James Black

James BlackDr

4.5(8 reviews)# D, 22930, Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles County, Torrance, CA 90505

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Dr. James Black is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 1995.  He is an associate clinical professor of plastic surgery at both the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Black combines a private surgical practice with teaching responsibilities for both UCLA and UC Irvine plastic surgery residents.

Dr. Black has been honored with the prestigious “Clinical Faculty of the Year” award by the UCLA Department of Plastic Surgery, and the “Surgical Clinical Faculty of the Year” award from the Department of Surgery at UCLA/Harbor hospital.

  • Dr. Black has been selected as a “Top Doctor in America” as chosen by voting members of the American Medical Association annually since 2000 (first year of award’s inception).
  • Dr. Black has been listed repeatedly in LA Magazine as a “Best Plastic Surgeon” 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 20010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Dr. Black has been voted Super Doctor 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Dr. Black was also featured in Super Doctor Hall of Fame 15 Year Honoree 2022.

Dr. Black served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Providence Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance CA, and is currently Co-Chief of Plastic Surgery at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach, CA.

Dr. Black is a native of Southern California, whom attended UC Irvine before graduating from Occidental College. He obtained his Medical degree from the Chicago Medical School, and completed general surgical training at UCLA and UCLA/Harbor before undertaking Plastic Surgery Residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. While at Baylor, Dr. Black was awarded the nationwide “Senior Residents’ Award for Aesthetic Surgery” at the 33RD annual Plastic Surgery Senior Residents’ Conference at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.  Dr. Black continued with advanced fellowship training in microsurgery, and oncologic plastic surgery at the world  renowned M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas before returning to Southern California to perform both Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

Locations (1)

Torrance, CA

# D, 22930, Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles County, Torrance, CA 90505

Procedures (18)

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Reviews (8)

4.5

8 reviews

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5.0
Oct 11, 2025
Such an exceptionally kind, caring, and empathetic physician. As a physician myself, I have encountered many as both a colleague and as a patient throughout my 35+ years in practice. Dr. James Black and staff are wonderful!

Michael Lum

5.0
May 11, 2025
Wowowowow!!! I LOVE my neck!!!!!!!! Never thought possible!! Amazing!! Had massive chicken neck skin. (Not fat neck.. although he does that too) Not...

Patti S.

5.0
Mar 12, 2024
A great surgeon. He fixed a vertical hernia, used the same incision I already had from bariatric surgery. He did an apron removal, liposuction on lower flanks, waist and upper buttocks. I will be 53 soon. With all the weight loss and age I’m ready for the girls to be lifted they are going south. I highly recommend Dr.Black.

Norma Rivera

5.0
Dec 20, 2023
I am thoroughly mystified by a negative review supposedly made by a patient of Dr. Blacks. I recently had surgery with Dr. Black and I could not be more...

Diane V.

5.0
Dec 19, 2019
Dr. Black agreed to perform a difficult surgical procedure for me. It is important to note that 4 plastic surgeons had declined to do this surgery. He...

Paul P.

5.0
Oct 27, 2019
I am A plastic surgeon and I had the opportunity to observe Dr. Black operate on my aunt who had An emergency. He was so reassuring and he was so smooth in the operating room but he deserves many compliments from a colleague like myself. All the plastic surgeons in the world I don’t think anyone could’ve done a better job on her he is truly a treasure and his patients are very fortunate like my aunt

richard ellenbogen

5.0
Oct 18, 2017
Dr. Black was the best doctor I could have asked for! He checked up on me in person twice on the day of surgery, and at least once a day for couple days following. I've never had a doctor care as much as Dr. Black did. 100% recommend to anyone

Erin Ferreira

1.0
May 6, 2016
My experience with Dr. James Black was Horrible. All this doctor wanted was my insurance money. He did not care about me at all. He did a lot of stuff to my breast that I did not need, just to get more money from my insurance.. doctor Black is a liar and I trusted this doctor with my breast surgery and he damaged my breast . I've been living a nightmare sense he did my surgery 2 years ago. Because of him I haven't been able to find another doctor that I could trust to fix my Breast. What he did to me is a long story, but all I can say is that he cut my stomach skin to put on my breast when that was not needed so now I have a breast that looks ugly and a scar on my stomach with lumpy dead tissue because of what he did, there's so much more to my situation, but all i want to do is, to warn people about him. I only gave him 1 star because it wouldn't let me post without a rating! He deserves nothing!

Lupe Segura