Uplifting odyssey

Dr. Alan Durkin is shaping the future of aesthetics at the expansive, elegant building that houses Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery, Ocean Drive Dermatology and Ocean Drive Med Spa in Vero Beach. KERRY FIRTH

Fascination with faces launched plastic surgeon’s career

BY KERRY FIRTH

Durkin was invited to meet with China’s surgeon general as an ambassador for a filler company that was expanding into their country. ALAN DURKIN

Dr. Alan Durkin didn’t take a direct path to becoming a successful plastic surgeon. He excelled at math and science as a child, graduated magna cum laude with a degree in biology and landed his first job as deputy director of nuclear waste disposal in Illinois. But he felt unfulfilled and decided to go back to school and become a doctor. The big question was what kind of doctor did he want to be?

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