Gail Mattson-Gates, MD Partner at Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Specialty: Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Medical Centre: Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Residency: Columbia University

Fellowship: Columbia University

Bio

Mattson-Gates is a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has been a partner at SCPMG for over 25 years. While working in Los Angeles, she had a special interest in vascular birthmarks, hand surgery, microsurgery, and breast reconstruction. Over the years, she has chaired committees for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, been assistant and acting chief of the SCPMG Plastic surgery departments, and chaired the SCPMG breast cancer symposium and the National KP breast cancer symposium as well as chairing the KP Orange County Breast tumor board. Her current focus is on breast reconstruction. Gail currently resides and works in Irvine with her husband Richard Gates, MD, a pediatric cardiac surgeon. She has three adult children.