Founder
Shahram Mafazi
Founder and lead instructor, MAFAZI Academy
Founder · PDD (RCPI) · Best APTOS Trainer Worldwide 2024
Shahram Mafazi has taught medical aesthetics for more than twenty years. He founded MAFAZI Academy in Canada, to teach licensed healthcare professionals the way he believes aesthetic medicine should be learned: anatomy first, with safety and evaluation before technique.
Biography
Shahram Mafazi is a medical doctor from Iran (international medical graduate). He holds a Professional Diploma in Dermatology from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
For more than twenty years, he has trained healthcare professionals in more than twenty minor surgical and non-surgical aesthetic procedures, from injectables and thread lifting to outpatient cosmetic surgery.
He is the official APTOS trainer in Canada and, in 2024, was named Best APTOS Trainer Worldwide. He is international faculty of the International Association of Aesthetic Medicine (IAAM), a trainer for several international aesthetic brands, and a speaker at international congresses, including IMCAS and the Kolkhida World Congress.
He is co-founder of Lux Medical Aesthetics Clinic in Canada.
Credentials and recognition
- Medical Doctor (MD) — Iran
- Professional Diploma in Dermatology — Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI)
- Trainer of more than 20 minor surgical and non-surgical aesthetic procedures, for more than 20 years
- Official APTOS trainer in Canada · Best APTOS Trainer Worldwide 2024
- International faculty: International Association of Aesthetic Medicine (IAAM) · Aptos Global
- Trainer for several international aesthetic brands (injectables and thread lift)
- Speaker: IMCAS · Kolkhida World Congress
- Founder and Educational Director, MAFAZI Academy · Co-founder, Lux Medical Aesthetics Clinic (luxmedicalaesthetics.ca)
Teaching philosophy
Learn the face before you treat it.
Anatomy first. Every course begins with the anatomy of the area. Technique follows from structure: where the vessels run, how deep each layer sits, how the face changes with age.
Safety and evaluation before technique. A good treatment starts with a good assessment, and with knowing when not to treat. Danger zones and complications are taught early, not added at the end.
Understanding, not repetition. Each lesson ends with a clinical question, because a learner should be able to explain every decision.
Supervised practice. Online study prepares you. Hands-on training on your own patients, under supervision, turns knowledge into skill.
A letter from the founder
My goal is simple: to help you become the practitioner your patients trust and return to. In aesthetic medicine, safety and success are not two separate goals. When you truly understand the face, you avoid complications, deliver natural results and build a practice that grows through reputation.
That is how I teach. We begin with anatomy, because every safe treatment starts with knowing where the vessels run and how deep each layer sits. Then we assess before we treat: you learn to choose the right patient, the right product and the right plane, to recognise warning signs early and to manage a complication calmly if it happens. Every lesson ends with a clinical decision, so you learn to think, not only to copy.
Safe hands build a strong practice. I will also show you how to plan treatments that meet each patient’s real needs, combine procedures wisely, explain your recommendations with confidence and keep patients for years. Fewer complications, more returning patients and more referrals mean steadier revenue. When you are ready, you will practise on your own patients under supervision, and take skills back to your clinic the next day. I look forward to welcoming you to MAFAZI Academy.
Learn with Shahram.
Courses are continuing education and do not extend a healthcare professional’s licensed scope of practice.