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Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.
Victoria Karlinsky-Bellini, MD
Programme Director
Photo: American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery — named fellowship director portrait
VK Cosmetic Surgical Arts
Karlinsky-Bellini leads the VK Cosmetic Surgical Arts fellowship in Miami. Its curriculum includes facial rejuvenation, breast surgery, body contouring and care after significant weight loss.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Brett Kotlus, MD
Faculty
Photo: Brett Kotlus MD — official practice profile
VK Cosmetic Surgical Arts
Kotlus is named as an oculofacial plastic surgeon on this fellowship's faculty. The AACS profile describes his teaching and contributions to cosmetic surgery literature.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Claudia Kim, DO
Faculty; New Look New Life programme director
Photo: American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery — named fellowship director portrait
VK Cosmetic Surgical Arts
Kim is named as faculty for VK Cosmetic Surgical Arts and separately directs the New Look New Life fellowship in New York.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for AACS General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Victoria Karlinsky-Bellini — Programme Director; Brett Kotlus — Faculty; Claudia Kim — Faculty; New Look New Life programme director
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- VK Cosmetic Surgical Arts
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
AACS General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship
A Miami-based cosmetic fellowship covering facial and body sculpting, injectables and perioperative care. Its faculty includes an oculofacial surgeon and Claudia Kim, who separately directs the New York fellowship.
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Duration
- 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Supervised clinical and operative training described by the AACS programme profile
- International applicants
- US state medical licensing and AACS eligibility must be met; visa sponsorship is not confirmed
- Funding
- Discuss stipend, benefits and indemnity with the programme director
- Application timing
- 15 May 2027 — AACS scheme application closing date for July 2028 / January 2029; confirm host participation and any post-match vacancy directly
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Annual July start; some hosts also describe January starts. Individual vacancies are not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Meet the current AACS General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship eligibility requirements. The host does not publish additional prerequisites on its individual profile; confirm state licensing, credentials and indemnity before accepting a post.
Published training
- Facial and body contouring
- Cosmetic breast surgery
- Aesthetic injectables
- Patient management
Application route
Use the centralized AACS application and match agreement. The scheme's July 2027 / January 2028 match is complete; further applications go only to open programmes. Confirm vacancies with the AACS fellowship manager. This is a separate process from SF Match. The individual host page says there is no application fee, while the current centralized AACS process publishes an application fee; confirm the applicable charge with AACS.
Published application documents
- Centralized AACS application
- Signed AACS Training Fellow Candidate Match Agreement
- Three letters of recommendation; check the application for other required documents
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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