Migrated from the Philippines in 1973, Dr. Joseph M. Arzadon, an Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Cosmetic Surgeon, 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.
Starting out as an associate in 1996, Dr. Arzadon quickly gained the trust and confidenceof his colleagues and patients. In October 1997, he founded Northern Virginia Surgical Arts with the opening of the first office in Arlington. In December 2000, the second office was established in Gainesville. In June 2002, the cosmetic practice was expanded with the opening of The Spa Clinic in Gainesville. In September 2006, the third office was opened in Manassas Park. 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 Chief Medical Officer of the Medical Mission of Mercy, USA (also known as the Philippine-American Medical Mission of the Metro-Washington DC, Inc.). This is a non-profit health organization, which provides free medical and dental care to poverty stricken people in the Philippines. To date, they have treated over 60,000 patients. Dr. Arzadon has been an active volunteer to the medical missions in the Philippines, providing cleft lip and palate surgery since 1997, 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 three very young children, Christopher, Robertand Lauren Marie. 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 maxillofacial and cosmetic surgery through continuing education. He believes in treating patients in the same way he would his family, and that listening is the key to a successful outcome.
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 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery
- Voted “Top Plastic Surgeon†by his peers in Prince William County
- Voted “Top Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons†by the Washingtonian Magazine