Education and Background
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W. Grant Stevens, M.D.
Dr. Grant Stevens is a California board-certified plastic surgeon and the Medical Director of Plastic Surgery Associates in Marina del Rey and Palos Verdes. He
specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery and has recently been named one of America's Best Physicians in "The Guide to Top
Doctors." Dr. Stevens was nominated by his colleagues which makes this recognition especially prestigious and rewarding. He is an
active member at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital where he is the past Chairman of The Department of Surgery, the past Chairman of
the Liposuction Committee, and the past co-director of The Breast Center. He is also on staff at St. John's Medical Center and The
Marina Outpatient Surgery Center.
Dr. Stevens graduated with honors from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis where he was awarded the Senior Prize in
Surgery. He completed his general surgery training at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, then returned to Washington University-Barnes
Hospital where he completed a Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a Board Certified Diplomate of The American
Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of The American College of Surgeons and The International College of Surgeons. He was
appointed by the governor to The Medical Board of California Medical Quality Review Board, and is on the Plastic Surgery Faculty at
UCLA as well as USC. Dr. Stevens has been an invited visiting professor at Loma Linda University, The University of Switzerland, The
University of Denmark, and The University of Southern California.
Dr. Stevens has authored many journal articles. He has also lectured at international, national and regional meetings with
presentations to such groups as The American Association of Plastic Surgeons, The Swiss Plastic Surgery Society, The Danish
Plastic Surgery Society, The Plastic Surgery Research Council, The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and The California
Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Wounds: A Compendium of Current Research and
Practice, a quarterly journal for surgeons, as well as Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Times and Plastic Surgery Products. He has been
interviewed for articles that have appeared in USA Today, People Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Beauty, Forbes, Glamour,
Vogue, Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Times, Business Week, Men's Fitness, LA Times Magazine, Longevity, Cooking Light, Discovery
and numerous newspapers. His television appearances have included CNN, Discovery, MSNBC, The Learning Channel, Sonia Live,
Leeza, CBS News, 24 Hours, Extra, Hard Copy, American Journal, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Lifetime - New Attitudes,
PBS Nightly Business Report and many other TV and radio interviews.
Dr. Stevens is a member of many medical societies including The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The American Society for
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, The International College of Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons, and The American Society for
Laser Medicine and Surgery. He is the past chairman of The California Medical Association Advisory Panel on Plastic Surgery. Dr.
Stevens received the California State Assembly and California State Senate Certificate of Recognition. He has received the Special
Congressional Certificate of Recognition and The Distinguished Service Citation from The Medical Board of California.
David Stoker, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. David Stoker is a board certified diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He graduated with honors from Stanford University where he majored in biology and political science. At Stanford he was awarded the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Major Grant for Undergraduate Research.