About Rian Maercks

Rian A. Maercks, M.D., P.A. is an artist and a leading aesthetic, craniofacial, and reconstructive plastic surgeon licensed in Florida and the state of New York. The surgeon’s revolutionary approaches to both surgical and non-invasive aesthetic interventions of the face and body have garnered him international recognition by surgeons and patients alike. A YouTube video of Dr. Maercks injecting 35 syringes of dermal filler into his own face serves as tangible evidence of his faith in his technique. Dr. Maercks earned his degrees from the Duke University School of Medicine. His undergraduate training in fine arts and philosophy created the framework through which he explores the world of medicine and plastic surgery and has allowed him to elevate the standard of patient care and safety through his work as medical director of his high profile Miami-based surgical center. Following an integrated plastic and reconstructive surgical residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, a top-ranked U.S. craniofacial pediatric center, and the University of Cincinnati Hospital, Maercks completed fellowship training in Europe, Central- and South America with some of the most prominent figures in plastic surgery to date. This extensive training included an elite fellowship with esteemed craniofacial pioneer Dr. Fernando Oritz-Monasterio, bandmasters of craniofacial and aesthetic surgery of the face and breast. Maercks continues to stay connected with international leaders in his field and travels worldwide to discuss ideas and innovations, such as sex reassignment surgical training at Helsinki Hospital in Finland and at Vu Medical Center in Amsterdam.