George Washington

Dr. Washington specializes in both aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures, including liposuction, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), male plastic surgery, gender-affirming top surgery, breast augmentation, and breast cancer reconstruction, including advanced techniques such as DIEP flap reconstruction.

Dr. George Washington was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana where he graduated Valedictorian from his high school and Cum Laude with distinguished honors from Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Mathematics.

He earned his doctorate degree from Howard University College of Medicine and was Treasurer and Executive Board Member of his class during those four years. He remained in Washington, DC for five years to pursue his general surgery residency training at Howard University Hospital. His clinical excellence awarded him the Department of Surgery Chairman’s Intern of the Year Award, Star Performer/Best Surgical Resident Award, and Chief Resident of the Year Award. He was also awarded the Medical Staff Award (2019 Top Resident Patient Care Staff Award) at residency graduation. Following his residency training, he completed a rigorous examination process to become a Board-Certified General Surgeon by the American Board of Surgery.

His desire to improve psychosocial well-being following cancer resection and traumatic injury by restoring natural form and function led him to continue his training in plastic and reconstructive surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. There, he found an immense passion for microsurgery, specifically in breast reconstruction following cancer resection. He also found passion in gender-affirming surgery.

1. The Medical Staff Award, 2019 Top Resident Patient Care Staff Award, HUH 2019
2. Department of Surgery Chairman’s Award, Chief Resident of the Year, HUH 2019
3. Department of Surgery Chairman’s Award, Star Performer Resident, HUH 2016
4. Department of Surgery Chairman’s Award, Intern of the Year, HUH 2015.
5. Leroy R. Weekes, MD, Clinical Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology, HUCM 2014
6. Plastic Surgery Visiting Clerkship Diversity Scholarship, Mayo Clinic Rochester 2013
7. First-Place Research Poster Presentation, LSUHSC-NO 2011
8. HU College of Medicine Academic Scholarship, HUCM 2010-2014
9. Outstanding Academic Tutor, Xavier 2007-2009
10. Outstanding Community Service Award, Cao Dai Temple of New Orleans 2005-2007
11. Academic Scholarship, Xavier University of Louisiana 2005-2009

He continues to look forward to assimilating his passions for community service, international travels, and plastic surgery to also help those in medically underserved countries through medical mission trips. He was granted the opportunity during his plastic surgery training to participate in an ACGME accredited rotation in Ha Noi, Vietnam with NUOY Reconstructive International to help make reconstructive surgical care accessible by disseminating innovative surgical knowledge and promoting cross-sector collaboration for craniofacial anomalies. This was a life changing experience that brought personal awareness to the importance of global surgery to reduce inequalities by equal access to health care. He also experienced firsthand the significance of the lack of resources that limits comprehensive patient care, which led him to donate blood that was life-saving to pediatric patients. He believes these experiences are vital in developing skills to provide culturally competent and appropriate medical/surgical services to all people.