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Specialty:
Plastic Surgery
Department Affiliation:
Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License:
G73237
Phone:
310-825-5510
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Professional/Academic Title:

Clinical Professor and Program Director, UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery

Dr. George Rudkin is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at UCLA and a Board-certified Plastic Surgeon.

Dr. Rudkin has been a UCLA faculty member since 1999. He serves as the program director for the UCLA plastic surgery training program. In addition, he is the Chief of Plastic Surgery at the West Los Angeles Veteran Association Medical Center.

Throughout his career, Dr. Rudkin has maintained clinical interests in skin cancer treatment and reconstruction, as well as in rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction. Dr. Rudkin has been widely published in peer-reviewed publications. He received the Veterans Administration Career Development Award for his work on the effects of retinoids on skin cancer, and is a co-investigator for a VA Merit Review grant studying bone formation in a three dimensional cellular scaffold.

Dr. Rudkin earned his bachelor’s degree from John Hopkins University and his medical degree from Columbia University. He completed residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Links
surgery.ucla.edu
uclahealth.org/plasticsurgery
uclahealth.org/gender-health
uclahealth.org/lgbtq
Primary Office
Plastic Surgery
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 465
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone
310-825-5510
Fax
(310) 206-4190
Medical Board Certifications
Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999
Residency
Plastic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996-1998
Residency 2
Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1991-1996
Internship
Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1990-1991
Degree
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD, 1990
Interests
  • Abdominoplasty

    Tummy Tuck

    In a tummy tuck procedure, excess fat and skin are surgically removed from the middle and lower abdomen, and the muscles of the abdomen wall are tightened.
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  • Aesthetic Dermatology (BOTOX, Fillers, and Chemical Peels)
  • Blepharoplasty

    Eyelid Lift

    The medical term for an eyelid lift is blepharoplasty. This procedure can remove puffiness or bags under the eyes. It can also correct droopy eyelids.
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  • Body Contouring

    Body Contouring After Weight-Loss Surgery

    Body contouring is a type of surgery that improves how you look. It’s done after you lose a large amount of weight. This type of surgery gets rid of extra skin folds and other surrounding tissue. This gives your body smoother contours.
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  • Botox
  • Breast Reconstruction (breast augmentation, breast lifts, breast reduction)

    Breast Augmentation Surgery

    Breast augmentation surgery increases the size or the fullness of the breasts using sacs filled with fluid or gel. These sacs are called breast implants.
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  • Burn Care

    Burns

    Detailed information on burns, burn types, classification of burns, burn treatment, and burn rehabilitation
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  • Chemical Peels

    Chemical Peel

    A chemical peel uses a chemical solution to improve the skin's appearance by removing the damaged outer layers. It can reduce or remove fine lines under the eyes and around the mouth.
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  • Cosmetic/Aesthetic Surgery (facelift, necklift, browlift, eyelid surgery)

    Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Overview

    Cosmetic plastic surgery is performed in order to change one's appearance. For some, it may mean redesigning the body's contour and shape or the elimination of wrinkles. Others may choose varicose vein treatment or breast augmentation.
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  • Derma Fillers
  • Dermabrasion/Microdermabrasion

    Dermabrasion and Dermaplaning

    Dermabrasion involves a surgeon using a high speed rotating brush to remove the top layer of skin. This is done to remove fine wrinkles or minimize scars. The size and depth of the scars, as well as the degree of wrinkling, determine the appropriate level of skin that will be surgically sloughed.
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  • General Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Overview

    The goal of reconstructive plastic surgery is to improve body function, but the surgery may also be performed to create a more normal appearance and improve self-esteem.
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  • Liposuction

    Liposuction

    Liposuction removes excess body fat through a suctioning process. It is not a substitute for weight loss, but it does change the body's shape and contour.
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  • Lower Extremity Reconstruction
  • Reconstruction of Facial Skin Cancer Defects

    Overview of Plastic Surgery

    Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involved with the improvement in a person's appearance and reconstruction of facial and body tissue defects caused by illness, trauma, or birth disorders.
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  • Rhinoplasty

    Rhinoplasty

    Rhinoplasty is surgery to change the size or shape of your nose. It is also called a nose job. This procedure is usually used to make the nose smaller or to narrow it. But it can also make the nose larger.
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  • Scar Revision
  • Silicone Problems

    Breast Augmentation

    Breast augmentation is a procedure to reshape the breast to make it larger. The procedure can also be done to reconstruct the breast after breast surgery.
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  • Skin Cancer

    Melanoma: Introduction

    Melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer. It starts in skin cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes are what give skin its color. There are 3 main types of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are more common. Melanoma is a much less common, but melanoma is more likely to spread to other parts of the body. 
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  • Skin Lesion Ear
  • Skin Lesion Eyelid
  • Skin Lesion Lip
  • Skin Lesion Nose

    Kaposi Sarcoma: Introduction

    In Kaposi sarcoma (KS), cancer develops from the cells that line lymph or blood vessels. KS is linked to infection with human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), also known as the Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV). This virus can cause certain types of cells to grow out of control, which might lead to cancer. 
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  • Skin Resurfacing

    Treating Aged or Sun-Damaged Skin

    No one can avoid the natural process of aging, as the skin thins and lines and wrinkles appear. Moles, scars, and birthmarks also tend to change as we age. In addition, sun damage over the course of a lifetime worsens the aging skin. Sometimes advanced signs of aging and sun damage require invasive dermatology procedures.
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  • Wound Care

    Vacuum-Assisted Closure of a Wound

    Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a type of therapy to help wounds heal. It's also known as wound VAC. During the treatment, a device decreases air pressure on the wound. This can help the wound heal more quickly.
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  • Wound Healing

    How Wounds Heal

    Wound healing sounds simple, but it's actually quite complicated and involves a long series of chemical signals. Certain factors can slow or prevent healing entirely.
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Awards
2018 Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors
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