Nitzan Kenig MD, PhD
AI Researcher, Speaker &
Plastic Surgeon / Cirujano Plástico
Associate Professor at Luis Belda University Center, Mallorca
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Dr. Nitzan Kenig is a MIR-certified plastic surgeon based in Mallorca with expertise plastic and aesthetic surgery, as well as with scientific work in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in surgery. He holds a medical degree from the University of Granada and a PhD (cum laude) focused on AI in surgery, along with two master’s degrees.
He is a member of ISAPS, SECPRE, and SBCPRE, and has published widely in leading journals such as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Journal of Clinical Medicine. His work has received international recognition, including the 2024 PRS GO Best Technological Article award (USA), as well as the BC Outstanding Author award (China).
Dr. Kenig trained at major institutions in Spain and internationally, and has worked in several hospitals and clinics across Spain. He currently practices in Palma and the Canary Islands.
An active speaker and researcher, he contributes to scientific journals as an editor and reviewer, and supports breast cancer survivors through the Image Reborn Foundation.
Dr. Kenig with Dr. Janis, Best Paper Award PRS GO, San Diego, California 2024
Dr. Kenig is the author of “Ethics for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medicine,” published by Springer Nature in the volume Business Ethics in the Healthcare Industry. The book is edited by Joel Faintuch (Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil) and Salomão Faintuch (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA).
"Para no tropezar con la sombra"
"Para no tropezar con la sombra"
Poems by my father, Arie Kenig: get it here: https://amzn.eu/d/7dDv20b or in the link above
First Spanish edition of the book edited by Nitzan Kenig
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Collaboration and donation to Image Reborn Foundation for breast cancer survivors
Dr. Kenig with Dr. Vladimir Mitz, who described the SMAS for the first time in 1976
Dr. Kenig with Dr. Saltz and Dr. Dayan in Las Vegas after giving a Keynote Speech at VCS 2024
Dr. Kenig and Facundo Formica talk about AI as your CO-PILOT in this Podcast
Masterclass in the Faculty of Medicine of Albacete, Spain, 2025
Lecture at PSTM 2025, New Orleans in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
In this great photo Dr. Kenig joins former ASPS president Lynn Jeffers, Microsoft CMO Dr. David Rhew and a group of wonderful medical students who showed everyone a great time and a thirst for knowledge in New Orleans during the ASPS PSTM 2025 conference.
Dr. Kenig with Dr. Brian Wong (Director of Facial Plastic Surgery), and Dr. Nora Nugent (President of British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons)
Speaker Experience
1. Keynote address, “Redefining Beauty in the Digital Age”, Vegas Cosmetic Surgery, Aesthetic Multispecialty Society, Fountainblue Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 30/05/2024.
2. Keynote address, “AI in Plastic Surgery”, Balearic Society of Plastic Surgeons, Official Medical College of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain, 10/10/2024.
3. Speaker, “AI in Medicine”, XXII National ENT-Nursing Conference, Palma Auditorium, Palma, Spain, 11/10/2024.
4. Keynote address, “AI in Aesthetic Medicine”, American-Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting”, Grand Summit Hotel, Park City, Utah, USA, 19/01/2025.
5. Keynote address, “AI in Surgery and ENT”, Annual ENT meeting, ENT Department of Albacete University Hospital, Albacete Medical School, Albacete, Spain, 03/02/2025.
6. Keynote address, “AI in ENT, Surgery and Medicine”, Annual Meeting of the Balearic Society of ENT, INNSiDE Hotel, Meliá Palma, Palma, 07/02/2025.
7. Lecturer (two sessions), “AI in Aesthetic Medicine”, AI Course for the Spanish Society of Aesthetic Medicine(SEME), SEME Headquarters, Madrid, Spain, June-September, 2025.
8. Speaker, “AI in Plastic Surgery”, 57th National Conference of the Spanish Society of Plastic Surgeons, Alfred Kraus Auditorium, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 15/05/2025.
9. Oral communications: “Lex Artis Ad Hoc for AI in Medicine”, “Effects of AI on the Doctor-Patient Relationship”, National Ethics and Medical Deontology, Melia Palma Marina Hotel, 19/10/2024.
10. Lecturer: "Avoiding Skynet: Ethics and Liability for Artificial Intelligence", American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2025, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 11/10/2025.
