Meet Dr. Kapoor

Dr. Vishal Kapoor, a Southern California native received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, where he graduated with the highest honor, Alpha Omega Alpha, putting him in the top 10% of his class. He then went on to complete a rigorous six-year residency in the prestigious combined General and Plastic surgery program at The University of Washington in Seattle, one of the nation's finest programs in Plastic Surgery. Given his desire to further hone his skills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Dr Kapoor opted to pursue additional training.

He was selected by Dr. John Owsley, one of the pioneers in modern facelift surgery techniques, to complete a dedicated year long fellowship at the world renowned Aesthetic Surgery Institute in San Francisco, California, where he perfected his techniques in facial and whole body cosmetic surgery. He is one of a select few of individuals with subspecialty cosmetic surgery training in the greater Los Angeles area.

Dr. Kapoor is a specialist in all aspects of Aesthetic Surgery with a special emphasis on facial plastic surgery, breast surgery and body contouring surgery. He is one of the few Southern California plastic surgeons proficient in the SMAS-platysma bidirectional face lift (deep layer or muscle), which achieves a more natural, longer-lasting result than the standard face lift. His patients especially appreciate his caring bedside manner, meticulous attention to detail, and ability to create a natural appearance. Making a difference in people's lives and participating in their positive changes in self-confidence are two key reasons why Dr. Kapoor chose to specialize in aesthetic plastic surgery.

Undergraduate Education

• University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
  With honors, Cum Laude

Medical School

• Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
  With honors, Alpha Omega Alpha

Residency and Fellowship Training

• General Surgery (3 years)
• University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (3 years)

• University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship

• Aesthetic Surgery Institute, San Francisco, CA

Hospital Privileges

• Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
• Olympia Midway Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.
• Mercy Southwest Hospital, Bakersfield, CA.

Presentations

• Kapoor V, Cole J, Isik F, Sinanan M, Flum D: The Role of Soft Tissue Transfer at the Time of Proctectomy Presented at The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, San Diego, California, October 2003
  
• Kapoor V, Hutter J, Fathke C, Wilson L, Isik F: Bone Marrow Contribution to Normal Skin and Cutaneous Wound Repair Presented at The American College of Surgeons Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 2003
  
• Kapoor V, Eubanks T, Krishnadasan B: Groin Masses in Pregnancy: A Case Report of an Inguinal Varix Mimicking a Hernia Presented at the Washington State Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Sunriver, Oregon, June 1999
  
• Kapoor V, Stelzner M: Peritoneal Tuberculosis: The Laparoscope is Still the Best Diagnostic Tool Presented at the Seattle Surgical Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington, January 1999
  
• Kapoor V: Carotid Body Tumors, A Review of the Literature Presented at Grand Rounds, Newton Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts, May 1997

Publications

• Kapoor V, Wilson L, Fathke C, Isik F: The Role of Bone Marrow In Wound Healing. Journal of The American College of Surgeons, September 2003, Volume 197, Number 3 (Supplement), Page S56.
  
• Fathke C, Wilson L, Hutter J, Kapoor V, Smith A, Hocking A, Isik F: Contribution of Bone Marrow-Derived Cells to Skin: Collagen Deposition and Wound Repair Stem Cells, September 2004; Volume 22, Pages 812-822.
  
• Kapoor V, Cole J, Isik F, Sinanan M, Flum D: Does the Use of a Flap During Abdominoperineal Resection Decrease Pelvic Wound Morbidity? American Surgeon. February 2005; Volume 71(2), Pages 117-22.

Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Candidate for Membership