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Dr. Wahl


Curriculum Vitae

Specialty Board Certification

American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery 1976
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1991

Military:

United States Army Berry Plan General Surgery Completed, 1972

Hospital Affiliations:

Courtesy Staff Sharp Memorial Hospital
Chief of Otolaryngology 1983-1985
Courtesy Staff Scripps Memorial Hospital
Active Staff Pioneers Memorial Hospital
Courtesy Staff El Centro Regional Medical Center
Clinical Attending University of California, San Diego
Chief of Surgery (1996) Pioneers Memorial Hospital

Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fellow, American Society of Head and Neck Surgeons
Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Fellow, American Academy of Liposuction Surgery
Member, San Diego County Medical Society
Member, California Medical Association
Member, Imperial County Medical Society

Maxillofacial Surgery 1975
University of California, Davis
Rhinoplasty Surgery 1976
University of California, Davis
Facial Reconstructive Surgery 1976
Division of Otolaryngology
University of California, San Diego
Facial Reconstructive Surgery 1977
Division of Otolaryngology
University of California, San Diego
Facial Reconstructive Surgery 1978
Division of Otolaryngology
University of California, San Diego

Instructor, Plastic and Reconstructive Flaps 1978
University of California, San Diego
Laser Surgery Course 1981
Scripps Hospital
Plastic Surgery, Educational Foundation 1984
Sculpture of the Aesthetic Face
Washington, D.C.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
of the Eye and Orbit
January 1985
University of California, Los Angeles
Plastic Surgery Education Foundation January 1986
Facial Plastic Surgery
Washington, D.C.
Open Rhinoplasty 1987
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
2nd Annual Scientific Meeting 1987
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
3rd Annual Scientific Meeting 1988
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
The Foundation for Facial Plastic Surgery August 1989
The Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery
of the Face
4rd Annual Scientific Meeting 1989
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
New York Academy of Art June 1988
The Artistry Training of Cosmetic Surgery
R. A. P. S. International June 1990
Recent Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Including liposuction
The Foundation for Plastic Surgery August 1990
The Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of
the Face
Facial Plastic Surgery September 1990
Scientific Program, 1990 Fall Meeting
Annual Meeting -
The American Academy of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
September 1990
Courses:
The Design of Local Skin Flaps
Closure of Large Soft Tissue Defects in
Head and Neck Surgery
Facial Dermatology: Medical and Surgical
Management of Facial Lesions
Reconstructive Surgery for Trauma
and Malignancy of the Lip
The Treatment of Facial Fractures
Management of Lefort Fractures:
Traditional, Semirigid and Rigid Fixation Techniques
The External (Combination) Rhinoplasty Approach:
Access for Management of the Problem Nasal Deformity
Reconstructive Techniques in the Management
of Facial Skin Cancer
Mandibular Fractures-When to Do What
Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital November 1990
Facial Aesthetic Surgery Symposium
Mercy Hospital and Health Center January 1991
San Diego Oculoplastics Symposium
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery January 1991
Seventh Annual Scientific Meeting
The Plastic Surgery Education Foundation February 1991
The Twenty-Fifth Annual Symposium on Cosmetic Surgery
American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Western Region Meeting
February 1991
Reconstructive Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center June 1991
"Fourth Alumni Day Program"
Endoscopic and Traditional Sinus Surgery Course
Presenter, Complications of Facial Implants
Division of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery,
Department of Surgery
ASPER/R. A. P. S. International July 1991
Recent Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Including Suction Lipectomy
American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
September 1991
Scientific Program
Annual Meeting -
The American Academy of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
September 1991
Courses:
Aesthetic Blepharoplasty and Related Procedures
Practice Check-Up
Presentation Graphics Using A Personal Computer
Surgical Principles and Techniques
Biogeometry: A Surgical System to Select, Site
Design, Construct and Transfer Flaps
Recent Refinements in Decortication (External) Rhinoplasty
The Difficult Rhinoplasty
Contemporary Facelift Surgery for the 90's
Revision Rhinoplasty Via the Open Structure Technique
Presenter, Total Office Computerization September 1991
American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
February 1992
Western Region Meeting
Symposium on Aesthetic Surgery March 1992
University of California, San Francisco
American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
April 1992
Combination Rhinoplasty and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Medical Education Resources May 1992
Update on Skin Peeling
The Foundations for Facial Plastic Surgery August 1992
Presenter, The Latest Advances in Cosmetic
Surgery of the Face
American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
September 1992
Courses:
Laser Surgery
Plating Techniques for Facial Trauma
Facial Reconstruction After Mohs' Surgery
Craniomaxillofacial Surgery
Makeup as a Tool for Facial Plastic Surgery
Annual Meeting -
The American Academy of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
September 1992
Courses:
Current Concepts in FESS: What is New?
Tympanoplasty: Tricks of the Trade
Surgical Anatomy of the Paranasal Sinuses
Traditional and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Techniques
The Neck Mass: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach
The Parotid Gland: Diagnosis and Surgical Approaches
Sinus CTs in the Planning of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
FESS in Solo Private Practice: Start-Up Experience - 350 Cases
Controversies in the Management of Thyroid Nodule
U. S. Navy
Skull Base Surgery December 1992
"Controversies in Head and Neck Surgery"
Lecture and Laboratory Dissection Course
March 1993

Over 35 public seminars on Cosmetic and Facial Plastic Surgery 1986-1990
Clinical attending, University of California, San Diego 1976 to Present
Numerous in-service courses for nursing and operating room
Instrumentation, surgical techniques, microscope care and draping
1986-90
San Diego Union-Tribune
Use of Homograft Transplants in Ear Surgery
1982
KSDO Radio, Eye on San Diego 1985
KNSD and KGTV, Television, San Diego,
Indigent Medical Care in San Diego
1986
KGTV Television, Sun Up San Diego, Michael Resnick, M. D. 1987
KFMB Television, San Diego,
Reconstructing the Paralyzed Face
1988
KVSD, Channel 4 affiliate, Palm Beach, Florida
Reconstructing the Paralyzed Face
1989
Hats Off to Mendez, Imperial Valley Press 1992

American College of Surgeons
"Sarcomas of the Head and Neck"
1975
Western Section - American Academy of Facial
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1981
"Surgery of the Paralyzed Face"
"Incisions in Face Lifting" 1987
"Intraoperative Video Techniques" 1988
"The International Symposium on Hair Replacement Surgery" 1988
25th Anniversary - American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery 1989
"Finesse in Forehead Lifting"
"Hair Replacement Course" 1988
"Finesse in Forehead Lifting" 1988
Los Angeles, California
Foundation for facial Plastic Surgery 1981
"Latest Advances in Surgery of the Face"
"Incisional Considerations in Face Lifting" 1987
"Intraoperative Video Techniques" 1987
"Post Operative Make Up Techniques" 1987
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 1989
"Surgery of the Submentum"
"Surgery of the Chin an Neck" 1988
"Facial Paralysis Reconstruction" 1989
"Full Width Platysma Surgery" 1990
"Full Width Platysma Surgery" 1991
"Full Width Platysma Surgery"
Updates and Advances in Managing the Difficult Neck in Plastic Surgery
1992

Breathing and Sinus Disorders
Nasal and Sinus Surgery
Voice and Swallowing Disorders
Diagnosis and Surgery
Tumors and Cancer of the Head and Neck
Diagnosis and Surgery
Cosmetic Facial Plastic Surgery
Skin Lesions, Tumors and Cancer
Diagnosis and Surgery

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