Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Alan Durkin is a Board Certified Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon and owner of Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery, a private surgery center that combines style and elegance with a state-of-the-art surgical facility in a warm and welcoming office environment. When choosing Dr. Alan Durkin for cosmetic surgery, you will enjoy the privacy of overnight suites, VIP entrances, personalized medical attention, house calls, and private duty nursing. Furthermore, the center provides patients with continuity of care through the centers Medical Spa, Laser Facility, and Make-up Studio.
Dr. Alan Durkin is both an American Board Certified Surgeon and American Board Certified Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon. Dr. Durkin specializes in Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Reconstructive Surgery of the face and breast including, facelifts and brow lifts, nose reshaping, facial fat grafting, breast augmentations, breast reconstruction, and revisional breast surgery (fixing breast augmentations). Dr. Alan Durkin also routinely performs body contouring procedures such as tummy tucks and mommy makeovers (combination of breast surgery and tummy tuck).
Dr. Alan Durkin is a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Durkin is also on staff at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach and Sebastian River Medical Center in Sebastian, Florida. Dr. Durkin specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery and reconstructive cosmetic plastic surgery of the face and breast.
Dr. Alan Durkin has been named one of “The Best Doctors in America” by Castle Connolly and is one of America’s Top Doctors®. Dr. Durkin is also a New Beauty Magazine advisor and ExpertInjector®. Dr. Alan Durkin has also appeared in New Beauty Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, HauteMD, and Vice Sports Magazine.
Dr. Durkin is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). Dr. Durkin also serves as a consultant for Allergan® and Merz Aesthetics®.
Dr. Alan Durkin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami, earning a B.S. in Biology.
He then earned an M.S. from the University of Chicago in Physics and an M.D. from the University of South Florida. He is a faculty member and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Florida State University and Nova Southeastern University. He is currently involved in multiple clinical trials regarding facial and breast aesthetic surgery and regularly publishes on both topics.
Dr. Durkin has published over 25 peer-reviewed publications in medicine and has presented his specialized cosmetic techniques at national and international physician symposiums, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Dermatological Surgery.
He has earned over seven awards for most outstanding medical presentations. Dr. Durkin is also the recipient of numerous awards and accolades in medicine including, the Arnold P Gold Award for Humanism in Medicine, Outstanding Resident Surgical Educator for four consecutive years, the John E. Turlich Award for Resident Teaching Excellence, and the Patient’s Choice Award for five consecutive years.
Dr. Durkin is a member of the American Board of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), a professional organization of Board Certified Plastic Surgeons. Plastic Surgeons must apply for membership with ASPS and meet eligibility requirements to be accepted for membership. In addition, all ASPS members must be Board Certified in Plastic Surgery.
Co-Medical Director
Dr. Jimmy Chim, who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, grew up in the Maryland/DC Metropolitan area, where he also completed his undergraduate studies with honors at The George Washington University. He earned his medical degree at the University of Maryland, known for the Shock Trauma Center. His training included living and working across the United States and abroad. He completed 6 years of General Surgery training at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR, before choosing to specialize in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He received an additional 4 years of training at the McGill University in Montreal, QC, and University of Miami/Jackson Memorial health systems, where he received numerous academic awards and recognitions.
Dr. Chim has authored numerous papers and chapters in both the medical sciences and fields beyond Plastic Surgery. He pursued an academic career in the Midwest, performing intricate and advanced reconstructions at a level 1 trauma center. This experience provided him with extensive knowledge of the human body's anatomy, enabling him to restore the form and function of the body's soft tissue envelope.
Along with this, he also offered state-of-the-art procedures for breast reconstruction, traumatic facial reconstruction, and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Chim's passion for facial and body aesthetic surgery is evident, and he considers himself a life-long learner.
He has received direct training from multiple experts in the field and has extensively researched modern techniques to achieve facial aesthetics, allowing him to provide the most advanced, safest, and effective methods to his patients.
Dr. Chim, a father of four children with his beloved wife, has personal experience with the physical changes that women's bodies undergo during and after pregnancy.
As one of the pioneers of Plastic Surgery once said, the aim of this field is to restore normalcy in reconstructive patients and to surpass normalcy in aesthetic pursuits.
By helping mothers restore form and function after childbirth, Dr. Chim achieves both of these goals for his special patients, who are commonly referred to as "Mom."
Dr. Chim's clinical approach is based on building a trustworthy relationship with his patients, where decisions are made through a fully informed process. He firmly believes in offering only the therapies and surgeries that he would recommend for his own family and friends if they were the ones seeking treatment.
Dr. Chim feels privileged to have been entrusted with the care of his medical colleagues and family members on numerous occasions.
The mission of ASPS is to advance quality care to plastic surgery patients by encouraging high standards of training, ethics, physician practice, and research in plastic surgery.
For example, the ASPS physician members must uphold ethical advertising guidelines that prevent them from misleading patients or offering free or discounted surgery. However, these same advertising guidelines are not required by non-member physicians or physicians that are not board certified in Plastic Surgery.
When was the last time you treated yourself to something really special? When you schedule a consultation at Ocean Drive Med Spa, you are investing in yourself and your health in a way that is clear for the world to see. Schedule your consultation for the self-care you deserve or share the experience with some friends with one of our signature spa parties! Either way, you can soak in the beauty at Ocean Drive Med Spa.
