Dr. Gabriel Patino has been practicing medicine since 1981. He graduated from Medical School at the age of 22. Following graduation, he trained at the U.C. Davis General Surgery East Bay Program, in a level I Trauma Center, where he had the opportunity to perform various kinds of major surgery. He then completed an Internal Medicine residency at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, and became Board Certified.

Dr. Patino started his private practice in 1989 as an Emergency Surgeon at Saint Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco, and became Medical Director of the Surgical House Staff in 1991. He has been practicing cosmetic surgery since 1997 and is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.

Dr. Patino is fluent in English, Spanish and French. He also communicates well in Portuguese, Italian, and German.