EDUCATION

Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons,
New York, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

CLINICAL TRAINING

Surgical Internship, The Johns Hopkins Hospital,Baltimore, Maryland

Research Fellow and Assistant in Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Assistant Resident in Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital

Resident in Surgery, Harvard Surgical Service, Boston City Hospital, (Chief Resident Pediatric Surgery Service)

Chief Resident in Surgery, Harvard Surgical Services, Boston City Hospital

Post-Doctoral Fellow, New York University Medical School, Department of Pathology - UPS (HE-0551)

Resident in Plastic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, American Board of Surgery

Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Professor Emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 1987 to present

Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 1973 to 1987

Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 1973 to 1987

Medical License, State of California, 1973

Consultant in Plastic Surgery, Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles

Head, Section of Plastic Surgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics

Associate Professor of Surgery, The University of Chicago School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Surgery, The University of Chicago School of Medicine

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc

American Burn Association

Plastic Surgery Research Council

Society of Head and Neck Surgeons

American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Trustee 1987, 1989

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Society of University Surgeons

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.

California Society of Plastic Surgeons, President-Elect 2003

Lipoplasty Society of North America, 1990 to present

Bay Surgical Society

ORGANIZATIONS - PERSONAL

California Yacht Club

Beverly Hills Country Club, Board of Directors

Chair, Beverly Glen Community Disaster Preparedness Program

Visiting Professor, April 1990, Baylor College of Medicine

Visiting Professor, May 1989, Comesa, Milan, Italy

Kazanjian Visiting Professor, May 1988, Massachusetts General Hospital

Visiting Professor, February 1987, Creighton University

Kazanjian Visiting Professor, September 1986, Massachusetts General Hospital

Visiting Professor, July 1986, Lackland Air Force Base

Visiting Professor, June 1983, Southern Illinois University

China Exchange Program of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation,
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons,
First Exchange Visiting Professor to China, October 1983, People's Republic of China, University of Beijing

Faculty, Instructional Course - Facial Sculpting and Rejuvenation, The Lipoplasty Society, The Forum for Innovative Plastic Surgery, Dallas, Texas, April 1994

Moderator, "Variations and Update on the Tumescent Technique", The Lipoplasty Society, The Forum for Innovative Plastic Surgery, Dallas, Texas, April 1994

Faculty, ASPRS Symposia on Risk Management, Los Angeles California, December 1993

Preliminary Faculty, The Lipoplasty Society of North America Eleventh Annual Scientific Program, "The Evolution Continues", New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1993

Co-Panelist, 1991 EF Teleplast, "Blepharoplasty with an Emphasis on the Transconjunctival Approach", San Diego, California, October 1991

Co-Chairman, PSEF Fourth Annual Plastic Surgery of the Breast Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 1989

Co-Chairman, PSEF Third Annual Plastic Surgery of the Breast Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 1988

Chairman, UCLA Presents Update '88 in Monaco, Cosmetic Surgery of the Face and Breast, Monte Carlo, Monaco, September 1988

Co-Chairman, PSEF/ASAPS Advanced Course on Plastic Surgery of the Breast, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 1987

Chairman, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section,  Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, California January 1987

Co-Chairman, Symposium on the Breast, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, September 1986, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Faculty Member, Symposium on Reconstruction of the Congenitally Deformed Face sponsored by the UCLA Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the University of Guadalajara Medical College, February 1985, Ixtapa, Mexico

Chairman, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Training Program Directors Meeting, July 1984, Vail, Colorado

52nd Annual Meeting, California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc., Rancho Mirage, California, May 23 – 27, 2002.

“The 19th Plastic Surgery Day and Bernard G. Sarnat, MD Lectureship” at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, March 20, 2002.

“Technique Of Upper And Lower Blepharoplasty”, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, January 28, 2002.

Moderator: “Improving Aesthetic Outcomes In The Patient With Breast Ptosis”, CSPS Annual Meeting 2001, Monterey, California, May 24-28, 2001.

