cosmetic gynecologist
MENOPAUSAL & SEXUAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
Northern California, Sacramento Capital, and San Francisco Bay Region
BOARD CERTIFIED
ABOG, FACOG, NCMP, IF, AAACS
RESIDENCY TRAINING
OBGYN | Stanford University and affiliated hospitals, 1969-1972. Chief Resident 1971-1972.
COSMETIC GYN TRAINING
Self-trained beginning in 1997. First 50 labiaplasties via V-wedge, learned from Gary Alter; then learned linear technique from David Matlock. Developed own unique techniques over time, influenced by so many presentations from surgeons from around the world. Still learning, both from my trainees and at meetings and congresses.
MAJOR INFLUENCES
Gary Alter, David Matlock, Red Alinsod, interaction with International Faculty at Cosmetic Gyn specialty meetings since 2002
SUPREME TALENTS
Communication, interaction and negotiation with patients for optimal results
Ability to understand and manipulate “unusual anatomy” for best results. “Good hands” and patience.
Ability to work as partners with office team.
Ability to work “outside the box” as mandated by anatomy
Ability to perform total vaginal reconstructions in-office under local infiltration anesthesia.
BEST KNOWN FOR
1. Inventive female genital plastic/aesthetic surgeon with > 1200 procedures performed since 1997.
2. On International Faculty, Keynote speaker, on Scientific Committee of most National and International Cosmetic Gynecology Congress/Meeting since 2002
3. Longtime teacher and trainer both in one-on-one trainings, post-graduate courses. Senior Faculty and chief trainer for the European College of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery. Most recently, since 2017, CEO and Senior Trainer for the Labiaplasty and Vaginoplasty Training Institute of America, Inc™. Have trained approximately 100 surgeons from ~ 20 U.S. states and ~ 10 foreign countries trained since 2007.
4. Senior author of 8 contributions in the field of Cosmetic Gynecology, Menopausal Medicine, and Sexual Medicine in major peer-reviewed journals since 2007. Primary research interest: Effect of genital plastic/cosmetic surgery on genital self-image and sexual function.
5. Senior Editor and major contributor to the medical textbook, “Female Genital Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery” (Wiley, 2016), now in its 2nd printing and translated into 5 foreign languages.
6. Author of the chapters on “Complication Avoidance and Treatment” and “Revision Labiaplasty” for 3rd Edition of Nahai, Hunter, et.al’s Textbook, “The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques.”
Northern California, Sacramento Capital, and San Francisco Bay Region
BOARD CERTIFIED
ABOG, FACOG, NCMP, IF, AAACS
RESIDENCY TRAINING
OBGYN | Stanford University and affiliated hospitals, 1969-1972. Chief Resident 1971-1972.
COSMETIC GYN TRAINING
Self-trained beginning in 1997. First 50 labiaplasties via V-wedge, learned from Gary Alter; then learned linear technique from David Matlock. Developed own unique techniques over time, influenced by so many presentations from surgeons from around the world. Still learning, both from my trainees and at meetings and congresses.
MAJOR INFLUENCES
Gary Alter, David Matlock, Red Alinsod, interaction with International Faculty at Cosmetic Gyn specialty meetings since 2002
SUPREME TALENTS
Communication, interaction and negotiation with patients for optimal results
Ability to understand and manipulate “unusual anatomy” for best results. “Good hands” and patience.
Ability to work as partners with office team.
Ability to work “outside the box” as mandated by anatomy
Ability to perform total vaginal reconstructions in-office under local infiltration anesthesia.
BEST KNOWN FOR
1. Inventive female genital plastic/aesthetic surgeon with > 1200 procedures performed since 1997.
2. On International Faculty, Keynote speaker, on Scientific Committee of most National and International Cosmetic Gynecology Congress/Meeting since 2002
3. Longtime teacher and trainer both in one-on-one trainings, post-graduate courses. Senior Faculty and chief trainer for the European College of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery. Most recently, since 2017, CEO and Senior Trainer for the Labiaplasty and Vaginoplasty Training Institute of America, Inc™. Have trained approximately 100 surgeons from ~ 20 U.S. states and ~ 10 foreign countries trained since 2007.
4. Senior author of 8 contributions in the field of Cosmetic Gynecology, Menopausal Medicine, and Sexual Medicine in major peer-reviewed journals since 2007. Primary research interest: Effect of genital plastic/cosmetic surgery on genital self-image and sexual function.
5. Senior Editor and major contributor to the medical textbook, “Female Genital Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery” (Wiley, 2016), now in its 2nd printing and translated into 5 foreign languages.
6. Author of the chapters on “Complication Avoidance and Treatment” and “Revision Labiaplasty” for 3rd Edition of Nahai, Hunter, et.al’s Textbook, “The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques.”