Dr. Lori H. Saltz CV

Dr. Saltz completed ten years of medical and surgical training. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University in 1976, and her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Oregon in 1980. She then trained for three years in general surgery at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach and completed a three-year residency in plastic surgery—a year more than the two years required in this specialty—at Loyola University Medical Center in the Chicago suburb of Maywood, Illinois, in 1986.

Education:

• 1980 M.D. Oregon Health Sciences Center
  Portland, Oregon
• 1976 B.S. Stanford University
  Palo Alto, California

Postgraduate Training:

• 1983-1986 Plastic Surgery Resident
  Loyola University
  Maywood, Illinois
• 1982-1983 Senior Surgery Resident
  Mt. Sinai Medical Center
  Miami Beach, Florida
• 1980-1982 Junior Surgery Resident
  Mt. Sinai Medical Center
  Miami Beach, Florida

Work History:

• 1990-present La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre
  9850 Genesee Ave., Suite 130
  La Jolla, CA 92037

Certification:

• 1981 Diplomate, National
  Board of Medical Examiners
• 1993 Diplomate, American
  Board of Plastic Surgery

Memberships:

• 1990 American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• 1998 American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Licensure:

• 1986 California G057079

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Dr. Johan Brahme CV

My family immigrated to the United States when I was in high school. We settled in San Diego, where my father was a professor at the UCSD medical school. Later, I went to UCSD myself both as a medical student and in plastic surgery. While I was training in plastic surgery, I became involved in a program called Interface, which focuses on providing cleft lip and palate surgery to poor children in Mexico. We travel to small clinics all over Mexico and perform life-changing operations. To this day, it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. To light up a child’s face with a new smile is a gift I am glad that I am able to give.

After completing UCSD, I decided to stay in San Diego and open my practice. I remained on the faculty at UCSD, advising and teaching residents. After a few years in solo practice, I was invited to join the prestigious La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre. I am happy to be part of the practice which was voted the best cosmetic surgery practice in San Diego in 2008. I have served as President of the San Diego Plastic Surgery Society and continue to be involved in the international outreach program Interface.

Education

• 1973-77 University of California, San Diego
• 1977-79 University of Michigan, School of Medicine
• 1979-81 M.D., University of California, San Diego School of
  Medicine
• 1981-82 Internship, University of California, San Diego,
  Department of Surgery
• 1982-87 Resident, General Surgery, UCSD Medical Center
• 1987-89 Clinical Instructor, Fellow in Surgical Oncology,
  UCSD Medical Center
• 1989-90 Hand Fellowship, Joseph H. Boyes Memorial
  Fellowship, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles,
  California
• 1990-91 Resident, Division of Plastic Surgery, UCSD Medical
  Center
• 1991-92 Chief Resident , Division of Plastic Surgery, UCSD
  Medical Center
• 1992 Clinical Instructor, Division of Plastic Surgery, UCSD
  School of Medicine
• 1999 Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery (non-salaried),
  UCSD School of Medicine

Others:

• 1984-85 Life Flight Emergency Aero medical Service, Flight
  Physician
• 1984-86 President, UCSD House Staff Association
• 1990-Present Surgeon Interface, International Surgical Program

Board Certification

• 1990 American Board of Surgery
• 1994 American Board of Plastic Surgery

Research Experience

• 1973-75 Radiology Research Laboratories
  Salk Institute, University of California, San Diego
• 1977 Lipid Research Center, UCSD/VA Hospital
• 1980-84 Plastic Surgery Laboratories, UCSD Medical Center
• 1984-87 Burn-immunology Research Laboratories, UCSD
  Medical Center

Professional Societies

• American Society for Plastic Surgery (ASPS), Active Member
• San Diego Society of Plastic Surgery, Active Member, President
• California Medical Association, Active Member
• San Diego Medical Society, Active Member Licensure
• 1983-Present California, License Number G49912

