My Practice
My practice is devoted to achieving excellence in all facets of plastic and reconstructive surgery. I am a double board certified plastic surgeon practicing in Bellevue and Seattle Washington. My practice consists of a very busy cosmetic breast and body contouring practice, and a growing reconstructive surgery practice for the the breast, body, face and hands.
Background
I was raised in the Northern California community of Clayton. I attended college at the University of California, San Diego and studied Molecular Biology and Health Care Ethics. I won a President's Research Scholarship award to do research in growth factor protein chemistry while an undergraduate at UC San Diego. I also did research into the molecular biology of brain signaling pathways intrinsic to substance addiction at the Scripps Institute. During my years in southern California, I became interested in outdoor endurance sports, including mountain bike racing, orienteering, sea kayaking and trail running.
Medical Education
I attended George Washington University Medical School in Washington DC. I graduated with honors and was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary medical society for students that have excelled academically. In May 1997 I moved to Seattle, WA to start my General Surgery training at the University of Washington.
Surgical Training
I have completed a total of seven years of post-graduate surgical training.
My General Surgical residency training was done at the University of Washington, here in Seattle. It is, without question, one of the best surgical training programs in the world. I was the chief surgical resident from 2001-2002 at the University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Providence Medical Center (now Swedish Cherry Hill) and the VA Hospital.
After completing my General Surgery training, I practiced as a US Navy General Surgeon doing breast cancer surgery for four years before I began my fellowship training in Plastic Surgery.
I completed the two year Plastic, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery training program at Oregon Health Sciences University. During this training period, I worked with world-class reconstructive and cosmetic surgeons doing all types of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. I also traveled around the West Coast working with some of the leaders in cosmetic surgery and learned the newest techniques from them.
Board Certifications
I am double-board certified in Plastic Surgery (ABPS) and General Surgery (ABS). I am an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and am a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Surgeons certified by the ABPS have undergone the most rigorous and comprehensive training and certification process that exists for plastic surgeons performing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
Membership in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) indicates that a surgeon is board certified by the ABPS to do cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast, body and hands.
Philosophy of Care
To my patients, I offer my attention to detail, concern for patient safety, an artistic eye, and a private clinic environment. I see all patients with an female RN who is expert in the care of surgical patients. I try to put my patients at ease and get to know them as individuals. In our clinic, patients receive one-on-one, personalized care, every day. I am available to my patients by personal cell phone 24/7 and 365 days a year. My goal is to develop the finest patient-centered practice of plastic surgery here in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon.