Iranian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
Sheila Nazarian is an Iranian-American
plastic surgeon and television personality. She is the best known as the host of
Netflix
reality television series
Skin Decision: Before and After .
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4] She has also guest starred on television series such as
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ,
[5]
Basketball Wives , and
Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian .
[6]
Early life and education
Nazarian was born in
New York to a
Jewish family from
Iran . Her family had returned to Iran, during the
1979 Islamic Revolution , but they could no longer leave and at age 6 she was smuggled out of Iran into
Pakistan along with her mother and eventually moved to
Los Angeles .
[2]
She attended
Columbia University , earning a BA in economics with a pre-medical concentration.
[7] She initially pursued a career in orthopedics before deciding to study plastic surgery.
[8] After graduation, she attended
Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine
[9] and later went on to a cosmetic and reconstructive surgery residency at the
University of Southern California .
[7]
[10] While at USC, she also received a Master of Medical Management (MMM) from the
Marshall School of Business .
[7]
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Career
Nazarian went on to found her private practice, Nazarian Plastic Surgery, and a medical spa company, Spa 26 .
[12] She also founded The Skin Spot , a line of skincare products
[2]
[13] and The Nazarian Institute , a non-profit organization that offers business and medical education to medical professionals.
[2]
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Nazarian has starred as a special guest on the daytime talk shows The Doctors
[15] and The Real,
[16] as well as the PragerU web series Stories of Us in 2022.
[17] She has also guest starred in reality series such as
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ,
[5] and
Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian .
[18] She has also appeared on news programs such as
Inside Edition ,
[19] ]
Extra ,
[5]
The Insider ,
[5]
KGNS News ,
[20] JBS News,
[21] 50’inside,
[22] and
E! News .
[5]
In 2020, Nazarian began starring in
Skin Decision: Before and After alongside nurse
Jamie Sherill .
[14]
[4]
[23] The series was nominated for the
Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Lifestyle Series” in 2021.
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Awards and honors
Nazarian has earned multiple awards and honors throughout her career, including:
2015–2017, Super Doctors, Southern California Rising Stars
[25]
2016, Iranian Jewish Women's Organization Woman of the Year (
Shamsi Hekmat Achievement Award)
[26]
2018–2022, Super Doctors, Southern California Super Doctors
[25]
2018, Top 2 Plastic Surgeon in Los Angeles by Locale Magazine
[27]
2018, Inaugural Aesthetic Industry Awards, winner of Social Media Authority Award
[28]
2019, Aesthetic Everything Award, winner of Diamond Crystal Award
[29]
2022, America's Best Plastic Surgeons by
Newsweek
[30]
[31]
Activism
Nazarian is an outspoken activist for Israel and Jewish causes.
[2] In response to the
2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis , she spoke out against antisemitism online.
[14]
[32]
Family
Sheila Nazarian is married to Fardad Mobin, a
neurosurgeon .
[33] The pair have three children and reside in
Bel Air, Los Angeles, California .
[33]
[34]
Television Appearances
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