Published Works

1. Frank, D., Brahme, J., Van De Berg, J. “ Decrease in rate
   of wound contraction with the temporary skin
   substitute Biobrane.” Annals Plastic Surgery 12 (6):
   519-524, 1984
2. Fortune, J.B., Brahme, J., Mulligan, M., Wachtel, T.
   “Emergency intravenous pyelobraphy in the trauma
   patient.” Archives of Surgery 220 (9): 1056-1059, 1985
3. Hansbrough, J. F., Soderberg, C., Field, T.V. Jr.,
   Swisher, S., Brahme, J., Zapata-Sirvent, R.R., Tonks, M.
   “Analysis of murine lymphocyte subpopulations by
   dual-color flow cytometry. Technical considerations
   and specificities of monoclonal antibodies directed
   against surface markers.” Journal of Surgical Research
   44: 121-136, 1987
4. Hansborough, J. F., Soderberg, C., Field, T.V., Brahme,
   J. “ Analysis of peripheral blood T cell subsets in the
   burned mouse using dual color flow cytometry.”
   Published in the Proceedings on the American Burn
   Association, 1987
5. Davies, R.R., Senofsky, G.M., Brahme, J. “Management
   of patients with benign breast disease.” Problems in
   General Surgery: Multidisciplinary approach to
   General Surgery. A.A. Moosa, Editor J.B. Lippincott,
   1989.
6. Contributing writer to Cosmetic Surgery for Dummies , published 2005.
   

Presentations

1. Brahme, J., Dobke, M., Fisher, J.C. “Implications of limb
   salvage versus amputation in severe lower extremity
   trauma.” Presented at California Society of Plastic
   Surgeons, Newport Beach, California, March 8, 1992.
2. “Emergency evaluation of the injured hand.”
   “Anesthesia for minor hand surgery.” “Hand
   infections.” Evaluation and management of finger
   amputations.” Wound Management Workshop, Bi-annual Conference, 1990-present.
3. “New perspectives in breast reconstruction.” Women’s
   Imaging Symposiums, March 4, 1977, San Diego.
4. “Evaluation of hand injuries.” California Association of
   Physician’s Assistants, Palm Springs, California,
   October 1997.

Hospital Staff Affiliations

1. Sharp Memorial Hospital, senior staff.
2. UCSD Medical Center, Thornton Hospital Clinical Staff
3. Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, Active Staff.

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Dr. Joseph Grzeskiewicz, M.D., F.A.C.S. CV

After graduating from college, I received a U.S. Navy Health Professions Scholarship to medical school. I earned my medical degree from the prestigious University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia.

1987 U.S. Naval Hospital San Diego. The Navy then selected me for the U.S. Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute in Pensacola, Florida, where I completed training to become a Navy Flight Surgeon. I served another 3½ years as a Flight Surgeon with the U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, with overseas assignments to Asia. In 1992, I became a Lieutenant Commander and served as Medical Department Head of Marine Aircraft Group 39. It was then that I decided to leave the Navy to pursue my dream of becoming a plastic surgeon.

Following my time in the Navy, I joined the staff at The University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics in Columbia, Missouri. There, I trained in general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and microsurgery with Dr. C. Lin Puckett, Past Chairman of The American Board of Plastic Surgery and Past President of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. One of the highlights of my residency training was achieving successive scores in the 99th percentile on the annual national in-service examination during each year of my plastic surgery residency.

My preceptorship in aesthetic surgery was under the guidance of internationally renowned facial rejuvenation experts, Drs. Thomas Baker and James Stuzin.

When I finished my residency in 1998, I returned to my alma mater, The University of Virginia, for my eighth year of postgraduate surgical training with Dr. Raymond Morgan and Dr. Frank McCue.

I entered private practice in La Jolla in 1999. I joined LJCSC in 2005.


Education and Training

• Wakefield High School, Arlington, Virginia Salutatorian
  June 17, 1979
• United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
  July, 1979 - December, 1980
• James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Bachelor of Science, cum laude (Mathematics)
  May 5, 1983
• University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
  Doctor of Medicine
  May 17, 1987
  United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship
• United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Surgery Internship
  July, 1987 - July, 1988
• United States Naval Aerospace Medical Institute , Pensacola, FL
  Designated Naval Flight Surgeon #4217
  February 2, 1989
• United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
  June, 1992
  Basic Course in Microvascular Surgery
• University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics, Columbia, MO
  Integrated General/Plastic Surgery Residency
  June, 1992 - June, 1998
• University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics, Columbia, MO
  Fellow in Microvascular Surgery
  July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996
• University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA
  Fellow in Plastic and Orthopaedic Surgery (Hand)
  July, 1998 - June, 1999

Board Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners - Diplomate
  July 1, 1988


