Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. David Amron

David M. Amron, MD

Education Post Graduate Training Board Certification Employment Hospital Appts. Honors & Awards Society Memberships Textbook Chapters Publications Abstracts Lectures and Presentations Activities & Interests

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Raised in Los Angeles, Dr. Amron attended both the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, San Diego receiving his undergraduate degree in biology.  He was awarded his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He then returned to Southern California to continue his post graduate work and focus on dermatology and dermatologic surgery.

After completing his internship and residency at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, he was awarded the prestigious Dermatology Foundation Research Fellowship and completed two years of scientific and clinical research at UCLA, primarily working on growth characteristics of skin cancer. He then completed his dermatology residency at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, receiving extensive training in clinical dermatologic surgery.

Dr. Amron is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Academy of Dermatologic Surgery, the American Society for Liposuction Surgery, the American Society for MOHS Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Amron has published numerous articles in dermatologic journals and has authored    dermatologic surgery and medical textbook chapters.  He has lectured nationally to the medical community on dermatologic surgery, including giving talks to both the Pacific Dermatologic Association and American Academy of Dermatology.  In addition, he has served as a peer manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and the Archives of Dermatology.

Dr. Amron has a worldwide reputation as an expert in liposuction and revision liposuction procedures. He has meticulously sculpted thousands of patients and is well respected for achieving consistent and outstanding results with pure tumescent liposuction.  He has instructed other surgeons on his philosophy and techniques in fat reduction and removal.  He is also an outspoken advocate of mini liposuction which is performed in less than one hour and focuses on one or two trouble spots.

As the host of the popular Los Angeles radio show, The Dr. Amron Show with Kerri Kasem; Dr. Amron answers questions on the doʼs and donʼts of liposuction every Sunday afternoons from 12 pm to 1 pm on 97.1 FM or listen live at www.971freefm.com

Dr. Amron has been featured on The Discovery Channel, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, BBC, KCBS Channel 2 News, Fox Good Day LA., KCBS Women to Women, KCAL Channel 9 News, EXTRA, Inside Edition, ABC News and VH1.  He has also been featured in numerous cosmetic surgery articles appearing in numerous magazines and newspapers.

Dr. Amron’s creativity extends outside medicine with an interest in music. He is an accomplished guitarist, singer and songwriter. He also enjoys skiing, fishing and playing tennis. Dr. Amron maintains strong spiritual and religious ties to his community, where he serves as an active member of his synagogue’s board of directors.

• Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology
  
• Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
  
• Fellow, American Society of Liposuction Surgery
  
• Fellow, American Academy of Dermatologic Surgery
  
• Fellow, American Society for MOHS Micrographic Surgery
  
• Fellow, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

Education
•	Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1983-1984, 1986-1988 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx, New York 10461 Degree: Doctor of Medicine, June 1988
•	University of California at Los Angeles, 1978-1980 Los Angeles, California 90024
•	University of California at San Diego, 1980 - 1982 La Jolla, California 92903 Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Biology, December 1982
•	Musicians Institute, 1985 Los Angeles, California 90028
Post Graduate Training
•	Resident, Division of Dermatology, July 1, 1992 – June 30, 1995 U.C.S.D. Medical Center San Diego, California 92103
•	Postgraduate Research Fellow, January 1, 1991 – June 1, 1991 U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Division of Dermatology Los Angeles, California 90024
•	Research Fellow, January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1990 Sponsored by Dermatology Foundation and Herbert Laboratories Performed under Ronald L. Moy, M.D., Asst. Professor of Dermatology Los Angeles, California 90024
•	Staff Research Associate, August 1, 1989 – December 31, 1989 U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Division of Dermatology Los Angeles, California 90024
•	Resident, Dept. of Medicine, June 1988 – June 1989 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 8700 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90048
Board Certification
•	American Board of Dermatology, 1995 – Present
•	National Board of Medical Examiners
Employment
•	Spalding Drive Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, co-owner – 1999 – Present Beverly Hills Doctors Surgery Center, co-owner – 1999 – Present 120 So. Spalding Drive, Suite 315 Beverly Hills, California 90212
•	Private Practice, 1995 – 1999 Mid Valley Dermatology 4836 Van Nuys Boulevard Sherman Oaks, California 91403
Hospital Appointments
•	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California
•	Century City Hospital Los Angeles, California
Honors & Awards
•	Dermatology Foundation Research Fellowship “Tumor-Stromal Interactions in Skin Cancer” Sponsored by Herbert Laboratories
•	U.C.L.A. Dean’s Honor List: 1979-1980 – Fall, Winter, Spring Quarters
•	U.C.S.D. Provost’s Honor List: 1980-1981 – Fall, Winter, Spring Quarters 1981-1982 – Fall and Winter Quarters
Society Memberships
•	American Academy of Dermatology, Fellow
•	American Society for Liposuction Surgery, Fellow
•	American Medical Association
•	American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Fellow
•	American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Fellow
•	Los Angeles County Medical Association
Textbook Chapters
•	Amron DM, Moy RL, The Management of Malignant Melanoma. In: Wheeland R, editor. Cutaneous Surgery. WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA 1994: 803-815
•	Amron DM. Kaposi’s Sarcoma. In: Rakel RE, editor. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice. WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1995: 944-946
Publications
•	Stratospheric ozone depletion and its relationship to skin cancer. Amron DM, Moy RL.J. Dermatol. Surg. Oncol. 17: 370-372, April 1991.
•	Maffucci’s syndrome: Tow case reports with a literature review. Kaplan RP, Wang JT, Amron DM, Kaplan L.J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 29 (no. 5, Pt 2): 894-899, November, 1993.
•	Alopecia muscinosa associated with HIV infection: First reported case, Amron DM, Kaplan L. (submitted to J. Am. Acad. Dermatol.)
Abstracts
•	Co-incubation of basal cell carcinoma and fibroblasts yields enhanced basal cell proliferation By a soluble factor released from fibroblasts, Amron DM, Eriksen E, Moy RL. Clin. Res. 38:584A, 1990
•	Presence of myofibroblasts in sclerosing basal cell carcinoma. Amron DM, Rivlin D, Chalet M., Wen DR, Moy RL. Clin. Res. 39(1):140A, 1991
•	Il-1 increases adhesion of nodular basal cell carcinoma and normal keratinocytes to Fibroblasts, Lee P, Amron DM, Ashjian AA, Moy RL. Clin. Res. 39(1):82A, 1991.
•	Co-incubation of basal cell carcinoma and fibroblasts yields enhanced basal cell carcinoma Proliferation by a soluble factor released from fibroblasts. Moy RL, Eriksen E, Amron DM, Waldburger K, Berenson J. Clin. Res. 38:584A, 1990.
•	The effect of PDGF and TGF-beta on GAGsynthesis by human basal cell carcinoma Fibroblasts. Potter TS, Amron DM, Hu LM, Moy RL. Clin. Res. 39(1):46A, 1991.
•	Contractility in myofibroblasts from tumors and granulation tissue. Yamamoto R, Moy LD, Amron DM, Lask GP, Wen DR, Keine K, Barsky SH, Moy RL. Clin. Res. 39(1):140A, 1991.
Lectures & Presentations
•	35th Annual Advanced Seminars in Dermatology. Lake Tahoe, NV, August 30, 1994. “Alopecia Mucinosa in an HIV infected patient.”
•	Grand Rounds, U.C.S.D. Div. Of Dermatology, June 16, 1994, “Alternative Dermatology”
•	Grand Rounds, U.C.S.D. Div. Of Dermatology, August 12, 1993. “Ozone depletion, Ultraviolet carcinogenesis and skin cancer.”
•	Residents-Fellow symposium, American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, December, 1990. “Co-incubation of basal cell carcinoma and fibroblasts yields enhanced BCC proliferation by a soluble factor released from fibroblasts.”
•	Pacific Dermatologic Association annual meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, October 1990. “Microcystic adnexal carcinoma.”
•	Los Angeles Metro-Derm Society, U.C.L.A. Medical Center, March, 1990. “Maffucci’s Syndrome.”
•	Residents-Fellows symposium, Western Regional Society for Investigative Dermatology, Carmel, CA, February, 1990. “Co-incubation of basal cell carcinoma and fibroblasts yields Enhanced BCC proliferation by a soluble factor released from fibroblasts.”
•	Basic Science symposium, American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, December, 1989. “Current research advances in skin cancer.”
•	“Stimulation of collagen production in fibroblasts by a cytokine derived from basal cell carcinomas.” Amron DM, Moy RL. American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting. Atlanta, GA, December 1990 (poster presentation).
•	“The effect of activated macrophages on the morphology and contractility of co-cultured fibroblasts.” Amron DM, Kiene K, Moy RL. American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, December, 1990 (poster presentation).
Activities & Interests
•	American Heart Association C.P.R. Instructor
•	La Jolla Little League, Baseball Coach 1980-present
•	Guitarist/Singer in several performing Jazz/Blues groups 1980-present
•	Professional guitar instruction, 1985-1988
•	Tennis, skiing, bicycling, photography, fishing, music composition, theatre, travel, camping.
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