"My goal is not only to tell potential clients how suggested operations are performed, but why or why not. Aesthetic surgery is not necessarily for everyone. I think that the better educated the patient is, the better they'll be able to make the right decision."
...Julio L. Garcia

For over 17 years, Dr. Garcia has provided incomparable aesthetic surgical support to Las Vegas valley residents. He also has had the privilege of caring for patients from around the country and around the world, from places such as Alaska, the U.S. east coast, to as far away as Israel, Italy, and Great Britain. As a full-service cosmetic enhancement facility, available treatments ensure patient's confidence in having found a home for all their elective surgery needs.

Heading an 10-member professional team comprised of nurses, medical assistants and administrative staff, Dr. Garcia's practice performs a full spectrum of procedures. Always sensitive to the needs of his patients, Dr. Garcia strives to maintain a high standard of low stress service access. Along with a friendly, family type environment, Dr. Garcia's practice takes their customized service to yet another level.

In addition to the more traditional undergraduate educational background in biology, Dr. Garcia also holds a degree in art history. This enables him to analyze clients' needs from a purely artistic perspective. As a rule, Dr. Garcia and his staff log in excess of 60 hours a year for training in new technologies, such as new types of laser surgery and liposuction.

Dr. Garcia is a dynamic force in the medical community, serving on the Board of Trustees of the Clark County Medical Society, as former vice chief of staff at Humana Sunrise Hospital and Chief of Plastic surgery at both Humana Sunrise and Valley Hospitals.

Dr. Garcia is Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgeons and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and also a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Society of Aesthetic Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Garcia takes beauty, seemingly only skin deep to some, to a purely unique level.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Medicine (1979 - 1983)
• Doctor of Medicine 1983
• Northwestern University - Evanston, Illinois (1975 - 1979)
• Bachelor of Arts, Biology/Art History 1979

Residencies

• Chief Resident, Division of Plastic and Reconsructive Surgery at the University of Illinois Medical Center (1987-1988)
• University of Illinois Medical Center, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Craniofacial Anomalies, Cook County Hospital, West Side Verterans Administration Hospital, University of Illinois Hospital (1986-1988)
• University of Illinois Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Cook County Hospital, West Side Veterans Administration Hospital (1983-1986)

Staff Positions

• University of Illinois Medical Center, Clinical Instructor of Surgery (1986-1988)

Affiliations

• Fellow, American College of Surgerons
• Diplomate of American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc.
• Nevada Medical Association (Delegate)
• Board Certified-American Board of Plstic Surgery (November 1991)
• Rocky Mountain Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, Member, President (2005-2006)
• Lipoplasty Society of North America, Board of Directors
• Body Contouring Research Foundation, Chairman
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
• American Board of Anti-Aging
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
• American Board of Facial Plasitc and Reconstructive Surgeons
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• Clark County Medical Society-Member since (1989), Membership Committee (1990-1991/1996-1999), Member-Board of Trustees (1994-1999), Community Relations Committee (1994-1995), Membership Committee of Internal Affairs (1997-1999)
• Nevada Medical-Legal Screening Panel (1991-2003)
• Tactical Physician for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department SWAT/TEMS (2001-Present)

Hospitals

• Valley Hospital and Medical Center - Vice Chief of Surgery (1993-1995), Chief of Plastic Surgery (1991-1996), Chairman of Credential Committee (1996-1997), Chairman of Surgical Case Review Committee (1992-1996), Chief of Surgical Quality Improvement Committee (1992-1996), Medical Review Committee Member (1992-1996), Chief of TQM Committee-Pharmacy (1992-1996), Member Surgery Committee (1992-1996), Member By-Laws Committee (1993-1996), Member I.R.B. (1993-1995)
• Desert Springs Hospital - Chief of Plastic Surgery (1990-1991), Chairman of Tissue Committee (1991-1993)
• Columbia Sunrise Hospital - Vice Chief of Staff (1997-Present), Chief of Plastic Surgery (1993-1996), Credentials Committee (1995-1996)
• Healthsouth Surgery Center
• Las Vegas Surgical Center
• Plaza Surgery Center
• Sahara Surgery Center
• Specialty Surgery Center
• Valley View Surgery Center

Publications

• Cohen, M., Pollak, R., Garcia,J., Mozes, M., Reconstructive Surgery for Immunosuppressed Organ-Transplant Recipients.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 83:291-2951989
• DasGupta, T., Garcia, J., Gregor, J., Localization of Human Sarcoma with Radio labeled Monoclonal Antibody. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy 23:148-1541986

Papers Submitted

• Craniofacial Approach for Severe Facial Injuries
• Calcium Channel Blockade for Augmentation of Skin Flap
• Survival in Rats

Media Articles

• Healthy Aging "For Men, Too" September/October 2005 Issue
• Healthy Aging "Timeless Beauty with Chemical Peels" July/August 2005 Issue
• Healthy Aging "Skin Essentials" May/June 2005 Issue
• Unique Opportunities - The Physicians Resource "Make Your Practice Thrive During Lean Times" May/June 2004 Issue
• Cosmetic Surgery Times "Use of Growth Hormones in Age Management" May 2004 Issue


