Training and board certification
Source for this section unless noted: bio page.
| Years | Training | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MD (with Honors) | University of Florida College of Medicine |
| 1986-1987 | Internship, general surgery | St. Louis University Medical Center |
| 1987-1990 | Residency, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery | St. Louis University Medical Center |
| 1990-1991 | Chief resident, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery | St. Louis University Medical Center |
| 1991-1992 | Fellowship, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery | University of California, San Francisco Medical Center |
- Board certification as listed: 1992 American Board of Otolaryngology; 1996 American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The bio text also names the "American Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery".
- UCSF: Clinical Instructor 1991; Assistant Professor 1992-1997; Chief, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery 1996-2001; listed as Associate Clinical Professor.
- Founder and Director, The Maas Clinic, 2001-present.
- President, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021; President, California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, 2020.
- Fellowship Director for the AAFPRS Educational and Research Foundation fellowship program; the home page states "over 20 years" in this role (home).
- 1992 AAFPRS Sir Harold Delf Gillies Award, for research completed by a graduate fellow.
- Bio states over 150 articles and participation in more than 40 clinical trials.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Deep Plane SMASplasty Facelift: the page describes release of the deeper facial ligaments with repositioning of the SMAS and surrounding tissue as one unit. Incision behind the tragus; hairline and earlobe kept in natural position. The page says he developed the technique at UCSF (facelift).
- Mini facelift: SMAS-based, from the jawline to the cheek and temporal region; anesthesia from local with sedation to deep sleep (facelift; mini facelift).
- Neck lift: liposuction, platysmaplasty and subplatysmal SMAS elevation through incisions near the earlobe and behind the ear (facelift). The neck lift page names myotomy or corset platysmaplasty for platysmal bands and says most neck lifts are done under local anesthesia with mild oral sedatives (neck lift).
- Other pages: facelift combinations, mid facelift, revision facelift (combinations, mid facelift, revision).
Galleries:
- Facelift before and after: 41 patients in image labels on the page, checked 2026-09-26 (gallery).
- Neck lift before and after: 28 patients in image labels on the page (gallery).
Practice
- The Maas Clinic, 2400 Clay St., San Francisco, CA 94115; (415) 567-7000 (contact).
- Same block: Appearance Care Center, 2408 Clay St., (415) 567-7200; The San Francisco Rejuvenation Center, 2402 Clay St., (415) 567-7170 (contact).
- The bio mentions clinics in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe; no Lake Tahoe address is printed on the contact page.
- Website: https://www.maasclinic.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maasclinic/ ; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMaasClinic ; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaasClinic (linked from the home page).