Paul Sabin Nassif (born June 6, 1962) is an American otolaryngologist (ENT) and facial plastic surgeon, and a television personality. Nassif is a member of the

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) is a medical society for otolaryngologists (ENT) and plastic surgeons. It exists to promote high quality facial surgery, and runs courses, workshops, scientific presentat ...

. Nassif is best known for co-hosting the E! reality series '' Botched'' with

Terry Dubrow Terry J. Dubrow (born September 14, 1958) is an American plastic surgeon and television personality. He is known for his work on '' The Swan'' and for co-hosting '' Botched'' and its spin-off series '' Botched by Nature'' with Paul Nassif. He a ...

. The plastic surgery-themed show premiered on June 24, 2014, and has aired for eight seasons (as of 2024), and its

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series '' Botched by Nature'', starring both Dubrow and Nassif, aired in 2016. He has also appeared on E!'s ''

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'', and the first three seasons of ''

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'', on which his ex-wife

Adrienne Maloof Adrienne Maloof (born September 4, 1961) is an American businesswoman, television personality, shoe designer, and co-owner of the various business holdings of Maloof Companies, which include a stake in the Vegas Golden Knights (NHL), The Palms ...

was a main cast member.

Education

Nassif went to Loyola High School in

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, and the

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, graduating with a B.S. in business in 1984. He attended

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in his first two years of medical education, and

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for the latter two years, graduating in 1992. He completed a general surgery internship at the

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Health Sciences Center, followed by an

otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical an ...

-head and neck surgery (ENT) residency at the

from 1993 to 1997. He subsequently completed a facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1998.

Personal life

Nassif is of Lebanese descent. On May 2, 2002, Nassif married

, a businesswoman and member of the

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. The couple had three sons together: Gavin, Colin and Christian. They resided in

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, California. Nassif filed for separation from Adrienne on July 30, 2012. Nassif's lawyer, Lisa Meyer, argued that Maloof displayed repetitive bouts of verbal and physical abuse towards him in the presence of their children. They were divorced on November 8, 2012. On June 1, 2019, Nassif became engaged to Brittany Pattakos. On Saturday, September 28, 2019, the couple married in

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. Nassif and Pattakos have two children together. Their daughter, Paulina Anne, was born on October 12, 2020. Their son, Paul Michael Nassif Jr., was born on January 9, 2025.

References

External links

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Spalding Plastic Surgery

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