239-566-2611
1250 Pine Ridge Road, Suite 101C,
Naples, Florida 34108
Attending Surgeon
University Hospital, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama
1995-2006
Attending Surgeon
The Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
1995-2006
Attending Surgeon
Birmingham Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
1995-2006
Staff Surgeon
Gulfcoast Hospital, Fort Myers, Fl.
2006- 2008
Staff Surgeon
Physician’s Regional Medical Center, Naples, Fl.
2007- present
Staff Surgeon
NCH Healthcare System, Naples, Fl.
2008- present
University of Florida
B.S. Microbiology
June 1984
University of Florida
Doctor of Medicine
June 1988
1988-1992
Resident – Surgery
University of Florida
1992-1993
Chief Resident – Surgery
University of Florida
1993-1994
Junior Resident – Plastic Surgery
UAB
1994-1995
Chief Resident – Plastic Surgery
UAB
1995
Assistant Professor
UAB School of Medicine
1996
Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Children’s Hospital of Alabama
1999
Associate Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education
UAB School of Medicine
2000
Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education
UAB School of Medicine
2001
Associate Professor with tenure
UAB School of Medicine
College
Graduate
Professional
1995-present
Children’s Hospital of Alabama Pediatric Surgical Council
1996-2001
Plastic Surgery Education Foundation
Resident Information Committee
Senior Resident’s Conference Sub-Committee
1997-2002
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Young Plastic Surgeons Committee
Research Subcommittee
1998-2001
UAB Medical School Admissions Committee
1998-present
UAB Hospital Trauma Committee
1998-2001
UAB Division of Urology Project Review Committee
2000–present
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Health Policy Analysis Committee
2000–present
UAB Medical Education Committee
The Integrated Problem-Solving Subcommittee
2000–present
UAB Medical Ethics Committee
2001–2004
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
Inservice Examination Committee
Integument Subcommittee
2001 – 2003
UAB OSCE Committee
1996
Southern Medical Association
“The Prevention of Radiation Injury to Large Blood Vessels”
2000
Fibroblast CD90 in Fibrogenic Skin Disorders
NIH/NIAMS 1 R03 AR46378
Principal Investigator: James S. Hagood
Medical Missions
Manuscripts Published:
1. Howard, PS, Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO, Core, GB: Complications in Endoscopic Plastic Surgery. Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 22(4): 791-796, October 1995.
2. Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO, guest editors: Operative Techniques in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Abdominoplasty, 1(3): February 1996, WB Saunders Company.
3. Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO: Liposculputure and Lipectomy Superficial to Scarpa’s Fascia. Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery, 3(1): 42-46, February 1996.
4. Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO: Repari of Abdominal Wall Hernia Through the Abdominoplasty Approach. Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery, 3(1): 62- 66, February 1996.
5. Seidel, SB, Gardner, PM, Howard, PS: Soft-Tissue Coverage of the Neural Elements After Myelomeningocele Repair. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 37(3): 310- 316, September 1996.
6. Martin, SA, de la Torre, JI, Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO: Suture Suspension of the Malar Fat Pad – An Objective Analysis, Plastic Surgical Forum, (23): 6-7: 2000.
7. de Cordier, BC, Al-Hakeem, MS, Rosenberg, LZ, de la Torre, JI, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO: Elevation of Malar Fat Pad, Review of Cases and Complications, Plastic Surgical Forum, (23): 7-10: 2000.
8. de la Torre, JI, De Cordier, BC, AL-Hakeem, MS, Rosenberg, LZ, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO: Endoscopic Forehead Lift, Review of Cases and Complications, Plastic Surgical Forum (23): 98-101, 2000.
9. de la Torre, JI, Fix, RJ, Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO: Reconstruction With The Latissimus Dorsi Flap After Skin-Sparing Mastectomy. Annals of Plastic Surgery 46(3): 1-5, 2001.
10. de Cordier, BC, de la Torre, JI, Al-Hakeem, MS, Rosenberg, LZ, Gardner, PM, Costa-Ferreira, A, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO: Endoscopic forehead lift: review technique, cases and complications. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery 110(6): 1558- 68, November 2002.
11. de Cordier, BC, de la Torre, JI, Al-Hakeem, MS, Rosenberg, LZ, Costa-Ferreira, A, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO. Rejuvenation of the midface by elevating the malar fat pad: review of technicases, and complications. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery 110(6): 1526-36, November 2002.
12. Robertson, JD, de la Torre, JI, Gardner, PM, Grant, JH, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO. Abdominoplasty Repair for Abdominal Wall Hernias. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 5(1): 10-6, July 2003.
