NYU School of Medicine-Department of Dermatology “Surgical Attending” 2009

New York Magazine 2008 “Best Doctor” in Cosmetic Dermatology

Castle Connolly’s “Best Doctors – New York Metro Area” 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

New York Super Doctor 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

The President's Volunteer Service Award 2012

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology

California State license- G081216

New York State license – 201981

American Academy of Dermatology

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery

American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology

American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

The Skin Cancer Foundation

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Fellow 2008

Textbook Publication

Moy RL, Taheri DP, Ostad A. Practical Management of Skin Cancer. 1st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven Publications, 1999.

Journal Publications

Ostad, A. Non-Lipo Tumescent Procedures, Surgical Aesthetics March/April 2013

Lewin, Jesse M., Brauer, Jeremy, Ostad, A.  A Poliglecaprone 25 – Only Approach to Wound Closure: Cosmetic and Financial Advantages.  Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Vol 12 Issue 3 March 2013

Lewin, Jesse M., Brauer, Jeremy, Ostad, A.  Surgical smoke and the dermatologist. J Am Acad Dermatol 10.1016/j.jaad. 2010.11.017.

Sanes DH, Goldstein NA, Ostad A, Hillman DE. Dendritic morphology of central auditory neurons correlates with their tonotopic position. J Comparative Neurol 294: 443-454, 1990.

Lavker RM, Fryer E, Margolis-Fryer J, Ostad A, Cotsarelis G, Sun TT. Cells in the bulge region of the mouse hair follicle undergo transient proliferation during onset of anagen and in response to physical and chemical stimuli. J Invest Dermatol 98: 581A, 1992.

Ostad A. The role of hair follicle stem cells in the pathogenesis of permanent alopecias. In: Dermatology teaching file: Gross and microscopic section from the American Academy of Dermatology, edited by Antoinette F. Hood. Moby Year Book Publishing, 1994.

Wilson C, Cotsarelis G, Wei ZG, Fryer E, Margolis-Fryer J, Ostad A, Tokerek R, Sun TT, Lavker RM. Cells within the bulge region of mouse hair follicle transiently proliferate during early anagen: Heterogeneity and functional differences of various hair cycles. Differentiation 55: 127-136, 1994.

Tse Y, Ostad A, Lee H-S, Levine VJ, Koenig K, Kamino H, Ashinoff A. A clinical and histologic evaluation of two medium depth peels: Glycolic acid versus jesner’s trichloroacetic acid. Dermatol Surg 22: 781- 786, 1996.

Ostad A, Kageyama N, Moy RL. Tumescent anesthesia with a lidocaine dose of 55 mg/kg is safe for use in liposuction. Dermatol Surg 22: 921-927, 1997.

Kahn AM, Ostad A, Moy RL. Grafting following short pulse carbon dioxide laser de-epithelialization. Dermatol Surg 22: 965-968, 1997.

McNay A, Ostad A, Moy RL. Surgical Pearl: The modified rhombic flap. Jam Acad Dermatol 37: 256-8, 1997.

Bucalo BD, Lee MH, Ostad A, Wieder JM, Chalet MD, Moy RL. Clinical experience with 90 microsecond pulsed CO2laser and 900 microsecond dwell time CO2 lasers. Lasers Surg Med 21 (Suppl 9): 53, 1997.

Bell T, Moy R, Rubin M, Ostad A, Schachter D, Eckland K. Laser resurfacing: clinical results with a 90 usec pulsed CO2 laser. Lasers Surg Med 21 (Suppl 9): 43, 1997.

Ostad A, Moy RL. Squamous cell carcinoma: Research techniques and new horizons. In: Cutaneous oncology. Edited by Stanley Miller, MD, Blackwell Science Publishing; 1998.

Comparison of reservoir effect of different potency topical corticosteroids in an experimental animal model by histamine-induced wheal suppression test.  Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (JDD), June 2011

Fellow, Mohs micrographic surgery, laser and dermatologic surgery UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1995-1996

Mentor: Ronald L. Moy, MD

Resident in Dermatology, Skin and Cancer Unit New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 1992-1995

Intern in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts 1991-1992

BA, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 1987

-Magna Cum Laude

-Phi Beta Kappa

-Founders Day Award For Recognition As University Scholar