Allen Gabriel, FACS, MD

Allen Gabriel, MD, is an Assistant Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Surgery at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California. He is a board-certified plastic surgeon that believes plastic and reconstructive surgery provides a unique opportunity to deal with a wide variety of needs ranging from addressing congenital anomalies, to breast reconstruction following mastectomy, to aesthetic procedures such as breast and facial cosmetic procedures.

In 2001, Dr. Gabriel was chosen by the prestigious Loma Linda University to join the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program. While at Loma Linda University, he volunteered on a medical mission to Ethiopia with Operation Good Samaritan. In addition, he served on several leadership committees and was the chief resident prior to completing his residency. In 2007, Dr. Gabriel was selected by Dr. G. Patrick Maxwell to enter a Breast and Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship in conjunction with Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Completion of this program provided him with advanced training in breast and aesthetic surgery.

Dr. Gabriel is one of the few medical students in the country to have received the prestigious Humanism in Medicine Award. This award lead to the creation of the University of Nevada's Humanism in Medicine Honor Society, of which Dr. Gabriel is still an active member. During medical school, he was involved with both clinical and basic science research, earning several research awards and publications prior to graduating. Dr. Gabriel has been invited to speak nationally and internationally on breast and aesthetic surgery.

Dr. Gabriel is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of several prestigious organizations including the American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and California Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Since 1995, Dr. Gabriel has authored more than three dozen abstracts and chapters in peer-reviewed publications, including articles on liposuction, tummy tuck, breast anatomy, and breast embryology.