Dr. George Bitar Named the
National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society "Man of The Year"

Dr. George Bitar receives the National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man of the Year Award, as the record fundraiser over a ten-week campaign, helping to raise $5.8 million nationwide with over $710,000 for the Washington Chapter of the Society. Dr. Bitar joined the campaign in memory of his grandmother, who passed away from lymphoma, as well as a cousin and a close friend, who also succumbed to leukemia.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWeb) November 4, 2006 -- Dr. George Bitar receives the National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man of the Year Award, as the record fundraiser over a ten-week campaign, helping to raise $5.8 million nationwide with over $710,000 for the Washington Chapter of the Society. Dr. Bitar joined the campaign in memory of his grandmother, who passed away from lymphoma, as well as a cousin and a close friend, who also succumbed to leukemia.

We go above and beyond our patients' expectations, because complete satisfaction is essential to our goal of making sure every patient is a happy one.
On top of his broad fundraising campaign by phone, email and personal letters, Dr. Bitar hosted several major fundraising events including "days of beauty" at his practice, receptions and an auction at the Four Seasons Hotel and a shopping spree at Bloomingdale's. Representing the Lymphoma Society, Dr. Bitar appeared in a USA Today interview and had a guest appearance on NBC's soap opera "Days of Our Lives". Dr. Bitar can also be seen around Washington on a transit bus advertising campaign promoting the fight against blood cancer.
"It is a great honor and privilege to be named "National Man of the Year," and to represent an organization that is doing important and ground breaking work in the area of blood cancer research, in addition to providing amazing support to patients and families," said Dr. Bitar.

Dr. George Bitar obtained his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC and served his general surgery residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. His plastic surgery residency was completed at the University of Virginia plastic surgery program. Dr. Bitar also completed a cosmetic and breast surgery fellowship at a prestigious cosmetic surgery center in the United States with ten other board certified plastic surgeons. After Dr. Bitar finished his cosmetic fellowship at the Charlotte Plastic Surgery Center, he participated in international cosmetic fellowships in Rio de Janeiro, Beverly Hills and Paris with some of the most prominent plastic surgeons in the world. He later established the Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute in Northern Virginia.
The Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute, with offices in Fairfax, Manassas and Vienna, VA (http://www.drbitar.com) performs innovative cosmetic procedures in facial rejuvenation, breast implants and body contouring procedures, as well as Botox, Restylane and DNA-based anti-aging treatments. With a welcoming, family-like atmosphere, Dr Bitar's practice focuses on ensuring his patients feel supremely well treated from beginning to end, while emphasizing the dedicated care provided through pre-operative counseling.

Dr. Bitar says; "We go above and beyond our patients' expectations, because complete satisfaction is essential to our goal of making sure every patient is a happy one."

"Relentless for a Cure" says the advertisement for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society advertisement which portrays Dr. Bitar's philosophy representing his practice or this honorable organization.