Eiler SommerhaugDr

Dr. Sommerhaug’s education began at U.C. Davis, in Davis, California, where he graduated with honors with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1988. He then went on to pursue medicine and graduated with honors from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York in 1993.

His postgraduate training includes an Internship and General Surgery Residency at U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California from 1993–1999, where he was voted chief resident by his peers. He then completed his Plastic Surgery Fellowship, also at U.C. Davis Medical Center from 1999–2001. From 2001–2006, he was a full-time assistant professor of Plastic Surgery at U.C. Davis Medical Center before moving to the beautiful North Bay.

Dr. Sommerhaug is double board-certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery and in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the California Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Sommerhaug has also published articles in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Anesthesia and Analgesia and Archives of Surgery.

He has extensive experience in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. He is the premier surgeon for breast reconstruction in this area. He is also widely known for his positive outcomes with tissue fillers and Botox procedures. Dr. Sommerhaug has privileges at hospitals in Sonoma County and Marin County.

He has also committed much time to donating his expertise to third world countries by participating in Rotoplast and as a surgeon in Iraq Star, a program committed to reconstructing wounded soldiers from Iraq.

Dr. Sommerhaug has many interests that include sailing, tennis, and sports.