Most of what defines Dr. Andrew Jacono‘s public profile involves innovation: a facelift technique that changed how surgeons approach facial aging, a practice that draws patients from across the world, and academic research published in peer-reviewed journals. Less discussed but equally deliberate is his effort to transmit a philosophy of service to the surgeons he trains.
As Fellowship Director for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Jacono oversees one of the more direct pipelines through which values get passed from one generation of surgeons to the next. His fellows learn technique, but Jacono has been clear that technical mastery alone is not the complete picture of what he is trying to teach. The broader ethical context, using specialized skills to serve populations who lack access to care, is part of what the training is designed to convey.
The Dual Nature of His Practice
Dr. Andrew Jacono’s career operates on two tracks that might seem at odds with each other. His private practice in New York caters to a clientele that often includes celebrities, executives, and individuals of substantial means. His humanitarian work takes him to Colombia, Ecuador, Thailand, and Vietnam, operating on children who have no financial access to the care they need. He does not treat these as competing priorities.
His academic appointments reinforce the teaching dimension of this work. As Associate Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Section Head of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at North Shore University Hospital, he trains medical students and residents in both technique and professional perspective.
A Record of Service
Dr. Andrew Jacono’s humanitarian record is substantial. Dr. Andrew Jacono has provided pro bono reconstructive surgery to more than 100 domestic violence survivors and treated more than 750 children through international missions with Healing the Children, the HUGS Foundation, and THAI Children. He served as national chairman of the FACE TO FACE Committee for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, which connects abuse survivors with free surgical care. These numbers represent a long-term commitment made alongside, not instead of, a demanding and decorated professional career. See related link for additional information.
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