11. Speaker, "AI in Plastic Surgery: Ethical Considerations and Guidelines", 30th German Aesthetic Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 13-15/10/2026
12. Speaker, “State of the Art of AI in Plastic Surgery”, XXVI International Conference of the Iberoamerican Federation of Plastic Surgeons, Panama City, Panama, 21-24/04/2026
13. Speaker, "AI in Aesthetic Medicine: Present and Future" Seminar at the Medical College of Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, 9/05/2026
14. Speaker, “AI in Plastic Surgery: A Humanitarian Revolution or an Algorithmic Dystopia?”. 58th National Conference of the Spanish Society of Plastic Surgery, Zaragoza, Spain, 3-5/06/2026
List of published original work:
1. Kenig N, Monton Echeverria J, Rubi C. Ethics for AI in Plastic Surgery: Guidelines and Review. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2024 Mar 8;
2. Kenig N, Monton Echeverria J, Chang Azancot L, De la Ossa L. A Novel Artificial Intelligence Model for Symmetry Evaluation in Breast Cancer Patients. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2023 Aug 17;
3. Kenig N, Monton Echeverria J, Muntaner Vives A. Human Beauty according to Artificial Intelligence. Plast Reconstr Surg – Glob Open. 2023 Jul;11(7):e5153. (BEST PAPER AWARD PRS-GO)
4. Kenig N, Monton J, De la Ossa L, Identification of key breast features using a neural network: applications of machine learning in the clinical setting of Plastic Surgery, Plast Reconstr Surg. Apl 2023. Published ahead of print.
5. Cavadas P, Kenig N, Baklinska M, Microvascular Hip Rotationplasty in a severe femoral radionecrosis. Orthoplastic Surgery. Oct 2020.
6. Monton J, Kenig N, Chang-Azancot L, Jordan J, Insausti R. A Free Tool for Breast Aesthetic Scale Computation. Ann Plast Surg Dec 2020
7. Monton J, Kenig N, Insausti R, Jordán J. Visual Breast Asymmetry Assessment with Optical-Flow Algorithm. J Med Syst. Aug 2020
8. Chang L, Avizanda P, Gijon M, Kenig N, et al. Age and Breast Reconstruction. Aesth Plast Surg. May 2022.
9. Torres A, Gijon M, Kenig N, Anaplastic large cell lymphoma and breast
implants: systematic review of published cases. Cir. plást. Iberolatinoam March 2020.
10. Monton J, Torres A, Gijon M, Chang-Azancot C, Kenig N, Pc T, J J, et al. Use of Symmetry Assessment Methods in the Context of Breast Surgery. Kenig N, editor. Aesthetic Plast Surg. May 2020.
11. Montón Echeverría J, Pérez González Ó, Dobón Roux MM, Kenig N, Insausti Serrano R, Jordán Bueso J. Evaluation of breast asymmetry using optical displacement algorithms. Cir Plástica Ibero-Latinoam. Sep 2019
12. Rubi C, Kenig N, Zhou D. Aqua Breast Augmentation (ABA): Hydrodissection Breast Augmentation Technique. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2024 Aug 1;
13. Kenig N, Garcia D, Campos J, Muntaner A. Algorithmic Paternalism: Autonomy Versus Automation. Int J Transplant Plast Surg. 2024 Jul 17;8(2). Available from: https://www.medwinpublishers.com
14. Kenig N, Muntaner Vives A, Monton Echeverria J. Is My Doctor Human? Acceptance of AI among Patients with Breast Cancer. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Oct;12(10):e6257.
15. Kenig N, Monton Echeverria J, Muntaner Vives A. Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: A Systematic Review of Use and Validation. J Clin Med. 2024 Jan;13(23):7108.
16. Kenig N, Muntaner Vives A. The role of humans in the future of medicine: Completing the cycle. Metaverse. 2025; 6(1): 3129. https://doi.org/10.54517/m3129
17. Kenig N, Monton Echeverria J, Muntaner Vives A. Evaluating Surgical Results in Breast Cancer with Artificial Intelligence. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Oct;49(19):5500–7.
