One of the most renowned doctors in the world
About me
Expertise
Dr. Rey has been published in some of the most prestigious journals in the world, including The Harvard Journal of Public Policy, The Journal of Hand Surgery, and The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Additionally, he served in The Office of the United States Surgeon General and was the health policy speechwriter for Dr. C. Everett Koop. From 2004 to 2008, he appeared on E!’s show “Dr. 90210.” He also appeared on the Netflix show “Celebrity Plastic Surgeons of Beverly Hills.”
Interests
Dr. Rey is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and he even consulted on the Academy Award-nominated picture “Seven.” He was the star of E!’s “Dr. 90210” and Netflix’s “Celebrity Plastic Surgeons of Beverly Hills.” Dr. Rey has numerous skills and abilities that provide him intense focus in his profession. He is highly trained in martial arts, having studied numerous disciplines since his teens. He has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has studied Hapkido, Capoeira, Jeet Kune Do, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He recognizes the benefits of studying martial arts in one’s overall wellness and has developed an exercise regimen designed for busy professionals. He believes that in just 20 minutes, anyone can master self-defense skills while also bettering their body.
Comprehensive Experience
As a residency and fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Rey is experienced in all facets of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He remains informed and up to date on techniques in breast augmentation, liposculpture, tummy tuck, breast lift, breast reduction, buttock augmentation, labiaplasty, nose improvement, ear reshaping, male plastic surgery, and lip enhancement.
SPECIALTIES
Body:
Breast Overview • Breast Augmentation • Breast Reduction • Breast Lift • Lollipop Reduction/Lift • Breast Reconstruction
Breast:
Body Overview • Liposuction • Butt Augmentation • Tummy Tuck • Mommy Makeover • Labiaplasty
Dr. Rey’s education took him all across the country. He brings to his practice education and experience from Tufts Medical School, UCLA School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rey went on to earn a fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, where he focused on plastic surgery.
Innovative Techniques
His fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess hospital introduced him to minimal-scar surgical techniques like endoscopy, fiber optics, and lasers. He has since aided in the development of the transumbilical breast augmentation procedure. Performed by just a handful of surgeons, this procedure provides women the augmentation they desire with no visible scarring. Dr. Rey is also known for the low and smaller incision tummy tucks as well as the Brazilian Butt Lift, where fat is suctioned from areas such as the abdomen and thighs and then transferred to the buttocks. Silicone implants can also be placed through a tummy tuck incision, leaving no scars on the breasts. Dr. Rey has discussed these innovative techniques on CBS, the WB, E!, Elle Magazine, and numerous foreign media outlets.
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1997-1998
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Aesthetic and Breast Reconstruction Fellowship
1995-1997
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency
1991-1995
HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
General Surgery Residency
1990
TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Medical School
1990
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Master’s Degree in Health Policy
1983
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
B.A. Chemistry
Plastic Surgery Residency
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Resident’s Award 2nd
Place General Surgery Residency
“Most Improved Resident” Award
Medical School
Recipient of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists Student Award – for original hand anatomy/biomechanics research; NIH Medical Student Research Grant.
University
Phi Beta Kappa; Summa Cum Laude; Phi Kappa Phi (top 4% of class); Ranked #1 in chemistry graduating class; Phi Lambda Upsilon (chemistry honor society); Chemistry Academic Merit Award; Regents Academic Scholarship; Slipher Academic Scholarship in the Sciences; and Honors Program graduate.
1998-Present
COSMETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEON – BEVERLY HILLS
Solo Practitioner
1997-98
HARVARD UNIVERSITY STUDENT MEDICAL CENTER
General Practitioner, Solo physician in after-hours urgent care center. Dealt with broad range of medical, gynecological and surgical problems. Cared for entire age spectrum (i.e. students, professors, workers and their pediatric dependents).
1997-98
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
General Practitioner, Physician in busy level I tramna center. Dealt with broad range of medical, gynecological andsurgical problems.
1997-98
COLUMBIA METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER – SURGICAL MOONLIGHTER
Physician providing after-hours/weekend surgical coverage for broad spectrum of surgical subspecialties (i.e. surgical ICU, general surgery, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery, etc.).
