Dr. Mohammed Elahi is one of the best trained Plastic Surgeons in the Greater Toronto Area having had extensive plastic surgery training in Montreal at McGill University (Canada), UCLA in Los Angeles (USA), Providence Hospital in Michigan (USA) and Temple University in Philadelphia (USA). Dr. Elahi has complemented this diverse training with supplemental plastic surgery experiences in Italy, France and Turkey. During many years of plastic surgery training, he has had the unique opportunity to work with some of the most prominent plastic surgeons in the world where Dr. Elahi has had the chance to hone his skills and develop an artistic eye for natural results in aesthetic plastic surgery.
Dr. Elahi was born in Toronto attending High School in Etobicoke. He pursued undergraduate medical studies at McMaster University and after 2 years was accepted into Medical School at the University of Western Ontario. He graduated from Medical School with Honours in 1993 as the Hewlett Packard Top Medical Graduate. Dr. Elahi then went on to pursue surgical training at McGill University in Montreal from 1993 to 1998 working at the prestigious Royal Victoria Hospital. During his time at McGill University, Dr. Elahi also completed a Thesis on the Assessment of Craniomaxillofacial Bone Thickness earning him a Master of Science Degree from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Division of Plastic Surgery in 1997. In 1998, Dr. Elahi qualified for the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Elahi subsequently pursued further advanced training in Plastic Surgery at UCLA in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2000, Providence Hospital in Michigan from 2001 to 2002 and Temple University in Philadelphia from 2002 to 2004 culminating in his second Fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery in May 2004. Dr. Elahi is amongst a select few number of surgeons qualified in two different specialties by the Royal College of Surgeons.
Dr. Elahi decided to return to Toronto to commence his plastic surgery practice despite receiving many offers to remain in the USA. Dr. Elahi accepted a Staff Plastic Surgery position at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto which is a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, in addition to holding Active Staff Appointments at the Scarborough Hospital and Rouge Valley Hospital. Dr. Elahi maintains a teaching position as a Clinicial Lecturer in the Department of Plastic Surgery at Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Elahi was invited to join the faculty at the prestigious Cosmetic Surgery Hospital in Woodbridge, Ontario by Dr. Lloyd Carlsen and has been an Active Staff Member there since December 2005.
Dr. Elahi has general interests in Aesthetic Surgery of the face, body and breasts as well as in reconstructive surgery. He has a busy clinical practice in Plastic Surgery but also takes the time to perform volunteer work in developing countries, most recently traveling to Pakistan to provide state of the art plastic surgical care to survivors of the devastating earthquake. Dr. Elahi has presented at numerous national and international meetings as well as being published extensively on a wide variety of techniques in the plastic surgery literature. He has published over 30 plastic surgery publications, reviewed several plastic surgery textbooks, been a literary reviewer for the European Journal of Plastic Surgery, and has won numerous grants and awards for research and work in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
With specialized training, experience and dedication, Dr. Elahi strives to achieve the best aesthetic outcome in the safest manner possible. Dr. Elahi attempts to minimize discomfort and make the plastic surgery experience as pleasant as possible. He appreciates that every individual comes with different goals, expectations and aesthetic concerns and that the challenge is to not only meet those expectations, but to try and go beyond them.

ROYAL COLLEGE CERTIFICATIONS
CURRENT POSITIONS
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Staff Plastic Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Staff Plastic Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, The Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, Canada
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Staff Plastic Surgeon, Woodbridge Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Woodbridge, Cana
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Clinical Faculty, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
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2002-2004 Plastic Surgery Residency, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
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2001-2002 Clinical Craniofacial Surgery Fellow of Dr. Ian T. Jackson, Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Providence Hospital, Michigan, USA
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1999 Plastic Surgery Training, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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1998 Master of Science – Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Plastic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
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1993-1998 Residency in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
MEDICAL EDUCATION
1989-1993 University of Western Ontario Medical School, London, Ontario, Canada
M.D. granted June 1993, ranked top in his class.
PREMEDICAL EDUCATION
1987-1989 Undergraduate Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
DISTINCTIONS OF DR. M. ELAHI
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2004 -present Surgical Skills Instructor, University of Toronto Medical School
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2001-present International Smile Train Partner, Reviewer for the European Journal of Plastic Surgery
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2004 Chief Resident, Section of Plastic Surgery, Temple University
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1997 Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Reviewer, External and Internal Reviewer for Residency Programs
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1996-1997 Chief Resident & Residency Training Committee Member, Department of Otolaryngology, McGill University
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1989-1993
- Hewlett - Packard Top Medical Graduate
- Horner Medal in Otolaryngology
- JAF Stevenson Memorial Scholarship
- Rowntree Prize in Medical History
- Dean’s Honour List, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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1987-1989
- George & Nora Elwin Scholarship
- McMaster Scholars Program
- Josten’s Scholarship
- Senate Scholarship
- Dean’s Honour List, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
RECENT PRESENTATIONS (last 2 years) by DR. M. ELAHI
- Advanced Craniofacial Surgery, Canadian Surgery Forum, September 9, 2005; Montreal, Quebec.
- Detailed Study of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Pakistan. Presented at the 7th European Craniofacial Congress, November 20, 2003; Bologna, Italy.
- Non-Burn Applications of Integra Dermal Regeneration Template. Presented at the 26th Annual Mid-Atlantic Burn Meeting, November 3, 2003; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Developing a Cleft Database in Pakistan. Presented at the APPNA Regional Meeting, October 2, 2003; Houston, Texas.
- Cerclage Clamp: A Useful Tool for ORIF in Complicated Metacarpal Fractures. Presented at the Philadelphia Hand Society, June 25, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Epidemiology of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Pakistan. Presented at the Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons, June 6, 2003; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- The Reconstructive Uses of Integra. Presented at the 25th Annual Mid-Atlantic Burn Meeting, November 1, 2002; Allentown, Pennsylvania.
- The Incompletely Excised Basal Cell Cancer. Presented at the Mid Western Association of Plastic Surgeons, May 2, 2002; Chicago, Illinois.
- Evaluation of Facial Bipartition in Hypertelorism Correction. Presented at the North American Skull Base Surgery Society Meeting, February 19, 2002; San Diego, CA.
- The Smiletrain and its role in Pakistan. Presented at the Pakistani Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, May 7, 2002, Karachi, Pakistan.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF DR. M. ELAHI
- OSCE Examiner In Surgery, University Of Toronto Medical School, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (September 2005)
- Surgical Skills / Suturing Instructor, University of Toronto Medical School, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (July 2004 and May 2005)
- Plastic Surgery Core Lecturer, University of Toronto Medical School (August 2004, December 2004, May 2005, September 2005)
- Volunteer Plastic Surgeon assisting in Earthquake in Pakistan (October 20, 2005 – October 29, 2005), based at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan