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“I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you meet Dr. Macdonald… great eye for aesthetics, is honest and kind, and is a masterful surgeon.” ~T.K.


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Dr. Macdonald voted the 2009 Winner Best of the Bay plastic surgeon as seen on KRON4. Click here to watch Dr Macdonald comment on his practice.

 

 

 

 


About Dr. Macdonald

Dr. Michael Macdonald is a specialist in cosmetic and facial plastic surgery. He is double board-certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He has completed advanced fellowship training in cosmetic facial plastic and reconstructive surgery under the auspices of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Macdonald is director of Aesthetic Surgery Center of San Francisco and also serves as chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery at the Alameda County Medical Center in the East Bay, where he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery. In addition to this appointment through the University of California – San Francisco, he has taught at the Meiji College of Oriental Medicine and for the Oakland Kaiser Head and Neck Surgery Residency Training Program. He is director of a BOTOX Cosmetic® National Physician Training Center and a member of the Asia Pacific Masseter Advisory Board. He is the author of several medical articles and has received numerous awards and scholarships related to his clinical research.He speaks at professional events and conferences throughout the country and internationally.


Dr. Macdonald participates in the National Domestic Violence Program of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery to repair wounds and deformities of victims of domestic violence. He also participates in medical missions to Guatemala to repair congenital deformities in children. He has been a camp counselor at Camp Laurel for HIV - positive children and Camp Oochigeas for children with cancer. He is an ongoing supporter of The Little Jim Club of San Francisco, a non-profit organization that raises funds for pediatric-medical programs of the California Pacific Medical Center; the Episcopal Community Services C.H.E.F.S. program, a charity program that provides 12 months worth of food services job training and paid internships to homeless in San Francisco; Marin, San Francisco, and Contra Costa county local school programs.

Education

  • University of California - San Francisco, Advanced Fellowship, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery / A.A.F.P.R.S.
  • International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Fellowship
  • University of Toronto, Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  • Dartmouth College (Hitchcock Medical Center), Residency, General Surgery
  • University of Toronto, General Internship
  • Queen's University, Ontario, Canada, Medical School
  • University of Western Ontario, BA Psychology

Society Memberships

  • Fellow, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Fellow, Canadian Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Charter Fellow, Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and Esthetic Dentistry
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Charter Member, California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Member, North American Academy of Cosmetic and Restorative Surgery
  • Member, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology
  • Member, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
  • Member, American Society of Liposuction Surgery (ASLSS)
  • Member, American Medical Association
  • Member, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

  • St. Francis Memorial Hospital
  • Alameda County Medical Center
  • Summit Medical Center



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