Plastic Surgeon Beverly Hills Dr. Vishal Kapoor

Board Certified Cosmetic Surgeon Beverly Hills

Dr. Vishal Kapoor, a Southern California native received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, where he graduated with the highest honor, Alpha Omega Alpha, putting him in the top 10% of his class. He then went on to complete a rigorous six-year residency in the prestigious combined General and Plastic Surgery Program at The University of Washington in Seattle, one of the nation’s finest programs in Plastic Surgery. Given his desire to further hone his skills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Dr, Kapoor opted to pursue additional training.

He was selected by Dr. John Owsley, one of the pioneers in modern facelift surgery techniques, to complete a dedicated year long fellowship at the world renowned Aesthetic Surgery Institute in San Francisco, California, where he perfected his techniques in facial and whole body cosmetic surgery. He is one of a select few of individuals with subspecialty cosmetic surgery training in the greater Los Angeles area.

His Philosophy

The decision to undergo elective plastic surgery is both a significant and personal one. I believe this process starts with our initial consultation where we will first spend as much time as we need to get to know each other and to discuss your plastic surgery goals. I will help you to feel free to ask me any question or express any concerns. After this conversation, you will be carefully examined so that I can learn and understand your desired outcomes. From this time together, I can formulate the right surgical plan to help you reach your optimal result.

My approach to each patient is unique and individually tailored to give you the best result possible. Because you have your own specific goals and unique anatomy, you need and deserve an individualized approach. My staff and I also carefully explain the procedure in detail, answer your questions about anesthesia and other concerns, and then discuss both your anticipated recovery and techniques to optimize your result. Because aesthetic plastic surgery is an elective procedure, I will only proceed when you have a clear understanding of the procedure and are comfortable with our plan.

Education and Training

UNDERGRADUATE & MEDICAL SCHOOL
Undergraduate: UC San Diego, 1994
Medical: MD, Tufts University, Boston, MA, 1998
POST-MEDICAL SCHOOL TRAINING
Residencies:
General Surgery, University of Washington, 2001
Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, 2004
Fellowship: Aesthetic Surgery Institute, San Francisco, 2005
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
Olympia Midway Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Mercy Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Presentations

• Kapoor V, Cole J, Isik F, Sinanan M, Flum D: The Role of Soft Tissue Transfer at the Time of Proctectomy Presented at The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, San Diego, California, October 2003
• Kapoor V, Hutter J, Fathke C, Wilson L, Isik F: Bone Marrow Contribution to Normal Skin and Cutaneous Wound Repair Presented at The American College of Surgeons Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 2003
• Kapoor V, Cole J, Isik F, Sinanan M, Flum D: The Role of Soft Tissue Transfer at the Time of Proctectomy Presented at The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, San Diego, California, October 2003
• Kapoor V, Stelzner M: Peritoneal Tuberculosis: The Laparoscope is Still the Best Diagnostic Tool Presented at the Seattle Surgical Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington, January 1999
• Kapoor V, Carotid Body Tumors, A Review of the Literature Presented at Grand Rounds, Newton Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts, May 1997

Publications

• Kapoor V, Wilson L, Fathke C, Isik F: The Role of Bone Marrow In Wound Healing. Journal of The American College of Surgeons, September 2003, Volume 197, Number 3 (Supplement), Page S56.
• Fathke C, Wilson L, Hutter J, Kapoor V, Smith A, Hocking A, Isik F: Contribution of Bone Marrow-Derived Cells to Skin: Collagen Deposition and Wound Repair Stem Cells, September 2004; Volume 22, Pages 812-822.
• Kapoor V, Cole J, Isik F, Sinanan M, Flum D: Does the Use of a Flap During Abdominoperineal Resection Decrease Pelvic Wound Morbidity? American Surgeon. February 2005; Volume 71(2), Pages 117-22.

Membership

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. Founded in 1931, the society is composed of board-certified plastic surgeons that perform cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. The mission of ASPS is to advance quality care to plastic surgery patients by encouraging high standards of training, ethics, physician practice and research in plastic surgery. The society advocates for patient safety, such as requiring its members to operate in accredited surgical facilities that have passed rigorous external review of equipment and staffing. Only members of the ASPS may display the ASPS logo. This symbol of excellence in plastic surgery is what to look for when deciding on a surgeon. It tells you that you are choosing a physician who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada important credentials.

Board Certified Cosmetic Surgeon Beverly Hills

Dr. Robert Schlenker is a board certified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, who specializes in aesthetic facial plastic surgery, breast, and body contouring procedures. He also has years of experience performing non-surgical rejuvenation procedures, including Botox® and injectable dermal fillers. Dr. Schlenker is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is on the medical staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Olympia Medical Center in Beverly Hills.

Education and Training

UNDERGRADUATE & MEDICAL SCHOOL
Undergraduate: Boston College
Medical: MD, Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

POST-MEDICAL SCHOOL TRAINING
Residency: Plastic Surgery, University of Washington
Fellowship: Aesthetic Surgery, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Olympia Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Presentations

• Minimally invasive partial fasciectomy for dupuytren’s contractures.” Schlenker R, Culp R.
  Chicago Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, IL, January 2012.
• Early outcomes of partial fasciectomy for dupuytren’s contractures.” Schlenker R, Culp R.
  The Philadelphia Hand Center; Lawrence H. Schneider Lectureship, Philadelphia, PA, June
  2011.
• A survey of north american hand surgeons on their current attitudes towards hand
  transplantation.” Mathes DW, Schlenker R, Ploplys E, Vedder N. 88th Annual Meeting of the
  American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Rancho Mirage, CA, March 2009.
• A survey of north american hand surgeons on their current attitudes towards hand transplantation.” Mathes DW, Schlenker R, Ploplys E. 63rd Annual Meeting of the American
  Society for Surgery of the Hand; 26th Annual Adrian E. Flatt Residents and Fellows Conference
  in Hand Surgery, Chicago, IL, September 2008.
• A survey of north american hand surgeons on their current attitudes towards hand
  transplantation.” Mathes DW, Schlenker R, Ploplys E. 54th Annual Meeting of the Plastic
  Surgery Research Council, Springfield, IL, May 2008.
• Are leukocytes important for platelet activation in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia?” Jeske

Membership

• American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• Henry N. Harkins Surgical Society

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. Founded in 1931, the society is composed of board-certified plastic surgeons that perform cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. The mission of ASPS is to advance quality care to plastic surgery patients by encouraging high standards of training, ethics, physician practice and research in plastic surgery. The society advocates for patient safety, such as requiring its members to operate in accredited surgical facilities that have passed rigorous external review of equipment and staffing. Only members of the ASPS may display the ASPS logo. This symbol of excellence in plastic surgery is what to look for when deciding on a surgeon. It tells you that you are choosing a physician who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada important credentials.