Thomas E. Zewert, M. D., Ph.D. – Harvard Trained, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Zewert combines his life-long passion for artistry, medicine, and science to help cosmetic surgery patients reveal their inner beauty. Originally from New York State, Dr. Zewert attended Yale University graduating magna cum laude with both a B.S. and an accelerated M.S.

Before heading to medical school, he received a Ph.D. in chemistry and biophysics at the California Institute of Technology where he later sat on the faculty. While at Caltech Dr. Zewert invented several materials that are more like the body's own tissue (more natural) than implants (for example, breast, facial, and body) that are presently used. He hopes one day that these materials will, after further refinement, become widely available. More recently, Dr. Zewert has had several patents approved for more effective methods to treat skin, and he continues his work in this area along with his collaborators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and Harvard.

Dr. Zewert received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and thereafter completed an integrated residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Zewert has extensive experience in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, and his practice involves both because he believes that a surgeon cannot truly be a master at one without practicing the other. (Both types of plastic surgery combine the artistic challenge and satisfaction of helping patients.) Further, Dr. Zewert does not limit his cosmetic surgery to one specific area of the body as he feels that a well-trained plastic surgeon can and should offer a holistic, comprehensive array of services. Dr. Zewert considers it an extreme privilege to practice medicine and plastic surgery in particular.

Dr. Zewert routinely publishes articles and gives lectures at national meetings on plastic surgery topics such as new techniques in facial surgery and body contouring. He has performed several hundred body contouring procedures on some of the most difficult patients that plastic surgeons face- those who have lost a significant amount of weight and now have loose and excessive skin and fat. He feels a special satisfaction in helping people with weight problems because of the potential psychological and overall health benefits he has seen achieved with weight reduction surgery.

• Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)
• Member: American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
• Candidate for Membership: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)

• Undergraduate: Yale University, magna cum laude, B.S. and accelerated M.S.
• Graduate: California Institute of Technology, Ph.D. in chemistry and biophysics
• Professional: Harvard Medical School, M.D.
• Residency: University of Pittsburgh Integrated Plastic Surgery Program

Dr. Zewert has privileges at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (Monterey), Hazel Hawkins Hospital (Hollister), Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital ( Salinas), and Natividad Medical Center ( Salinas).

We have two convenient locations to serve your needs:

 

337 El Dorado Street, Suite A-1 Monterey, Ca. 93940 Phone 831-644-9800 Driving Directions

1441 Constitution Blvd., Bldg. 400, Suite #100 Salinas, Ca. 93906 Phone 831-424-7800 Driving Directions