13 Facts About Varaztad Kazanjian

Varaztad H Kazanjian was an Armenian American oral surgeon who pioneered techniques for plastic surgery and is considered to be the founder of the modern practice of plastic surgery.

Varaztad Kazanjian graduated from Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1905.

Varaztad Kazanjian served as professor of oral surgery from 1922 to 1939 and he was the first to hold the title of Professor of plastic surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Varaztad Kazanjian co-authored the first concise book on plastic surgery.

Varaztad Kazanjian was born in Erzincan, Ottoman Empire on March 18,1879.

Varaztad Kazanjian's niece was actress and television celebrity Arlene Francis.

Varaztad Kazanjian was married and successfully running his own dental practice when the First World War broke out, but he volunteered to join the Harvard Medical Corps, posted to a huge tented hospital complex in Camiers, France where he served British forces.

Varaztad Kazanjian was promoted to the rank of major in June 1916.

Varaztad Kazanjian was Professor of Clinical Oral Surgery at Harvard from 1922 to 1941 when he was named Harvard's first Professor of Plastic Surgery.

Varaztad Kazanjian was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, and the American College of Dentists, and a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Varaztad Kazanjian was made an Honorary Fellow of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons in London in 1966 and of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow in 1967.

Varaztad Kazanjian was an honorary member of the Massachusetts Dental Society, the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and of the Academy of Oral Surgery.

Varaztad Kazanjian was awarded several awards including the Order of St Michael and St George by the King George V of the United Kingdom.