Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Rudkin is an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCLA Medical Center, within the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He is also the Chief of Plastic Surgery at the West Los Angeles Veterans Admininstration Medical Center

Education

	B.A., Natural Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
	M.D., Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, NY
	General Surgery Residency, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
	Plastic Surgery Residency, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Board Certification

	Diplomat, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999
	Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, 1997

Professional Memberships

	Fellow, American College of Surgeons
	Member, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
	Member, Plastic Surgery Research Council
	Council Member, California Society of Plastic Surgeons

About George H. Rudkin
George Henry Rudkin, MD, FACS completed both his general surgery and plastic surgery training at UCLA, where he is now an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery. Dr Rudkin is also the Chief of Plastic Surgery at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital, and continues to teach and instruct residents in the prestigious UCLA training program in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Rudkin has extensive experience in aesthetic surgery, including rhinoplasty, facelift, liposuction and body contouring, breast surgery and cosmetic injectables (Botox and facial 'fillers' such as Restylane and Radiesse). He also has expertise in the treatment of skin cancer and related reconstruction.

Dr. Rudkin has research interests in skin cancer and bone regeneration, having an exceptionally strong background in the molecular biology of intercellular communication. Dr. Rudkin is a recipient of the Veterans Administration Career Development Award (1998-2001), studying the effects of retinoids on skin cancer. He is a co-investigator for the active VA Merit Review Grant: "Stimulation of Osteogenesis in a Three-Dimensional Cellular Scaffold" (2006-2010).

Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Rudkin is a member of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Rudkin has numerous publications in peer-reviewed plastic surgery literature, and has authored several textbook chapters

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