David Stoker, MD

David Stoker, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing at Stoker Plastic Surgery in Marina del Rey, California, and he is medical director of Stoker Aesthetics, the practice's medical spa. He holds MD and FACS credentials and has been practicing for 25 years. His surgical work covers the face, breasts and body, including mommy makeovers, tummy tucks, liposuction, breast augmentation, facelifts, rhinoplasty and surgery after weight loss. He also offers non-surgical procedures. According to the site, he has performed more than 20,000 facial, breast and body procedures and performs the Bikini Body Lift exclusively. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science from Stanford University with honors, studying biology and political science, and received a Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant for undergraduate research. He then completed his Doctor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, graduating at the top of his class and joining Alpha Omega Alpha. His six-year residency in general surgery and plastic surgery took place at the NYU School of Medicine's Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. The site names Dr. Joseph McCarthy, Dr. Sherrell Aston, Dr. Gerald Pitman and Dr. Daniel Baker among his training mentors. The site says he earned the highest score nationally on his residency training exam. It also describes his education as coming from some of the most elite institutions in the country, without naming them. He developed or refined the Traceless Deep Plane Facelift, the Bikini Body Lift, the Hourglass Tummy Tuck and Rapid Recovery Breast Augmentation, along with rapid recovery protocols. His traceless facelifts conceal incisions and can be combined with other facial procedures. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the USC Keck School of Medicine and an FDA clinical investigator who served on the study of cohesive silicone breast implants. He is a safety instructor for national continuing medical education and an educator on body contouring for The Aesthetic Society and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has taught modern techniques at national plastic surgery meetings and has published peer-reviewed research and textbook chapters on breast surgery, liposuction and facial anatomy. The site lists print and television appearances, including ABC's Extreme Makeover, NBC's The Biggest Loser, the Today show, Dr. Phil and The Doctors. It also says The New York Times, Newsweek and Castle Connolly named him a top U.S. plastic surgeon. The practice describes him as one of the best known plastic surgeons in the Los Angeles area. Patients travel to him from around the world, as well as from Los Angeles-area communities including Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach.