Editorial Advisory Board for
Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery

Peter Bela Fodor, MD, FACS, Executive Editorial Consultant and Round Table Moderator, of Los Angeles, is an internationally recognized leader in the field of aesthetic plastic surgery and is highly respected by the profession as a surgeon, teacher and author. Dr. Fodor is associate clinical professor of plastic surgery at UCLA Medical Center. He lectures and performs live surgical demonstrations nationally and internationally.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Dr. Peter Fodor completed his general surgery residency at New York's Columbia University and his plastic surgery residency at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Fodor maintains hospital staff privileges at UCLA Medical Center, Century City Doctors Hospital and Olympia Hospital, all in Los Angeles, as well as at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. He is board-certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Fodor's expertise and ongoing interest in the specialty have enabled him to pioneer a number of the innovative procedures now used in the field. Dr. Fodor specializes in all areas of aesthetic plastic surgery and has made personal contributions to the advancement of various cosmetic surgery procedures, including lipoplasty (liposuction), such as Power-Assisted Lipoplasty (PAL) and Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty (UAL). Most recently he has been involved with studies on body sculpting using ultrasound energy without surgery. Non-invasive to minimally invasive procedures have been of great interest to Dr. Fodor over the years, including "scarless facelifts" using endoscopic techniques. A significant portion of Dr. Fodor's practice (possibly as much as 50 percent) comprises secondary (re-do) surgery such as facelifts, nasal surgery, eyelid surgery and body sculpting. More about Dr. Peter Fodor.

Dr. Fodor's website: www.centurycitycosmeticsurgery.com

Munish K. Batra, MD, FACS, has developed a leading cosmetic surgery practice in San Diego, California. Dr. Batra has worked with national authorities in the field of cosmetic breast surgery and body contouring. He is double-board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Batra is well specialized in all facets of plastic surgery regarding the face, body and breast, including reconstructive as well as laser procedures.

Dr. Batra earned his medical degree from Case Western University and completed his plastic surgery training at University of California - San Diego Medical Center, followed by additional fellowship training in advanced facial surgery. More about Dr. Munish Batra.

Dr. Batra's website: www.coastalplasticsurgeons.com

Walter L. Erhardt, Jr., MD, FACS, has maintained a leading private cosmetic surgery practice in Albany, Georgia since 1979. He is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is licensed to practice medicine in both Georgia and Virginia.

Dr. Erhardt is a past president of the major plastic surgery association American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a current director of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and chair of the Written Examination Committee of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He has served as chief of surgery at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, has been a member of medical mission teams to India and El Salvador and is currently chairman of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Erhardt graduated cum laude with his BS from Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, in 1969. He obtained his MD in 1973 from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia. More about Dr. Walter Erhardt.

Dr. Erhardt's website: www.erhardt-plasticsurgery.com

Richard J. Greco, MD, FACS, of Savannah, Georgia, specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery procedures, including liposuction, body sculpting, abdominoplasty, breast-lift, augmentation mammoplasty, facelifts, nasal surgery, ear surgery, chin surgery, forehead lift, eyelid surgery, skin resurfacing and chemical peels. Dr. Greco is board-certified in both general surgery and plastic surgery and has also earned a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery.

He received his undergraduate degree from Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (summa cum laude), and his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He then completed his general surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, a fellowship in hand surgery at The Hand Center in Philadelphia and a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Greco maintains hospital staff privileges at Memorial University Hospital and Candler/St. Joseph Health Care System.

Dr. Greco is an active member of and serves on national committees for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, The Lipoplasty Society, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Medical Association.

His research has resulted in two patents and led to new surgical practices. Dr Greco's current research is in massive liposuction and new facelift healing techniques. He has authored more than 25 scientific papers, including six medical textbook chapters, and has also edited a book, Emergency Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Greco has also presented lectures for several leading medical organizations, universities and hospitals on a variety of health care topics, including body contouring procedures after massive weight loss, approaches to aesthetic improvements of the arms, breast reconstructive procedures, and new techniques in facial rejuvenation. More about Dr. Richard Greco.

Dr. Greco's website: www.mycosmeticsurgeon.md

Scott R. Miller, MD, FACS, of La Jolla, California, is a renowned board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in structural face and neck lifts, endoscopic brow lifts, contour thread lifts and breast surgery. His expertise also includes tummy tucks and liposuction.

Dr. Miller is board-certified as a plastic surgeon by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the director of Miller Cosmetic Surgery Center at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla. He is a clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at the University of California, San Diego and a textbook author on facial rejuvenation surgery. He is on the Instructional Course Committee of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation and is also active in the Interface International Surgery Program, operating on children with disfiguring birth defects.

Dr. Miller is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, as well as a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He teaches continuing medical education courses in the areas of advanced endoscopic techniques and facial rejuvenation concepts for audiences nationwide. Dr. Miller is the San Diego physician instructor for the Contour thread lift certification course, one of only three currently in southern California. He is on the editorial advisory board for Radius, a health care magazine for public education.

Dr. Miller received his doctorate in medicine and completed his surgical residency and internship at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Miller completed his plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the University of California, San Diego, and was selected to be a member of the Dr. Bruce F. Connell Society and to complete an advanced fellowship training program in aesthetic cosmetic surgery. More about Dr. Scott Miller.

Dr. Miller's website: www.millercosmeticsurgery.com

Michael Olding, MD, FACS, of Washington, D.C. specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery procedures and clinically related activities in cosmetic surgery, cosmetic facial surgery, breast augmentation and reduction, rhinoplasty, body contouring, liposuction and melanoma. He is also one of the area experts on soft-tissue fillers (Restylane, Sculptra and Botox).

Dr. Olding is the associate professor of surgery of the Chief Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and director of the Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center at George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates. He received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Kentucky in 1980 and completed his internship at Cornell Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery at McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Olding maintains hospital staff privileges at George Washington University Medical Center, Sibley Hospital and Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Olding is board-certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery and the National Capital Society of Plastic Surgeons, where he was elected president.

He has served on numerous FDA advisory panels, including those that have considered safety and efficacy of silicone breast implants and soft tissue fillers. Dr. Olding has also authored numerous articles and presented lectures for several leading medical organizations, universities and hospitals on all aspects of cosmetic and breast surgery. Notable presentations occurred at King Fisal Hospital in Riyadh, in London for the Royal College of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship and for the Plastic Surgery Research Council. More about Dr. Michael Olding.

Dr. Olding's website: www.dccosmeticsurgerycenter.com

James H. Wells, MD, FACS, is a graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He completed his general surgery training at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans and plastic surgery training at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville; and he served on the plastic surgery faculty at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Dr. Wells was in the U.S. Navy on the USS Midway as the medical officer during the Vietnam War. He has been president of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Recently he was elected as a director of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, where he has served as a guest oral examiner for the past 10 years. Dr. Wells initiated the Patients of Courage award and the leadership programs at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons during his presidency.

He is on the Board of Directors at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (LBMMC) in Long Beach, California, where he is in private practice. He serves as a clinical professor of plastic surgery at UCI and is director of resident rotations at LBMMC. He is married and has two children.

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