Thomas S. Taylor, MD, FACS

Thomas S. Taylor, MD, FACS is the owner and plastic surgeon at Taylor Plastic Surgery Center in Pasadena, California, where he works as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He founded his own plastic surgery practice in Pasadena in 1997. He completed his undergraduate work in biochemistry at Dartmouth College, earned his Doctor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and then trained at UCLA Medical Center and the University of Southern California, including a general surgery internship and residency, a hand surgery fellowship and a plastic surgery fellowship.

His practice centers on breast surgery, body contouring through tummy tuck surgery, liposuction, BodyTite technology and minimally invasive facial rejuvenation. He has delivered breast augmentation results for more than two decades and has helped hundreds of patients with tummy tuck surgery. He has gained extensive experience with the latest liposuction technologies, including BodyTite. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Cosmetic Surgery.

Earlier in his career he was primary investigator on a silicone breast implant study sponsored by McGhan Corporation and Mentor Corporation, and principal investigator on a 1989 research fellowship grant from the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation. He has hospital affiliations with several Pasadena and Glendale facilities, including Arcadia Methodist Hospital and Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute. He has appeared on Entertainment Tonight and Channel 7 News. He is a top plastic surgeon in Pasadena, has been a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 20 years and was featured in Modern Luxury Los Angeles from 2022 to 2024.