ROBERT KOTLER, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Rhinoplasty Specialist

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Personal

Date of Birth September 16, 1942

Chicago, Illinois

 

Undergraduate Education

University of Wisconsin, Madison 1960-1963

Major: Political Science

Honors: Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Scholastic Honorary)

Phi Kappa Phi (Upperclassman Scholastic Honorary)

MACE (elected “one of thirteen most outstanding junior men in University”)

 

Professional Education

Medical School

Northwestern University, Chicago 1963-1967

B.S. (Medicine) 1964

M.D. 1967

President, Northwestern Chapter, Student American Medical Association 1967

President, Senior Class 1967

Externships

Pathologic Anatomy: E. Schafer, M.D.

Methodist Hospital and Jackson Clinic, Madison, Wisconsin July-Sept 1964

Pathologic Anatomy: L.G. Taylor, M.D. and F. Dewitt, M.D.

San Joaquin General Hospital, Stockton, California Oct-Dec 1965

Student Fellowship

Student Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School;

David P. Earle, M.D., Chairman Sept-Dec 1966

Teaching Assistantship

Department of Anatomy, Northwestern University Medical School;

Program in Gross Anatomy for Dental and Physical Therapy Students: L. Wragg, M.D. Sept-Dec 1966

Laboratory Research

Investigation in Fibrinolysis Coagulation

Research Laboratory, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; H. Kwaan, M.D. Sept-Dec 1966

Internship

Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, California, Rotating 1967-1968

Residency

General Surgery: Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

(included Anesthesiology, General Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Trauma Service) 1968-1969

Head and Neck Surgery: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 1969-1970

Head and Neck Surgery: University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 1971-1973

Sub-Specialty Fellowship

Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Face, Head, and Neck:

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sponsor.

Morey Parkes, M.D., Preceptor (Faculty, University of California Irvine Medical School). July-Dec 1975

Licensure to Practice Medicine:

California

Illinois

Virginia

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Specialty Board Certification

Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery 1973

Diplomate, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery 1980

Military

Major, Medical Corps, U.S. Army 1973-1975

DeWitt Army Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Chief, Head and Neck Department

Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., (Residency Program Instructor and Consultant)

 

Society & Association Membership – Past & Present

American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery European Society of Facial Surgery

Association of Military Surgeons American Society of Outpatient Surgeons

Society of Military Head and Neck Surgeons Canadian Society of Facial Plastic Surgery

American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology California Society of Specialty Plastic Surgeons

Karl Meyer Surgical Society (Cook County Hospital) Pan-Pacific Surgical Society

International Society of Cosmetic Surgeons American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Los Angeles County Medical Association

American College of Surgeons California Medical Association

International College of Surgeons American Medical Association

American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery American Medical Writers Association

 

Activities – Past & Present

Private Practice Limited to Cosmetic Surgery of the Face, Head & Neck.

Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, U.C.L.A. Center for the Health Sciences.

Attending Surgeon, Division of Head and Neck Surgery,

Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

Former Commissioner and Regional Consultant, Medical Board of California.

Founder and President, American Nasal and Facial Surgery Institute, Inc.

Former Head and Neck Section Chairman, American Society of Outpatient Surgeons.

Former Consultant, Medical Department, County of Los Angeles.

Former Consultant, Medical Department, City of Los Angeles.

 

Postgraduate Courses, Specialized Training and Meetings

Laryngology and Bronchoesophagology, University of Illinois, Chicago November, 1971

Surgery of the Aging Face, University of Illinois, Chicago October, 1972

Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Nebraska February, 1973

Nasal Symposium, University of Colorado March, 1973

Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses, Mount Sinai Hospital, Visiting Fellow,

Howard Diamond, M.D., New York City February, 1974

Annual Trauma Course of the United States Army, Department of Surgery,

Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (Faculty) March, 1974

Head & Neck Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. December, 1974

Visiting Fellow in Plastie & Reconstructive Surgery, Richard Webster, M.D.,

General Plastic Surgery, Brookline, Massachusetts June, 1975

Surgery of the Aging Face, American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons November, 1975

Dermabrasion and Chemical Peel Seminar, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery October, 1977

American Academy of Dermatology December, 1978

Southern Medical Association June, 1979

American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery October, 1980

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery April, 1981

American College of Surgeons October, 1981

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (Faculty) March, 1982

UCLA Dermatology Flap Course (Faculty) June, 1982

Century City Hospital Laser Course (Faculty) November, 1982

American Association of Cosmetic Surgeons November, 1982

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons February, 1983

Brotman Head and Neck Seminar (Chairman) April, 1983

Fourth International Symposium on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

of the Face, Head and Neck (Faculty) May, 1983

UCLA Dermatology Flap Course (Faculty) June, 1983

Blepharoplasty Course, Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA December, 1983

