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Dr. Paul Chugay, MD

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Dr. Chugay

Long Beach, CA

Cosmetic Surgery

  • Se habla español
  • Speaks Russian
  • Speaks French
  • Speaks Portuguese
382 results20 procedures
  • No.1IN CALIFORNIAMost body contouring results, and 1 moreMore published results on Afters than any other practice in California for body contouring (75) and brazilian butt lift (50).

Dr. Paul Chugay is a cosmetic surgeon at Chugay Cosmetic Surgery Medical Clinic in Long Beach, where he joined his father, Dr. Nikolas Chugay, in 2012. He is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and certified in general cosmetic surgery by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, first in 2012 and again in 2022. His interests include total body reconstruction after bariatric surgery, breast augmentation and breast reconstruction.

He earned a bachelor of science in animal physiology and neuroscience at the University of California San Diego, studied medicine at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and Ross University, and received his medical degree in 2005. He completed a preliminary year in general surgery at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Virginia and a general surgery residency at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut, then a cosmetic surgery fellowship through the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery at Tulsa Surgical Arts in Oklahoma, where he performed more than 1,200 cases.

He is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical Association. With Dr. Nikolas Chugay and Dr. Melvin Shiffman, he co-wrote the book Body Sculpting with Silicone Implants, published by Springer in 2014.

Credentials & affiliations

  • American Board of Surgery
  • American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
  • Fellowship in cosmetic surgery, Tulsa Surgical Arts (American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery)
  • Member, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
  • Member, American College of Surgeons

Publications & press

Facial plastic surgeon

  • Dr. Nikolas Chugay

    DO · 49+ years

    Board certified

    Dr. Nikolas Chugay is an osteopathic physician who performs facial plastic, aesthetic and cosmetic surgery at Chugay Cosmetic Surgery Medical Clinic in Long Beach. The practice states that he has performed more than 30,000 surgical procedures and has trained more than 30 postgraduate physicians in cosmetic surgery.