Dr. Teitelbaum's caring attitude and unparalleled academic training have prepared him to offer you the finest in aesthetic surgery.

After attending high school at the prestigious Harvard School, he studied anatomy and physiology at U. C. Berkeley, where he was valedictorian and graduated with high honors. He went to medical school at the UCLA School of Medicine, where he continued the basic science research projects that he had started while at Berkeley.

He then studied general surgery at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident. While credentialing in plastic surgery requires only a mere three prerequisite years of this training, Dr. Teitelbaum completed an entire training program in general surgery, and has been recognized for this by also being certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Training was completed with a plastic surgery residency at the University of Southern California.

Dr. Teitelbaum was invited to speak about plastic surgery on The Montel Williams Show. Click to see more of Dr. Teitelbaum's television appearances.

Dr. Teitelbaum is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the only board recognized to credential plastic surgeons. He is a member of many professional societies, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the International Society of Ultrasonic Surgeons, the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, and many others.

He also is actively involved in these societies, serving as current co-chair of the Legislative Affiairs Committee of the California Society, as well as a member of the Ethics Committee. He also serves on the legislative committees of ASPS and ASAPS.

Dr. Teitelbaum is frequently asked to appear and comment in the media on plastic surgery. He has recently been quoted in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Times of London, Allure, Vogue, and many others. Television appearances have included the CBS Evening News, Inside Edition, multiple local news channels, and many more.

He is also actively involved in medical research, and has recently participated in a very limited clinical trial of a new type of breast implant.

In his personal life, Dr. Teitelbaum is a photographer, pianist, and triathlete.

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Dr. Teitelbaum has traveled to countries such as Nepal, where this patient lives, to donate his surgical skills to people in need of plastic and reconstructive surgery.

To learn more about Santa Monica Plastic Surgeon Dr. Teitelbaum:

• Link to Testimonials from Dr. Teitelbaum's patients
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• Learn about Dr. Teitelbaum's Philosophy