David Santos MD, FACS

University of California at Berkeley – Berkeley, California

Bachelor of Science, Physiology

Tulane University School of Medicine – New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical Doctorate

University of California at San Francisco – San Francisco, California

General Surgery

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center – Oakland, California

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Beeson Facial Surgery – Indianapolis, Indiana

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

State of Washington

State of California

Diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology

Diplomat of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Spanish

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

American College of Surgeons

American Medical Association

King County Medical Society

Northwest Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Washington State Medical Association

Chief of Staff

Department of Otolaryngology, Valley Hospital, Renton WA, 2001-09

West Regional Medical Director

Lifestyle Lift

Medical Director

Lifestyle Lift

Director Clinical Research

Lifestyle Lift Clinical Research Center Seattle

Biography

For more than two decades, Dr. David Santos has provided facial plastic surgery for Seattle area patients. He is a graduate from the University of California Berkeley where he was the president of the Biologic Society. Around the time he graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine, his interest in Facelift surgery commenced when he was fortunate to observe his first facial plastic surgery in 1986 with one of the fathers of Facial Plastic Surgery, Dr. Jack Anderson. One of his first facelift observations was with Dr. Stephen Mathes, internationally prominent plastic surgeon and Plastic Surgery textbook author and former Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of California San Francisco. Since this time, and out of a desire to learn from the best and become a top facelift surgeon, Dr. Santos has traveled all over the country and Canada, meeting and observing more than 20 of the best facelift surgeons, including six past presidents of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. Today, Dr. Santos continues his travels to visit top plastic surgeons all over the country both to study and to educate.

Surgical excellence is evident through Dr. Santos’ achievement of double-board certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In addition, Dr. Santos is also a fellow with the American College of Surgeons and has professional memberships in the American Medical Association, The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Washington State Medical Association, the Northwest Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the King County Medical Society.

Dr. Santos’ surgical skill is also evident in stellar patient satisfaction and excellent surgical results acknowledged from awards while at Lifestyle Lift. Due to his work ethic and passion for facial rejuvenation, Dr. Santos’ surgical excellence has further manifested itself in professional successes. He was awarded with the exceptional performance award at Lifestyle Lift® in 2008, and was later appointed Medical Director for Lifestyle Lift clinics, which includes some 15 centers and 30 plastic surgeons. In the past he has traveled to visit these centers and educate plastic surgeons on the best facelift practices, and additionally plastic surgeons located throughout the country travel to the Bellevue surgery center to observe Dr. Santos.

Leadership towards achieving the best outcome has always been the trademark for Dr. Santos including: president of the University of California Berkeley Biological Society, Captain of the two-time NCAA championship Swim Team, Chief of the Department of Otolaryngology at Valley Hospital, Medical Director of Lifestyle Lift, and director of Research for Lifestyle Lift plastic surgery. Dr. Santos has been a leader all his life and career, always striving for success and innovation. His present day project is the development of the Inner Lift program. Here, an innovative way of providing enhanced education, support, and transformation for all patients who elect to undergo facial rejuvenation is being implemented. Through Dr. Santos’ guidance, this new intelligent internet-based program has advanced to the trial stage and has significant promise for bettering patient care and changing the lives for tens of thousands of patients.

Dr. Santos has been keen to share his expertise with his fellow surgeons. He has presented on facelift surgery at the International Symposium on Facial Plastic Surgery in Hollywood, Florida in 2010, and at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery in 2011, and 2012, and at the Multi-specialty aesthetic meeting in Las Vegas in 2013. Additionally, he was one of the first plastic surgeons to apply laser lipolysis for facelift surgery, an innovation that was welcomed in Orlando, Florida for the American Society for Laser and Surgery in 2012. Dr. Santos has also been invited to speak on tumescent anesthesia for deep plane facelift surgery, at the Peruvean Plastic Surgery Conference in September 2012 in Lima, Peru.

Dr. Santos prides himself in continuously keeping up to date with cutting edge treatments and applying state of the art techniques and technologies. When it comes to making a difference, Dr. Santos cares about achieving the best outcome. Over the years, through medical treatments, he has changed the lives of more than 15,000 individuals and has performed some 10,000 facial surgeries. He performs 400 facelifts each year, and to date has performed more than 4000 facelift surgeries. He is committed to excellence in facelift surgical technique, rejuvenation, and artistry, as well as creating an environment where the best medical care and facial rejuvenation possible is achieved for each individual.

• Bank of America Achievement Award, Mathematics
• University of California at Berkeley, Alumni Scholarship Award
• University of California at Berkeley, Athletic Scholarship
• Pacific 10 Conference Champion and Record Holder
• University of California at Berkeley, Varsity Swim Team Captain
• Captain of the University of California at Berkeley NCAA Champions Swim Team
• Member University of California at Berkeley, Division I NCAA Champions Swimming
• 9 time NCAA All-American in Swimming
• Member United States National Swimming Team University Games, Mexico City
• Member United States National Swimming Team Olympic Alternative Games
• President of the University of California at Berkeley Biological Society
• Representative to the United States Swimming House of Delegates
• Member United States Swimming Sports Council
• Clinical Science Award First Place, SF Bay Area Resident Research Symposium, Berkeley CA
• Delegate physician, United States Swimming Championships, Seattle WA, April 1994
• Delegate physician, United States Swimming Championships, Indianapolis IN, August 1994
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Multimedia Committee
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Strategic Development Committee
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Sleep Disorders Committee
• Lifestyle Lift Plastic Surgery, #1 Company Wide Ranking
• Lifestyle Lift Plastic Surgery, Exceptional Performance Award
• Lifestyle Lift Plastic Surgery, Superior Rating Patient Satisfaction Award
• Co-chair Lifestyle Lift Clinical Symposium, Boston MA, September 2010
• Lifestyle Lift Plastic Surgery, Diamond Production Award
• Member of the Chico Sports Hall of Fame