CURRENT
Facial Plastic Surgery
CURRENT
Facial Plastic Surgery
Sarah Novis, MD
Double board certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
Board Certification
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Board CertifiedJune 1, 2016 – June 30, 2026
From the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Board CertifiedJune 23, 2018 – December 31, 2028
From the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
EDUCATION
7/2015 – 6/2016
Edward Farrior, M.D./University of South Florida Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryTampa, Florida
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Post Doctoral Fellow / Clinical Instructor
7/2010 – 6/2015
University of Michigan, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck SurgeryAnn Arbor, Michigan
Resident Physician
8/2006 – 5/2010
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
M.D. with honors in research; Alpha Omega Alpha
8/2003 – 6/2006
Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Evanston, Illinois
Honors Program in Medical Education, Psychology
B.A. with honors in research
GPA: 3.992, Summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
8/2000 – 6/2003
Okemos High SchoolOkemos, Michigan
GPA: 4.0, Valedictorian
Employment
CURRENT Facial Plastic Surgery and Medspa
Physician and Medical DirectorMyrtle Beach/North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Nov, 2019 – Present
McLeod Facial Plastics and ENT Seacoast
Privileges at McLeod Seacoast HospitalLittle River, South Carolina
8/2017 – 12/2021
Texas ENT Specialists
PhysicianHouston, Texas
Aug, 2016 – Jul, 2017
Privileges At Houston Methodist West Hospital Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Memorial City Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital
University of South Florida, Department of Otolaryngology
Attending PhysicianTampa, Florida
Jul, 2015 – Jun, 2016
Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Privileges at Tampa General Hospital, James A. Haley VA Hospital
HONORS
2023 – Best Plastic Surgeon – North Strand News
2021 – Selected as an American Academy of Otolaryngolgy – Head and Neck Surgery oral board examiner
2020 – 5 Star Award – from Professional Research Consultants for being ranked in the top 10% of physicians in the nation based on patient surveys
2020 – McLeod Physician Leadership Academy graduate
2015 – John L. Kemink, M.D. Research Award for the Best Clinical Paper at the Annual Charles J. Krause, M.D. Lectureship on June 19, 2015
2011, 2012, 2013 – Making a Difference Award, University of Michigan
2010 – Association for Academic Surgery Research Award
2009 – Alpha Omega Alpha, Northwestern University Chapte
2009 – Phi Rho Sigma Dennis Award, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of
Medicine – awarded for exceptional performance in all of the required junior
clerkships
2009 – Best Presentation Award, University of Rochester Vascular Conference, Medical Student Competition
2008 – Best Clinical Presentation Award, Association of VA Surgeons Annual Meeting
2006 – Phi Beta Kappa, Northwestern University Chapter
2006 – Provost’s award for outstanding poster presentation at the Northwestern Undergraduate Research Symposium
2005 – Mortar Board Honor Society
2005 – James Alton James Award presented by the dean of Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences to the student in the social sciences with
the highest GPA
2003 – 2006 – Northwestern Dean’s List for all quarters attended
2003 – National Merit Finalist
MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Fellow
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery – Fellow
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of South Florida, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery2015 – 2016
Preceptor: Edward Farrior, MD
Studied the effects of intraoperative triamcinolone injections to prevent ectropion after lower lid blepharoplasty with midface lift.
University of Michigan, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery2014 – 2015
Preceptor: Jeffrey Moyer, MD; Jennifer Kim, MD, Shan Baker, MD
Developed a database of patients undergoing cervicofacial rhytidectomy after previous treatment with radiation therapy to the head and neck.
University of Michigan, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery2013 – 2015
Preceptor: Melissa Pynnonen, MD
Funding: American Rhinologic Society CORE Resident Research Grant
Developed an institutional sinusitis database to determine the natural history of chronic sinusitis and variations in care.
University of Michigan, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery2014 – 2015
Preceptor: Jeffrey Moyer, MD; Jennifer Kim, MD, Shan Baker, MD
Developed a database of patients undergoing cervicofacial rhytidectomy after previous treatment with radiation therapy to the head and neck.
University of Michigan, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery2012 – 2014
Preceptors: Jennifer C. Kim, MD; Daryl Kipke, PhD
Created a system for delivering precisely-targeted electrical stimulation to denervated facial musculature in a rodent model.
University of Michigan, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2012 – 2013
Preceptors: Marc C. Thorne, MD; Gordon Sun, MD
Used the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids’ Inpatient Database to characterize pediatric deep space neck abscesses at the national level over the past decade and determine changes in incidence and management.
Northwestern University, Department of Surgery2007 – 2010
Preceptors: Melina Kibbe, MD; Jay Prystowsky, MD
Created and implemented a computerized deep vein thrombosis risk assessment tool utilizing the electronic medical record at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center and determined its effect on prophylaxis administration and thromboembolic event occurrence.
Northwestern University, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery2007 – 2008
Preceptor: Melina Kibbe, MD
Completed a chart review of patients with isolated gastrocnemius and soleal vein thrombosis in order to determine the rate of propagation and effectiveness of anticoagulation.
Northwestern University, Department of Psychology 2005 – 2006
Preceptor: Satoru Suzuki, PhD
Designed and implemented a study to determine the relationship between personality traits and performance on a multi-modal attention battery.