Panel: “Conducting The Initial Patient Interview”, CSPS Annual Meeting 2001, Monterey, California, May 24-28, 2001.

Panel: Restoring The Youthful Upper Eyelid, ASAPS/ASERF Aesthetic Meeting, New York, New York, May 5, 2001.

Moderator: “Skin Care and Lasers: Where Are We Today?”, The 18th Bernard G. Sarnat, MD Cedars-Sinai Plastic Surgery Day, Los Angeles, California, April 21, 2001.

“Blepharoplasty - Fat Removal vs. Redistribution”, The 18th Bernard G. Sarnat, M.D. Cedars-Sinai Plastic Surgery Day, Los Angeles, California, April 21, 2001.

“Let’s Not Forget the Upper Eyelid”, New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, La Jolla, California, January 27, 2001.

Moderator: “Blepharoplasty: Trends & Advances”, New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, La Jolla, California, January 27, 2001

Practice Forum: Second Thought - Browpexy: Lateral orbicularis muscle fixation as an adjunct to upper blepharoplasty, Aesthetic Surgery Journal Online, January 1, 2001.

“Transoral Osteotomy in Rhinoplasty”, New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, La Jolla, California, January 20-23, 2000.

Panel: “Dermal and Dermal Fat Grafts for the Face”, Arkansas Plastic Surgery Symposium, Stuttgart, Arkansas, December 4, 1998.

Live Surgery Via Teleplast Format of Four Lid Blepharoplasty, University of Southern California/University Hospital, Los Angeles, California, May 16, 1998.

Panelist: “Upper Eyelid - What I Can Do Through It”, The 1998 Global Summit on Aesthetic Surgery, Los Angeles, California, May 1-6, 1998.

Guest Lecturer: “Phenol Peels”, UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery Skin Care Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 23, 1998.

“Browpexy Via Upper Blepharoplasty Incision - Long Term Results”, Horizons in Facial Cosmetic Surgery/Body Contouring, La Jolla, California, January 29 - February 1, 1998.

“Refinements in Periorbital and Facelift Surgery”, 1997 Plastic Surgery Symposium,Santa Monica, California, October 18, 1997.

Panel VII: Hydrotomy/Wetting Solutions/Safety Update, The 15th Annual Scientific Program, The Lipoplasty Society, Inc., San Francisco, California, September 20, 1997.

Blepharoplasty/Periorbital Surgery/Ancillary Techniques: Panel - Horizons in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery - Advances in Facial and Body Contouring Surgery Including Ultrasound Assisted Lipoplasty, PSEF/ASAPS, La Jolla, California, January 23-26, 1997.

Panel: Conservation of Fat in Lower Blepharoplasty, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium, New York City, New York, May 7, 1997.

“Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty with Laserbrasion”, Horizons in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery - Advances in Facial and Body Contouring Surgery Including Ultrasound Assisted Lipoplasty, PSEF/ASAPS, La Jolla, California, January 23-26, 1997.

“Performance and Pitfalls: Augmentation Mammoplasty Using Saline Implants”, PSEF Breast Surgery in the ‘90s Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 21-24, 1996.

Panel Moderator: “New Developments in Implants”, PSEF Breast Surgery in the ‘90s Symposium, Sante Fe, New Mexico, August 21-24, 1996.

"Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty & Laser Resurfacing" CSPS 46th Annual Meeting, May 23-27, 1996.

Panel Moderator: "Implants in Aesthetic Surgery", CSPS 46th Annual Meeting, May 23-27, 1996.

"Breast Reduction & Mastopexy", CSPS 46th Annual Meeting, May 23-27, 1996.

“Endoscopic Forehead Lift without an Endoscope”, CSPS 45th Annual Meeting, Napa, California, May 25-29, 1995.

“Browpexy with Upper Blepharoplasty: Superciliary Orbicularis Muscle Fixation”, CSPS 45th Annual Meeting, Napa, California, May 25-29, 1995.

