Harvey L. Heinrichs, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has been giving patients high-quality, personalized care for over 25 years. In addition to his memberships in many prestigious organizations and his staff appointments at five hospitals and surgical centers, Dr. Heinrichs remains active in the medical community -- in the past few years alone he has published articles in well-respected plastic surgery journals, given presentations at medical conferences in California and throughout the United States, participated in panel discussions at the Symposium on Aesthetic Surgery.

After an undergraduate education at Walla Walla College in Washington, Dr. Heinrichs obtained his medical degree from Loma Linda University Medical School in California in 1968. He completed his general surgical training at Loma Linda University and Riverside General Hospital.  Dr. Heinrichs was a resident in general surgery at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Heinrichs underwent plastic and reconstructive surgery training at the University of California Irvine (where he became the Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery), Long Beach Veterans Hospital, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital and Orange County Medical Center.

Dr. Heinrich's professional memberships include:

• Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• California Society of Plastic Surgeons

In addition to his position in the Plastic Surgery Department at Loma Linda University and the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Heinrichs retains the following hospital and surgery center staff appointments:

• Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
• Newport Beach Surgery Center
• James Irvine Surgical Center
• Hoag Lido Surgical Center
• Hoag Newport Surgicare