 2, 2013. Vancouver, BC
  • Carter J, Winters R, Cai D, Lipin R, Lookabaugh S, Friedlander P. Subgroup analysis of head and neck cancer risk factors in an at-risk urban population. Triologic Society Annual Meeting. January 24-26, 2013. Scottsdale, AZ

Educational/ Teaching Oral Presentations

  • Lipin, R. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Management of Hair Loss. Emory University Otolaryngology Grand Rounds. June 7, 2018. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R, Raymond M, Sethna A. Microtia and Otoplasty. Emory University Otolaryngology Didatics. February 16, 2017. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R, Nagy C, Dedhia R. How to review a journal article. Emory University Otolaryngology Didactics. July 21, 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R. Developmental anatomy of the neck: surgical considerations. Emory Otolaryngology Grand Rounds. May 26, 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R, Hudgins P, Vivas E. Temporal bone imaging. Emory University Otolaryngology Didactics. March 24, 2016. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R. A pain in the neck: calcific tendinitis of longus colli vs retropharyngeal abscess. Emory University Otolaryngology Interesting Cases Grand Rounds. April 30, 2015. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R. Pharyngitis, odontogenic and deep neck space infections. Emory University Otolaryngology Didactics. October 2, 2014. Atlanta, GA
  • Lipin R. Primary small cell carcinoma of the submandibular gland: a case report and discussion of the utility of immunohistochemistry. Medical University of South Carolina Otolaryngology Grand Rounds. September 17, 2012. Charleston, SC

Research

  • Palate bone formation and the role of the hypoxia pathway
  • American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Research Grant (via AAO-HNS CORE) • 2016-2018
    • Role: PI
      • The central hypothesis is that the Hif1α/VEGFa response to hypoxia during palate bone development is a conserved pathway and mediators of this pathway can be identified as potential therapeutic targets for maxillary hypoplasia. This pathway has been interrogated in orthopedic literature involving long bones but has not been investigated in the craniofacial skeleton. Current treatment for maxillary hypoplasia requires surgical correction, and often autogenous bone grafting (ABG). ABG is limited in tissue supply and associated with significant cost and morbidity. The alternative to ABG, bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), is FDA approved in adults, but is not available to children due to concerns for life-threatening inflammation and oncogenic potential. Regenerative approaches to treat bone defects in children avoiding ABG are critically needed. We are investigating the role of the Hif1α/VEGFa pathway in bone formation using cell cultures to identify downstream mediators that can be delivered in a hydrogel to induce osteoblast commitment and bone formation in vitro and in vivo. This research is a critical step in the development of a novel therapeutic option for children with maxillary hypoplasia.