Stanford Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Linda Waters
Adjunct Clinical Assistant
Professor of Surgery
Stanford University

Plastic Surgeon Affiliations

 

Dr. Linda Waters - Medical Background

EDUCATION

Premedical: University of Manitoba (Canada)
Bachelor of Science 1977
Double Major: Chemistry & French
Dean’s Honor List 1975, 1976, 1977

Medical: McGill University
MDCM 1981

EMPLOYMENT

  • Stanford University Medical School
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, 1989-1994
  • Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital, Chief of Plastic Surgery
  • Kaiser Santa Teresa
  • Private Plastic Surgery Practice in Palo Alto, California, 1997-present

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery: 1990
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Commonwealth: 1987

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Stanford University Medical Center
  • Lucille Salter Packard Children’s Hospital
  • El Camino Hospital
  • Sequoia Hospital
  • Menlo Park Surgical Hospital
  • El Camino Surgery Center
  • Plastic Surgery Center
  • Waverley Surgery Center
  • Hospital Drive Surgery Center

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER SURGICAL WORK

  • Ecuador
  • Jamaica
  • Guatemala (Face of Hope)
  • Uganda
  • Kenya (Matibabu Foundation)

AWARDS

  • Bay Area Vascular Surgeons Award 1983
  • Stanford Alumni Zedplast Research Award 1987
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons Best Scientific Presentation by a Resident Plastic Surgeon: “Pharmacologic Manipulation and Skin Flap Survival” 1987

MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Society of Plastic Surgery
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Zedplast Stanford Alumni Association
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons

SPECIALTIES

  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Breast Cancer Reconstruction
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Reduction
  • Breast Lift/Mastopexy
  • Gynecomastia
  • Liposuction (Abdomen, flank, back, arm, and thighs)
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Hand Surgery
  • Skin Cancer Reconstruction
  • Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty, Ptosis)
  • Brow, Facelift, and Neck Surgery
  • BOTOX® treatments
  • Facial Skin Filler

Contact Our Cosmetic Surgery Practice in Palo Alto

If you are considering cosmetic or reconstructive surgery, please please contact the office of Dr. Linda Waters in Palo Alto to schedule your consultation whereby she will personally discuss the procedure(s) in depth and answer your individual questions.