Robert Hardesty M.D., F.A.C.S.
With over 25 years of surgical experience, Dr. Hardesty has had an active full time practice serving in the Inland Empire at Loma Linda University. He has recently transitioned into private practice of plastic surgery with an emphasis in cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Hardesty graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1978. He subsequently completed both a general surgery residency at Loma Linda Medical Center and a plastic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh. As a result, he is board certified in both general surgery and plastic surgery. In addition, he completed a one-year fellowship in craniofacial surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
The delivery of personal, individualized, and total patient care has been the hallmark of Dr. Hardesty's success. By a vote of his peers, he has been listed in the nationally recognized publication, Top Doctors in America: Plastic Surgery. Dr. Hardesty is married and has four children.
Medical School
Loma Linda University,
School of Medicine, 1974-1978
Prerequisite Training
Loma Linda University Medical Center,
General Surgery, 1979-1983
Plastic Surgery Training
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
1984-1986
Washington University, Cleft Palate and
Craniofacial Deformities Institute,
Fellowship, 1986-1987
Certification
National Medical Boards, 1979
American Board of Surgery, 1984
American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1989
Fellow American College of Surgery, 1999
Major Hospital Affiliations
Loma Linda University Medical Center and
Children's Hospital
Redlands Community Hospital
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Riverside Community Hospital
Jerry L. Pettis VA Memorial Medical Center
St. Bernardine Medical Center
Academic Appointments
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, 1991-2003
Director Residency Training Program
Professor, Department of Surgery
Professor, Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Publications
Sr. Author 18 Referred Articles, 9 Chapter___slash___Books
Co-author 10 Referred Articles, 11 Chapter___slash___Books
Total 28 Referred Articles, 20 Chapter___slash___Books
Societies
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (Past Board Member)
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
Association of Academic Chairmen of
Plastic Surgery
California Society of Plastic Surgery
International Society of Craniofacial Surgeons
Significant Professional Contributions
Founder of Plastic Surgery Residency,
Loma Linda University, 1990
Chairman, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 1998
President, Medical Staff, Loma Linda University
Medical Center, 1999-2000