RESUMÉ SUMMARY July, 2006
William F. Kivett, M.D., F.A.C.S.
1210A Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95405-6621
(707) 579 9200. Fax (707) 575 0763
Email: info@BeautyandHealth.Net
CERTIFICATIONS and MEMBERSHIPS
Certified (Diplomate) of the American Boards of: (1) Plastic Surgery, (2) Dermatology, and (3) Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Fellow, American College of Surgeons.
Member, California Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Member, Sonoma County Medical Association.
Certified, National Board of Medical Examiners.
Certified, American Board of Medical Specialties.
DEGREES, FELLOWSHIPS and POSITIONS
Biological Sciences, Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.) undergraduate degree with Distinction (Departmental Honors Thesis), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1972. The thesis described six monthsí parttime work in the Department of Cardiology, Stanford Medical Center, laboratory culturing and testing individual cardiac ventricular cells as to strength and speed of pulsation.
Doctor of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1972 - 1975.
National Institutes of Health Fellowship, Tropical Skin Disease, Venezuela, 1975 - 1976.
Categorical Internship, Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 1976 - 1977.
Residency, Dermatology, University of California, Los Angeles - Wadsworth VA Combined Program, 1977 - 1980.
Fellowship, Dermatologic Surgery (esthetic correction and skin cancer reconstruction), with Edward Cavanaugh, M.D., Upland, CA, 1980 - 1981.
Founder and Chief, Division of Dermatologic Surgery and Dermatology and first Mohs Chemosurgery Unit in Saudi Arabia, Armed Forces Hospital, King Abdulaziz Airbase, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1981 - 1984.
Clinical Instructor, Division of Dermatology, Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 1981 - 1983.
Certification, American Board of Dermatology, 1982.
Private Solo Practice of Dermatologic Surgery and Dermatology with first Mohs Chemosurgery Unit in Sonoma County, and Founder, Cosmetic Surgery Center of the North Bay, Santa Rosa, CA, 1985 - 1988, full time, and intermittently until 1989.
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco's Department of Family Medicine, Community Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA, 1986 - 1988.
Resident, General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California (Irvine), Orange, CA, 1988 - 1991.
Fellow, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1991 - 1992.
Fellow, Division of Plastic Surgery, Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, 1993.
Fellow, Hand/Upper Extremity Surgery (CAQSH approved), Kansas City, KS/MO. 1993 - 1994.
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine (Dermatologic Surgery), University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, 1993 - 1994, parttime.
Phlebologist/Associate of vascular surgeon, Merriam, KS, 1994, parttime.
Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1994 - 1996.
Clinical Instructor II, Department of Surgery (Plastic), University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1994 - 1996.
Consultant Surgeon, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, medical mission to Philippine Islands of Bohol and Cebu, for cleft lip/face and hand/arm reconstruction, February, 1996.
Private Practice, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, and Director, Beauty & Health Medical Center of California, Santa Rosa, CA, 1996 - present.
Consultant Surgeon, Plastic Surgery, Rotaplast mission to Cumana, Venezuela, for cleft lip/palate and congenital facial deformity reconstruction, April, 1998.
Certification, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999.
Certification, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2000.
Inspector, Medicare & AAAASF for surgery center accreditation, March, 2000.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Publications: 19. Authorships/Presentations: >100
HONORS and AWARDS 5
NON-MEDICAL
Bilingual, Spanish language. Limited medical Arabic. Limited Italian.
Eagle Scout, private pilot, radio amateur operator, commercial radiotelephone operator, musical instruments (drums, piano, accordion), family activities.
Quoted as expert reference source, multiple page locations, The E-Myth Physician (Why Most Medical Practices Donít Work and What to Do About It), by Michael Gerber, HarperBusiness, 2003, 120 pages.
Current projects:
William F. Kivett, M.D., F.A.C.S.
1210A Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95405-6621
(707) 579 9200. Fax (707) 575 0763
Email: info@BeautyandHealth.Net
CERTIFICATIONS and MEMBERSHIPS
Certified (Diplomate) of the American Boards of: (1) Plastic Surgery, (2) Dermatology, and (3) Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Fellow, American College of Surgeons.
Member, California Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Member, Sonoma County Medical Association.
Certified, National Board of Medical Examiners.
Certified, American Board of Medical Specialties.
DEGREES, FELLOWSHIPS and POSITIONS
Biological Sciences, Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.) undergraduate degree with Distinction (Departmental Honors Thesis), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1972. The thesis described six monthsí parttime work in the Department of Cardiology, Stanford Medical Center, laboratory culturing and testing individual cardiac ventricular cells as to strength and speed of pulsation.
Doctor of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1972 - 1975.
National Institutes of Health Fellowship, Tropical Skin Disease, Venezuela, 1975 - 1976.
Categorical Internship, Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 1976 - 1977.
Residency, Dermatology, University of California, Los Angeles - Wadsworth VA Combined Program, 1977 - 1980.
Fellowship, Dermatologic Surgery (esthetic correction and skin cancer reconstruction), with Edward Cavanaugh, M.D., Upland, CA, 1980 - 1981.
Founder and Chief, Division of Dermatologic Surgery and Dermatology and first Mohs Chemosurgery Unit in Saudi Arabia, Armed Forces Hospital, King Abdulaziz Airbase, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1981 - 1984.
Clinical Instructor, Division of Dermatology, Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 1981 - 1983.
Certification, American Board of Dermatology, 1982.
Private Solo Practice of Dermatologic Surgery and Dermatology with first Mohs Chemosurgery Unit in Sonoma County, and Founder, Cosmetic Surgery Center of the North Bay, Santa Rosa, CA, 1985 - 1988, full time, and intermittently until 1989.
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco's Department of Family Medicine, Community Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA, 1986 - 1988.
Resident, General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California (Irvine), Orange, CA, 1988 - 1991.
Fellow, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1991 - 1992.
Fellow, Division of Plastic Surgery, Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, 1993.
Fellow, Hand/Upper Extremity Surgery (CAQSH approved), Kansas City, KS/MO. 1993 - 1994.
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine (Dermatologic Surgery), University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, 1993 - 1994, parttime.
Phlebologist/Associate of vascular surgeon, Merriam, KS, 1994, parttime.
Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1994 - 1996.
Clinical Instructor II, Department of Surgery (Plastic), University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1994 - 1996.
Consultant Surgeon, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, medical mission to Philippine Islands of Bohol and Cebu, for cleft lip/face and hand/arm reconstruction, February, 1996.
Private Practice, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, and Director, Beauty & Health Medical Center of California, Santa Rosa, CA, 1996 - present.
Consultant Surgeon, Plastic Surgery, Rotaplast mission to Cumana, Venezuela, for cleft lip/palate and congenital facial deformity reconstruction, April, 1998.
Certification, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999.
Certification, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2000.
Inspector, Medicare & AAAASF for surgery center accreditation, March, 2000.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Publications: 19. Authorships/Presentations: >100
HONORS and AWARDS 5
NON-MEDICAL
Bilingual, Spanish language. Limited medical Arabic. Limited Italian.
Eagle Scout, private pilot, radio amateur operator, commercial radiotelephone operator, musical instruments (drums, piano, accordion), family activities.
Quoted as expert reference source, multiple page locations, The E-Myth Physician (Why Most Medical Practices Donít Work and What to Do About It), by Michael Gerber, HarperBusiness, 2003, 120 pages.
Current projects:
- Developing patient education and informed consent DVDs.
- Private study of Mandarin Chinese (follow-up to high school one year tutelage).
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