This past week, Orange County Plastic Surgery wished Katie Finaldi godspeed on the next leg of her career. Katie responded to an ad for a receptionist in our office in May of 2020, just as we were reopening from the COVID shutdown. Her CV was different from the ones that usually came across my desk when evaluating candidates. Let me give you a taste of what I read: Katie Finaldi grew up in Corona (of course, lived on a street called Finaldi Way, but that’s another story). She had spent the previous decade in Maryland. Katie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Towson University, where she was on the Dean’s List and was the Founder and President of the American Choral Directors Association.

This past week, Orange County Plastic Surgery wished Katie Finaldi godspeed on the next leg of her career. Katie responded to an ad for a receptionist in our office in May of 2020, just as we were reopening from the COVID shutdown. Her CV was different from the ones that usually came across my desk when evaluating candidates. Let me give you a taste of what I read: Katie Finaldi grew up in Corona (of course, lived on a street called Finaldi Way, but that’s another story). She had spent the previous decade in Maryland. Katie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Towson University, where she was on the Dean’s List and was the Founder and President of the American Choral Directors Association.

Plastic surgeons usually come in two guises: engineers and artists (or sometimes a sprinkling of one with the other predominating).

We are of the minority alive today that remember when both Alaska (#49) and Hawaii (#50) were admitted into the Union in 1959.

We are of the minority alive today that remember when both Alaska (#49) and Hawaii (#50) were admitted into the Union in 1959.

A frightening story showed up in local papers last week regarding Elias Renteria Segoviano. This story brought up the question of qualifications and we will try to clarify that here.

First of all, I would like to thank the many patients we have encountered who were gracious enough to allow us to sit in on the consultations and procedures.

This past weekend saw the Hamsters USA® kick-off party in Danville, California, on the eve of the group’s departure for Sturgis, South Dakota. The route varies year to year but the general principle is that we stay off freeways and stagger across the country from one National Park to the next. I have been honored to be a Hamster for more than a quarter of a century! The Hamsters are an international motorcycle group consisting of members with custom motorcycles and big hearts – there are 400 members around the globe and all descend upon South Dakota each summer.

Laguna Beach is the home of the Pageant of the Masters, one of the most unique art experiences in the entire world!

This turned out to be a major week with grandkids. We began the week with grandkids Leo an Isla in Santa Barbara. Enjoying the grandkids and watching them grow reinforces how precious life is and how quickly time passes.