Leon Rafailov, MD

Dr. Rafailov is a board certified and fellowship-trained Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon who focuses on a wide range of plastic and reconstructive surgery in the area around the eyes. His areas of expertise include the eyelids, forehead, mid-face, orbit, and tear ducts. Dr. Rafailov is trained in advanced techniques in minimally invasive endoscopic surgery, facial reconstruction, trauma surgery, orbital surgery, oncologic surgery, and cosmetic surgery. Following college, Dr. Rafailov received his MD from SUNY Downstate and went on to complete his intern year at Yale. Following his intern year, he completed his residency in ophthalmology at Rutgers and a two-year oculoplastics fellowship at Duke. While in fellowship at Duke, he contributed to research in corneal neurotization and received the "Fellow of the Year" award for teaching. He prides himself in providing specialized and patient-focused care using a custom approach to every patient.