ELIZABETH MD FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

It’s the beginning of a new era in Albuquerque facial plastic surgery. Dr. Ron Escudero, a leading Otolaryngologist and Facial Plastic Surgeon in the Duke City for more than three decades, is stepping down after a successful career. The practice will remain in capable hands, as Dr. Elizabeth Blasberg will take over at the same location previously occupied by Dr. Escudero. It’s a transition that was

“After 32 years of practicing medicine in Albuquerque, I have decided to retire,” Dr. Escudero says. “I have enjoyed the wonderful years that I have had to interact with amazing colleagues, wonderful patients, outstanding surgical technicians and nurses, and the best staff that anyone could ever have. I have had the great fortune of transitioning my practice to an outstanding Facial Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Elizabeth Blasberg. I first met her when she was doing her ENT residency at UNM, and she exemplified outstanding surgical skills and excellent rapport with patients and staff alike. Even though I will miss my patients and staff, I am confident that my practice has been left in good hands.”

Dr. Blasberg brings an impressive list of credentials to her new practice. She graduated magna cum laude from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and then received her Doctorate of Medicine from The Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, graduating with multiple awards, including The Pilcher Award for Excellence in Surgery. She is quite familiar with the Land of Enchantment as well, as she completed her five-year Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Residency at The University of New Mexico. She has been practicing facial plastic surgery independently since 2020 after graduating from a facial plastics fellowship in Boston with Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel.

“I’ve had nothing short of worldclass training from outstanding physician teachers. I believe that their investment in me, along with a true love of my life’s work, has allowed me to become excellent at what I do,” she says. “Not just in the technical aspects, but also in interacting with my staff and my patients.”

Dr. Blasberg credits Dr. Escudero not only for mentoring her during her time at UNM, but for having the confidence in her to take over a well-respected practice.

“I owe so much to Dr. Escudero’s faith in me,” she says. “He really wanted to see me succeed and went out of his way to help me make this happen. I feel sincerely honored to have been chosen by him to inherit what he has built over the past 32 years.”

With that in mind, continuity will be a theme moving forward under Dr. Blasberg.

“This practice is made up of skilled, intelligent, hardworking and genuinely good people. I was fortunate enough to be able to hire every employee Dr. Escudero had on his team,” she says. “We all love what we’re doing, we work and communicate well together, and we laugh a lot. Overall, it’s a warm and cooperative environment here. I couldn’t do what I do without them. I think patients can sense that when they come in and it helps put them at ease. We want them to be here and we enjoy helping them meet their goals and dreams together. Also, we are a company of all women! I am really proud to be a part of that.”