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NAME: William Grant Stevens, M.D., F.A.C.S.
BIRTHPLACE: Orange, California
LICENSURE: California - 1981 - present
Idaho - 1994 - present
Missouri - 1982-1989
BOARD CERTIFICATION: Diplomate American Board of Plastic Surgery - 1989
Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners - 1981
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: Associate Clinical Professor
USC School of Medicine
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Instructor
UCLA School of Medicine
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Director
Marina del Rey
Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship
Liposuction University
Clinical Professor
Attending Consultant Surgeon
Plastic Surgery Section, UCLA
Wadsworth Veterans Administration
Hospital - 1992-2000
Attending Consultant Surgeon
Plastic Surgery Section, UCLA
Olive View Medical Center - 1992
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: Medical Board of California
Plastic Surgery Expert Consultant
1988-present
Medical Board of California
11th District Medical Quality Review Committee
1990-1994
Chairman
Advisory Panel on Plastic Surgery
California Medical Association
1993-1994
Section Secretary
Advisory Panel on Plastic Surgery
California Medical Association
1992-1993
Section Assistant Secretary
Advisory Panel on Plastic Surgery
California Medical Association
1991-1992
Government Relations Committee
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1992-1995
Young Plastic Surgeons Committee
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1991-1993
Practice Development Committee
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1992-1993
CPT Committee
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1992-1993
California Society of Plastic Surgeons
Legislative Committee
1992-1996
Editorial Board Member
Wounds- A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice
1988
Clinical Evaluator
Dow-Corning M.S.I. Breast Implant
1991-1993
California Society of Plastic Surgeons,
Medical Board of California,
Liaison Committee
1992-1993
Mentor Clinical Investigator
Adjunct Gel Mammary Study
1992-present
Mentor Investigator
Saline Mammary Prosthesis Prospective Study
1992 - Present
Facility Inspector
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Plastic Surgical Facilities, Inc.
1992-present
Ice Dog Hockey Team
Plastic Surgeon
1995-1998
Principal Investigator
Lipomatrix U.S. Extended Trilucent Implant Study
1996-2000
Principal Clinical Investigator
National Ultrasonic-Assisted Liposuction Study
1996-1999
Ultrasonic-Assisted Liposuction Task Force Faculty
1997-1999
Editorial Advisory Board Member
Plastic Surgery Products
1998-2006
Editorial Advisory Board
Cosmetic Surgery Times
1998-2006
McGhan Clinical Investigator
Adjunct Gel Mammary Study
1998-present
Mentor Clinical Investigator
Adjunct Gel Mammary Study
1998-present
PIP Clinical Investigator
Saline Mammary Prosthesis Prospective Study
1999-2000
Endotine Endoscopic Brow Investigator
2001 - present
Silimed Clinical Investigator
Cohesive Gel Mammary Implant Study
2003 - Present
VISITING PLASTIC SURGERY PROFESSORSHIPS: University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
January 5, 2002
Loma Linda University
May 29, 1997
University of Switzerland
Luzon, Switzerland
Sept. 5, 1997
University Herlev Hospital
Copenhagen, Denmark
June 10, 1998
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: University of Oregon
B.S. in Psychology
1976
MEDICAL EDUCATION: Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
M.D.
1980
HONORS AND AWARDS: Phi Beta Kappa - 1976
Graduate with Honors - 1976
Asklepiads - President - 1976
R.L. Jones Scholarship for Academic Achievement - 1978
Raymond M. McKeown Scholarship - 1979
Louis and Dorothy Kovitz Fellowship in Surgical Research - 1979
Kovitz Senior Prize in Surgery - 1980
AMA Physician Recognition Award
Distinguished Service Citation Medical Board of California - 1994
County of Los Angeles Commendation - 1996
City of Los Angeles Certificate of Tribute - 1996
GTE Community Spirit Award - 1996
California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition - 1997
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition - 1997
California State Senate Certificate of Recognition - 1997
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION: General Surgery:
Samuel E. Wilson, M.D.
Harbor/UCLA Medical Center
June, 1980 - June, 1983
Hand Surgery Fellow:
Paul M. Weeks, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
July 1983 - June 1984
Plastic Surgery:
Paul M. Weeks, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
July 1984 - July 1985 Fellow
July 1985 - July 1986 Chief Resident
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: St. John's Hospital and Health Center
Marina del Rey Hospital
Marina Outpatient Surgery Center
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS: Chairman, Department of Surgery
Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital
1989-1996
Medical Executive Committee
Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital
1989-1996
Medical Director
Washington Hospital
Division of Hand Therapy Services
1988-1993
Associate Medical Director
The Marina Breast Center
Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital
1991-1992
Medical Director
Marina Outpatient Surgery Center
1988-present
Physician Advisor
Skin Care POD
Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital
1995-1998
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc.

Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc.
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc. American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.

Diplomate - American Board of Plastic Surgery

Diplomate - National Board of Medical Examiners
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation

Barnes Hospital Plastic Surgical Society
American College of Surgeons Fellow - American College of Surgeons

Fellow - International College of Surgeons

Fellow - American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Lipoplasy Society of North America Lipoplasty Society of North America

American Medical Association
California Medical Association California Medical Association

American College of Surgeons, Southern California Chapter
Los Angeles County Medical Association Los Angeles County Medical Association
International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
  • Société Suisse de Chirurgie Plastigue, Reconstructive et Esthétique: "Advanced C02 Laser Resurfacing," Lausanne, Switzerland, September 5, 1997.
  • Société Suisse de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructive et Esthétique: "The Breast Explantation Experience - Where Do We Go from Here?" Lausanne, Switzerland, September 5, 1997.
  • Danish Plastic Surgery Symposia: "Ultrasonic Liposuction - Basic Science and Theory," Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 1998.
  • Danish Plastic Surgery Symposia: "Clinical Results of Ultrasonic Liposuction Body Sculpture," Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 1998.
  • Danish Plastic Surgery Symposia: "Ultrasonic Liposuction - Live Surgery Demonstration," Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 1998.
  • Danish Plastic Surgery Symposia: "Laser-Assisted Breast Surgery," Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 1998.
  • Danish Plastic Surgery Symposia: "Advanced Endoscopic Facial Surgery," Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 1998.
  • Danish Plastic Surgery Symposia: "Ultrasonic Liposuction, Hands-On Workshop," Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 1998.
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium on the Baltic: "The Role of Cohesive Gel Breast Implants in Augmentation Mammoplasty," Gotland, Sweden, July 22, 2007.
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium on the Baltic: "Comparing Primary and Secondary Mastopexy Augmentation," Gotland, Sweden, July 22, 2007.
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium on the Baltic: "Problem Case Panel," Gotland, Sweden, July 22, 2007.
  • Nineteenth Congress of The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, "Ten Years of Outpatient Abdominoplasties: Safe and Effective," February 10, 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Nineteenth Congress of The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, "Ten Years of Outpatient Abdominoplasties: Safe and Effective," February 10, 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Nineteenth Congress of The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, "Are Combined Cosmetic Procedures Extreme?" February 11, 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Nineteenth Congress of The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery "A Review of 100 Consecutive Secondary Augmentation Mastopexies," February 11, 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Nineteenth Congress of The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, "Is it Safe to Combine Abdominoplasty with Elective Breast Surgery? A Review of 151 Consecutive Cases," February 12, 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Nineteenth Congress of The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, "Does Lipoplasty Really Add Morbidity to Abdominoplasty? Revisiting the Controversy with a Series of 406 Cases," February 12, 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
  • Plastic Surgery Research Council: "Reimplantability After Alloplastic Implant Contamination," Hershey, PA, April 20-23, 1980.
  • American Association of Plastic Surgeons: "When Should Nerve Gaps Be Grafted?" Chicago, IL, May 6-9, 1984.
  • American Cleft Palate Association: "Quantitative Evaluation of Unilateral Coronal Synostosis: A Pre- and Postoperative CT study," Seattle, WA, May 21-24, 1984.
  • American College of Surgeons: "Three-dimensional Analysis of the Wrist, Scientific Exhibit," San Francisco, CA, October 22-25, 1984.
  • American College of Surgeons: "Diagnosis and Treatment of Painful Tumors of the Upper Extremity," Lake of the Ozarks, MO, June 13, 1986.
  • The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care: "Surgical Treatment of Difficult Wounds," Long Beach, CA, April 10-12, 1988.
  • Western District Chapter of ASPRS: "Breast Implant Controversy and Update," Beverly Hills, CA, April 1992.
  • Scientific Assembly for The California Medical Association: "Difficult Wound Problems and Their Management," Anaheim, CA, February 26, 1993.
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons: "Plastic Surgery: Future Survival?" Panelist, Coronado, CA, February 28, 1994.
