Dr. Joseph M. Arzadon, a Facial Cosmetic Surgeon and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, migrated from the Philippines in 1973 and was raised in Alexandria, Virginia, where he attended local schools.  He received his undergraduate degree in Zoology from the George Washington University, graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Maryland School Of Dentistry, and received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School Of Medicine.  He completed his internship in General Surgery and residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of Connecticut Health Center, where he became Chief Resident from 1995-1996.

Dr. Arzadon’s credentials include:

• Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons
• Member of the American Dental Association
• Member of the American Medical Association
• Licensed in both Medicine and Dentistry
• Certified in both Cosmetic Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Voted “Top Plastic Surgeon” by his peers in Prince William County
• Voted “Top Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” by the Washingtonian Magazine.

Starting out as an associate in 1996, Dr. Arzadon quickly gained the trust and confidence of his colleagues and patients.  In April of 2000, he founded the Spa Clinic with the opening of the first medical spa clinic in Gainesville.

Dr. Arzadon has privileges at the Washington Hospital Center.  His special interests are facial cosmetic, dental implant, and reconstructive surgery.  Since he first opened his practice, Dr. Arzadon has performed over a thousand facial cosmetic procedures and placed thousands of dental implants along with major bone grafting as well as routine oral surgery and maxillofacial surgeries.

In his spare time, Dr. Arzadon volunteers as the Chief Medical Officer of the Philippine-American Medical Mission of the Metro-Washington DC, Inc., also known as the Medical Mission of Mercy, USA.  Medical Mission of Mercy USA is a non-profit health organization established in 2001, which provides free medical and dental care to poverty stricken people in the Philippines.  To date, they have treated approximately 35,000 patients.  Dr. Arzadon has been an active volunteer to medical missions in the Philippines since 1997, providing cleft lip and palate surgery, and has personally treated over 300 patients with cleft lip and palate.

He met his wife, Catherine Panlilio, M.D., during a medical mission.  They are blessed with two very young sons, Christopher and Robert, an adorable daughter, Lauren Marie and a miniature daschund, Pebbles.  They live in Falls Church, Virginia, where he enjoys gardening and keeping koi ponds.

Dr. Arzadon remains current with the newer techniques in the field of cosmetic and maxillofacial surgery through continuing education.  He believes in treating patients in the same way as he would his family, and that listening is the key to successful outcome.