Address:
Karen M. Horton, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C.
2100 Webster St Suite STE 506, San Francisco 94115
(415) 923-3067 (Phone), (415) 346-5019 (Fax)
Procedures:
Abdominoplasty, Blepharoplasty, Body Contouring (After Weight Loss Surgery), Botox® Injection, Breast Augmentation, Breast Reconstruction, Breast Surgical Procedures, Captique⢠Injections, Collagen Injections, Complex Revision Rhinoplasty, Correction of Protruding Ears, Cosmetic Facial Surgery, Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Cosmetic Surgical Procedures, Ear Pinning, Earlobe Repair, Endoscopic Brow Lift, Eye Surgery, Facelift, Facial Rejuvenation, Advanced, Laser, Hand Surgery, Hylaform Injections, Lifts - Parts of the Body Other than Face, Liposuction, Mastopexy, Microneurovascular Surgery, Mini Tummy Tucks, Mole Removal, Neck Liposuction, Neck Surgery, Non-Ablative Laser Skin Rejuvenation, Primary Cosmetic Rhinoplasty, Reconstructive Surgery, Restylane® Injections, Rhinoplasty, Scar Revision Surgery, Skin Cancer Removal, Surgical Procedures, Tattoo removal, Tendon Surgery
Conditions:
Acne, Age Spots, Birth Defects, Breast Cancer, Breast Diseases, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Congenital Anomaly, Eyelid Growth, Hyperhidrosis, Hyperthrophic Scar, Keloid Scar, Laceration, Large Breasts, Localized Fat Deposits, Lump, Mass, Melanoma, Mole, Ptosis, Skin Aging, Skin Cancer, Skin Laxity, Soft Tissue Cancer, Trigger Finger, Weight Loss, Wounds, Wrinkles
Awards:
NBC Bay Areas Top Doctors Plastic Surgeon, 2010, Woman of the Year in Medicine and Healthcare 2010 Award Recipient by The American Biographical Institute, 2010, Best Plastic Surgeon San Francisco Country Best of the Bay Television, 2008
Hospitals:
Karen M. Horton, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C.
2100 Webster St Suite STE 506, San Francisco 94115
California Pacific Medical Center - California
3700 California St, San Francisco 94118
Philosophy:
Dr. Karen Horton is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon practicing in the Pacific Heights area of San Francisco and in the East Bay. After completing her Bachelor of Science degree with First Class Honors in Life Sciences at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, Dr Horton pursued two years of basic science molecular research, earning a Master of Science in Cancer Research (M.Sc.). She graduated from Medical School with Honors at the University of Toronto (M.D.) and then completed a five-year Plastic Surgery Residency at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada.
Dr. Horton settled in the Bay Area after completing a final year of training in Reconstructive Microsurgery and Hand Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Horton's special training and interest includes reconstruction of the breast following breast cancer using microsurgical techniques. She has extensive experience with the D.I.E.P. flap , the S.I.E.A. flap and the T.U.G. flap for immediate and delayed reconstruction following mastectomy. She is a currently designated as a Fellow in Plastic Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (F.R.C.S.C.).
Dr. Horton's other areas of expertise include surgery of the breast including breast reduction, breast lift (mastopexy) and breast augmentation using implants and autogenous techniques.
Outside of surgery, Dr. Horton pursues physical fitness and is an avid runner. She has been married to her husband for over 10 years.
Dr. Horton has published review book chapters on breast reconstruction. She has presented numerous clinical papers at national and international scientific meetings in Plastic Surgery, and has won research awards. Dr. Horton is involved with teaching and keeps current with the medical literature by participating in academic Journal Clubs. In addition to participating as an active member of many professional associations she also serves as a mentor to young female surgeons and medical students in training. Dr. Horton has been featured in prestigious registries for outstanding professionals such as Strathmore's Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and America's Who's Who in Medicine.
Dr. Horton's strengths include her genuine and caring bedside manner, her meticulous surgical technique, extensive surgical experience and excellent rapport with patients and their families.
Education:
Medical School
University Of Toronto Faculty Of Medicine
Graduated: 2000
University Of Manitoba
Graduated: 2001
Graduated: 2005
The Buncke Clinic-Reconstructive Microsurgery
Graduated: 2006
Queens University
Graduated: 1994