Curriculum Vitae Credentials

Board Certification

Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery

99th percentile nationally, Maintenance of Certification in Plastic Surgery Examination

Education

1987-1991	Stanford University Bachelor of Arts and Science, majoring in biology and political science Graduated with honors
1991-1995	University of California at San Francisco, School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine degree Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Member

Appointments

2006-Present	Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
2001-Present	Plastic Surgeon in private practice Marina del Rey, CA
2000-2001	Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery New York University Medical Center Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery
1999-2000	Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery New York University Medical Center Resident in Plastic Surgery 98th percentile nationally, Plastic Surgery In-Service Training Exam
1996-1999	New York University Medical Center Resident in General Surgery 99th percentile nationally, American Board of Surgery In-Service Training Exam
1995-1996	New York University Medical Center Intern in General Surgery

Licensure

California No. A74300

New York No. 206967

Hospital Affiliations

Saint John’s Health Center

Cedars Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Marina View Surgery Center

The Lasky Clinic in Beverly Hills

Awards & Honors

1999	British Journal of Surgery Award for highest score on the American Board of Surgery In-Service Training Exam, Department of Surgery, NYU Medical Center
1995	Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Member, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
1993	First Place, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Scholarship Contest, Investigative Category. P. Benhaim, L.M. Ferreira, T. van den Helder, J. Borsanyi, G. de Vellis, D.A. Stoker, T.H. McCalmont, S.J. Mathes, J.P. Anthony. Use of RS-61443 in Long Term Studies of Transplant Rejection and Neuroregulation in Rat Hindlimb Model of Allotransplantation.
1991	Howard Hughes Medical Institute Major Grant for Undergraduate Research, awarded by the Office of Undergraduate Research, Stanford University.

Course Instruction

2007-present	Liposuction: Comprehensive and Integrated. Taught with Gerald H. Pitman, MD at the annual meeting for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
2006-present	Liposuction: Comprehensive and Integrated. Taught with Gerald H. Pitman, MD at the annual meeting for the American Society of Plastic Surgery.

Research Experience

2005-2008	Clinical studies on combined breast augmentation and mastopexy surgery
2003-2004	Clinical studies on combined cosmetic surgical procedures
2003	Clinical study of the correction of inverted nipples
2001-2003	Clinical studies on breast augmentation surgery
2002	Clinical studies on endoscopic facial surgery
1999-2001	Power-assisted liposuction clinical studies, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, NYU Medical Center. Sponsor Gerald H. Pitman, M.D.
1999-2001	Deep-plane rhytidectomy clinical study, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, NYU Medical Center. Sponsor Gerald H. Pitman, M.D.
1991-1995	Microsurgery and transplant immunology, Division of Plastic Surgery, UCSF. Laboratory of Stephen J. Mathes, M.D. and James P. Anthony, M.D.
1994	Clinical research, Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF. Laboratory of Corey S. Maas, M.D.
1992	Microsurgery Training Program, Department of Microsurgical Transplantation and Replantation, Davies Medical Center, San Francisco. Laboratory of Harry Bunke, M.D.
1988-1991	Neuropharmacology and behavioral biology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University. Laboratory of J. Davidson, Ph.D. and E. Smith, Ph.D.
1985-1986	Molecular biology of stroke, National Parkinson Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine. Laboratory of Thomas Sick, Ph.D

Publication & Manuscripts

• W.G. Stevens, L.H. Macias, M. Spring, D.A. Stoker, C.O. Chacon, S.A. Eberlin. One-Stage Augmentation Mastopexy: A Review of 1192 Simultaneous Breast Augmentation and Mastopexy Procedures in 615 Consecutive Patients. Aesthetic Surg J, 2014, 34(5):723-32.
• G.H. Pitman, D.A. Stoker. Pure Aspirative Lipoplasty. In S.J. Aston, D.S. Steinbrech, J.L. Walden, eds. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2009.
• W.G. Stevens, R. Repta, S.J. Pacella, M.J. Tenenbaum, R. Cohen, S.D. Vath, D.A. Stoker. Safe and Consistent Outcomes of Successfully Combining Breast Surgery and Abdominoplasty: An Update. Aesthetic Surg J, 2009, 29(2): 129-134.
• W.G. Stevens, S.J. Pacella, A.J.L. Gear, M.E. Freeman, C. McWhorter, M.J. Tenenbaum, D.A. Stoker. Clinical Experience With a Fourth-Generation Textured Silicone Gel Breast Implant: A Review of 1012 Mentor MemoryGel Breast Implants. Aesthetic Surg J, 2008, 28(6): 642-647.
• W.G. Stevens, A.J.L. Gear, D.A. Stoker, E.M. Elliot, R. Cohen, M. Spring, S.D. Vath, S.A. Schantz, R.T. Heck. Outpatient Reduction Mammaplasty: An Eleven-Year Experience. Aesthetic Surg J, 2008, 28(2): 171-179.
• W.G. Stevens, M.E. Freeman, D.A. Stoker, S.M. Quardt, R. Cohen, E.M. Hirsch. One-Stage Mastopexy with Breast Augmentation: A Review of 321 Patients. Plast Recontr Surg, 2007, 120(6): 1674-1679.
• W.G. Stevens, M.A. Spring, D.A. Stoker, M.E. Freeman, R. Cohen, S.M. Quardt, E.M. Hirsch. A Review of 100 Consecutive Secondary Augmentation/Mastopexies. Aesthetic Surg J, 2007, 27(5): 485-492.
• W.G. Stevens, M.A. Spring, D.A. Stoker, R. Cohen, S.D. Vath, E.M. Hirsch. Ten Years of Outpatient Abdominoplasties: Safe and Effective. Aesthetic Surg J, 2007, 27(3): 269-275.
• M.A. Spring, D.A. Stoker, J. Holloway, M. Weintraub, W.G. Stevens. Office-Based Plastic Surgery with General Anesthesia: Efficiency of Cost and Time. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 2007; 21(2): 99-101.
• W.G. Stevens, D.A. Stoker, M.E. Freeman, S.M. Quardt, E.M. Hirsch. Mastopexy Revisited: A Review of 150 Consecutive Cases for Complication and Revision Rates. Aesthetic Surg J, 2007, 27(2):150-154.
• W.G. Stevens, D.A. Stoker, M.E. Freeman, S.M. Quardt, E.M. Hirsch, R. Cohen. Is one-stage breast augmentation with mastopexy safe and effective? A review of 186 primary cases. Aesthetic Surg J, 2006, 26(6): 674-681.
• W.G. Stevens, R. Cohen, S.A. Schantz, D.A. Stoker, S.D. Vath, E.M. Hirsch, R. Heck, M.E. Freeman. Laser-assisted breast reduction: A safe and effective alternative. A study of 367 patients. Aesthetic Surg J, 2006, 26(4): 432-439.
• W.G. Stevens, E.M. Hirsch, D.A. Stoker, R. Cohen. In vitro deflation of prefilled saline breast implants. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2006, 118(2): 347-349.
• W.G. Stevens, R. Cohen, S.D. Vath, D.A. Stoker, E.M. Hirsch. Is it safe to combine abdominoplasty with elective breast surgery? A review of 151 consecutive cases. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2006, 118(1): 207-212.
• W.G. Stevens, E.M. Hirsch, D.A. Stoker, R. Cohen. A comparision of 500 prefilled textured saline breast implants versus 500 standard textured saline breast implants: Is there a difference in deflation rates? Plast Reconstr Surg, 2006, 117(7): 2175-2178.
• G.H. Pitman, D.A. Stoker, W.G. Stevens. Liposuction and body contouring. In J. McCarthy, S. Boutros, R. Galiano, eds. Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2005.
• W.G. Stevens, R. Cohen, S.D. Vath, D.A. Stoker, E.M. Hirsch. Does liposuction really add morbidity to abdominoplasty? Revisiting the controversy with a series of 406 cases. Aesthetic Surg J, 2005, 25(4): 353-358.
• W.G. Stevens, D.R. Fellows, S.D. Vath, D.A. Stoker. Acceleration of Textured Saline Breast Implant Deflation Rate: Results and Analysis of 645 Implants. Aesthetic Surg J, 2005, 25(1): 37-39.
• W.G. Stevens, S.D. Vath, D.A. Stoker. “Extreme” Cosmetic Surgery: A Retrospective Study of Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Combined Procedures. Aesthetic Surg J, 2004, 24(4): 314-318.
• W.G. Stevens, D.R. Fellows, S.D. Vath, D.A. Stoker. An Integrated Approach to the Repair of Inverted Nipples. Aesthetic Surg J, 2004, 24(3): 211-215.
• W.G. Stevens, D.B. Apfelberg, D.A. Stoker, S.A. Schantz. The Endotine: A New Biodegradable Fixation Device for Endoscopic Forehead Lifts. Aesthetic Surg J, 2003, 23(2):103-107.
• W.G. Stevens, D.R. Fellows, D.A. Stoker. Does Anybody Really Know What Deflation Rate It Is? Plast Recon Surg, 2003, 112(4): 1194-1195.
• C.S. Maas, I.D. Papel, D. Greene, D.A. Stoker. Complications of Injectable Synthetic Polymers in Facial Augmentation. Dermatologic Surgery, 1997, 23(10):871-7.
• E.R. Smith, D. Stoker, T. Kueny, J.M. Davidson, B.B. Hoffman, J.T. Clark. The Inhibition of Sexual Behavior in Male Rats By Propranolol Is Stereoselective. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 1995, 51(2-3):439-42.

