Background & Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery 1992, American Board of Plastic Surgery 1995

Professional Background

Graduated in Life Sciences, University of Maryland, 1979.  University of Maryland Medical School 1979-83.  Trained in General Surgery in Los Angeles 1983-1991, and Plastic Surgery 1991-93.  Private Practice Plastic Surgery in North San Diego County 1993-present.

Teaching Appointments

Former adjunct faculty at Boise State University.  Currently none.

Publications and Presentations

Laverson S, Azera J.  The Retail Plastic Surgery Office: A Ten Year Experience.  Abstract accepted for presentation to ASPS/IQUAM Transatlantic Innovations in Plastic Surgery Meeting, Paris, France, April 6, 2009.

Laverson, S.  Shaping Abdominoplasty Surface Contour to Simulate Muscular Anatomy.  Cosmetic Dermatology, 22:124, 2009.

Laverson S.  Improving Abdominoplasty Results:  Reconstruction of the Linea Alba Sulcus by Direct Fat Excision.  Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 26:682, 2006.

Laverson S.  Polidocanol for Refractory Seroma.  Plast & Recon Surg, 104:1212, 1999.

Laverson S.  The Treatment of Lymphedema.  Plast & Recon Surg, 104:1207, 1999.

Laverson S.  Pressure Sore Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment.  Oral Presentation to Family Medicine Update: 1999, San Diego Academy of Family Physicians, Coronado, CA, July 1999.

Laverson S.  Letter to the Editor.  New England Journal of Medicine, 329:662, 1993.

Laverson S, Evans JT:  Failure of systemically or locally administered b-FGF to augment bursting strength of healing rodent wounds.  Poster Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, LA 1991.

Melikian V, Laverson S, Zawacki BE:  Oxygen derived free radical inhibition in the healing of experimental zone of stasis burns.  J Trauma, 27:151, 1987. (Presented at American Burn Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL 1986).

McKeever PE, Laverson S, Oldfield E, et al:  Stromal and nuclear markers for rapid identification of pituitary adenomas at biopsy.  Arch Pathol Lab Med, 109:509, 1985.

Laverson S, McKeever PE, Kornblith PL, et al:  Diagnosis of glioma on frozen section by immunofluorescence for glial fibrillary acidic protein.  Lancet 1:674, 1981.

McKeever PE, Laverson S, Kornblith PL, et al:  Immunofluorescent staining of frozen sections for glial fibrillary acidic protein.  Acta Neuropath, 58:69, 1982.

McKeever PE, Quindlen EA, Banks MA, Williams U, Kornblith PL, Laverson S, Smith B:  Biosynthesized products of cultured neuroglial cells:  I.  Selective release of proteins by cells from human astrocytomas.  Neurology, 31:1445, 1981.

Sheu CW, Roginski HB, Blaschka AM, Laverson S, Ortel CD:  Detection of triethylenemelamine induced translocation heterozygotes in CD-1 mice:  Fertility and cytological methods. Mutation Research, 97:257, 1982.

McKeever PE, Laverson S, Kornblith PL, et al:  Rapid aids for diagnosis of pituitary adenomas at biopsy.  Lab Invest, 48:55A, 1983. 

McKeever PE, Thomas C, Laverson S, Chronwall BM:  Proteins of human gliomas change from in-situ to in-vitro.  J Neuropath Exp Neurol, 42:307, 1983. 

Hobbies and Interests

Hiking, Fitness, Classical Literature, Art, Music, Outdoors, Liberty.