Subhas Gupta, MD, CM, PhD, FRCSC, FACS - Chairman and Professor - The Department of Plastic Surgery - Loma Linda University. Dr. Gupta possesses a unique set of skills as a locally, nationally, and internationally recognized plastic surgeon. Though he has helped train many leading aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgeons, he believes his first responsibility is to care for and educate each of his patients. Dr Subhas Gupta has a successful and productive career in the Inland Empire of Southern California extending over the past 15 years. He has a broad clinical practice based at Loma Linda University with offices in Riverside, Murrieta, and Redlands using his clinical expertise in aesthetic surgery focusing on facial rejuvenation and breast and body contouring as well as technology-enhanced surgery such as endoscopic, laser, and ultrasound methods. Dr Gupta’s practice extends broadly in to the fields of microsurgery, hand reconstruction, complex soft tissue infections and defects, and breast reconstruction. He has brought a broad surgical expertise and international clinical experience to the Inland Empire. After graduating from McGill University School of Medicine in Montreal, Canada, Dr Gupta spent nearly a decade in postgraduate training completing residency training and fellowships in General Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand and Microsurgery, Aesthetic and Laser Surgery, and Patient Safety. He has also undertaken additional training in cosmetic skin care, anti-aging medicine, nutrition, and exercise physiology. Dr Gupta is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the Plastic Surgery Research Council, the American College of Surgeons and several other national groups. He has published over 75 scientific articles and textbook chapters and serves on several scientific review and editorial boards. He has been well recognized for his contributions to research in cosmetic surgery, minimally invasive aesthetic techniques, laser surgery, scar control, informatics, outcomes assessment, and wound healing with funded fellowships, research grants, and paper/presentation awards from numerous specialty and national societies. As Chairman of his clinical department at Loma Linda, Dr Subhas Gupta has been responsible for setting the direction of faculty surgeons, including strategic planning, clinical practice, education, research, fiscal management, and faculty development as well as leading activities for new initiatives. As the Chair, he has developed a deep understanding of the field of plastic surgery, drivers, values, emerging clinical trends, relationships to other specialties, and their significance for education, research and clinical service. Dr Gupta believes his first responsibility as a plastic surgeon is to care for and educate each of his patients. He is available to see patients for consultation in both Riverside and Loma Linda.