Meet Dr. Chang
About Dr. Chang
Dr. Carolyn Chang is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in San Francisco. She is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Chang is the immediate past Vice-Chairman for the Department of Plastic Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center.
Dr. Chang graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree with honors from Stanford University and received her medical degree from Stanford University Medical School, where she was the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine. She continued at Stanford University Medical Center for her residency training, and then completed an additional advanced surgical fellowship at New York University, and a second year of further specialization in the field of cosmetic surgery under the guidance of Dr. John Q. Owsley, one of the pioneers of the modern facelift. She has the honor of being the first woman to be chosen for this prestigious fellowship.
As one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier plastic surgeons, she has been included annually for over 15 years in numerous Best Doctors’ lists, including Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors, Newsweek Magazine, Best Doctors in America, and San Francisco Magazine’s and Marin Magazine’s Top Doctors lists. Harper’s Bazaar Magazine has listed her in their Hot List of the 24 Best Beauty Surgeons, and W Magazine named her one of America’s Top Doctors for Revisional Plastic Surgery. Readers of SFGate and The Nob Hill Gazette have also named Dr. Chang as San Francisco’s Best Plastic Surgeon.
Dr. Chang specializes in cosmetic surgery. Her particular areas of expertise include the natural dual plane facelift and preventative facial surgery for the younger patient. She also specializes in breast surgery and body contouring by virtue of extensive expertise acquired during the first 10 years of her career in a prominent all women’s breast and body plastic surgery practice in San Francisco. Natural tasteful results, patient safety, and customized care are the hallmarks of Dr. Chang’s surgical practice.
Dr. Chang’s prominence and reputation has drawn attention from numerous media outlets, such as CNN, The Doctors, and National Geographic, beauty editors, skin care companies, and professional associations who call upon her for her knowledge and expertise in plastic surgery. Dr. Chang serves as Scientific Adviser and co-developer of skin care products for Juice Beauty, a national skin care company known for having the highest organic standards in the industry. Dr. Chang has been an invited lecturer both locally and nationally on a wide range of topics in the field of aesthetic surgery. She is published in the professional and lay literature related to these topics, has been an instructor for plastic surgery courses at national meetings, and currently participates in resident and medical student teaching.
Dr. Chang is a long-time resident of the Bay Area and is committed to the betterment of her community. She is active philanthropically and is a committed patron of the arts. She is a sustainer member of the San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary Board, a member and past Vice President of the California Pacific Medical Center Foundation Board and has been on advisory committees for the development of California Pacific Medical Center’s Comprehensive Cancer Center and the African American Breast Health Program, a service for underserved women in need of breast cancer treatments. Dr. Chang was awarded the Women of Excellence Award from the Ivy AKAdemy Foundation of San Francisco for her work with breast cancer patients.
Dr. Chang lives in San Francisco, with her husband Patrick and their children, James and Jemma. She is an avid world traveler and loves sampling the best restaurants that the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer.
