Dr. Carolyn Chang is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in San Francisco. She is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Chang is the immediate past Vice-Chairman for the Department of Plastic Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center.

Dr. Chang graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree with honors from Stanford University and received her medical degree from Stanford University Medical School, where she was the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine. She continued at Stanford University Medical Center for her residency training, and then completed an additional advanced surgical fellowship at New York University, and a second year of further specialization in the field of cosmetic surgery under the guidance of Dr. John Q. Owsley, one of the pioneers of the modern facelift. She has the honor of being the first woman to be chosen for this prestigious fellowship.

As one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier plastic surgeons, she has been included annually for over 15 years in numerous Best Doctors’ lists, including Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors, Newsweek Magazine, Best Doctors in America, and San Francisco Magazine’s and Marin Magazine’s Top Doctors lists.  Harper’s Bazaar Magazine has listed her in their Hot List of the 24 Best Beauty Surgeons, and W Magazine named her one of America’s Top Doctors for Revisional Plastic Surgery.   Readers of SFGate and The Nob Hill Gazette have also named Dr. Chang as San Francisco’s Best Plastic Surgeon.

Dr. Chang specializes in cosmetic surgery. Her particular areas of expertise include the natural dual plane facelift and preventative facial surgery for the younger patient. She also specializes in breast surgery and body contouring by virtue of extensive expertise acquired during the first 10 years of her career in a prominent all women’s breast and body plastic surgery practice in San Francisco.  Natural tasteful results, patient safety, and customized care are the hallmarks of Dr. Chang’s surgical practice.