Presentations

• Stevens WG, Spring MA, Stoker DA, Hirsch E, Freeman M. Ten Year of Outpatient Abdominoplasties: Safe and Effective. Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting, New York, NY, April 2007.
• Stevens WG, Spring MA, Stoker DA, Hirsch E, Cohen R, Freeman M. A Review of 100 Consecutive Secondary Augmentation Mastopexies. Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting, New York, NY, April 2007.
• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch E, Cohen R, Stevens WG. 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 meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June 2006.
• Quardt SM, Stoker DA, Hirsch E, Cohen R, Stevens WG. 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.
• R. Cohen, W.G. Stevens, S. Vath, D.A. Stoker, E.H. Hirsch. 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 2005.
• R. Cohen, W.G. Stevens, S. Vath, D.A. Stoker, E.H. Hirsch. Does Liposuction Really Add Morbidity to Abdominoplasty? Revisiting the Controversy with a Series of 406 Cases. Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2005.
• W.G. Stevens, S.D. Vath, D.A. Stoker. Are Combined Cosmetic Procedures Extreme? Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting in Vancouver, Canada, April 2004.
• G.H. Pitman, M. Scheflan, D.A. Stoker, N. Friedman. Power-Assisted Lipoplasty (PAL): 430 Operations. Emerging Technologies in Plastic Surgery, New York, NY, June 2001.
• G.H. Pitman, D.A. Stoker. The Deep-Plane Demystified. Emerging Technologies in Plastic Surgery, New York, NY, June 2001.
• G.H. Pitman, M. Scheflan, D.A. Stoker, N. Friedman. Power-Assisted Lipoplasty (PAL): 430 Operations. Presented at the American Society forAesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting, May 2001.
• G.H. Pitman, M. Scheflan, D.A. Stoker, N. Friedman. Power-Assisted Lipoplasty (PAL): 100 Operations. Presented at the International Plastic Surgery Symposium II, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 2001.
• G.H. Pitman, M. Scheflan, D.A. Stoker, N. Friedman. Power-Assisted Lipoplasty (PAL): 100 Operations. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting, Vail, CO, March 2001.
• G.H. Pitman, D.A. Stoker. The Deep-Plane Demystified. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting, Vail, CO, March 2001.
• G.H. Pitman, D.A. Stoker. The Deep-Plane Demystified. Presented at Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: The Cutting Edge III, New York, NY, November 2000.
• G.H. Pitman, D.A. Stoker. The Deep-Plane Demystified. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting, Los Angeles, CA, October 2000.
• G.H. Pitman, M. Scheflan, D.A. Stoker, N. Friedman. Power-Assisted Lipoplasty (PAL): 100 Operations. Presented at the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Montreal, Canada, September 2000.
• G.H. Pitman, M. Scheflan, D.A. Stoker, N. Friedman. Power-Assisted Lipoplasty (PAL): 100 Operations. Presented at the Emerging Technologies in Plastic Surgery Meeting, New York, NY, June 2000.
• G.H. Pitman, M. Scheflan, D.A. Stoker, N. Friedman. Power-Assisted Lipoplasty (PAL): 100 Operations. Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2000.
• P. Benhaim, L.M. Ferreira, J.P. Borsanyi, G. de Vellis, D.A. Stoker, T.H. McCalmont, S.J. Mathes, J.P. Anthony. Additional Studies on Rat Hindlimb Allotransplantation: Incidence of Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Use of Low Dose Combination Therapy. Presented by P. Benhaim at the Sixth Annual Resident Research Day, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, February 1993.
• C.S. Maas, I.D. Papel, D.A. Stoker. Severe Complications of Injectable Augmentation Materials: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Presented by I.D. Papel at the 1994 National Academy Meeting for Otolaryngology, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Society Memberships

Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of California, San Francisco

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

The Rhinoplasty Society

Scholarships

Thomas Brown McClelland Trust Fund Scholarship, Rotary Club of Miami, 1993.

Thomas Brown McClelland Trust Fund Scholarship, Rotary Club of Miami, 1994.

Past Activities

State Champion in Debate, High School Lincoln-Douglas debate, Florida, 1986.

Fifth Place at National Championship in Debate, High School Lincoln-Douglas debate, 1986.

Student Council President, Miami Palmetto High School, Miami, Florida, 1986-1987.

Director of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Stanford University. The goal of the program is to provide fatherless children with inspiration, friendship, and a role model. Responsibilities included organizing programs and recruiting students to join as sponsors for children.

MedTeach Instructor, UCSF, 1991-1992. MedTeach is a program to educate middle school students about important concepts in health science.