Dr. Sam Assassa is the founder of the American Association of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery. Since 1995, Dr. Assassa has been exclusively practicing aesthetic medicine and surgery at his Beverly Hills, California practice, Beverly Hills Aesthetics. He was one of the first specialists in the West Coast to introduce Smart Lipo and has refined the procedure to enhance bodysculpting results. 


Dr. Assassa is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He received his medical degree with honors, and then held a series of internships and residencies in Chicago at Loyola University-affiliated hospitals, as well as in Cleveland at Case Western University-affiliated hospitals. He is regarded as one of the top experts in the field of minimally invasive aesthetic surgery. He routinely travels nationally and internationally to lecture and teach his techniques to other physicians. Dr. Assassa is an associate member of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Mesotherapy Association, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, American Society of Aesthetics and Mesotherapy, and also serves on the advisory committee of the American Aesthetic Medicine Association. He is also an honorary member and featured speaker of The American Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Intradermotherapy.