Dr. Mowlavi graduated as class Valedictorian from University High School in Irvine, CA. Following high school, he obtained a biophysics degree from the University of Berkeley, California where he was elected by the faculty to serve as commencement speaker for the molecular biology graduation class of 1993. Dr. Mowlavi received his medical doctorate from University of San Diego, California, School of Medicine. Following medical school, he completed an extensive six year cosmetic and plastic surgery training at Southern Illinois University.