  • The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses: "The Explantation Experience," Napa, CA, April 1995.
  • CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing and New Plastic Surgery Applications Workshop: "Advanced Plastic Surgical Applications of the C02 Laser," Marina del Rey, CA, February 21, 1996.
  • Western District Chapter of ASPRSN: "The Breast Implant Controversy Update," April 1992.
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons: "Resurfacing of the Aging Face in Our First 100 Patients. What the Laser Companies Failed to Tell Us," Palm Springs, CA, May 24, 1996.
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons: "Combined CO2 Laser Resurfacing of the Lower Eyelid and Simultaneous Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty: The Treatment of Choice in Periorbital Rejuvenation of the Aging Eyelid?" Palm Springs, CA, May 24, 1996.
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons: "Lasers in Plastic Surgery," Faculty Member Presentation for California Society Teaching Course, May 25, 1996.
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons: "Innovations in Plastic Surgery, Clinical Advances or Passing Fads? Skin Resurfacing, Laser Resurfacing versus Chemical Peels," Panelist, Palm Springs, CA, May 27, 1996.
  • Multispecialty Perspectives on the Latest Advances in C02 Laser Resurfacing and Blepharoplasty: "C02 Laser Resurfacing - My First 300 Cases Including Advanced Plastic Surgery Applications," Marina del Rey, CA, September 7, 1996.
  • Multispecialty Perspectives on the Latest Advances in C02 Laser Resurfacing and Blepharoplasty: "C02 Laser Resurfacing - My First 300 Cases Including Advanced Plastic Surgery Applications," Marina del Rey, CA, September 8, 1996.
  • "Beyond Laser Skin Resurfacing - A Clinical and Marketing Perspective," Hotel Intercontinental, New York, NY, October 1, 1996.
  • The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons: "The Breast Explantation Experience - Where Do We Go From here?" Dallas, TX, November 2, 1996.
  • The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons: "Combined C02 Laser Resurfacing of the Lower Eyelid and Simultaneous Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty," Dallas, TX, November 13, 1996.
  • The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons: "Laser-Assisted Breast Reduction," Dallas, TX, November 13, 1996.
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons: "Advances in Aesthetic Laser Applications," San Francisco, CA, March 15, 1997.
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons: "C02 Laser-Assisted Breast Reduction," San Francisco, CA, March 15, 1997.
  • American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons: "Facial Resurfacing: Long-term Results and Safety, Pre- and Postoperative Skin Care and Patient Selection," San Francisco, CA, September 24, 1997.
  • Second International Symposium on Aging Skin: "Laser Techniques in Combination with Other Procedures: Blepharoplasties, Brow Lifts and Face Lifts." Miami, FL, January 30, 1998.
  • The Fourth Annual Meeting of The Society of Plastic Surgical Skin Care Specialists: "The Role of the Medical Director," Los Angeles, CA, April 29, 1998.
  • XII Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery: "Refined C02 Laser-Assisted Breast Reduction," San Francisco, CA, June 28, 1999.
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons: "Are Combined Cosmetic Procedures Extreme?," Vancouver, Canada April 2004.
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons: "Does Liposuction Really Add Morbidity to Abdominoplasty? Revisiting the Controversy," New Orleans, LA, May 2005.
  • The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: "Abdominoplasty Surgery. How I Do It." New Orleans, LA, April 2005.
  • "Is it Safe to Combine Abdominoplasty with Elective Breast Surgery? A Review of 151 Consecutive Cases." Presented at The American Society of Plastic Surgeons' Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 25, 2005.
  • "A Comparison of 500 Pre-Filled Textured Saline Breast Implants Versus 500 Standard Textured Saline Breast Implants: Is There a Difference in Deflation Rates?" Presented at The American Society of Plastic Surgeons' Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 27, 2005.
  • "Extreme Asymmetry Corrected with One-Stage Breast Augmentation Combined with Mastopexy: A Review of 40 Patients for Safety and Efficacy." Presented at The California Society of Plastic Surgeons' Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June 2006.
  • "Preoperative Indicators of Risk for Primary Breast Augmentation Combined with Mastopexy: A Review of 172 Consecutive Cases." Presented at The California Society of Plastic Surgeons' Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June 2006.
  • "A Review of 100 Consecutive Secondary Augmentation Mastopexies." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, New York, NY, April 22, 2007.
  • "Ten Years of Outpatient Abdominoplasties: Safe and Effective." Presented at the Annual Meeting of The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, New York, NY, April 24, 2007.
