Harvey Zarem
Dr. Harvey Zarem was a plastic surgeon who appeared on ABC’s reality program Extreme Makeover in 2006. He contributed to the season four premiere episode, titled “Kerra and Phil,” by helping to repair the damage to Kerra’s face after she was bitten by a poisonous spider.
Zarem also worked as a medical consultant on the Tom Cruise film Vanilla Sky in 2001.
Known as the "Dean of Plastic Surgery," Zarem pioneered techniques in liposuction and reconstructive post-cancer surgery of the breast. He served as the University of Chicago's professor and chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery for seven years before holding the same position at the UCLA Medical Center and School of Medicine for 14 years.
Dr. Harvey Zarem was a plastic surgeon who appeared on ABC’s reality program Extreme Makeover in 2006. He contributed to the season four premiere episode, titled “Kerra and Phil,” by helping to repair the damage to Kerra’s face after she was bitten by a poisonous spider.
Zarem also worked as a medical consultant on the Tom Cruise film Vanilla Sky in 2001.
Known as the "Dean of Plastic Surgery," Zarem pioneered techniques in liposuction and reconstructive post-cancer surgery of the breast. He served as the University of Chicago's professor and chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery for seven years before holding the same position at the UCLA Medical Center and School of Medicine for 14 years.
He also ran a private practice in Santa Monica and another, later, in his hometown of Savannah, Georgia.
Zarem died November 1, 2015, in Savannah. He was 83.
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