1995
FILM MEDICAL ADVISOR
Academy Award™ Nominated Film “Seven”, New Line Pictures, David Fincher, Director
1992-95
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – UCLA DEPARTMENT OF PLASTIC SURGERY
Oral Maxillofacial Biomechanics Laboratory
1983-89
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Author of published papers in biomechanics
1989
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – MAYO CLINIC
Co-author of published papers on wrist biomechanics and anatomy.
1989
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – USC-LA COUNTY HOSPITAL
First author of manuscript on wrist anatomy.
1987
HEALTH POLICY INTERN – OFFICE OF THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL
Wrote speech for the Surgeon General. Author of published lay-press articles on AIDS on behalf of the Surgeon General, among other duties.
1987
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOL
Co-author of published paper on biomechanics.
1986-88
BOOK REVIEWER – GOVERNANCE: HARVARD JOURNAL OF PUBLIC POLICY
Reviewed book on medical care and costs.
“The Interfacet Prominence of the Distal Radius: A. Study in Anatomy and Biomechanics.” Presented by R. Rey at the 7th Annual Meeting of American Association of Clinical Anatomists, May 30,- June 2, 1990, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
“A Study of the Effects of Epinephrine Infiltration on Delayed Bleeding in a Rat Flap Model.” Presented by R. Rey at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, June 1-5, 1996, Palm Beach, Florida.
“A Survey of Operative Airway Management Practices for Midface Fractures.” Presented by R. Rey at the Plastic Surgery Senior Conference, April 9-12, 1997, Sacramento, California.
Rey, R.M. Paiement, G.D., McGann W.M., Jasty, M., Harrigan, T.P., Burke, D.W., and Harris, W.H.: A Study of Intrusion Characteristics of Low Viscosity Cement Simplex-P and Palacos Cements in a Bovine Cancellous Bone Model. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 215:272-278, 1987.
Greer, J.A., O’Connor, D.O., Rey, R.M., and Harris, W.H.: Improved Fatigue Porosity and Thermal Properties of a New PMMA Bone Cement. Trans. 3 1 st Ann. Meeting Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1985, p.240.
“Rey R.M. Book Review: The Quest of Efficiency in the Delivery of Health Care Service. Governance: Harvard Journal of Public Policy . Summer-Fall, 1987 p.71-72.
Robert M. Rey for the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, Plain Talk on AIDS for Hispanic Americans, Vista Hispanic Magazine, Sept. 5, 1987, p. 13.
Sutherlin, C.E., McAfee, P.C., Warden, K.E., Rey, R.M., and Farey, I.D.: A Biomechanical Evaluation of Cervical Spinal Stabilization Methods in a Bovine Model: Static and Cyclical Loading. Spine 13(7): 795-802, -_p 1988.
Schuind, F., An, K.N., Bergiand L., Rey, R.M., Linscbeid, R.I., and Chao, E.Y.S.: A Biomechanical Study of the Distal Radioulnar Ligaments. The 7th Meeting of the European Society Biomechanics, Aarhus, Denmark, 1990.
Schuind, F., An, K.N., Bergiand, L., Rey, R.M., Cooney, 111, W.P., Linscheid, R.L., and Cha Io, E.Y.S.: The Distal Radio-Ulnar Ligaments – A Biomechanical Study. The Journal of Hand Surgery (Am.) 16A(6): 1106- 1114, 1991.
Rey, R.M., Smoot, E.C., Nguyen, D., and Lesavoy, M.A.: A Study of the Effects of Epinephrine Infiltration on Delayed Bleeding in a Rat Flap Model. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 37(4): 406-410, 1996.
Smoot, E.C., Jernigan, J.R., Kinsley, E., and Rey, R.M.: A Survey of Operative Airway Management Practices for Midface Fractures. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 8(3):201-207.
Rey, R.M., and Smoot, E.C. Correspondence: Modified Catch Basin for Extremity Irrigation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 101(2): 553-554, 1998.