13. Robertson, JD, de la Torre, JI, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ Vasconez, LO. Criteria in Choosing Alternative Breast Reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 51(1): July 2003.
14. de la Torre, JI, Rosenberg, LZ, De Cordier, BC, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO. A Clinical Analysis of Malar Fat Pad Re-elvation. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 50(3): 244-8, March 2003.
15. de la Torre, JI, Hedden, W, Grant, JH, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO. Retrospective Review of the Internal Doppler Probe for Intra-and Postoperative Microvascular Surveillance. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 19(5): July 2003.
Other Publications:
1. Gardner, PM, Wiatrak, B: Birthmark Treatment Center Specializes in Children’s Lesions. UAB Insight, Spring, 1998.
Book and Book Chapters:
1. Grotting, JC, Caffee, Hollis, Gardner, PM: Reoperative Surgery Following Breast Augmentation: Reoperative Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Grotting, JC, Editor. Quality Medical Publishing, Inc; St. Louis, 1994.
2. Gardner, PM, Grotting, JC: Ruben’s Flap for Breast Reconstruction. Grabb’s Encyclopedia of Flaps, 2nd ed., Vol III, 345: 1349-1351, Strauch, B, Vasconez, LO, Hall-Findley, EJ, Editors. Lippincott-Raven Publishers: Philadelphia, 1998.
3. de la Torre, JI, Gardner, PM: Forehead Endoscopy. Esthetic Surgery (eds. Peled IJ, Manders EK): Martin Dunitz Ltd., (Accepted).
4. Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO, Bland, KI: Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy. The Practice of General Surgery, Bland, KI, Editor. W.B. Saunders, Co.; Philadelphia, 2002.
Poster Exhibits:
1. Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO, Ortega, FR, Guzman, G: Anatomic Approach to Repair of Recurrent Incisional Hernia, Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan; April 1995.
2. Long, A. Kelly, D, Gardner, PM, Galliani, C, Mroczek-Musulman, E, Skelton, H, Smith, K: Ductal Sweat Gland Carcinoma in a Nevus sebaceous of a Young Child, American Society for Dermatopathology Annual Meeting; Phoenix, AZ; October 10-13, 2002.
Scientific Papers Presented at National and International Meetings
1. Gardner, PM, Grotting , JC: Symptomatic Breast Implant Patients: Who Benefits by Reoperative Surgery? The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Dallas, Texas: April 1994.
2. Gardner, PM, Grotting, JC: Bilateral Free TRAM Autogenous Conversion Following Breast Implant Removal. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery; Marco Island, Florida; January 1995.
3. Seidel, SP, Oslin, BD, Gardner, PM, Howard, PS, Vasconez, LO: A Prospective Analysis of the Complications of Endoscopic Browlifting. American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Orlando, Florida; May 1996.
4. Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Griffin, D, Terkonda, S, Vasconez, LO: Developing Concepts of the Facelift: The Central Third of the Face. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress; San Francisco, California; October 1996.
5. Vasconez, LO, Gardner, PM: Silicone Implant Update Southeast Asia Surgical Congress; Hong Kong; March 1997.
6. Fix, RJ, de la Torre, JI, Gambia, M, Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO: An Anatomic and Clinical Analysis of the Central Third of the Face. American Association of Plastic Surgeons; Colorado Springs, CO; May 1999.
7. Fix, R, Gardner, PM: Chest Wall Reconstruction. American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Los Angeles, CA; October, 2000.
8. de Cordier, BC, Al-Hakeem, MS, Rosenberg, Lz, de la Torre, Ji, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO: Elevation of the Malar Fat Pad, Review of Cases and Complications. American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Los Angeles, CA; October, 2000.
9. de la Torre, JI, De Cordier, BC, Al-Hakeem, MS, Rosenberg, LZ, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO: Endoscopic Forehead Lift, Review of Cases and Complications. American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Los Angeles, CA; October, 2000.
10. de la Torre, JI, Vasconez, LO, Martin, SA, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ: Suture Suspension of the Malar Fat Pad – An Objective Analysis. American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Los Angeles, CA; October, 2000.
11. de la Torre, JI, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO: Secondary Elevation of the Midface. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting; Orlando, Florida; 2001.
12. Hedden, W. Fix, RJ, Gardner, PM, Grant, JH, de la Torre, JI, Vasconez, LO. Assessment of the Implantable Doppler Probe in Microvascular Surgery: Senior Residents Conference; Providence RI; 2001.
13. de la Torre, JI, Martin, SA, Grant, JH, Gardner, PM, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO. Analysis of the Implantable Doppler Probe, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons; Cancun Mexico; 2002.
