Dr Marwan R. Khalifeh

Dr. Marwan Khalifeh, MD is a board-certified plastic surgeon based in Washington, DC, with extensive experience treating lipedema through liposuction. 

Long before lipedema was widely recognized, he treated patients with severe leg pain and mobility challenges using liposuction, and today he is committed to providing this therapy to more women affected by the condition. 

Dr. Khalifeh offers both awake, staged procedures and higher-volume treatments under general anesthesia in hospital settings. 

He regularly attends international conferences on lipedema, including the First World Congress on Lipedema in Potsdam, Germany, where he was invited to join leading colleagues dedicated to advancing research and patient care.

Dr Marwan Khalifeh

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