Daniel J Farrugia, MD PhD FACS

Alongside his clinical training, Dr. Farrugia earned a PhD in biomedical sciences from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, where his doctoral research examined the influence of inherited mutations on BRCA2 gene function. He earned his medical degree from the University of Malta.

He completed a general-surgery internship at the Mayo Clinic, a surgical residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and a subspecialty fellowship in breast surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.

Dr. Farrugia has performed several thousand body-contouring procedures and previously served as the lead surgeon at the Chicago practice later known as AirSculpt, where he trained other surgeons in awake, minimally invasive techniques. His approach centers on careful candidacy assessment, surgical judgment, and an unhurried, single-surgeon model of care.