Moderator/Panelist: "Endoscopic Surgery", Rocky Mountain Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, February 15, 1995.

"Facelift and Blepharoplasty", Guest Lecturer, Rocky Mountain Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, February 15, 1995.

"The Team Approach to Reconstructive Maxillofacial Trauma", 14th Annual Plastic Surgery Winter Scientific Seminar, Taos, New Mexico, February 6, 1995.

"Experience with Saline Filled Devices", PSEF Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 27, 1994.

Breast Panel Moderator, Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 1994.

Faculty Member, Lipoplasty Society of North America, 11th Annual Scientific Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 17-18, 1993.

Panel Member, "How I'm Currently Handling the Breast Implant Problem Patient", PSEF - Reoperative Aesthetic Surgery Program, Amelia Island, Florida, April 4, 1993.

"Smooth Versus Textured, Gel Versus Saline Implants for Secondary Augmentation Procedures", PSEF - Reoperative Aesthetic Surgery Program, Amelia Island, Florida, April 4, 1993.

Moderator: Secondary Rhinoplasty; My Best Results - What I Did Right; My Worst Results - What I Did Wrong (And How I Fixed Them!), PSEF - Reoperative Aesthetic Surgery Program, Amelia Island, Florida, April 3, 1993.

"Complications and Corrections of Secondary Deformities in the Lower Lid", PSEF - Reoperative Aesthetic Surgery Program, Amelia Island, Florida, April 3, 1993.

"Pearls and Pitfalls: Adjunctive Techniques to Improve Primary Facial and Nasal Surgery" -"Dermal Grafts", PSEF - Reoperative Aesthetic Surgery Program, Amelia Island, Florida, April 2, 1993.

Panel Member: "The Difficult Patient in Secondary Aesthetic Surgery", PSEF - Reoperative Aesthetic Surgery Program, Amelia Island, Florida, April 1, 1993.

"Breast Augmentation for the 90's", Guest Faculty Member, PSEF - Reoperative Aesthetic Surgery Program, Amelia Island, Florida, April 1, 1993.

"Blepharoplasty with an Emphasis on the Transconjunctival Approach", Surgery and Co-Panelist, San Diego, California, October 1991.

"Current Topics and Trends", Co-Panelist, Ethicon Plastic Surgeon Advisory Panel Meeting, ASPRS/PSEF Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, Washington, September 25, 1991.

"Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty", The 17th Annual Education Seminar, Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants, Seattle, Washington, September 1991.

Session Chairman, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 30, 1991.

"Siltex Breast Implants", Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 1991.

"Dealing with Augmentation Mammaplasty Problems", Co-Panelist, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 1991.

"Aesthetic Blepharoplasty: Complications and How to Avoid Them", Co-Panelist, California Society of Plastic Surgeons, 41st Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 1991.

"Controversies in Augmentation Mammoplasty: Three Year Clinical Experience with the Textured Silastic Breast Implant", UCLA, Division of Plastic Surgery Symposium, Los Angeles, California, December 1990.

"Difficult Problems After Augmentation Mammoplasty", Co-Panelist, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1990.

"The Role of Lipoplasty in Rhytidectomy", Lipoplasty Society of North America, Eighth Annual Scientific Program, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1990.

"Textured Breast Implants", Visiting Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, April 1990.

"Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty", Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons, April 1990.

"Controversies in the Management of Complex Wounds", American College of Surgeons meeting, Seattle, Washington, March 1990.

"Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty", Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc. meeting, Orange, California, February 1990.

"Liposuction and Contour Sculpturing", Little Company of Mary Hospital, Medical Staff, Torrance, California, April 1989.

"Cosmetic Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty", American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 1989.

"Breast Disease" Co-moderator, Panel, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 1988.

"Saddle Deformities and Treatment of Overly Narrowed Nose", "Fixation of Mandibular Fractures", American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago, Illinois, October 1988.

"Breast Reconstruction" National Medical Association, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section, Los Angeles, California, August 1988.