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons (Faculty) February, 1984

UCLA Dermatology Flap Course (Faculty) June, 1984

American College of Surgeons October, 1984

American Society for Cosmetic Surgery January, 1985

UCLA Dermatology Flap Course (Faculty) June, 1985

American Society for Cosmetic Surgery June, 1986

University of Illinois Head and Neck Surgery Symposium February, 1986

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons (Faculty) March, 1986

UCLA Dermatology Flap Course (Faculty) June, 1986

American Society for Cosmetic Surgery, Annual Meeting January, 1987

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons, Annual Meeting (Faculty) February, 1987

UCLA Tuesday Night Skin Surgery Workshops; Topic: Surgical Complications April, 1987

UCLA Tuesday Night Skin Surgery Workshops; Topic: Chemical Peels (Faculty) May, 1987

UCLA Dermatology Flap Course (Faculty) June, 1987

UCLA Tuesday Night Skin Surgery Workshops; Topic: Skin Flaps October, 1987

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Telecast; Santa Monica Hospital.

Nasal Cosmetic Surgery December, 1987

Western Sectional Meeting, American Academy of Facial Plastic &

Reconstructive Surgery January, 1988

American Society of Cosmetic Surgery, Annual Meeting February, 1988

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons, Annual Meeting (Faculty) March, 1988

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Telecast; St. Johns Hospital. Face Lifting May, 1988

UCLA Tuesday Night Skin Surgery Workshops; Topic: Collagen and Silicon Injections May, 1988

UCLA Dermatology Flap Course (Faculty) June, 1988

 

Postgraduate Courses, Specialized Training and Meetings (Cont’d)

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Annual Meeting January, 1989

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons (Program Chairman and Faculty) January, 1989

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Telecast; Huntington Hospital.

Male Face Lifting February, 1989

UCLA Dermatology Flap Course (Faculty) June, 1989

Fifth International Symposium on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

of the Face and Neck, Toronto June, 1989

American Academy of Dermatology, Annual Meeting, San Francisco (Faculty) December, 1989

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Telecast; Huntington Hospital.

Secondary Rhinoplasty February, 1990

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons (Program Chairman and Faculty) February, 1990

Blepharoplasty Seminar, Los Angeles (Faculty) March, 1990

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons (Program Chairman and Faculty) February, 1991

UCLA Advanced Dermatologic Surgery (Faculty) November, 1991

American Academy of Dermatology, Annual Meeting (Faculty) December, 1991

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons Annual Meeting

(Program Chairman and Faculty) February, 1992

UCLA Advanced Dermatologic Surgery (Faculty) May, 1992

First Annual International Conference of Esthetics and Dermatology (Faculty) January, 1993

Second World Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery (Faculty) February, 1993

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Diego February, 1993

Third International Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery, International Society of

Cosmetic Laser Surgeons (Faculty), Marina Del Rey, California January, 1994

15th Annual Plastic Surgery Symposium, Los Angeles

Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc., Los Angeles February, 1994

Micro MBA for Physicians, California Medical Association, Anaheim January, 1995

American Society of Outpatient Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Diego February, 1995

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,

Spring Meeting, Palm Springs, California May, 1995

Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Symposium September, 1995

Comprehensive Laser Surgery, St. Joseph’s Surgery and Laser

Center, Orange, California May, 1996

Outcomes and Clinical Pathways, Century City Hospital July, 1996

Aesthetic Breast Surgery, UCLA Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery November, 1996

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery November, 1997

Clinical Use of Carbon Dioxide and Erbium: YAG Lasers, Luxor

Corporation, Westwood, California December, 1997

Physician Renewal, Los Angeles County Medical Association, Bay District December, 1997

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery February, 1998

Scientific Papers, Paul Ward Society, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery June, 1998

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery June, 1998

Site Visit To Kingsley Trichology, New York, New York December, 1998

Scientific Papers, Paul Ward Society, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery June, 1999

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery September, 1999

Sixteenth Plastic Surgery Day and Samat Lectureship. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,

Los Angeles, California October, 1999

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery February, 2000

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery April, 2000

Scientific Papers, Paul Ward Society, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery June, 2000

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery September, 2000

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery October, 2000

Aesthetic Eyelid & Orbitofacial Surgery, Jules Stein Institute. UCLA June, 2001

 

Postgraduate Courses, Specialized Training and Meetings (Cont’d)

Plastic Surgery Day, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA March, 2002

Paul Ward Society, Scientific Symposium, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery June, 2002

Annual Meeting, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Palm Springs, CA January, 2003

Female Hormone Replacement Therapy, Century City Hospital, Los Angeles, CA November, 2003

