Karen M. Soika

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Karen M. Soika, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The Cosmetic Medic, Greenwich, CT 068305376.12 miles

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About Karen M. Soika, MD

As a daughter of a physician and a nurse, health and well being have been a lifetime focus. Dr. Karen Soika is from the greater Westchester County/Fairfield County area. Prior to becoming a physician, she had the unique experience of having worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for over 10 years as a Business Director in Sales, Marketing and training. This affords her a broader knowledge of the impact of synthetic drug design and it’s role in disease management and treatments. Which enabled her also to launch her own Acne skincare treatment line called Always Clear. She also has the advantage of a Master’s Degree from New York University (N.Y.U.), NYC, in Endocrine Physiology and a Minor in Biochemistry. After Completing her Master’s Degree at N.Y.U. , Dr. Karen Soika attended Medical School, graduating with Honors. She then went on to a competitive Residency Program in General Surgery completing her Internship at Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC, and doing her Residency at George Washington University, in Washington, DC. Dr. Soika also completed a Fellowship in General Surgery, SICU and Research through Weil Medical College-Cornell Presbyterian. Then also trained in Cosmetic Surgery with world leading physicians including Dr. Malcolm Paul and Dr. Dennis Hammond and many other global leaders in cosmetic and plastic surgery. Dr. Soika then was selected to do a fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery via USC in Los Angeles CA. Karen Soika, MD is a sought out instructor that has taught over 3000 Physician globally on various facial cosmetic procedures and owns The training company The Aesthetic Masters. She is highly regarded for her artistic and sculpting abilities in cosmetic surgery as well as personally in her hobbies. Her eye for detail is unmatched. She has a very elite patient population that includes supermodels, actors/actresses and public figures. This alone is testimonial to her tremendous skill in facial and body artistry. Karen M. Soika is dedicated to Surgical, Laser Skincare and minimally invasive face and body contouring procedures such as Botox, Dermal Fillers, Sculptra, Kybella and PDO and PLLA threads and to the fields of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery. She is a Member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, and a American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery. Her recent nominations include Best of Fairfield County 2017, who’s who among Top US Physicians and 2018 Leading physicians of the world. Dr. Soika is so dedicated to this field, that she also has firsthand expertise with all procedures that she performs and thus can share her own experience to guide you along the way…well not all yet but that day will come soon. We in Cosmetic Surgery too cannot escape the needs of aging!! I look forward to meeting you soon.

Professional Title

MD

Top Procedures

  • Blepharoplasty
  • Breast Augmentation (Augmentation Mammaplasty)
  • Cervicoplasty
  • Chemical Peels
  • Facelift
  • Hair Restoration
  • Intense Pulsed Light
  • Kybella®
  • Liposuction
  • Mesotherapy
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Microneedling
  • Mini-Facelift
  • Neck Lift
  • PDO Thread Lift
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections for Hair Loss
  • Platysmaplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Thread Lift
  • Thread Lift Treatment
  • Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

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Board Certifications

    Years of Experience

    13 years of experience

    Education

    • Residency: George Washington University
    • Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Languages

    • English

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