Nearly 40 Years In Practice:
Dr. Patino is the Chief Medical Director of The Cosmetic Surgical Center of El Cerrito, in El Cerrito, California.
Dr. Gabriel H. Patino graduated from medical school at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in 1981 at the age of 22. He began training in a level I Trauma Center at the Highland General Hospital U.C. Davis General Surgery East Bay Program after graduating from medical school. Dr. Patino then completed his internal medicine residency at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Patino is Board Certified and Re-Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
In 2005, Dr. Patino opened the Cosmetic Surgical Center of El Cerrito. Dr. Patino performs cosmetic surgical procedures with minimal sedation by mouth and tumescent anesthesia. The Cosmetic Surgical Center Of El Cerrito ambulatory facility also offers general anesthesia and intravenous sedation.
Dr. Patino’s techniques include the transumbilical breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, extended abdominoplasties and a variety of liposuction techniques, fat transfers to the breasts and buttocks under ultrasound guidance, hair transplants and facial surgery (2005). He introduced SmartLipo™ to his practice (2010).
Board certification:
Dr. Patino is Board Certified and Re-Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Professional Memberships:
Dr. Patino is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and a member of the California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Disclosure: This is not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Dr. Patino is also a member of the American Society of Cosmetic Physicians, Member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, and Member of the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.
Dr. Patino is a Diplomate of the American Board of Laser Surgery focusing in laser bodysculpting. This is not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Board of Trustees
Elected Member (2018-2019) & (2019-2020) Disclosure: This organization is not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Speaker:
Presenter/Speaker on Transumbilical Breast Augmentation under Tumescent Anesthesia. 9th Annual Cosmetic Conference of the American Society of Cosmetic Physicians – Scottsdale, Arizona October 24th, 2014.
Presenter/Speaker on Trans Abdominal Breast Augmentation Under Tumescent Anesthesia. 10th Annual Cosmetic Conference of the American Society of Cosmetic Physicians – Orlando, Florida, October 10th, 2015.
Presenter/Speaker on Transumbilical Breast Augmentation under Tumescent Anesthesia. 32nd Annual American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Meeting – Hollywood, Florida, January 14th, 2016.
Presenter/Speaker on a simple approach to the neoumbilicus in abdominoplasty. 11th annual cosmetic conference of the American Society of Cosmetic Physicians – Scottsdale, Arizona, September 10, 2016.
Presenter/Speaker on The Transumbilical Breast Augmentation under Tumescent Anesthesia. 18th Annual California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Meeting. Newport Beach, California, October 30, 2016.
Presenter/Speaker on the Transumbilical Breast Augmentation under Tumescent Anesthesia at the American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery 34th annual meeting-Newport Beach, California. April 27, 2018.
Presenter/Speaker on The Transumbilical Breast Augmentation under Tumescent Anesthesia. 20th Annual California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Meeting. Hollywood , California, October 28, 2018.
Presenter/Speaker on The Transabdominal Silicone Breast Augmentation. 20th Annual California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Meeting. Hollywood , California, October 28, 2018.
Presenter/Speaker on The Transabdominal Breast Augmentation. 35th Annual American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Meeting. Orlando , Florida , February 1, 2019.
Presenter/Speaker on the Transabdominal Breast Augmentation under Tumescent Anesthesia at the American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery 35th Annual Meeting – Newport Beach, California. May 4, 2019
Presenter/Speaker on the Transabdominal Breast Augmentation with saline and silicone implants under Tumescent Anesthesia at the California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 21st Annual Meeting – Hollywood, California. November 3, 2019.
Presenter/Speaker on subcutaneous Brazilian Butt Lift under Tumescent Anesthesia and oral sedation only at the 1st annual meeting of the World Association of Gluteal Surgeons – Miami Beach, Florida. January 23, 2020.
Poster Presenter on the Transabdominal Breast Augmentation under Tumescent Anesthesia at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 36th Annual Meeting – Las Vegas, Nevada. February 27, 2020.
Presenter/Speaker on The Transumbilical Silicone Breast Augmentation. 37th Annual American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Virtual Meeting. February of 2021.
Presenter/Speaker on The Transumbilical Silicone Breast Augmentation. 38th Annual American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Meeting – Las Vegas, Nevada. February 4, 2022
Workshops:
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – December 9th & 10th, 2014.
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – April 7th & 8th, 2016 (The American Society of Cosmetic Physicians)
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – August 18th and 19th, 2016. (The American Society of Cosmetic Physicians)
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – January 26th & 27th, 2017.
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – July 13th & 14th, 2017.
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – November 9th & 10th, 2017.
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop- April 19th & 20th, 2018.
American Society of Cosmetic Physicians for the years 2014, 2016, 2017 & 2018.
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – December 6th & 7th, 2018. ( American Society of Cosmetic Physicians).
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – May 14th & 15th, 2020. ( California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery)
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop- November 12th & 13th, 2020.( California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery)
Transumbilical Silicone Breast Augmentation Workshop – November 4th & 5th, 2021. California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.
Transumbilical Breast Augmentation Workshop – March 17th & 18th, 2022. California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.
Dr. Patino is trained in the technique formally known as TransUmbilical Breast Augmentation (TUBA). Offering 19.5 CME’s, this Breast Augmentation Workshop will offer hands-on experience, tumescent guidance and superior technique teachings. Pre-Requisites required. *Hands-on available only to physicians with unrestricted California medical licenses.
If you’re a doctor interested in attending Dr. Patino’s TUBA workshop, please contact our office at 510-957-9668 or follow this link to register: https://www.cosmeticphysicians.org/course/transumbilical-breast-augmentation-workshop/
Languages:
Dr. Patino is fluent in English, Spanish and French and he can communicate well in Italian, Portuguese and German.