MEET DR. HAZEN

Dr. Alexes Hazen is a board-certified plastic surgeon, educator, researcher, and longevity and skin health expert based in New York City. After decades spent studying the human body, aging, healing, and aesthetics, her work has evolved toward a broader approach to what it means to age well - one that considers not only how we look, but how we feel and function over time.

A longtime educator and practicing surgeon at NYU Langone Medical Center, Dr. Hazen served as Director of the NYU Aesthetic Surgery Center from 2002 to 2018 before establishing her private practice. She has received numerous awards for her teaching and surgical work and has co-authored more than 60 scientific publications. Her background in medicine and research continues to shape her evidence-based approach to longevity, regenerative aesthetics, and skin health.

For Dr. Hazen, longevity is also deeply personal. Her mother is 92 and physically well but living with dementia, while her aunt, at 95, remains both mentally and physically healthy. Their very different experiences with aging have inspired her to better understand how restorative sleep, nutrition, gut health, movement, stress management, and other daily practices can support brain and body health throughout life.

Dr. Hazen also believes that how we look affects how we feel. When our skin and appearance reflect the vitality we feel inside, it can positively influence confidence and well-being. Her approach brings these ideas together, combining advances in medicine and regenerative aesthetics with the fundamentals of healthy living to help people feel vibrant and confident at every age.

To Dr. Hazen, longevity isn't simply about living longer - it's about protecting our health, preserving our quality of life, and feeling our best for as many of those years as possible.

Education

Medical School - Brown University

Residency in General Surgery - NYU Langone Health

Residency in Plastic Surgery - NYU Langone Health

Microsurgery Fellowship - NYU Langone Health

More About Dr. Hazen

AMBITIOUS TRAINING

Dr. Hazen attended Brown University School of Medicine, graduating in 1996. She did residency at NYU Langone Health in the combined General Surgery/Plastic Surgery Program. She completed a microsurgery Fellowship also at NYU. In 2002 she began as an Attending at Bellevue and NYU hospitals, and then served as the Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Hospital until 2011. She has been the Director of the NYU Aesthetic Surgery Center since 2002 until 2018 when she branched off to create her own practice.

HOLISTIC NEW YORK CITY PRIVATE PRACTICE

Combining a holistic approach to longevity, skin health, and regenerative aesthetics with a deeply academic and scientific background makes Dr. Hazen’s private practice particularly unique. She looks beyond individual treatments to consider the whole person - how we look, feel, function, and ultimately age.

Her current interests focus on the science of healthy aging, including skin regeneration, hormonal and cellular health, nutrition, sleep, movement, stress, and the daily practices that support long-term well-being. By bringing together modern medicine, emerging technologies, and proven fundamentals of healthy living, Dr. Hazen helps patients take a more thoughtful and personalized approach to aging well.

AWARD-WINNING EDUCATOR

Dr. Hazen is the Vice Chair of the NYU IRB Board and has served on the Board since 2003. She was a member of the NYU Faculty Council and served as a Faculty Senator and as Faculty Secretary, an elected position from 2012 to 2014. She was the Medical Director of the Hansyorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU Health and the Director of the Faculty Practice Group from 2011 to 2018. She is a regular host of the Sirius Radio Doctor Radio’s “Plastic Surgery Show” and has been since its inception in 2008. She recently has been a part of the Face Transplant Team at NYU and participated in the latest face transplant, as well as the initial face transplant at NYU which was considered the most extensive face transplant to ever be performed.

Teaching Experience:

2002–present Associate Professor Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Bellevue Hospital Center
2002–present Associate Professor Surgery, Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
2002–2018 Director, NYU Aesthetic Surgery Center, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
2006–2011 Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Manhattans Veteran's Administration

Teaching Awards Received:

2010 Mentor of the Year, NYU Department of Plastic Surgery, New York, NY
2010 Brown University Medical School, Scholarship Awards Dinner, Honoree
2009 Resident Advocate Award, NYU Department of Plastic Surgery, New York, NY

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Dr. Hazen is on numerous medical committees, advisory boards and editorial boards and has been elected to numerous honor societies including:

2002–present Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2002–present Member, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
2003–present American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons
2004 Invited Speaker, Trendsetters Network, New York, NY
2004–2006 NESPS Membership Committee
2005 ASPS Pathways to Leadership, Invited Participant
2005 NESPS Scientific Program Committee,
2006–present Member, Medical Society of the County of Kings
2007 Invited Participant, ASPS Advocacy Group, Washington, D.C.
2009–present Faculty American College of Surgeons
2010–present AAPS American Association of Plastic Surgeons
2011 NESPS Scientific Program Committee
2011 Breast Reconstruction: State of the Art, Committee Member
2012 NESP Scientific Program Committee
2012 Invited Speaker, IPRAS World Conference, Chile
2012 Invited Speaker, CIHR Research Planning meeting "Understanding Bangladeshi Women's Experience of Humanitarian Surgical Mission" Vancouver

PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Dr. Hazen's research interests are in virtual surgery and resident education, quality of life and outcomes following surgery (specifically transgender surgery), transgender surgical techniques, fat grafting, and stem cell research, and PRP uses and outcomes. She has numerous book chapters, and peer-review articles, publications, and presentations. She is a frequently invited speaker and has had numerous media interviews on her expertise in plastic surgery, transgender surgery, medicine, wellness, and anti-aging.

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Publications

SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY

Dr. Hazen served on the Board of MYFAce for children with craniofacial differences for over 10 years, AIRS for breast reconstruction, and ABHAYA wellness in the Brooklyn community. She is on the governing Board of Women for Women by IPRAS and has directed and participated in numerous medical missions to help women and children who are victims of violence.

Boards and Community Organizations:

1989–1991 United States Peace Corps, Honduras, Central America
2007- 2017 Board Member, National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction
2009–2010 Invited speaker on Breast Reconstruction, SHARE
2010–present Member of surgical missions, Women for Women
2011–present Board Member, International Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS)
2012 Invited Speaker, Indian Rotary Club, Jalandhar, India; "3D Animation as a tool for Surgical Education”