Subhas Gupta

Subhas Gupta, MD, CM, PhD, FRCSC, FACS - Plastic Surgeon Dr Gupta is the Chairman of Plastic Surgery & Past Chief of Surgery at Loma Linda University; VP, Medical Affairs, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals

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Dr Subhas Gupta is an internationally recognized plastic and  reconstructive surgeon, educator and researcher.  He provides world-class comprehensive care for the aesthetic and reconstructive patients of Southern California and from around the world. He has performed numerous pioneering procedures in plastic surgery, and is a pioneer in complex reconstruction, skin substitutes, wound healing, and microsurgery.   Dr Gupta holds a PhD in medical informatics with expertise and active research projects in patient safety, wound healing, scar control, advanced technologies in wound care, nutrition in surgery, technology assessment, surgical quality assessment, and healthcare economics. He has been well recognized for his contributions to research in cosmetic surgery, minimally invasive techniques, laser surgery, informatics, outcomes assessment, and wound healing with funded fellowships, research grants, and paper/presentation awards from numerous specialty and national societies. He has published over 80 scientific articles and serves on several scientific review and editorial boards.   * Broad-based surgical training * Specialized Plastic Surgery training in aesthetic surgery, laser surgery, hand surgery, complex wound reconstruction * Leading surgical educator * Administrative surgical leadership * Patient Safety in Surgery * High reliability surgical team design * Medical and Regulatory Affairs management

Associate Chief of Surgical Services (Immediate Past Chief) at Loma Linda University Medical Center

2011 - Present | Loma Linda, California

Dr Subhas Gupta is responsible for managing the hospital's medical staff members who are surgeons, facilitating the growth and development of the hospital's various surgical services, and seeking out ways to provide better and safer health care for patients.

Chief of Surgical Services at Loma Linda University Medical Center

January 2008 - December 2011 | Loma Linda, California

Chairman, Operating Room at Loma Linda University Medical Center

October 2007 - June 2011

Plastic Surgery Residency Program Director at Loma Linda University

January 2004 - February 2011

Clinical Instructor at University of Nevada School of Medicine - Las Vegas

July 1999 - August 2000

Plastic Surgery Fellowship at McGill University Health Centre

July 1997 - June 1999

CEO - Chief Executive Officer, Founder, President at I-Med, LLC

June 1994 - March 1999

General Surgery Residency at McGill University Health Centre

July 1992 - June 1997

Research Fellow / PhD Graduate Student at University of Louisville School of Medicine

July 1994 - June 1996

Medical Informatics research Plastic surgery research cosmetic surgery projects laser surgery techniques

Vice President, Medical Affairs at Kythera Biopharmaceuticals

May 2012

Providing Medical Affairs expertise in support and development of working towards FDA approval of novel biopharmaceuticals; Manage medical affairs study development through execution; Manage medical publication planning and execution; Design medical affairs communication keeping a constant check on the most current regulatory guidance, ultimately leading to the development of best practices in an MSL program.

Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Loma Linda University

June 2004

I am responsible for providing overall leadership to the Department of Plastic Surgery and setting the direction of the department, including strategic planning, clinical practice, education, research, fiscal management, and faculty development as well as leading activities for new initiatives. As the Chairman, I need to understand the field of plastic surgery, drivers, values, emerging clinical trends, relationships to other specialties, and their significance for education, research and clinical service.

Clinical Research Director at The Department of Plastic Surgery - Loma Linda University

August 2000

Director of the Comprehensive Wound Service at Loma Linda University Medical Center

August 2000

Attending Plastic Surgeon - Aesthetic, Cosmetic, Breast, Hand, & Microsurgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center

August 2000

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

2009 – 2009

Executive Development Program

University of Nevada School of Medicine

1999 – 2000

Concentration: Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, Aesthetic Surgery

McGill University

1988 – 1999

MD, CM

Concentration: Medicine, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery

University of Louisville

1994 – 1996

Concentration: Medical Informatics, Plastic Surgery Research

Mount Allison University

1985 – 1988

BSc

Concentration: Biology, Biochemistry

Clinical Expertise: Breast Reconstruction and Enhancement Brow and Eyelid Rejuvenation Complex Wound Reconstruction Customized Facelifts Hand and Microsurgery Minimally Invasive Facial Rejuvenation Scar Revision and Keloid Management