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Who Bob Basu is
C. Bob Basu, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS, is a board-certified plastic surgeon based in Houston, Texas.
He is president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which describes itself as the world's largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons, with more than 11,000 members. He took up the role on 12 October 2025 at the society's annual meeting in New Orleans. He founded and directs Basu Aesthetics + Plastic Surgery, an independent private practice with locations in the Houston area.
He earned his undergraduate degree at Princeton, a combined MD and MPH at Tufts, and an MBA in health care administration at Brandeis. He trained in plastic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, where he later served as an assistant professor. His public focus is patient safety and aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery performed by board-certified surgeons.
He is a US-based figure, and I could not verify a specific UK press article quoting him.
Notable achievements
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Named president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, assuming the role on 12 October 2025 at Plastic Surgery The Meeting in New Orleans. Source ↗
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Chaired the ASPS Patient Safety Committee (2011–2015) and the Practice Management Committee (2015–2017), and served as ASPS Board Vice President of Finance & Treasurer (2020–2024). Source ↗
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Served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at North Cypress Medical Center and on the Board of Directors of the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF). Source ↗
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Co-edited (with Dr Sameer A. Patel) the textbook Cosmetic Breast Surgery, announced in October 2020. Source ↗
