Meet Dr. Joe Niamtu
Dr. Niamtu is well known in international cosmetic facial surgery circles as surgeon, teacher and author and is regarded as a key opinion leader by academics and clinicians worldwide. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. His practice is limited to cosmetic facial surgery.
He lectures internationally on cosmetic facial surgery and has taught on six continents around the world. He has written four textbooks as well as 22 chapters on other textbooks. He has authored hundreds of publications on various cosmetic facial topics and a cosmetic facial surgery DVD series.
Dr. Niamtu has served on the board of directors of the Cosmetic Surgery Foundation and chaired numerous committees with the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, where he currently sits as Chair of the Communications Committee. He appears regularly in newspaper articles, television broadcasts and popular magazines. He is passionate about all aspects of cosmetic facial surgery and loves going to work and making patients look and feel better.
Dr. Niamtu was voted "Best Plastic Surgeon to Take You Back 20 Years" by Richmond Magazine in 2010 and "Best Cosmetic Surgeon" from Style Weekly Magazine in 2011. He has received numerous "Best Speaker" awards at numerous multispecialty meetings.
Dr. Niamtu is committed to numerous charitable organizations and pro bono groups. He was honored with the Richmond Times-Dispatch Newspaper Community Service Award for his volunteer work on third world children with facial deformities. He and his wife have received community service awards from Greater Richmond Arc and Safe Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter. Dr. Niamtu has also been active with Operation Smile and Noah's Children, International Hospital for Children and Medical Care for Children.
Dr. Niamtu and his wife have two special needs children with cerebral palsy.
A word from Dr. Niamtu
Education
Kent State University, Kent Ohio-Bachelor of Science
Kent State University Graduate School-Neuroanatomy (1 year)
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio- DMD
Carolinas Medical Center- General Practice Residency (GPR)
Medical College of Virginia- Richmond, Virginia- 4 year hospital residency oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Niamtu has had admitting and maxillofacial surgery privileges at the following local hospitals and surgery centers for the past 29 years:
| Johnston Willis | Chippenham | St. Mary's |
| Henrico Parham | Henrico Forest | Retreat |
| Memorial Regional | *Stony Point | Martha Jefferson** |
* formerly Richmond Eye Hospital ** since 2002
To learn more about Dr. Niamtu and his professional activities visit the links on "About Dr. Niamtu" on the top left menu.