• American Board of Plastic Surgery - Diplomate
  September 9, 2000

Licensure

• State of California
  July, 1989

Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons - Active Member
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons - Active
• California Medical Association - Active Member
• San Diego Plastic Surgery Society - Active Member
• San Diego County Medical Society - Active Member
• Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout - September, 1976

Appointments and Practice History

• Marine Aircraft Group 39 Medical Department MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA
  Flight Surgeon - February, 1989 - June, 1992
  Department Head - August, 1990 - April, 1991
  Medical Student Clinical Preceptor
  Department CME and Training Officer


• Marine Helicopter Light Attack Squadron 169 MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA
  Squadron Flight Surgeon - February, 1989 - August, 1991


• Division of Plastic Surgery
  Scripps Memorial Hospital
  La Jolla, California
  July, 1999 - Present


• Consultant Surgeon
  Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  United States Naval Medical Center
  San Diego, California
  July, 1999 – June, 2004


• Joseph L. Grzeskiewicz, M.D. Professional Corporation
  Private Practice, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  La Jolla, California and San Diego, California
  July 1999 – October 2005


• La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre
  Plastic Surgeon
  Cosmetic Surgery Division
  October 2005 – Present


• Luminesse Medical Spa
  Founder and Medical Director
  January 2006 – January 2007

Military Service

• United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship August, 1983 - May, 1987
• Commissioned as Ensign, United States Naval Reserve - May 21, 1983
• Lieutenant, active duty United States Naval Reserve - May 17, 1987
• Selected for Lieutenant Commander - June, 1991
• Honorable Discharge from military service - June, 1992

Publications

• Grzeskiewicz, J.L., Hall, R.A., Anderson, G., Mintz, P.D., Preoperative Crossmatch Guidelines for
  Total Hip Arthroplasty, Orthopedics, 12(4): 549, 1989.
  (abstract) Transfusion, 27:517, 1987.


• Puckett, C.L., Grzeskiewicz, J.L., and Yule, G.J., Treatment of Vasospastic Disease in the Hand, in: Saffer, P. Amadio, P.C., Foucher, G., eds., Current Practice in Hand Surgery, London:
  Martin Dunitz, Ltd., 1997.


• Grzeskiewicz, J.L. and Concannon, M.J., Cutaneous Angiocentric T-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as a Primary Tumor in the Hand, submitted for publication.
  
• Kalliainen, L.K., Drake, D.B., Edgerton, M.T., Grzeskiewicz, J.L., Morgan, R.F., Surgical Management of the Hand in Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 50(5): 456-
  62, May 2003.


• Grzeskiewicz, J., Manual of Clinical Policies and Procedures for the Medical Spa; 2006,a comprehensive manual of clinical policies and procedures distributed to the clientele of Solana MedSpas, Irvine, California, a national medical spa consultant firm

Presentations and Media Appearances
National

• National Student Research Forum
  UTMB, Galveston, TX April, 1987
  Preoperative Crossmatch Guidelines for Total Hip Arthroplasty


• American Association of Blood Banks
  Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL November, 1987
  Preoperative Crossmatch Guidelines for Total Hip Arthroplasty


• Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
  Annual Senior Residents Conference
  Birmingham, AL April, 1998
  Endoscopically Assisted Repair of Post Traumatic Enophthalmos via
  A Transconjunctival Approach - A Case Report

Regional

• Joint Annual Meeting of Mid-Atlantic Association of Blood Banks and Pennsylvania Association of Blood Banks, Hershey, PA April, 1987
  Preoperative Crossmatch Guidelines for Total Hip Arthroplasty

State

• Faculty, Radiation Therapy Annual Conference
  Seventh District of Missouri Society of Radiation Therapists
  Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, Columbia, MO October 25, 1997
  Breast Reconstruction in the Cancer Patient

Media Appearances

• Channel 8 Evening News:
  Breast augmentation and “Curves Connection” for preoperative evaluation


• KUSI News Good Morning San Diego:
  Nonsurgical skin rejuvenation treatments


• KUSI News Good Morning San Diego:
  Dietary supplement use in plastic surgery patients


• KUSI News Good Morning San Diego
  Minimally invasive surgical options for quick holiday recovery


• WS Radio The Health and Beauty Revolution with Patty Kovacs
  Breast augmentation and “Curves Connection”


• KOGO AM 600 radio KOGO for Kids with Dr. Linda Haack-Rogers
  Breast augmentation in teen-age patients

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Dr. H. Michael Roark, M.D.

