Address & Phone Number

5530 Avenida De Los Robles
Visalia, California 93291<>
(559) 738-7572

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College

Bachelor of Arts, Genetics
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
1983-87

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Medical School

Doctor of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California
1987-91

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Internship

General Surgery
University of California Medical Center, Davis
Sacramento, California
1991-92

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Residency

General Surgery
University of California Medical Center, Davis
Sacramento, California
1992-96

Chief Resident, General Surgery
University of California Medical Center, Davis
Sacramento, California
1996-97

Plastic Surgery
University of California Medical Center, Davis
Sacramento, California
1997-99

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Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery

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Work Experience

08/01/99 to present
Visalia Medical Clinic, Inc.
5400 W. Hillsdale, Visalia, California

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Professional Affiliations

• Tulare County Medical Society
• California Medical Association
• California Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons

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Academic Appointments and Experience

Resident Instructor, Medical Student Surgery Clerkship
University of California Medical Center, Davis
Sacramento, California
1994-95

Instructor, Sutter Health Suture Clinic
Sacramento, California
1995

Costa Rica Clerkship - Cross Cultural Medicine
San Jose, Costa Rica
1991

Teaching Assistant - Gross Anatomy
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California
1990

Laboratory of Hoi Sang U, M.D.
Veterans Administration Medical Center
La Jolla, California
1988

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Honors & Awards

Outstanding Chief Resident of the Year
UC Davis Surgical Association
Sacramento, California
1997

Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Scholarship Award;
Clinical Research, Junior Award
1995

Alpha Omega Alpha
School of Medicine, University of California, Davis
Davis, California
1995

Outstanding Teaching Award - Resident Medical Staff
Department of Surgery
University of California, Davis, Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1994

A. Baird Hastings Society
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California
1989-91

Medical Spanish - Certificate of Proficiency
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California
1989

Graduating Honors - Department of Genetics
Distinction in General Scholarship - Letters and Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
1987

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Publications

1. Whetzel, TP, Lechtman, AN. The gracilis myofasciocutaneous flap: vascular anatomy and clinical application. Plast Recon Surg, 99;6: 1997
2. Lechtman, AN, Follette, DM, Berkoff, H. Cardiopulmonary bypass used in the resuscitation of eventual organ donors: a case report. J Heart Lung Transplant, 13;1: 1994.
3. Hatton, JD, Lechtman, AN, U, HS. Formation of PC12 tumors after transplantation into rat brains: dependence of time course on host age. Can Res. 52: 1992.

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Published Abstracts

1. Whetzel, TP, Lechtman, AN. The gracilis myofasciocutaneous flap: vascular anatomy and clinical application. 1998, The Year Book of Surgery. Mosby-Year Book, Inc, Chicago, Illinois. pp. 383-6

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Abstracts

1. U, HS, Lechtman, AN, Finkelstein, JP, Hatton, JD. Modulation of PC12 cell behavior in the developing rat brain. Third Intl. Conf. On Neurotranspl., 23p, 1989
2. Lechtman, AN, U, HS, Hatton, JD. Genesis and expansion of PC12 tumors in the brains of neonatal rats. J. cell Biol. 107:41a. 1988.

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Presentations

1. Lechtman, AN, Whetzel, TP, Stevenson, TR. Rectus abdominus flap for coverage of median sternotomy wounds. Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas. April 1999.
2. Lechtman, AN, Soft tissue trauma and infection in the hand. Grand rounds. University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California. April 1997
3. Wong, GB, Lechtman, AN, Whetzel, TP. Lower extremity reconstruction: free flap coverage of contaminated hardware. California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Indian Wells, California. May 1996
4. Lechtman, AN, Fungal sepsis. Grand Rounds. University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California. May 1996.
5. Whetzel, TP, Lechtman, AN. The gracilis myofascio-cutaneous flap; vascular anatomy and clinical application.64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Education Foundation/American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Montreal, Canada. October 1995
6. Lechtman, AN, Whetzel, TP. Improved skin viability with the gracilis myocutaneous flap: an anatomical and clinical study. Surgical Residents Research Day. Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, California. June 1995
7. Lechtman, AN, Whetzel, TP. Improved skin viability with the gracilis myocutaneous flap: an anatomical and clinical study. California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Napa, California,May 1995
8. Lechtman, AN. AIDS and the acute abdomen. Grand Rounds. University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California. February 1994.
9. Lechtman, AN, U, HS, Hatton, JD. Genesis and expansion of PC12 tumors in the brains of neonatal rats.(Poster) American Society of Cell Biology/American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Joint Meeting. San Francisco, California. January 1989.

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Procedures

• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Lift
• Ultrasonic Liposuction
• Abdominoplasty (Full and Mini Tummy Tuck)
• Facelift and Neck Lift
• Brow Lift
• Upper and Lower Eyelid Lift
• Otoplasty (Ear Surgery)
• Brachioplasty (Excision of excess arm skin)
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Reconstruction
• Facial Skin Lesion Excision
• Laser Skin Resurfacing
• Botox
• Radiesse/Restylane/Scrulptra
• Glytone and Skin Medica Skin Care
• All procedures done with minimally invasive scars and the latest in technique.

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Links

American Society of Plastic Surgery

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