  • "Silicone Breast Implantation: A Retrospective Review of 1012 Consecutive Implants Placed by a Single Surgeon." Presented at the Annual Meeting of The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, San Diego, CA May 6, 2008.
  • "My Experience with Over 800 Sientra-Silimed Form Stable Cohesive Gel Breast Implants." Presented at the American Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting, Park City, Utah, February 29, 2009.
INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
  • Latest Advances in Breast Reconstruction," presented at Washington Hospital Grand Rounds, November 1986.
  • "Management of Difficult Wounds," presented at Grand Rounds, Washington Hospital, March 1987.
  • "What's New in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pressure Sores," presented at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital Continuing Medical Education, January 27, 1989.
  • "Update on Breast Reconstruction," presented at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital Continuing Medical Educational Lecture, March 31, 1989.
  • "New Techniques in Plastic Surgery," presented at Daniel Freeman Hospital Guild, September 28, 1989.
  • "Diseases of the Breast: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment," presented at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, November 18, 1991.
  • "Everything You Wanted to Know About Cosmetic Surgery But Were Afraid To Ask," Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, February 6, 1992.
  • "The Shapes of Summer," presented at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, June 10, 1993.
  • "Plastic Surgery of the 90s," presented at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, April 21, 1994.
  • "Care and Management of Emergency Hand Injuries," presented at Wood River Medical Center, Ketchum, ID, March 28, 1996.
  • "Surgery for Success - Plastic Surgery for the 90s," presented at Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce Community Business Luncheon, April 26, 1995.
  • "Cosmetic Surgery - The Latest Innovations," presented at The President's Forum of St. Helena Hospital, Napa, CA, October 6, 1995.
  • "Plastic Surgery of the 90s - Unique and Personalized," presented at the Ritz-Carlton, January 31, 1996.
  • An Evening of Beauty," presented at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA September 26, 1996.
  • An Update in Laser Surgery - Laser Blepharoplasty, Laser Facelifting, Laser Skin Resurfacing, and Laser Breast Reduction," presented at Loma Linda University, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Grand Rounds, May 29, 1997.
  • "Advances in Plastic Surgery" presented at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, October 10, 1997.
  • "Advances in Plastic Surgery" presented at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Marina del Rey, California, October 15, 1997.
  • "Advances in Cosmetic Surgery" presented at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Marina del Rey, California, October 8, 1998.
  • "The Technology of Beauty" presented at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Marina del Rey, California, February 29, 1999.
SYMPOSIA CHAIRED:
  • "Difficult Wound Problems and Their Management," Annual Scientific Assembly for the California Medical Association, Section on Plastic Surgery, February 26, 1994.
  • "C02 Laser Skin Resurfacing," New Plastic Surgery Applications Workshop, UCLA, Marina del Rey, CA, February 21, 1996.
  • "Multispecialty Perspectives on the Latest Advances in C02 Laser Resurfacing and Blepharoplasty," Marina del Rey, CA, September 8, 1996.
  • "Multispecialty Perspectives on the Latest Advances in C02 Laser Resurfacing and Blepharoplasty," Marina del Rey, CA, September 9, 1996.
  • "Advances in Aesthetic Laser Applications," California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 15, 1997.
  • "Rejuvenation of the Face: Lasers and Alternatives," Société Suisse de Chirurgie Plastigue, Reconstructive et esthétique: Annual Meeting, Lausanne Switzerland, September 5, 1997.
  • "Ultrasonic-Assisted Liposuction and Endoscopy Symposia," Danish Plastic Surgery Society, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 1998.
TEACHING COURSES:
  • The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, "Variations and Complications of Aesthetic Abdominoplasty", New Orleans, LA, May 1, 2005.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS:
  • Pitman, G.H., Stoker, D.A., Stevens, W.G. Liposuction and Body Contouring, in J. McCarthy, Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery, Philadelphia, Sanders, 2005.
  • Tannenbaum, M. and Stevens, W.G. Abdominal Contouring, in Decision Making in Plastic Surgery, Second Edition, J. Marsh and C. Perlyn, QMP, St. Louis, Missouri, 2009.
  • Tannenbaum, M. and Stevens, W.G. Skin Resurfacing and Laser Therapy, in Decision Making in Plastic Surgery, Second Edition, J. Marsh and C. Perlyn, QMP, St. Louis, Missouri, 2009.
  • Tannenbaum, M. and Stevens, W.G. Treatment of Breast Ptosis, in Decision Making in Plastic Surgery, Second Edition, J. Marsh and C. Perlyn, QMP, St. Louis, Missouri, 2009.

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