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Dr. Cornell Calinescu, MD
Medical Director
Cornell Calinescu, MD is our new Medical Director of aesthetics services including medical grade chemical peel, microdermabrasion, dermaplaning and cavitation in accordance with State Laws governing non-surgical medical aesthetic services.
In accordance with his Medical Aesthetic Practice at The Belia, Dr. Calinescu is triple board-certified with a strong background in high tech/high touch healthcare. He has served at all levels of patient care from clinical to supervisory to medical directorship.
Dr. Calinescu’s journey began when his family migrated from Romania to the US. Settling in Queens, NY and later moving to Brooklyn, the young Cornell attended Xavier High School in Manhattan and then went on to undergraduate studies at NYU. He returned to his Bucharest, Romania birthplace to attend
medical school. He passed all required board exams upon returning to the US where he began his medical career as a research fellow at Columbia Presbyterian College of Physicians and Surgeons in the Department of Neurosurgery. After a preliminary year, he transferred across the East River to the
Brooklyn Hospital and Medical Center where he continued training in Family Medicine. He continued his achievements in medicine after moving to Memphis, Tenn. to train in Emergency Medicine at the University of Tennessee.