Making the decision to have a cosmetic or a plastic and reconstructive surgerical procedure to improve your appearance usually does not occur without first experiencing some apprehension.  It's a serious consideration.  And as if not to make matters more complex, many health care providers are now performing medical cosmetic procedures and plastic and reconstructive surgery.  Unfortunately that does not mean they are all qualified. 

So just how do you begin to sort through the maze of  marketing and "media hype" to select a plastic surgeon with the qualifications and experience to perform your plastic and/or reconstructive procedure?

A great place to begin is by seeking-out board certified plastic surgeons with exceptional reputations, interviewing them, reviewing his/her "Before and After" photos of the procedure you are considering and establishing a patient-physician relationship with a surgeon member of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons who best meets all your criteria. 

 

Surgeon members are trained in cosmetic and reconstructive procedures of all types.  Members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. 

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties to certify physicians in plastic surgery of the face and all areas of the body.  Having this added certification goes above and beyond industry standard, to ensure you are truly working with a surgeon who has surpassed stringent qualifications. 
 

Whether you are considering a medical cosmetic procedure, plastic and/or  reconstructive surgery, you will want the skill, expertise and reassurance of a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon.

Dr. Cynthia Gray has been a leading Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon since 1997.  Cynthia's also a local visionary who very early on saw the need and the benefits for her patients, when combining her Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery practice with state-of-the-art Medi /Age Rejuvenation Spa services.  And Cynthia has been proud to serve patients in both Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon since 1991.

Specialty

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Education

1980-1984
Medical Degree
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

1977-1980
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Pacific Union College
Angwin, California

1976-1977
Walla Walla College
Walla Walla, Washington

Internship

1984-1985
General Surgery
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon

Residency

1987-1989
Plastic Surgery
The Royal University Hospital of Physicians & Surgeons
Saskatchewan, Canada

1985-1987
General Surgery
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon

Fellowships, Additional Unique and/or Specialized Training

10/07
Dr. Babak Azizzadeh MD, FACS / featured guest on Oprah Winfrey, trained Dr. Gray at her Surgi-Center in Vancouver, Washington on the benefits and proper application of Scultpra, now approved for restoring fullness of depressed areas of the face due to; age, massive weight-loss associated with dieting, AIDS and/or due to disfiguring accidents and congenital deformities. *Dr. Babak Azizzadeh is the famous plastic and reconstructive surgeon who reconstructed Mary-Jo Buttofucco's beautiful face after a disfiguring incident.

6/89-11/89
Cosmetic Surgery Training
Leslie Chasmar M.D.
Saskatoon Plastic Surgery Center
Saskatoon, Canada

Medical Experience

2004-Present
Cynthia D. Gray, MD, PC
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
615 SE Chkalov Drive
Suite 14
Vancouver, Washington

1997-2004
Dr. Cynthia Gray, MD, PC
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
1405 SE 164th Avenue
Vancouver, Washington

1991-1997
Cynthia Gray MD, PC
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
406-A SE 131st Avenue
Vancouver, Washington

1991-1992
Adventist Hospital Fast Track Physicians
Urgent Care Medicine
Portland, Oregon

1990-1991
Good Samaritan Immediate Care Center
Urgent Care Medicine
Tigard, Oregon

1986-1987
Aloha Emergency Medical Clinic
Urgent Care Medicine
Aloha, Oregon

Affiliations

2009 - Present
Legacy Salmon Creek
2211 NE 139th Street
Vancouver, Washington

1990 - Present
Portland Adventist Medical Center
10123 SE Market
Portland, Oregon

2001- Present
Southwest Regional Surgery Center
200 Mother Joseph Place
Vancouver, Washington

1991- Present
Southwest Washington Medical Center
400 Mother Joseph Place
Vancouver, Washington

 

Continuing Education

2010

MOC-PS CME - Breast Reduction

Vancouver, Washington

 

2009

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Body Contouring Conference

Sante Fe, New Mexico

 

2009

Joint Breast Surgery and Oculoplastic

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

Atlanta, Georgia

 

2009
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Breast Surgery & Body Contouring
Sante Fe, New Mexico

2009
25th Annual Breast Surgery Symposium
Southeastern Society of Plastic &
Reconstructive Surgeons
Atlanta, Georgia

 

2009
2nd Annual Oculoplastic Meeting
Southeastern Society of Plastic &
Reconstructive Surgeons
Atlanta, Georgia

2009
ACLS
Adventist Medical Center
Portland, Oregon

 

2008

Use of Alloderm in Breast Reconstruction

American Board of Plastic Surgeons Re-Certificaton

Oregon Socierty of Plastic Surgeons

Portland, Oregon

 

2008

Risk, Records & Rapport Management

Physician Insurance

Vancouver, Washington

2008
ACLS
Adventist Medical Center
Portland, Oregon

 

2007

Plastic Surgery In Review Q&A

Cosmetics, Aesthetics & Breast

ASPS Executive Offices

 

2007

Sculptra Injection Training Program

Vancouver, Washington

 

2007

Comprehensive Training Cynosure Laser

Portland, Oregon

 

2007

ASPS Re-Certification Program

Vancouver, Washington

 

2006

Oral & Written Board Prep Course

Chicago, Illinois

 

2006

Fraxel SR Laser In-Service

Vancouver, Washington

 

2006

Thermage In-Service

Vancouver, Washington

 

2006

Advanced Cardiac Life Support PAMC

Portland, Oregon

2006
Skin Rejuvenation Seminar

Southwest Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, Washington

 

2006

Fractional Resurfacing In Plastic Surgery

Cine-Med AMA Physicians Recognition Award

 

2006

TOPS/ASPS

Vancouver, Washington

 

2006

Fraxel SR Laser Workshop
Seattle, Washington

 

2005

Practice Protection: Risk Management

Physician Insurance

 

2005

Thermage In-Service

Vancouver, Washington

2005
PSEF
Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss
Dallas, Texas

2003
Rhinoplasty Seminar
Chicago, Illinois

2003
ASMLS
Laser Seminar
Anaheim, California

2002
Rhinoplasty Seminar
Las Vegas, Nevada

2002
Plastic Surgery Seminar
New York City, New York

2001
ASPS
Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida

2001
New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery
La Jolla, California

1999
New Techniques in Facial &
Body Fat Recontouring
Los Angeles, California

1990
ASPS
Annual Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts

1989
Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Edmonston, Alberta

1989
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah

1989
American Burn Association
New Orleans, Louisiana

1988
ASPS
Annual Meeting
Toronto, Ontario

1988
Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Quebec City, Quebec

1988
American Burn Association
Seattle, Washington

Professional Societies

1997
American Society for Plastic &
Reconstructive Surgery

2003
American Society for Laser Medicine Surgery

Licensure & Certification

1997
Washington #MD0028792

1991-Present
Oregon #MD14353

Presentations by Dr. Gray include:

October 2010

Spa Bella Educational Forum & Presentation
AccuLift Laser Lift for Face & Body and Surgisil Permanent Facial Implants

Heathman Lodge
Vancouver, Washington

 

October 2008
Spa Bella Educational Forum & Presentation
Blepharoplasty, Canthopexy, Sculptra, Juvederm,
Fat Injection and Botox
Heathman Lodge
Vancouver, Washington

March 2008
The Art and Science of Sculptra
Spa Bella Educational Forum
Heathman Lodge
Vancouver, Washington

September 2006
Reconstructive Surgery for Bariatric Patients
Southwest Washington Medical Center
Health Education Center Auditorium
Vancouver, Washington

May 2006
Skin Care Inside & Out
Southwest Washington Medical Center
Health Education Center Auditorium
Vancouver, Washington

January 2003
Botox and the Freedom of Expression

Spa Bella Educational Forum
Heathman Lodge
Vancouver, Washington

 

Questions to ask every medical practitioner you meet with to discuss cosmetic and /or reconstructive surgery:

