Background & Specialties

Board Certification

Certified by American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Otolaryngology

Professional Background

Dr. Wald has been in private practice since 1986. He completed his plastic surgery residency at UCLA. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology. Dr. Wald is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a past President of The Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons and has been named one of the Top Doctors in Orange Coast Magazine for the last 7 years. He is also on the clinical faculty at Harbor UCLA, where he teaches the residents plastic surgery. Dr. Wald has extensive experience in cosmetic surgery. He prides himself on achieving excellent results.

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Robert M. Wald, Jr. attended Medical school at the University of Southern California where he achieved highest honors. Following graduation in 1978, he spent two years at the University of Colorado performing general surgery. He then completed a four-year residency in Otolaryngology and a two year residency in Plastic Surgery, both at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). During his eight- year combined residency Dr. Wald published numerous scientific articles and completed several research projects. Since completing his residency at UCLA, Dr. Wald has been in private practice in Fullerton. He is on the clinical faculty at Harbor UCLA, teaching plastic surgery residents. He became certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology in 1986, and the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1988, and he has been a Fellow of the America College of Surgeons since 1990. Dr. Wald holds active privileges at St. Jude Medical Center and Placentia-Linda Hospital. At St. Jude Medical Center, he served as Director of Medical Education for eight years and chief of surgery in 1995 and 2004. He is active in both Orange County and National Plastic surgery societies and regularly volunteers his plastic surgery services to underprivileged residents of Orange County.

Teaching Appointments

Medical Staff appointment in the Research and Education Institute, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center; Assistant Clinical Professor, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center