Dr. Edward S. Kwak is a New York City facial plastic surgeon, dual board-certified in facial plastic surgery and head and neck surgery.  His focus is cosmetic surgical procedures strictly limited to the face and neck region.

Dr. Kwak graduated cum laude from Tufts University.  His medical education began at Indiana University School of Medicine where he garnered several academic awards including induction to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and the Eli Lilly/K.K. Chen Pharmacology Award.  After medical school, Dr. Kwak moved to New York City for his post graduate medical training.  He studied one-year of general surgery at Saint Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan.  After this year he went on to one of the country's most prestigious residencies in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.  As a resident, he earned the J. Swift Hanley award for his research in Head and Neck Surgery.  Upon completion of residency, Dr. Kwak was chosen to one of the elite fellowships in facial plastic surgery at the University of Texas-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, under the preceptorship of Dr. Russell Kridel and sponsorship of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr. Kwak traveled to Seoul, Korea where he served as a visiting surgeon to some of the country's most famous plastic surgery clinics.

Dr. Kwak has written several scientific articles and book chapters on numerous topics in facial plastic surgery.  He continues to give national lectures on advanced Rhinoplasty techniques.  Dr. Kwak is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Head & Neck Surgery at The New York Medical College and is also responsible for teaching in-training surgeons facial plastic surgery at Saint Vincent's Hospital and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.