Dr. Roark obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Calgary after graduating from the Oregon State University. Dr. Roark completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery residencies at the University of Toronto’s famed Gallie postgraduate surgical program.

Education:

• Associate in Arts Grossmont College, 1964
• Bachelor of Science Oregon State University, 1966
• Doctor of Medicine University of Calgary, 1975

Profession:

• Cosmetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
• Immediate Past Medical Director - La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre
• Founder and Former Medical Director - Alvarado Institute of Plastic &
  Reconstructive Surgery
• Medical Director - Alvarado Wellness Anti-Aging & Longevity Centre

Training Appointment Held:

• 1975-1976 STRAIGHT SURGICAL INTERNSHIP
  Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 1976 GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY (YEAR 1)
  Ottawa Civic Hospital and Ottawa General Hospital
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• 1977-1980 GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY (YEAR 2-4)
  University of Toronto Gaille Program in Postgraduate Surgery
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 1980-1982 PLASTIC SURGERY RESIDENCY
  University of Toronto Gaille Program in Postgraduate Surgery,
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 1982-1983 CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP
  Sunnybrook Medical Center, University of Toronto
  Division of Plastic Surgery
  Emphasis: Head and Neck and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Trauma

Certifications:

• 1975 Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
• 1980 Fellow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, General Surgery
• 1981 Certified Specialist in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery
• 1982 General License, Physician and Surgeon, Province of Ontario Certified, Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX)
• 1983 General License, Physician and Surgeon, California (active), New York (inactive)
• 1984 Certified Specialist in Plastic Surgery by the American
  Board of Plastic Surgery

MEMBERSHIPS:

• 1981-1982 - Senior Residents Section, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• 1983 - San Diego County Medical Society
• 1984 - California Medical Society San Diego Plastic Surgery Society
• 1997 - Vice President
• 1998 - President
• 1985 - American Society of Plastic Surgeons Lipoplasty Society
• 1986 - California Society of Plastic Surgery
• 1995 - American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

HOSPITAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:

• 1986- 1988 Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA
  Medical Records Committee
• 1986-1987 Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Emergency Room Services Committee
• 1987- 1988 Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA
  Utilization Review Committee
• 1987-1988 Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA
  Chief of Plastic Surgery
• 1987- 1988 Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA
  Surgical Supervisory Committee
• 1988- 1992 Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Special Services Committee
• 1989- 1999 Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Surgical Supervisory Committee
  Vice Chairman – 1995, Chairman – 1996-1997
• 1996-1997 Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Chairman, Department of Surgery
• 1996-1997 - Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Executive Committee

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION:

