Education/Certification

• 1973 – B.A. University of Chicago: Phi Beta Kappa, Illinois State Scholarship 1969-73, one of five Student Aides to the university’s president
• 1977 – M.D. Stanford University: American Society of Anesthesiologists Fellowship (Northwestern University, 1975)
• 1983 – completed combined general surgery/plastic surgery residency Stanford University, including one year of international plastic surgery training (Hadassah Hospitals in Israel).
• 1985 – Lifetime certification, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Publications/Lectures

I have published in the major American peer-reviewed plastic surgery journals. Please contact my office for a list of research articles. I have provided instruction to other plastic surgeons on use of a new filling material, and on how to minimize postoperative nausea and vomiting. Recently, I have presented papers on forehead lifting and back contouring at the Plastic Surgery at the Red Sea International Symposium in Israel, and to the California Society of Plastic Surgeons. Last year. I lectured to the John Muir Bariatric Surgery and to the ValleyCare Bariatric Surgery groups.

Aesthetic Professional Organizations

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• California Society of Plastic Surgeons

Hospital Affiliations

John Muir Medical Center/Aspen Surgery Center
Walnut Creek, California

San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, California

Valleycare Medical Center/Valleycare Surgery Center
Pleasanton/Livermore, California

Languages

Spanish and Hebrew are spoken.

Honors

• American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Special Recognition for Community Service and Volunteerism”
• Patients’ Choice Award
• J Magazine’s Top East Bay Cosmetic Surgeon
• Doctors Improving Healthcare Top Doctors and Dentists
• Medical Board of California Expert Reviewer