Paul Ward Society, Scientific Symposium, UCLA, Division of Head and Neck Surgery June, 2005

20th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery,

Newport Beach, California August, 2006

Facial Plastic Surgery Symposium, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles,

California April, 2007

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery June 2007

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, USC/ UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery November, 2007

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, USC/ UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery February 2008

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, USC/ UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery May, 2008

Insights into Cancer Series, UCLA Center For Integrative Oncology August 2008

American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Annual Meeting, September, 2008

Advances in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center,

Los Angeles October, 2008

Moderator, Seminar on Rhinoplasty, Research Study Club of Los Angeles, Annual Meeting January 2009

Insights into Cancer Series, UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology February 2009

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, USC/UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery June 2009

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal Club, USC/UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery September 2009

 

Presentations, Papers, and Publications

Clinical Neuroanatomy. The New Physician. October, 1965 to February, 1977.

An original series of monthly teaching cases in diagnostic neurology.

Inhibition of Fibrinolysis as an Etiologic Factor in the Thrombotic Diathesis in Cancer Patients.

Presented to the Annual Research Symposium, University of Texas, Galveston, March 16, 1968.

Recipient of the third place award, intern-resident category.

With Tardy, M.D., Capoot, M.D. The Sickle Scalp Flap.

Presented to the annual meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,

St. Louis, Missouri, April 4, 1973.

Intracranial Complications of Esophageal Perforation.

Presented to the Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society, April 9, 1973.

Received the Norval H. Pierce – Francis L. Lederer Award, as the most outstanding paper read at the annual“Residents’Program.”

With Skolnik, E.M., Hanna, W.A. Choanal Atresia. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, October, 1973.

With Skolnik, E.M., Martin, L.O., Wheatley, M.A. Long Term Result of Combined Preoperative Radiation and

Surgery for Carcinoma of the Larynx. Presented to the Centennial Conference on Laryngeal Cancer,

Toronto, Canada, May, 1974.

Use of Autogenous Antral Bone and Costal Cartilage in Severe Nasal Trauma.

Presented to the Annual Trauma Course of the United States Army, Brooke Army Medical Center,

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 8, 1974.

With Yee, K.F., Cravens. J. Ophthalmoplegia as an Unusual Complication of Zygomaticomaxillary Fracture.

Laryngoscope, March, 1975.

With Holinger, P.H., Schild, J. C.N.S. Complications. Laryngoscope, August, 1975.

With Clark, W. Basal Cell Carcinoma of the External Auditory Canal, Consultant, August, 1975.

With Parkes, M. Revisional Rhinoplasty. Presented to the Western Section of the Triologic Society,January 30, 1976.

Techniques for Nasal Reconstruction, Annual Meeting of the American Society Dermatologic Surgery.

San Diego, California, April 9, 1978.

The Importance of the Nasal Spine in Rhinoplasty.

Scientific Exhibit at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology,

Las Vegas, September 10-16, 1978.

Instructor, Advanced Cutaneous Surgery Course, American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco,December 5, 1978.

Recognition and Immediate Management ot Facial Injuries. STAT Journal of Emergency Care, Vol. 1,Number 2, 1979.

The Midline Forehead Flap to Resurface the Nose. Journal of Dermatologic Surgery. Vol. 1, January, 1981.

Head and Neck and Dental Emergencies in Emergency Nursing Principles and Practices by Budassi and Barber.

C.V. Mosby and Company, 1981.

Cosmetic Facial Surgery, Journal of the American Medical Association, 249: 523-525, 1983.

Autogenous Turbinate for Dorsal Implantation in Rhinoplasty.

Fourth International Symposium on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Face, Head and Neck,

C.V. Mosby Company, 1984.

Multidisciplinary Approach to Reconstruction of the Lip/Chin following Moh’s Chemosurgery.

Fourth International Symposium on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Face, Head and Neck, C.V.

Mosby Company, 1984.

750 Consecutive Office Surgeries Under Anesthesia (co-authors: Don Hirschman, C.R.N.A. and ArthurVerne, C.R.N.A.)

Presented to the American Society of Outpatient Surgeons, February, 1984.

Chemical Skin Peeling, UCLA Head & Neck Division Weekly Rounds, September, 1986

Chemical Skin Peeling, UCLA Head & Neck Division Weekly Rounds, September, 1987

Regenerating the Skin Without Surgery, in Future Youth, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pa., 1987

Blepharoplasty, UCLA Head & Neck Division Weekly Rounds, September, 1988

Personal Techniques of Chemical Skin Peeling, Journal of Dermatologic Surgery, September, 1989,

P. Goldman, Editor

 

Presentations, Papers, and Publications (Cont’d)

18 Year Experience with Chemical Skin Peeling, Fifth International Symposium on Plastic and Reconstructive

Surgery of the Face and Neck, Toronto, June, 1989

Chemical Skin Peeling, Guest Lecturer at the Department of Dermatology, UCLA, October. 1989

Techniques of Upper Blepharoplasty. Deep Chemical Peeling.

