Plastic Surgeon Maakan Taghizadeh Earns Third Consecutive Castle Connolly Top Doctor Recognition

Maakan Taghizadeh, MD, has received the Castle Connolly Top Doctor designation for the third consecutive year, placing him among the 7 percent of licensed physicians nationwide selected annually for this peer-nominated recognition. The plastic surgeon and founder of U Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics, known to patients as "Dr. Tag," emphasizes that the honor reflects his entire team's commitment to comprehensive patient care extending beyond surgical procedures to encompass full recovery and aesthetic journeys.

Dr. Taghizadeh's practice focuses on both aesthetic and reconstructive surgical interventions, with specialized expertise in breast procedures, body contouring, and facial rejuvenation. His surgical repertoire includes breast augmentation and lift, microsurgical breast reconstruction, abdominoplasty, liposuction, facelift and neck lift procedures, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, and post-bariatric body contouring. The practice manages complex cases requiring advanced microsurgical skills and anatomical knowledge to restore both form and function for patients.

The Castle Connolly selection process involves peer physician nominations followed by rigorous evaluation by the physician-led research team at Castle Connolly, which publishes its Top Doctors list at https://www.castleconnolly.com. Selection criteria include medical education, training credentials, hospital appointments, and professional disciplinary histories, with physicians prohibited from paying for inclusion in the recognition program. Dr. Taghizadeh's consistent recognition extends beyond this three-year achievement, as he has also been named a Baltimore Magazine Top Doctor for eight consecutive years from 2018 through 2025.

Dr. Taghizadeh's medical training includes a degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, general surgery residency at Ohio State University Medical Center where he received Intern of the Year honors, plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the same institution, and a specialized fellowship in Breast, Microsurgical, and Aesthetic Surgery at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. His practice distinguishes itself through a dedicated professional staff trained in exceptional customer service, ensuring clinical rigor and personalized attention throughout every treatment stage. This holistic approach to patient care represents the foundation of what Dr. Taghizadeh describes as treating "the whole patient through the entire process" rather than focusing solely on surgical intervention.