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Name: Jeffrey Alan Klein, MD

Office Address: 30280 Rancho Viejo Road
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Office Telephone: (949) 248-1632
FAX: (949) 248-9339

Birth Date: August 13, 1944
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Citizenship: USA
Wife: Kathleen Hutton-Klein, MD
Children: Élan, Luke, Dora, Paytra, Bram
Languages: English, Spanish, French


EDUCATION

 

University

Degree

Specialty

Dates

 

University of California, Riverside

BA

Mathmatics

1962-67

Université de Paris

 

Mathmatics

1967-68

University of California, San Diego

MA

Mathmatics

1968-71

University of California, San Francisco

MD

Medicine

1972-76

University of California, Berkley

MPH

Biostatistics

1971-72

 

 

Epidmiology

1976-77

University of California, Los Angeles

 

Internal Medicine Resident

1977-80

University of London, Institute of Dermatology

 

Dermatology

Mar-Apr 1980

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Dermatology

May-Jun 1980

University of California, San Francisco

NIN Fellowship, Clinical Pharmacology

1980-81

University of California, Irvine

NIN Fellowship, Clinical Pharmacology

1982-83

University of California, Irvine

 

Dermatology Resident

1981-84

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Internal Medicine 1980
American Board of Dermatology 1984
American Board of Cosmetic Surgery 1989

OTHER CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Trauma Life Support


PRESENT ACTIVITY

Private Practice: Dermatologic Surgery, and Cosmetic Surgery, Dermatology

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine


PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT


California Emergency Physicians, Inc. Emergency Room Physician 1979-1985

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES









American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Orange County Dermatology Society, International Anesthesiology Research Society, Orange County Medical Association, (OCMA) OCMA Medical Review & Advisory/Ethics Committee, California Medical Association, American Medical Association

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

 

