Awards and Recognition

At the Center for Plastic Surgery serving the Washington, DC, metro area, our plastic surgeons have earned a variety of awards and recognition from respected organizations and physicians.

Washingtonian Top Docs

Every few years, Washingtonian polls thousands of local medical leaders to build a comprehensive list of the region’s top doctors. Recent honors include:

• Top Doc 2022: Dr. Price, Dr. Albino, Dr. Rao, and Dr. Kanuri 

• Top Doc 2020: Dr. Rao

The “Top Doctors” issue is not only a best-selling issue on newsstands, but the back issue is most requested by Washingtonian readers and subscribers—a true indicator of medical excellence and testimony to skill and reputation.

Castle Connolly Top Doctors®

This select group of physicians is nominated by their peers as leaders in the field of medicine and thoroughly vetted by the Castle Connolly physician-led research team.

• Top Doctor 2004 to 2023: Dr. Price

“Best of Annandale” Breast Augmentation Physicians for 2014

Our surgeons at Center for Plastic Surgery have been named “Best of Annandale” Breast Augmentation Physicians. The Annandale Award Program recognizes local professionals and small businesses who have demonstrated exemplary ethical practice, community outreach, and customer service in their fields. Only one winner in each category is chosen each year.

We’re delighted to receive this award and want to thank you, our patients, for choosing our practice for cosmetic surgery care over the last 28 years. We realize you have a number of options in the area for breast augmentation, so to be named among the area’s best is a true honor. We are proud to serve the men and women of Annandale, Chevy Chase, and Washington DC, and we sincerely appreciate your continued loyalty and support.

Best of Virginia Living

CPS has been voted as the “Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice in Virginia”! More than 40,000 Virginia Living readers voted in the selection process. Past recognitions from Virginia Living include:

Northern Virginia Magazine

The magazine polls Northern Virginia doctors and panels from local hospitals and the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group of Northern Virginia to arrive at this prestigious list. Doctors cannot pay to be included on the list. 

• Top Plastic Surgery Doctors in NoVa 2023: Dr. Price, Dr. Rao 

Bethesda Magazine

These doctors are nominated and voted on by their peers, then rigorously screened and selected by Professional Research Services.

• 2023 Top Doctor: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Dr. Rao 
• 2022 Top Doctor: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Dr. Rao 
• 2019 Top Doctor: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Dr. Price  

Top Doctors Interviews

Dr. Albino was featured as a top plastic surgeon for Northern Virginia/Maryland/Washington, DC, regions.

Washington Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine

Dr. Price was pleased to be selected as “Top Doctor in the Washington Area” by Washington Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine, a new award for the practice.