IntroductionBorn Northern Ireland, not far from the great basalt causeway that links the island to Scotland under the sea, I grew up in Manchester, England and won a W.H. Rhodes Scholarship to Canada before attending Liverpool Medical School. After graduating with distinction at the age of 23, I taught Anatomy at the University and later trained in General Surgery, attaining the F.R.C.S. in London in 1976. I went on to complete a postgraduate degree in Embryology where an interest in developmental abnormalities led me to pursue a career in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. IntroductionBorn Northern Ireland, not far from the great basalt causeway that links the island to Scotland under the sea, I grew up in Manchester, England and won a W.H. Rhodes Scholarship to Canada before attending Liverpool Medical School. After graduating with distinction at the age of 23, I taught Anatomy at the University and later trained in General Surgery, attaining the F.R.C.S. in London in 1976. I went on to complete a postgraduate degree in Embryology where an interest in developmental abnormalities led me to pursue a career in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Born Northern Ireland, not far from the great basalt causeway that links the island to Scotland under the sea, I grew up in Manchester, England and won a W.H. Rhodes Scholarship to Canada before attending Liverpool Medical School. After graduating with distinction at the age of 23, I taught Anatomy at the University and later trained in General Surgery, attaining the F.R.C.S. in London in 1976. I went on to complete a postgraduate degree in Embryology where an interest in developmental abnormalities led me to pursue a career in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Professional BackgroundIn 2005, I joined the full-time faculty at U.C.L.A. and am currently Professor of Surgery with the David Geffen School of Medicine at U.C.L.A., and Chief of Plastic Surgery at Harbor-U.C.L.A. Medical Center. I have published over 120 articles and chapters in the peer-reviewed medical literature and belong to over 15 national and international medical societies. I maintain my academic skills not only by teaching but as an associate editor for two major U.S. plastic surgery journals and as a reviewer for others. I maintain my Boards in Plastic Surgery in both Canada and the United States.Presently, I specialize in breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery. My microsurgery skills, honed over 25 years, allow me to employ the latest techniques of muscle-sparing free flap breast reconstruction, and permit a more precise approach to the maintenance of form and function, as well as the surgical enhancement of beauty.Education & TrainingUndergraduate and Medical School - University of Liverpool , U.K.Graduated MB ChB 1972, MD 1980General Surgery Residency - United Liverpool Hospitals1976 F.R.C.S. (London, England) General SurgeryPlastic Surgery Residency - University of Toronto, Canada1981 F.R.C.S. (Canada) Plastic SurgeryCraniofacial Fellowship 6 Months 1981 TorontoMicrovascular Fellowship 1 Year 1982 Melbourne, AustraliaPlastic Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital 1983-1994Plastic Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Florida 1994-2005

In 2005, I joined the full-time faculty at U.C.L.A. and am currently Professor of Surgery with the David Geffen School of Medicine at U.C.L.A., and Chief of Plastic Surgery at Harbor-U.C.L.A. Medical Center. I have published over 120 articles and chapters in the peer-reviewed medical literature and belong to over 15 national and international medical societies. I maintain my academic skills not only by teaching but as an associate editor for two major U.S. plastic surgery journals and as a reviewer for others. I maintain my Boards in Plastic Surgery in both Canada and the United States.Presently, I specialize in breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery. My microsurgery skills, honed over 25 years, allow me to employ the latest techniques of muscle-sparing free flap breast reconstruction, and permit a more precise approach to the maintenance of form and function, as well as the surgical enhancement of beauty. Education & TrainingUndergraduate and Medical School - University of Liverpool , U.K.Graduated MB ChB 1972, MD 1980General Surgery Residency - United Liverpool Hospitals1976 F.R.C.S. (London, England) General SurgeryPlastic Surgery Residency - University of Toronto, Canada1981 F.R.C.S. (Canada) Plastic SurgeryCraniofacial Fellowship 6 Months 1981 TorontoMicrovascular Fellowship 1 Year 1982 Melbourne, AustraliaPlastic Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital 1983-1994Plastic Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Florida 1994-2005

Undergraduate and Medical School - University of Liverpool , U.K.Graduated MB ChB 1972, MD 1980General Surgery Residency - United Liverpool Hospitals1976 F.R.C.S. (London, England) General SurgeryPlastic Surgery Residency - University of Toronto, Canada1981 F.R.C.S. (Canada) Plastic SurgeryCraniofacial Fellowship 6 Months 1981 TorontoMicrovascular Fellowship 1 Year 1982 Melbourne, AustraliaPlastic Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital 1983-1994Plastic Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Florida 1994-2005 LocationsPractice, John Brian Boyd MD441 Silver Spur RdRolling Hills Estates,CA90274United StatesGet directions