14. Moshyedi, A, de la Torre, JI, Grant, JH, Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO. The Medial Pedicle Technique for Large Breast Reductions. Alabama Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Annual Meeting; Birmingham, AL; 2002.
15. Moshyedi, A, de la Torre, JI, Grant, JH, Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO. The Medial Pedicle Technique for Large Breast Reductions. Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference; Seattle WA; 2002.
Scientific Papers Presented at Local and Regional Meetings
1. Gardner, PM, Howard, PS: Endoscopic Assisted Revisions in Augmentation Mammaplasty, Southern Medical Association annual meeting; Orlando, Florida; November 1994.
2. Stephenson, C, Halvorson, D, Gardner, PM: Primary Laryngeal Melanoma. Southern Medical Association; Charlotte, NC; November 6, 1997.
3. Schaffer, C, Gardner, PM: Fix, R, de la Torre, J, Vasconez, L, Immediate Breast Reconstruction Following Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: The UAB Experience; Southern Medical Association, Dallas, TX; November 1999.
4. de la Torre, JI, Fix, RJ, Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO: Latissimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction after Skin Sparing Mastectomy. Forty-third Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2000; 43:27.
5. Hedden, WH, Gardner, PM: Digital Imaging in Aesthetic Surgery Patients. Northwest Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2001.
6. Grosso, S, Gardner, PM: Complications of Breast Skin Flaps in Skin Sparing Mastectomy and Reconstruction, Northwest Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Kona, HI; February 2001.
7. Schaffer, C, Gardner, PM: Fix, R, de la Torre, J, Vasconez, L, Immediate Breast Reconstruction Following Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: The UAB Experience; UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Research Retreat, 2001:18.
8. Robertson, JD, de la Torre, JI, Gardner, PM, Grant, JH, Fix, RJ, Vasconez, LO. The Abdominoplasty Repair for Abdominal Wall Hernias, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Hilton Head SC, June 4, 2002.
9. de la Torre, JI, Gardner, PM, Rosenberg, LZ, Vasconez, LO: Re-elevation of the Malar Fat Pad, Review of Cases and Complications. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Hilton Head SC; June 4, 2002.
Invited Workshops, etc. at National Postgraduate Course And Meetings at Other Universities
1. Vasconez, LO, Gardner, PM, Burk, R: Endoscopic Mastopexy through the Axillary Approach, Endoscopy in Plastic Surgery: A Consensus Multi- Disciplinary Symposium; Birmingham, Alabama; July, 1994.
2. Gardner, PM, Burk, RW: Endoscopic Breast Surgery: Anatomic Possibilities, Endoscopy in Plastic Surgery: A Consensus Multi-Disciplinary Symposium; Birmingham, AL; July, 1994.
3. Gardner, PM: Mandibular Fractures. Leibinger Facial Fracture Workshop; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL; April 25, 1998.
4. Sasaki, G, Vasconez, L, Gardner, PM: Endoscopic Plastic Surgery, co- instructor, American Society of Aesthetic Surgeons; Los Angeles, California; May, 1998.
5. Gardner, PM: Burns, Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Core Curriculum Course; Chicago, IL; July, 2000.
6. Gardner, PM: Burns, Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Core Curriculum Course; Chicago, IL; July, 2001.
7. Gardner, PM: Burns, Head and Neck, Case Presentations; Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Oral and Written Board Review; Chicago, IL; July, 2002.
8. Gardner, PM: Facial Esthetics: Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Oral and Written Board Review; Chicago, IL; July, 2003.
Invited Lectures at Local and Regional Courses and Meetings
1. Gardner, PM: Mediastinitis, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds; University of Alabama in Birmingham; Birmingham, AL; September 14, 1995.
2. Gardner, PM: Nailbed Injuries. Fellow’s Conference; The Children’s Hospital Emergency Medicine; Birmingham, AL; December 5, 1995.
3. Gardner, PM: Care of the patient with Cleft Lip and Palate; Anesthesia Inservice; University of Alabama at Birmingham; October 22, 1996.
4. Gardner, PM: Cleft Lip and Palate. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Grand Rounds: University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL; March 12, 1997.
5. Gardner, PM: Wound Management. Selma Family Medicine: Grand Rounds; March 13, 1997.
6. Gardner, PM: Pediatric Plastic Surgery. UAB Department of Pediatrics Medical Grand Rounds; Children’s Hospital; Birmingham, AL June 19, 1997.
7. Gardner, PM: Skin Grafting. Physician Education Meeting Medical Records Department University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL; September 10, 1997.
8. Gardner, PM: Cosmetic Body Contouring: What Every Patient Should Know about its Safety and its Results. Twenty-fifth Annual Medical Alumni Weekend; Birmingham, AL; March 7, 1998.