18. Kenig N, Ostrerova M, Benedito Crespo E, Montón Echeverría J. State of the Art of Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Surgery. Plastic Surgery. 2026;0(0). doi:10.1177/22925503261429913
19. Muntaner Vives A, Ostrerova M, Kenig N. Looksmaxxing: An Emerging Facial Aesthetic Culture. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 Mar 26. doi:10.1007/s12070-026-06507-7
20 Kenig N, Ostrerova M, Vives AM, Echeverria JM. Generative-artificial intelligence and the doctor-patient relationship: a review from a surgeon’s perspective. Breast Commun. 2026 Mar 27;0(0). doi:10.21037/bc-25-45
21 Kenig N. Facial Beauty According to AI: Algorithmic Aesthetics and the Transformation of Contemporary Beauty. J Interdiscip Res Appl Med. 2026 Apr 15;6:5. doi:10.3390/jdream6020005
Published Posters in Conferences:
21. Clinical Case of Breast Reconstruction Using DIEP Flap in a Patient with Mutation of the 20210 A Gene Associated with Hypercoagulability, Nitzan Kenig, Luis Alejandro Chang Azancot , Manuel Campello Sánchez , Jessica Marcela Juez Barrera , Javier Montón Echeverría. Presented in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 54º National Conference of Spanish Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 2022
22. Temporoparietal Fascia Flap: Its Versatility and Multidisciplinary Use, Luis Alejandro Chang-Azancot
Nitzan Kenig, Manuel Campello Sánchez, Jessica Juez Barrera, Antonio Talaya Pérez, Javier Montón Echeverria. Presented in 54º Santiago de Compostela, Spain, National Conference of Spanish Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 2022
23. Scrotal Reconstruction and Testicular Function: What Does the Literature Say? Manuel Campello Sénchez, Nitzan Kenig, Luis Alejandro Chang Azancot, Jessica Marcela Juez Barrera, Antonio Talaya Pérez, María Llanos Montero Acebal. Presented in 54º Santiago de Compostela, Spain, National Conference of Spanish Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 2022
24. Cutaneous Aspergillosis: The Importance of Diagnosis in Plastic Surgery. Manuel Campello Sánchez. Nitzan Kenig, Luis Alejandro Chang Azancot, Jessica Marcela Juez Barrera, Antonio Talaya Pérez, Javier Montón Echeberría. Presented in 54º Santiago de Compostela, Spain, National Conference of Spanish Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 2022
25. Femoral Bone Exposure: Complex Reconstruction After Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Manuel Campello Sanchez, Nitzan Kenig, Luis Alejandro Chang Azancot, Jesica Marcela Juez Barrera, Antonio Talaya Perez. Presented in IV Conference for Clinical Cases for Residents, Toledo, Spain. November 2021
26. Intracapsular Prosthetic Rupture. Asia Torres Pérez, María Gijón Vega, Nitzan Kenig, Luis Alejandro Chang Azancot, Miguel Dobón Roux, María Llanos Montero Acebal, Presented in IV Breast Convention, Madrid, Spain, October 2020
27. Costal Cartilage Preservation in DIEP. Asia Torres Perez, Javier Monton Echeverria, Miguel Dobon Roux, Oscar Perez Gonzalez, Maria Gijón Vega, Nitzan Kenig, Presented in 53º National Conference Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Madrid, Spain, May 2019
28. Dinamic Infrared Thermography. Oscar Perez Gonzalez, Asia Torres Perez, Javier Monton Echeverria, Miguel Dobon Roux, Maria Gijón Vega, Nitzan Kenig. Presented in 53º National Conference Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Madrid, Spain, May 2019
29. Plantar Cuniculatum Carcinoma. Oscar Perez Gonzalez, Asia Torres Perez, Javier Monton Echeverria, Miguel Dobon Roux, Maria Gijón Vega, Nitzan Kenig. Presented in 53º National Conference Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Madrid, Spain, May 2019
30. Pleural Effusion in a Patient with DIEP. Maria Gijón Vega, Oscar Perez Gonzalez, Asia Torres Perez, Javier Monton Echeverria, Miguel Dobon Roux, Nitzan Kenig, Luis Chang Azancot. Presented in 53º National Conference Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Madrid, Spain, May 2019
31. Hidradenitis: Comparison of Therapeutic Options. Maria Gijón Vega, Oscar Perez Gonzalez, Asia Torres Perez, Javier Monton Echeverria, Miguel Dobon Roux, Nitzan Kenig, Luis Chang Azancot. Presented in 53º National Conference Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Madrid, Spain, May 2019
32. Postoperative Complications After Breast Reconstruction. María Llanos Montero Acebal, Javier Montón Echeverría, Asia Torres Pérez, María Gijón Vega, Nitzan Kenig. Presented in IV Breast Convention, Madrid, Spain, October 2020
33. Lex Artis Ad Hoc for Artificial Intelligence, Kenig N, Muntaner Vives A, Monton Echeverría J. IX Congreso de Ética y Deontología Médica, Palma, Spain, October 2024
34. Effects of AI on the Doctor-Patient Relationship. Kenig N, Muntaner Vives A, Monton Echeverría J. IX Congreso de Ética y Deontología Médica, Palma, Spain, October 2024
35. Applications of AI in Plastic Surgery: Lessons Learned from our Clinical Experience. Elena Benedito Crespo. Nitzan Kenig. Javier Monton Echeverria. 58th National Conference of the Spanish Society of Plastic Surgery, Zaragoza, Spain, 3-5/06/2026
Book chapter:
Kenig N, Muntaner Vives A, Monton Echeverria J. Ethics for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. In: Faintuch J, Faintuch S, editors. Business Ethics in the Healthcare Industry [Internet]. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland; 2025 [cited 2026 Jan 12]. p. 661–75. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07649-6_44
Kenig N, Echeverría AMV and JM, Kenig N, Echeverría AMV and JM. Perspective Chapter:Accountability and Liability for AI in Healthcare. IntechOpen; 2026. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/1238680 doi:10.5772/intechopen.1014754
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