Presented at the Advanced Cutaneous Surgery Course, American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, December, 1989

Chemical Skin Peeling For Aging, in Aesthetic Dermatology, by Lask, G. & Parrish, L., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1990

Chemical Peels and Abrasions. UCLA Head & Neck Division Weekly Rounds, January, 1990

The Consumer’s Guidebook to Cosmetic Facial Surgery, Second Edition,

Ernest Mitchell & Associates, Publishers. Los Angeles, 1990

Chemical Rejuvenation of the Face, Mosby-Year Book Publishers. St. Louis, 1991

21 Years Experience Performing Facial Plastic Surgery. UCLA Head and Neck Division Weekly Rounds,April, 1991

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Telecast, Huntington Memorial Hospital

Face and Neck Lifting, April 1991

Deep Chemical Skin Peeling. UCLA Head and Neck Division Weekly Rounds, March, 1992.

Chemical Skin Peeling, First Annual International Conference of Esthetics and Dermatology,

Los Angeles, January, 1993

The Science and Art of Chemical Skin Peeling, Second World Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery,

Rancho Mirage, California, February, 1993

Multispecialty Ambulatory Surgery Centers, 21st Annual Spring meeting, American College of Surgeons,

Montreal, Quebec, April, 1993

Deep Phenol Peels, 3rd International Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Los Angeles, January, 1994

Phenol Skin Peeling, Symposium on Chemical Skin Peeling, Annual Meeting American Academy of Facial Plastic &

Reconstructive Surgery, San Diego, September 1994

Skin Resurfacing With Chemical Peels. Third Annual International Conference of Asthetics and Dermatology,

Los Angeles, January, 1995.

Phenol Skin Peeling, Symposium on Chemical Skin Peeling, Spring Meeting, American Academy of Facial Plastic

and Reconstructive Surgery, Palm Desert, April, 1995

Double Chin, Going Neck and Neck With Aging, Age Erasers For Women, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1994.

Young Skin For Life, Headlines in Women’s Health, 1996, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1996.

Consultant, The Medical Advisor, Time Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1996.

Consultant, The Medical Advisor, Time Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1997.

Nonsurgical Advice and Suggestions For Young Surgeons – 25 Years Post Residency, UCLA Division of Head and

Neck Surgery, June, 1998.

Nonsurgical Advice and Suggestions For Young Surgeons – 26 Years Post Residency, UCLA Division of Head and

Neck Surgery, June, 1999.

With Moy, L.S., Lesser, T. The Histologic Evaluation of Pulsed Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing Versus Phenol

Chemical Peels In Vivo; Dermatologic Surgery, August, 1999

51. Facial Cosmetic Surgery, What It Can and Cannot Do, USC Department of Family Medicine, Common Problems in

Primary Care, March, 2000.

52. The Ten Commandments of Nasal Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic, Wadsworth Veterans’ Medical Center

West Los Angeles, California, April, 2000.

Nonsurgical Advice and Suggestions For Young Surgeons – 27 Years Post Residency, UCLA Division of Head and

Neck Surgery, June, 2000.

Phenol Peels vs. C02 Laser – Both Come Out Winners. Cosmetic Surgery Times, March, 2001.

Non-Surgical Advice and Suggestions For Young Surgeons – 28 Years Post Residency, UCLA Divison of Head and

Neck Surgery, June, 2001.

Teenage Rhinoplasty, Cosmetic Surgery Times, September, 2001.

 

Presentations, Papers, and Publications (Cont’d)

Cosmetic Surgery for the Family Practitioner, Annual Review Course, USC Family Practice Department, February, 2002.

Author, Secrets of a Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgeon, The Experts Guide to Safe Successful Surgery, Ernest Mitchell

Publishers, April, 2003.

Chemical Skin Peels, Annual Review Course, USC Family Practice Department, March, 2004.

The Kotler Technique, Chemical Skin Peel Symposium, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and

Reconstructive Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, September, 2005.

Author, The Essential Cosmetic Surgery Companion; Don’t Consult a Cosmetic Surgeon Without This Book!, Ernest

Mitchell Publishers, November, 2005.

Injections in Lieu of Rhinoplasty, 20th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery, Newport

Beach, California, August, 2006.

Chemical Peeling in My Practice, 20th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery, Newport

Beach, California, August, 2006.

Tutorial for Chief Residents, UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery, May 2007

Deep Chemical Skin Peels, Advances in Multi-Specialty Aesthetic & Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai

Symposium, Los Angeles, September, 2009