9. Gardner, PM: The Care of the Child with the Cleft Lip and Palate and other Craniofacial Anomalies. Twenty-fifth Annual Medical Alumni Weekend; Birmingham, AL; March 7, 1998.
10. Gardner, PM: Endoscopic Breast Augmentation. McCullough Aesthetic Surgery Symposium; Birmingham, AL; May, 1998.
11. Gardner, PM: Vascular Birthmarks. Medical Grand Rounds; University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL; April 30, 1999.
12. Gardner, PM: Breast Implant Update. Progress in OB/GYN 2000; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, Alabama; January 21, 2000.
13. Gardner, PM: Vascular Birthmarks. UAB Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds; February 2001.
14. Gardner, PM: Burns. UAB Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds; February, 2001.
15. Gardner, PM: Vascular Anomalies. UAB Surgical Grand Rounds; November 21, 2002.
16. Gardner, PM: Vascular Anomalies. UAB Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds; February 23, 2003.
17. Gardner, PM: Vascular Birthmarks. UAB Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds; February 4, 2004.
VIDEO:
1. Vasconez, H, Gardner, PM: Endoscopic Evaluation and Management of Facial Trauma, Video Presentation with Henry Vasconez, M.D., The XI Congress of the International Confederation for Plastics. Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery; Yokohama, Japan; April 1995.
2. Vasconez, LO, Saltz, R, Gardner, PM, Ramirez, O: Biplaner Forehead Lift/Subperiosteal Endoscopically Assisted Facelift. Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation; Arlington Heights; see. 1995.
3. Jain, AJ, Engles, B, Fix, J, Gardner, PM, Vasconez, LO: Endoscopically Assisted Facial Osteotomies and Mini-plate Fixation: A Study in Fresh Human Cadaver Heads and Dogs. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 1996.
COURSE FACULTY:
1. Faculty: Endoscopy in Plastic Surgery: a Multi-Disciplinary Symposium, Birmingham, AL; July, 1994
2. Co-Chair: Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Senior Resident’s Conference; Co-Chair; Birmingham, AL April, 1996
3. Faculty: McCullough Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, Birmingham, AL May, 1998
4. Faculty: Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Core Curriculum Course; Chicago, IL; July 2000
5. Faculty: Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Core Curriculum Course; Chicago, IL; July 2001
6. Faculty: Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Core Curriculum Course; Chicago, IL; July 2002
7. Faculty: Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Oral and Written Board Review; Chicago, IL; July 2003
Dr. Gardner, Dr. Baccaro, Dr. Walsh, Dr. Bonett, and their expert staff have worked with almost every type of medical history and body type, and they are eager to provide you with the same beautiful, natural-looking enhancements that they have given to so many others. To schedule a consultation, please contact us here.
At Naples Plastic Surgery, our cosmetic services are designed to contour and enhance your body to help you achieve the body image that you desire. Known for offering among the best facial plastic surgery in Naples, our board-certified surgeons are known as much for their artistry as they are for their surgical skills. We understand that your image is the key to feeling great, so we will provide you with the most reliable advice and services to help make you look and feel your best.
The surgical team at Naples Plastic Surgery has the training and experience necessary to help you pursue your own individual cosmetic goals down to the very last detail, all in a warm, comfortable, and private environment.
Dr. Paul Gardner, MD, FACS is a board-certified plastic surgeon serving Southwest Florida. As one of the leading plastic surgeons in Naples, FL, Dr. Gardner has more than 25 years of experience performing facial procedures including composite facelift, mini facelift, brow lift and skin cancer removal procedures. He also possesses expertise in breast augmentations, tummy tucks, and labiaplasty.
Dr. Mark Walsh, MD, FACS is a board-certified plastic surgeon serving Southwest Florida. Dr. Walsh participated in the prestigious plastic surgery training program at Duke University. He has also served as an invited reviewer and has provided expert commentaries for multiple surgical journals, including the highly regarded Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
Dr. Andrew M. Bonett, MD specializes in both reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery, with specific interests in reconstruction after breast and skin cancers, including Mohs reconstruction. His experience also includes reconstruction following traumatic injuries, body contouring, and general cosmetic plastic surgery procedures.
The plastic surgery process at Naples Plastic Surgery begins with a one-on-one, confidential consultation in which your surgeon conducts an examination to determine which procedures are likely to produce the most robust aesthetic improvements. This includes a comprehensive discussion with you to identify the benefits, risks and costs associated with each procedure. It may be possible to combine a number of surgical procedures into a single surgery if you desire and if your medical condition permits it.
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