• 1984 SDIPPS, UCSD Plastic Surgery and Dow Corning
  Tissue Expansion Seminar
• 1984, 1988, 1990-1992, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• 1994-1996, 1998-1999 Annual Scientific Meetings Including Instructional Courses
• 1984 American Society for Plastic Surgery of the Hand Primary
  Care of Hand Injuries
• 1984 American Orthopedic Association
  Fifth American Orthopedic Association
  International Symposium “Limb Reconstruction”
  Micro vs. Macro Surgery
• 1985 California Medical Association
  Wound Healing and Suture Course- Instructor
• 1985-1987, 1989-1991, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (PSEF) Teleplast
• 1993-1998, 2002-2003 Symposiums: Rhinoplasty- Approach to the Aging Face; Major Facial Trauma; Secondary Rhinoplasty; Rhytidectomy;
  Blepharoplasty; Endoscopic Procedure in Aesthetic Plastic
  Surgery; Aesthetic Surgery of the Aging Face; Ultrasonic
  Liposculpture; Breast and Body Contouring
• 1985 Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic- laser Update
• 1985 California Medical Association’s 14th Annual Scientific
  Assembly- Instructor- Suture Course
• 1985, 1987-1990 Lipoplasty Society Symposium
• 1994-1995 Advanced Facial Contouring
• 1987 Plastic Surgeons Research Foundation of San Diego Symposium
  Surgery for the Aging Face
• 1986 - American Society for Surgery of the Hand Self Assessment Examination
• 1986 California Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS) Symposium The Altered body, Breast Reconstruction
• 1987, 1989 University of Utah, Division of Plastic Surgery Symposium
  Rigid Facial Skeletal Fixation and Instructional Courses
• 1987, 1995, 2002, 2006 American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Annual Meeting
• 1988 Cedars Medical Center/ Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
  (PSEF) Symposium- Cosmetic Surgery
• 1989 Cedars Medical Center/ Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
  (PSEF) Symposium - Advance Plastic Surgery for the Breast
• 1995-1996 University of California, San Francisco,
  Annual Symposium Aesthetic Surgery
• 1985, 1990, 1994, 1998 Lipoplasty Society Annual Meeting
• 1991, 1996 American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Risk Management Symposium
• 1992, 1994, 1996 American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Basic and Advanced CPT/ ICD-9 Workshop
• 1992, 1996, 2002 Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgery
  Annual Plastic Surgery Symposium
• 1993- 2002 Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Tumor Board, Grand Rounds and Department Meetings
• 1993-2002 Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA
  Tumor Board, Grand Rounds and Department Meetings
• 1996 Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA
  CO2- Laser Skin Resurfacing
• 2001-present Scripps Memorial Hospital- La Jolla
  Plastic Surgery Department Meetings
• 2000-2001, 2008 University of California, San Diego, CA
  Anti- Aging Medicine and Hormone Replacement Therapy
• 1999 International Congress, Las Vegas, NV
  Anti- Aging and HRT
• 1999-2000 New Horizons, La Jolla, CA
  PSEF Anti- Aging and HRT
• 2001-2002, 2005-2008 University Pharmacy, San Diego, CA
  New Strategies in Anti- Aging and Hormone Replacement
  Therapies

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS:

• 1986 Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Surgery Department, Malignant Melanoma


• 1986-1987 El Cajon Valley Hospital, El Cajon, CA
  Body Contouring after Weight Loss for Morbid Obesity


• 1987 Women’s Business Group, Santee, CA
  Cosmetic Surgery


• 1988 Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA
  Surgery Department, Subcutaneous Mastectomy


• 1988 Sharp Cabrillo Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Body Contouring After Weight Loss for Morbid Obesity


• 1989 Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Plastic Surgery Following Weight Loss
  Cosmetic Surgery for a New Age, Looking the Best You Can


• 1990-1992 American Association of Medical Transcriptionists (AAMT)
  Cosmetic Surgery Lecture


• 1997 “Alvarado Hospital Presents” in association with Channel 8 TV
  Panel Discussion on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery


• 1990 Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Lecture


• 1991-1998 Alvarado Hospital Support Group for Morbid Obesity
  Body Contouring After Surgical Weight Loss


• 1991 Women’s Club, La Mesa, CA
  Body Contouring Lecture


• 1994-1997, 2000 Alvarado Hospital Surgical Weight Loss Group Annual Reunion Body Contouring After Surgical Weight Loss


• 1992 Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA Health Fair


• 1993 Lake Murray Lion’s Club, El Cajon, CA
  Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Skin Rejuvenation and Body Sculpture


• 1995-2001 Alvarado Institute of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  San Diego, CA
  Monthly lectures on Facial Rejuvenation, Body Sculpting, Breast Procedures, and Cosmetic Surgery For Men


• 2000-2001 Alvarado Wellness Anti-Aging and Longevity Centre,
  San Diego, CA
  Anti- Aging Medicine and Hormone Replacement Therapy


• 2002-present La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, La Jolla, CA
  Plastic Surgery Procedures
  Medical Director January 2006 – May 2008

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• 1966 Master’s Degree Program
  San Diego State University
  Supervisor- H. Plymale, D.V. M.
  Area- Biology


• 1971-1972 University of Calgary
  Division of Medical Physiology
  Supervisor- K. Cooper, M.D.
  Area- Neurophysiology/ Temperature Regulation

HOSPITAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS:

• 1981 Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery
  Sunnybrook Medical Center
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada


• 1983- 2006 Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
  6655 Alvarado Road
  San Diego, CA 92120


• 1983-2006 Grossmont Hospital
  5555 Grossmont Center Drive
  La Mesa, Ca 91941


• 1983-Present Scripps Memorial Hospital
  9888 Genesee Avenue
  La Jolla, CA 92037


• 1985-2005 Sharp Memorial Hospital
  7901 Frost Street
  San Diego, CA 92123