Meet Dr. Balakhani

Mehdi Balakhani, D.D.S., M.D., F.A.C.S. is Emeritus Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Christiana Care Systems and Director of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware. He has been selected by nurses and his peers as a top doctor in Delaware since 1992. Dr. Balakhani is Board Certified in both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery since 1983. He has contributed more than 20 cosmetic surgery instructional exhibits to the Medical Society of Delaware over the past 20 years. He has provided more than 200 educational seminars for public education in the field of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Balakhani is recognized in Delaware specializing in all aspects of cosmetic surgery of the face and body with a special interest and expertise in the area of rhinoplasty, treatment of the aging face, body contouring, and post-bariatric surgery.

Hospital Affiliations and Appointments:

• Director, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – St. Francis Hospital (2002-Present)
• Chief, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Christiana Health Systems (2001-Present)
• Senior Attending and Consultant, Service of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dupont Childrens Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware (1982-Present)
• Associate Chief, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1987-2000)
• Member, Medical Review Committee, Ethics Committee, Medical Legal Affairs Committee and Credentialing Committee, Christiana Care Systems (1989-Present)
• President, American College of Surgeons, Delaware Chapter (2006-2007)
• Member, Surgical Executive Committee, Christiana Care Systems (2000-Present)
• Medical Director of Plastic Surgery of Excellence, Christiana Care Systems (2003-Present)

Professional Memberships:

• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Maxilofacial Surgeons
• Oculoplastic Society of New York
• American College of Surgeons