About Dr. Howard Bellin

Dr. Howard Bellin

The founder and director of CosMedica, one of New York’s premier cosmetic surgery centers, Dr. Howard Bellin has been practicing cosmetic surgery for over 30 years. Upon earning his Bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, Dr. Howard Bellin attended medical school at New York Medical College, after which he obtained an internship with the University of California Hospital. In the years since, Dr. Howard Bellin has held several leadership positions including Chief of Plastic Surgery at the prestigious Cabrini Medical Center and teaching roles at both Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and New York Medical College.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Howard Bellin has performed over 12,000 surgeries and has earned much respect and acclaim within the cosmetic surgery field. Dr. Howard Bellin is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and he currently acts as the sole cosmetic surgeon at CosMedica, devoting most of his time to working directly with his patients.

A celebrated inventor and thought leader, Dr. Howard Bellin has been awarded eight U.S. patents and has earned extensive national attention for his work, with appearances on Oprah, 20/20, Geraldo, CNN and MTV. Dr. Howard Bellin has also been featured in a number of widely-read publications including the New York Times, People, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. In 1980, Dr. Bellin’s first book, Dr. Bellin’s Beautiful You Book, was published. In 2000, he published a follow up entitled BeautyScience. Thanks to his highly regarded surgical innovations and inventions, Dr. Howard Bellin is affiliated with a number of prestigious organizations such as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, International Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Academy of Physician Inventors.

His procedures

All of the following procedures are performed at his state-of-the-art operating facility in a beautiful private townhouse on New York City’s Upper East Side. He hires only the best nurses, consultants, and office personnel to ensure your complete satisfaction.

  • Nasal surgery (rhinoplasty)
  • Liposuction and accusuction
  • Tummy tuck
  • Breast augmentation
  • Eyelid surgery
  • Face lift
  • Ear surgery (otoplasty)
  • Lip enlargement
  • Chin and jaw surgery

His education

  • College – Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts
    BA Degree Class of 1957
  • Medical school – New York Medical College, New York, N.Y.
    MD Degree Class of 1962
  • Internship – University of California Hospital, San Francisco, California
    July 1962 – June 1963
  • General surgery residency – Metropolitan Hospital, New York, N.Y.
    July 1963 – June 1966
  • Plastic surgery residency – Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N.Y. July 1968 – June 1970

Military experience

  • Captain – U.S. Air Force Medical Corps, Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.
    July 1966 – June 1968

Academic appointments

  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery – New York Medical College
    1975 – 1990
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology – New York Medical College
    1978 – 1985
  • Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery – New York Medical College
    1970 – 1975
  • Instructor in Plastic Surgery – Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
    1969 – 1970
  • Assistant in Surgery – Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
    1968 – 1969

His professional affiliations

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery (Diplomat)
  • National Board of Medical Examiners (Diplomat)
  • American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  • International Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  • New York Academy of Medicine (Fellow)
  • New York County Medical Society
  • New York State Medical Society
  • American Medical Association
  • Pan-American Medical Association
  • New York Academy of Science
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Academy of Physician Inventors
  • Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Scientific Advisory Committee)

Diplomates

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery – 1973 (Board Certification in Plastic Surgery)
  • National Board of Medical Examiners – 1963

Licenses

  • New York, Florida, California

Publications

  • “Dr. Bellin’s Beautiful You Book” Prentice-Hall
  • “BeautyScience – Advice From One of the World’s Leading Plastic Surgeons”
    Metropublish, London

Advisory

  • Afghanistan – 1971 (Reconstructive surgery)
  • Israel – 1973 (Yom Kippur War – acute casualties)
  • Honduras – 1974 (Hurricane Fifi)
  • Kenya – 1975 (Reconstructive surgery)
  • Guatemala – 1976 (Earthquake)
  • Ecuador – 1978, (Reconstructive surgery)
  • USSR – 1979 (Reconstructive surgery)
  • Ecuador – 1990 (Reconstructive surgery)
  • Latvia – 1999 (Reconstructive surgery)
  • Kosovo and Albania – 2001 (Reconstructive surgery)
  • Tanzania – 2007 (Reconstructive surgery)

Print media

Featured in:

  • The New York Times,
  • The New York Daily News
  • The New York Post
  • People Magazine
  • Time
  • Newsweek
  • Esquire
  • Life
  • New York Magazine
  • Crains
  • Vogue
  • Woman’s Day
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Harpers Bazaar

and many other publications.

Television

More than 50 feature appearances on shows such as:

  • 20/20
  • Geraldo,
  • Oprah
  • The CBS Morning News
  • America Alive (NBC National)
  • CBS Nightwatch (Charlie Rose)
  • CNN, Mid–morning LA
  • AM Chicago
  • Saturday Night Live
  • The Jackie Mason Show
  • Extra
  • MTV
  • Home Page (NBC National)