Network - Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants
• Network-APSA-2002-Volume 16-Number 2 "Estrogen Therapy Fears"
• Network-APSA-2002-Volume 17-Number 3 "That Sweet Tooth is Killing You"
• Network-APSA-2001-Volume 15-Number 3 "Just say No-Coffe and Its Effect on Aging"
• Network – APSA – 2001 – Volume 15 – Number 3 "Body Fat and Cancer Risk"
• Network-APSA-2001–Volume 15–Number 2 "Keep It on the Level–Practicing Anti-Aging Medicine Safely"
• Network – APSA – 2000 – Volume 14 – Number 1 "Anti-Aging – Part Two of a Series – Anti-Aging Experts Recommend Keeping Homocysteine Levels Low"
• Network – APSA – 2000 – Volume 13 – Number 4 "Don’t Let the Sands of Time Drop through Your Hands Anti-Aging Medicine – A Preventative Approach"
• Network – APSA – 1999 – Volume 13 – Number 3 "The Ego-Ectomy – Treating Patients as People – Listening, Caring, Healing"
• Network – APSA – 1998 – Volume 13 – Number 1 "Not By the Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin Laser Hair Removal"
• Network – APSA – 1997 – Volume 12 – Number 4 "Burn, Baby Burn – Lipo Inferno – Practicing Safe Liposuction"
• Network – APSA – 1997 – Volume 12 – Number 3 "Reflections in a Neon Eye – Using the Best Techniques"


LV Health Magazine
• LV Health Magazine – August 2002 "Estrogen Therapy Fears"
• LV Health Magazine – April 2002 "Cosmetic Surgery - One on One with Dr. Garcia"
• LV Health Magazine – November 2001 "Just Say No, Joe – Coffee and Its Effect on Aging"
• LV Health Magazine – August 2001 "Does Body Weight Affect Our Cancer Risk?"
• LV Health Magazine – July 2001 "Too Much! Breast Reductions"
• LV Health Magazine – May 2001 "Botox – Is It Safe?"
• LV Health Magazine – February 2001 "Anti-Aging: For Mind & Body"
• LV Health Magazine – January 2001 "Liposuction – Is It For You?"


Fun & Fit Magazine
• Fun & Fit Magazine – October 2001 "Just Say No, Joe – Coffee and It’s Effects on You"
• Fun & Fit Magazine – July 2001 "The Art of Perfection – Too Much! Breast Reductions"
• Fun & Fit Magazine – June 2001 "The Art of Perfection - Facial Implants"
• Fun & Fit Magazine – February 2001 "Lasers Schmazers"
• Fun & Fit Magazine – December 2000 "Liposuction Questions and Answers"
• Fun & Fit Magazine – October 2000 "Sun Exposure"
• Fun & Fit Magazine – September 2000 "Wrinkles, Wrinkles, Go Away!"
• Fun & Fit Magazine – July 2000 "Cosmetic Dreams…"

Presentations

• 2005: Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants “Weapons of Mass Destruction for Dummies”
• 2004: ASAPS/PSEF Rejuvenation Medicine: Take Charge of Aging Symposium “How Growth Hormones Fit Into Your Anti-Aging Practice” “Testosterone and Adrenal Androgens in Men: Estrogen and Progesterone Replacement in Women” “Female Hormone Replacement: Horse Urine or Horse Hockey”
• 2003: American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine “Chemical Peels for Skin Rejuvenation”
2003: Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants “Practice Acquisitions” “Incorporating Hormone Replacement into an Age Management Clinic”
• 2003: ASAPS/PSEF Anti-Aging Symposium “Human Growth Hormone: Clinical Applications in my Private Practice” “Androgens and Prohormones: Utilization for Clinical Supplementation In Private Practice” “Estrogens and Their Clinical Use in Plastic Surgery” “How to Incorporate Hormone Replacement into a Clinical Practice”
• 2002: American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine “Chemical Peels for the Non-Plastic Surgeon”
• 2002: Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants “Female Hormone Replacement: Horse Urine or Horse Hockey”
• 2002: Lipoplasty University “Difficult Challenges in the Post-Operative Lipoplasty Patient” “Incorporating Anti-Aging into Your Clinical Practice”
• 2002: ASAPS/PSEF Anti-Aging Symposium “Human Growth Hormone: Clinical Applications in my Private Practice” “Androgens and Prohormones: Utilization for Clinical Supplementation In Private Practice” "Estrogens and Their Clinical Use in Plastic Surgery” “How to Incorporate Hormone Replacement into a Clinical Practice”
• 2002: California Society of Plastic Surgery “Testosterone Replacement in Men – Indications and Treatment Plan”
• 2002: California Society of Plastic Surgery “Human Growth Hormone – Indications and Treatment Protocol”
• 2002: Association of Surgical Technologists “Anatomy in Plastic Surgery”
• 2000: Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants “Internal Plastic Surgery: How to Make Your Present Practice Obsolete”
• 1999: Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants “Anti-Aging for the Plastic Surgeon: Rejuvenate from Within”
• 1998: Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants “UAL Complications - Burn Baby Burn”
• 1993: Nevada Academy of Physician Assistants “Glycolic Acid Treatments”
• 1992: Nevada Association of Medical Assistants "Silicone Breast Implant Controversy”
• Rocky Mountain Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
• “Incidence of Capsular Contracture in Textured Breast Implants” (Study)
• Southern Nevada University of Cosmetology “Cosmetic Chemistry & Use in Skin Care”

Television Appearances

• 2004 EXTRA Susan Hawk “Survivor” Extreme Makeover for Season Finale
• Discovery Health Channel Plastic Surgery Series-Massive Weight Loss Surgery
• 2004 EXTRA Sin City Facelift
• 2003 Discovery Health Channel Plastic Surgery Series- Massive Weight Loss Surgery
• 2000 EXTRA Sin City Facelift

OTHER DATA

• Date of Birth: September 14, 1957
• Language: English Proficiency: Spanish

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