Meet Michael Frederick, MD

Meet Michael
Frederick, MD

Dr. Michael Frederick is Board Certified and has performed thousands of surgical procedures. He has extensive education, training and experience with smart liposuction and plastic surgery procedures. Dr. Frederick can help you achieve your personal esthetic goals! 

“I have always been a perfectionist… so when I found plastic surgery, I knew it was the perfect fit.”

– Dr. Michael Frederick.

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Michael Frederick is Board Certified and has performed thousands of surgical procedures. He has extensive education, training and experience with smart liposuction and plastic surgery procedures. Dr. Frederick can help you achieve your personal esthetic goals! 

Dr. Frederick demonstrates a dedication to his work that is evident from the moment he shakes your hand. Patients know instantly that they have met a special, caring, and uniquely talented surgeon who will listen to their needs and work with them to meet their cosmetic surgery goals.

Dr. Frederick decided to major in marine biology at UCLA, but after his older sister Stacey, a mezzo-soprano for the Los Angeles Master Chorale, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, he shifted plans and began exploring medicine as a way to have a major life impact.

After graduating Summa Cum Laude from UCLA with a 3.97 GPA, he attended medical school at the prestigious University of California, San Francisco, ranked third in the country. There, he was awarded the Dean’s Scholarship and received research grants to study transplant immunology, which would help him later in life as he participated in two of the world’s first face transplantations as part of the plastic surgery team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Residency Program (2010-2016)

Chief Resident – Massachusetts General Hospital
Internship – Massachusetts General Hospital

University of California San Francisco (2006-2010)

Doctor of Medicine
Graduated with the highest adjective “Outstanding”

University of California Los Angeles (2002-2006)

Bachelor of Science: Marine Biology
Minor: Spanish Literature
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with Highest Departmental Honors

American Society of Plastic Surgery

Member since 2018

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Board Certified (2017)

Florida Medical License

2016-present

California Medical License

2019-present

USMLE Step One Boards

Passed: Double digit score – 99

USMLE Step Two Boards

Passed: Double digit score – 99

American Academy of Underwater Sciences

Certified Research Diver 2005
Emergency Medical Technician
Certified 2005

Top Doctor 2021 – Fort Lauderdale Illustrated

Top Doctor 2020 – Palm Beach Illustrated

Stryker Fellowship (2015) Operation Smile Resident Leadership Program

Dean’s Research Fellowship (Summer 2007) Awarded to investigate human embryonic stem cell xenotransplant immunology using a mouse model.

Dean’s Scholarship at UCSF (2006-2007)

Phi Beta Kappa (2006)

Fluent in written and spoken Spanish.

Frederick, M., Berhanu, A. Bartlett, R. “Chest Surgery in Female to Male Transgender Individuals.” Accepted to Annals of Plastic Surgery. Awaiting publication

Frederick, M., Colwell, A. “Low Scar Abdominoplasty with Inferior Positioning of the Umbilicus.” Umbilical Reconstruction: Art, Principles and Techniques. Editor: Melvin Shiffman. Springer publishing. Awaiting in print publication.

Frederick, M., Lin, A., Neuman, R., Smith, B., Austen, WG., Colwell, A. “Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Patients with Previous Breast Surgery. Comparative Analysis of 775 Immediate Breast Reconstructions.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery June 2015; Volume 135(6), p 954e–962e

Frederick, M., Hijjawi, J., Lin, S. “Chapter 12: Lasers.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review Third Edition. Editor Samuel Lin, John Hijjawi. McGraw Hill publishing 2016. Pages 91-97

Frederick, M., Colwell, AS. “Acute Hypertesive Crisis Secondary to Pheochromocytoma during Elective Cosmetic Surgery.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2015 Jan;135(1):238e

Frederick, M., Newman, J., Kohwles, J. “Leriche Syndrome.” Journal of General Internal Medicine. Oct 2010

Tavakol, M., Vincenti, F., Assadi, H., Frederick, M., Tomlanovich, S., Roberts, J., Posselt, A. “Long Term Renal Function and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Obese Kidney Donors.” Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 4(7)1230-1238. 2009

Frederick, M., Mittermiller, P., Hoffman, W., “Alloplastic Cranioplasty Outcomes in Previously Infected Sites.” AAPS. April 2011

Frederick, M., Tavakol, M., Takata, M., Rabl, C., Campos, G., Cello, J., Rogers, S., Ascher, N., Posselt, A. “Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery is Well Tolerated and Improves Candidacy in Morbidly Obese Patients Awaiting Transplantation.” American Journal of Transplantation. 2(197) 2008.

Frederick, M., Tavakol, M., Assadi, H., Roberts, J., Posselt, A. “Cystatin C is a Strong Predictor of Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Long-Term Kidney Donors.” American Journal of Transplantation. 2(191) 2008.

Tavakol, M., Assadi, H., Frederick, M., Roberts, J., Posselt, A. “Impact of Serum Sodium Concentration on Mortality after Liver Transplantation.” American Journal of Transplantation. 2(337) 2008.

Tavakol, M., Assadi, H., Frederick, M., Roberts, J., Posselt, A. “Pre-Transplantation Meld Score and Serum Sodium Can Predict Post-Transplant Complications.” American Journal of Transplantation. 2(375) 2008.

Frederick, M., Feng, S., Tavakol, M., Assadi, J., Posselt, A. “Timing of Thymoglobulin Administration Does Not Affect Incidence of Delayed Graft Function in Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants.” Presented at the American Transplant Congress in Toronto, Canada. June 2008.

Frederick, M., Berhanu, A., Bartlett, R. “Chest Surgery in Female to Male Transgender Individuals.” Presented at Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting September 2015

“Chest Surgery in Female to Male Transgender Individuals” Presented at ASPS Senior Resident Conference, October 2015.

“Neurotized Vastus Lateralis Free Flap for Knee Extension After Sarcoma Excision”

Presented at the AAPS Reconstructive Symposia, April 2015.

“Alloplastic Cranioplasty Outcomes in Previously Infected Sites.” Presented at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, April 2011.

“Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery is Well Tolerated and Improves Candidacy in Morbidly Obese Patients Awaiting Transplantation.” Presented at the American Transplant Congress in Toronto, Canada, June 2008.

“Cystatin C is a Strong Predictor of Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Long-Term Kidney Donors.” Presented at the American Transplant

Congress in Toronto, Canada, June 2008.