RobertBrinkMD

Medical Director, San Mateo Surgery Center

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Dr. Robert Brink, now retired, was a plastic surgeon based in San Mateo, CA, who completed his medical education at University of Michigan and residency in general surgery at the University of California, Davis and residency in plastic Surgery at University of California, San Francisco. He holds a BA from Harvard University and has experience as a Flight Surgeon in the U.S. Air Force. His expertise includes, facial rejuvenation, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, breast surgery, abdominoplasty, and general aesthetic surgery. Dr. Brink has contributed to several publications on plastic surgery with works cited in the scientific community.

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1977 - 1978
University of California Davis HealthResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1977
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak1970 - 1971
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1970
Harvard UniversityBA, 1962 - 1966

Journal Articles

Abdominoplasty with Direct Resection of Deep Fat.
Brink, R.R., Beck, J.B., Anderson, C.M., Lewis, A.C., Plast Reconstr Surg 123(5): 1597-1603
Auricular Displacement with Rhytidectomy.
Brink, R.R, Plast Reconstr Surg 108(3) 743-752
Cosmetic Follow-up: Evaluating Breast Parenchymal Maldistribution with Regard to Mastopexy and Augmentation Mammaplasty.
Brink, R.R, Plast Reconstr Surg 106(2): 491-496
Sequestered Fluid and Breast Implant Malposition.
Brink, R.R, Plast Reconstr Surg 98(4): 679-684
Management of True Ptosis of the Breast.
Brink, R.R, Plast Reconstr Surg 91(4):657-662
Evaluating Breast Parenchymal Maldistribution with Regard to Mastopexy and Augmentation Mammaplasty.
Brink, R.R, Plast Reconstr Surg 86(5)
Survival Following Infusion of Pitressin into the Submesenteric Artery to Control Bleeding of Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients.
Getzen, Brink, Wolfman, Ann Surg 187(3):337-342
Prevention of Thrombosis in Arterial and Venous Microanastomoses by Using Topical Agents.
Swartz, Brink, Buncke, Plast Reconstr Surg 58(4):478-481
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Books/Book Chapters

Breast Augmentation, Principles and Practice.
Chapter: The Effect of Parenchymal Maldistribution on Augmentation Mammoplasty
Page 329 - 331Brink, R.R., Beck, J.BEditors: Shiffman, M.A.Springer-Verlag, Berlin
The Art of Alloplastic Facial Contouring.
Chapter: Premaxillary Augmentation
Brink, R.REditors: Terino E.O. and Flowers R.S.Mosby, St. Louis