Robert Hardesty, M.D., FACS at Imagine Plastic surgery

As one of his many pleased patients stated, “Dr. Hardesty is simply amazing!” With 30 years in plastic surgical experience, Robert A. Hardesty, M.D. has established an outstanding reputation for excellence in plastic surgery. In addition to his time proven surgical skills and experience as a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, He is well known by patients to be ethical, compassionate and caring. Patients travel from all over California to seek Dr. Hardesty’s care and advice.

Dr. Hardesty is the former Chief of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) and affiliated hospitals. He has trained over 30 Board Certified Plastic Surgeons located all over southern California. (Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, Orange County and throughout the United States) He is the founder of the first nationally accredited and integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) and affiliated hospitals. He holds an academic rank of clinical professor at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and is double board certified in both Plastic and General Surgery. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

The delivery of personal, individualized and total patient care has been the hallmark of Dr. Hardesty’s success. By a vote of his peers, he has been elected and listed in the nationally recognized publications, Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors in America: Plastic Surgery & Cosmetic Surgery from 2000 to present. In 2008 he was elected to Best Doctors in America, which provides additional consulting services to other plastic surgery patients upon request.

In 2010 U.S. News and World Report magazine (which rates colleges, hospitals etc.) began recognizing “Top Doctors” and Dr. Hardesty has been not only voted the Top Doctor award but in addition given the highest distinctions of achieving the top 1% of all physicians based on: medical education, training, certification, license, hospital appointments, professional achievements, patient satisfaction and administrative posts. Because of his excellent reputation, he has appeared on several national broadcasts, as well as numerous local television and radio talk shows. His national lay print coverage includes People magazine.