California Plastic Surgeons

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R. Patrick Abergel, M.D. performs laser cosmetic surgery and liposuction procedures using the newest and most innovative techniques. He has more than 20 years of research and patient care experience in both France and the United States.

Dr. Abergel takes pride in innovating some of the latest advances in liposculpture, including his own patent pending instruments. Following graduation from the University Pierre-Marie Curie in Paris, he left his native France to come to the United States to complete a research fellowship in Plastic Surgery at Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine. The results of his research during his residency earned Dr. Abergel a number of distinguished awards, including The American Heart Association Fellowship Award, The Dermatology Foundation Award, and The National Alopecia Areata Foundation Award.

After nearly a decade as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, he is now a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the USC School of Medicine.

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, certified in Dermatologic Cosmetic Surgery and a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He also is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and of the American Board of Laser Surgery and a member of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Dr. Abergel, a specialist in liposuction and cosmetic surgery, has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe as a guest lecturer. He also is well published in the field of laser medicine with more than one hundred peer review publications to his credit.

In the last 20 years, Dr. Abergel has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Vogue, Self, W, Beverly Hills 213, Allure, Ms. Fitness, Elle, Los Angeles Magazine, Good Housekeeping and other publications. Dr. Abergel has also been named one of "The Best Doctors in Town" by Los Angeles magazine. In addition, in March 2003 he was selected as one of the "Best Dermatologists in America" by MORE Magazine and every year since 2003 he has been selected as one of "America's Top Physicians" by the Consumers' Research Council of America.

Dr. Abergel has been interviewed on many television networks, including: KABC, KCBS, KNBC, CNBC, KCAL, KCOP, CNN, CNBC, "Extra," "Dateline," "Maury Povitch," "Donahue," "Leeza," "Good Day L.A.,".

In a growing world of impersonal, organized medicine where you often feel like a number, Dr. Abergel and his staff of caring cosmetic surgery professionals welcome you as part of their extended family. He and his staff are focused on three things: your specific desires, your surgical care, and your fast recovery.

An Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Jensen attended Yale University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Stanford University Hospital.  He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College.

Dr. Jensen is Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by The American Board of Plastic Surgery.  He is a member of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a Fellow of The American College of Surgeons.

John B. Bornstein, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Undergraduate University: Case Western Reserve University 1968-1972
Degree: B.A., cum Laude
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine 1972-1976
Degree: M.D.
Licensure: California

Internship: U.C. Irvine/Long Beach V.A. (Internal Medicine) 1976-1977
Internship: U.C. San Diego (Surgery) 1977-1978
Residency: U.C.L.A. (Anesthesiology) 1978-1980, Team captain, 1989-90

Board Certification: Diplomate American Board of Anesthesiology

Practice History:
Santa Monica/UCLA Medical Center Staff Anesthesiologist 2000-present
Santa Monica Medical Center Staff Anesthesiolgist 1982-2000
Chief, Department of Anesthesiology, Santa Monica Hospital 1991-2000
Vice-Chief Department of Surgery & Anesthesiology Santa Monica Hospital-1994
Member, Executive Medical Board Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center 1994-1999
Chairman, Credentials Committee, Department of Surgery & Anesthesia, S.M. Hospital (1994, 1995)
Chief, Department of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Santa Monica-UCLA Med Center (1996-1999)

Professional Organization Membership:
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Former Los Angeles County Society of Anesthesiologists
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
California Society of Anesthesiologists
California Medical Association
Los Angeles County Medical Association

Special Projects/Activities:
Anesthesia Management of Santa Monica Hospital Surgical Epilepsy Treatment Program.
Intra-operative “Wake-up” technique for speech mapping with fiberoptic intubation/re-intubation.
Director Cardiac Anesthesia Services Santa Monica Hospital 1991-2000

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