• Are you certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery? 
• Are you a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons?
• Were you specifically trained in the field of plastic surgery?
• How many years of plastic surgery training have you had?
• How many years outside of training have you actually been in a independent plastic and reconstructive surgery practice of your own?
• How many surgical procedures of the type I am considering, have you actually performed on your own?
• Do you have hospital privileges to perform this procedure?
  • If so, at which hospitals?
• Is the office-based surgical facility accredited by a nationally- or state-recognized accrediting agency, and/or is it state-licensed or Medicare-certified?
• Am I a good candidate for this procedure?
• What are the realistic outcomes I can expect from the procedure?
• What will be expected of me to get the best results?
• Where and how will you perform my procedure?
• What surgical technique is recommended for me?
• Are all of your surgical procedures from start to finish, performed by you, yourself, or in order to maximize your income do you hand-off a portion of the responsibility, including suturing to someone other than yourself, whom your patients have not had the opportunity to interview?
• How long of a recovery period can I expect, and what kind of help will I need during my recovery?
• What are the risks and complications associated with my procedure?
• How are complications handled?
• What are my options if I am dissatisfied in anyway with the cosmetic outcome of my procedure?
• Do you have actual "Pre and Post" surgical photos for a number of patients who had the procedure you are consulting with me regarding, that you, yourself performed?
• Can I review "Before and After" photos of this particular procedure you, yourself, have successfully performed on your patients?

BACKGROUND

Cynthia was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and relocated with her parents to the Pacific Northwest where her father chose to establish a family medical practice.  She was raised along with seven siblings in the Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon area, and has remained here ever since. 

Cynthia's father went on to become a leading family practitioner in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, and a role model for Cynthia and other local physicians and surgeons like her, who share the philosophy of effective patient-centered results.  A quiet culture of physicians and surgeons solely focused, from start-to-finish, on exceeding expectations and achieving the best possible results for each individual patient.  Physicians and surgeons not out to be "the biggest" but rather, those who strive on a daily basis and with every patient relationship, to be considered among "the best" in their fields.

Reconstructive surgery sometimes associated with radical efforts to stop the spread of cancer eventually became a passion of Cynthia's and an area of her expertise and as such, she's become a driving force behind bringing some of the latest reconstruction advancements to breast cancer patients in the Vancouver and Portland area.  In 1998 Cynthia's mother Janet succumbed to cancer, and her father followed shortly after in 2001, also from cancer. 

Dr. Gray's commitment to supporting and making a positive difference in the lives of as many cancer treatment patients as she can, provides Cynthia with a tremendous amount of personal satisfaction.

Dr. Gray and the team of professionals she surrounds herself with view each and every patient as "walking billboards" and as such, they take great care when formulating customized medical enhancement and /or surgical strategies, with the goal of achieving the best possible outcome for each of the practice's patients.

Each of our team members is focused on the quality of results they can achieve with each patient, instead of the quantity of procedures they can do in a day.

 

Cynthia believes that the best results in plastic and reconstructive surgery come when a surgeon listens to each patient's objectives, when she/he communicates frankly about the realistic results of a proposed procedure and when a surgeon takes her/his time in order to produce the best possible medical cosmetic enhancement and/or surgical result. 

 

By investing in; extensive education in plastic and reconstructive surgery, state-of-the-art surgical and laser technology to ensure exceptional results for her patients, continuous investigation of the latest plastic & reconstructive surgery and age rejuvenation advancements the industry has to offer, participating in on-going cutting-edge continuing education targeted at keeping her plastic and reconstructive surgery practice in-step with the latest effective medical cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery advancements, and seeking to work hands-on and/or observe some of the industry's most renowned plastic and reconstructive specialists in their fields, Dr. Gray has demonstrated to hundreds, if not thousands of patients, that practice does make perfect.

 

These are just a few of the many philosophies that differentiate Cynthia and her team of professionals, in a extremely competitive field. 

 

Experience one of the best....Cynthia Gray, M.D. Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon.

*Financing for Cosmetic and Reconstructive procedures is available through CareCredit.