  1. Klein, JA. Optimal Statistical Techniques in Estimating Patient Compliance. Preventive Med, 1979.
  2. Klein JA, Cole G, Barr RJ, Bartlow G, Fulwider C. Paraffinoma of the Scalp, Arch Derm 121:382-385,1985.
  3. Klein JA, Barr RJ. Verrucous Hemangioma, J Pediat Derm, 2:191-193,1985.
  4. McCullough JL, Peckham P, Klein J, Weinstein GD, Jenkins JJ. Regulation of epidermal proliferation in mouse epidermis by combination of difluoromethyl ornithine (DFMO) and Methylglyoxal Bis(guanylhydrazone) (MGBG), J Invest Derm 85:518-521,1985.
  5. Klein JA, McCullough JL, Weinstein GD. Topical tritiated thymidine for epidermal growth fraction determination. J Invest Derm 86:406-409,1986.
  6. Klein JA, Barr RA. Diffuse lipomatosis and tuberous sclerosis. Arch Derm 1 22:1 298-1 302,1 986.
  7. Klein JA. The tumescent technique for liposuction surgery. J Am Acad Cosmetic Surg 4:263-267,1987.
  8. Klein JA. Anesthesia for liposuction in dermatologic surgery. J Derm Surg Oncol 14:11 24- 1132,1988.
  9. Stewart JH, Cole GW, Klein JA. Neutralized lidocaine with epinephrine for local anesthesia. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 15:1081-1083,1989.
  10. Klein JA. Tumescent technique for regional anesthesia permits lidocaine doses of 35 mg/kg for liposuction. J Derm Surg Oncol 16:248-263,1990.
  11. Klein JA, Barr RJ. Bannayan-Zonana Syndrome Associated with Lymphangiomyomatous lesions. J Pediat Dermatol 7:48-53, 1990.
  12. Klein JA. The Tumescent Technique: Anesthesia and Modified Liposuction Technique. Dermatol Clinics 8:425-437,1990.
  13. Stewart JH, Chen SE, Cole GW, Klein JA. Neutralized lidocaine with epinephrine for local anesthesia, 11. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1 6:842-845,1 990.
  14. Klein JA, Anesthesia for dermatologic cosmetic surgery. Coleman WP III, Hanke CW, Alt TH, Asken S, editors, Cosmetic Surgery of the Skin: Principles and Techniques. Philadelphia, B. C. Decker Inc. 1991, pp 39-45.
  15. Coleman WP III, Klein JA. Use of the tumescent technique for scalp surgery, dermabrasion, and soft tissue reconstruction. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1 8:1 30,1 992.
  16. Klein JA, Soins post-operatoires apres liposculpture utilisant la technique tumescent (Postoperative Care Following Liposuction by the Tumescent Technique), La Revue de Chirurgie Esthetique de Langue Francaise 1 7:5-8,1 992.
  17. Klein JA. Tumescent technique for local anesthesia improves safety in large volume liposuction. Plast Reconstr Surg 92:1085-1098,1993.
  18. Klein JA. Reply: Ethics of promoting patient safety and comity among surgical specialties. [letter] Plast Reconstr Surg 95:603-604,1995.
  19. Klein JA. Establishing a Dermatologic Surgicenter, Elson M, editor, Evaluation and Treatment of the Aging Face. Springer-Veriag, publishers, New York 1 995, pp 255-260.
  20. Klein JA, Liposuction. Moy R, Lask G, editors, Principles and Techniques of Cutaneous Surgery. Mc Graw-Hill, New York, 1996, pp 529-542.
  21. Klein JA, Tumescent liposuction and improved postoperative care using Tumescent Liposuction Garments™. Dermatol Clinics, 13:329-338, April 1995.
  22. Klein JA, Tumescent Technique Chronicles: Local Anesthesia, Liposuction, and Beyond. Dermatologic Surg. 21:449-457, 1995.
  23. Klein JA, Epitomes, Dermatology: Tumescent technique for local anesthesia. West J Med 164:517,1996.
  24. Klein JA. Tumescent liposuction with local anesthesia. Principles and Techniques of Cutaneous Surgery. Lask GP, Moy RL editors. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996. pp 529-542.
  25. Klein JA, Anesthesia for dermatologic cosmetic surgery. Coleman WP III, Hanke CW, Alt TH, Asken S, editors, Cosmetic Surgery of the Skin: Principles and Techniques. 2nd Edition. Philadelphia, B. C. Decker Inc., 1997
  26. Klein JA. Two Standards of Care for Tumescent Liposuction. Derm Surg J 24:1194-1195,1997
  27. Klein JA, Kassardjian N. Lidocaine Toxicity with Tumescent Liposuction, a case report of probable drug interactions. Derm Surg J 24:1169-1174,1997
  28. Klein JA, Tumescent Liposuction, Chapter 9, in Dzubow LM, editor, Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery, Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998,pl63-169.
  29. Klein AW, Narins RS, Klein JA. Tumescent Liposuction. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 5th edition, McGraw Hill, New York, 1999, pp2967-2969.
  30. Klein, JA. Intravenous fluids and bupivacaine are contraindicated in tumescent liposuction (letter), Plastic Reconstr Surg 102:2516-2518,1998.
  31. Klein JA. Anesthetic formulations of tumescent solutions. Dermatologic Clinics, 17:751-759,1999.
  32. Klein JA. Post-tumescent liposuction care: open drainage and bimodal compression. Dermatologic Clinics, 17:881-889,1999.
  33. Klein JA. Commentary: Fulton J. Modified Tumescent Liposuction. Dermatol Surg 25:764-766,1999.
  34. Klein JA. Discussion: Perry AW, Petti C, Rankin M. Lidocaine is not necessary in liposuction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1999 Nov; 1 04: discussion 1903-6.
  35. Klein JA. Antibacterial effects of tumescent lidocaine. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1999 Nov; 104:1934-6.
  36. Klein JA, Tumescent Liposuction: Tumescent Anesthesia & Microcannular Liposuction. Mosby, St. Louis, approx 500 pages. March, 2000.

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