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Meet Our Melbourne Team
Alexa Rodica, APRN
Owner & Advanced Aesthetic Injector
Alexa is the founder and lead injector at AR Aesthetics. She received her bachelors in nursing from the University of South Florida and her Masters of Science in Nursing from South University. Her passion in aesthetics began with 6 years in the operating room, where she worked heavily in plastic surgery.
When starting her own practice in 2020, Alexa wanted to address the face as a whole instead of focusing on one area in particular. She began focusing on profile balancing and non-surgical rhinoplasties and was one of the first in Florida to begin this treatment.
When discussing patient concerns she wanted to create an individualized plan for each patient addressing skin changes to volume loss for a perfectly balanced and harmonized result.
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Ahmed Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Medical Director & Plastic Surgeon
Dr Ahmed Ibrahim is a Double Fellowship Trained Cosmetic Surgeon with years of experience in aesthetic medicine, who serves as the Medical Director for AR Aesthetics. He specializes in aesthetics of the face and neck including injectables, laser treatments, and high-end office-based facial cosmetic surgery. He also performs nonsurgical body lifts, skin cancer removal and reconstruction, and outpatient burn care.
Following graduation from medical school with honors, Dr Ibrahim completed a four-year Research Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the distinguished Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital. During this time, he also obtained his PhD through Erasmus University Rotterdam, an institution ranked in the top 3% of best universities in the world. He subsequently completed a surgical internship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, received Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery training at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, and completed a prestigious subspecialty fellowship in Burn Surgery and Wound Care at Nassau University Medical Center under the supervision of the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, the oldest and largest private and academic plastic surgery practice in the United States. He furthered his education with an additional fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Florida.
To date Dr Ibrahim has contributed to over 80 publications in the top peer-reviewed plastic surgery and scientific journals. In addition, he has written book chapters, and given oral and poster presentations at the leading plastic surgery conferences. Currently, he is a reviewer for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the premier journal in the field. Furthermore, owing to his passion for teaching, and commitment to educating the next generation of doctors, he serves as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr Ibrahim is passionate about delivering personalized care that revolves around the patient’s needs. He prioritizes attentive listening to understand individual concerns and ensures comprehensive education on treatment choices aimed at helping patients achieve their desired look and feel.
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Amanda Albanese APRN
Advanced Aesthetic Injector
Amanda is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with a Master’s Degree in Family Health. She is nationally certified through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She came to AR having prior experience in aesthetic medicine and has over ten plus years of experience working in healthcare. Highlights of her previous experience include being charge nurse on the cardiac unit and working in neurosurgery as a certified operating room registered nurse.
Amanda is specialized in minimally invasive aesthetic treatments and prides herself on taking a holistic approach when treating her clients. She is meticulous when it comes to assessing her clients goals and creating appropriate treatment plans to enhance their own natural beauty. She is skilled in the use of botox, fillers, lasers, and skincare.
Amanda is very passionate about continuing her education to ensure she is using the latest scientific data to provide safe, beautiful, and efficacious results for all of her clients.
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Lily Roudebush
Medical Assistant
Lily is a Certified Medical Assistant and attended Florida State University where she majored in Exercise Physiology. She plans on attending nursing school to get her BSN and then continue on to get her NP to pursue a career in aesthetics.
She specializes in phlebotomy, performing semiglutide/ peptide shots, Morpheus8 treatments, and aids in both aesthetic treatments as well as consults. Her main goal is to help patients understand their treatment plans and makes sure that every patient has a great experience within the practice
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