R. Laurence Berkowitz MD

Dr. Berkowitz graduated with honors in art history at The University of Michigan, where he developed his particular fascination with architecture. What man can do with his hands, following the laws of nature, became his mantra as he pursued a career as a plastic surgeon at the University of Michigan. There, he inaugurated the first combined general surgery/plastic surgery program under the direction of the great educator, the late William C. Grabb, and the most famous plastic surgeon of that time, the late Dr. Reed Dingman.

Dr. Berkowitz pursued plastic surgery with a passion and was especially engrossed in the challenging process of giving a child a chance at life by repairing a cleft lip and palate. He traveled the world with the Interplast Organization leading scores of trips to a dozen sites over two decades. He was greatly influenced by his mentor at Stanford, Dr. Donald Laub. He was recruited to Stanford as a faculty member and was a director of the Burn Unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

When establishing his private practice in what was just beginning to be known as the Silicon Valley, Dr. Berkowitz brought along his skills, compassion, and curiosity to a new community that exemplified the very best in innovation and modernity. As a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, and The Rhinoplasty Society, he has funneled his academic interest into the postgraduate teaching of young plastic surgeons in the area of breast surgery, facial rejuvenation, and especially rhinoplasty. He is on the board of directors of the Rhinoplasty Society. As a lecturer, Dr. Berkowitz continues to teach his skills throughout North America, South America, and Europe. He has authored scores of articles on rhinoplasty, facial rejuvenation, and surgery of the breast.