Name Lance Wyatt | ||
Lance Everett Wyatt, MD, is an American plastic surgeon and physician, recognized for his procedures to celebrities. He received Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health in 1995 and "Best Plastic Surgery Research" award in 1996 by UCLA. Dr. Wyatt was a White House fellow under Bill Clinton's presidency and was called on 20/20 with Barbara Walters and television show “Doctors” for discussion on plastic surgery. He is the son of Dr. Lewis Wyatt, regarded as “the OB-GYN to the stars” and his mother Dr. Gail Wyatt, is a professor at the UCLA Medical School. Dr. Wyatt has also authored six textbook chapters and his publications have appeared in peer-reviewed literature.
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Career
Dr. Wyatt is an Clinical Fellow in Surgery from the Harvard Medical School and was appointed as a Chief Resident in Training Program from the Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Residency. In 1992, Wyatt continued his education and completed a residency training program from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1999. During his residency training program, he received Best Plastic Surgery Research from UCLA and Lyndon Peer Fellowship in 1996.
Celebrity plastic surgeon
In 2000, Dr. Wyatt became one of the sixteen fellows at White House under Bill Clinton's presidency and refused to become chief resident in general surgery at UCLA. He carried out plastic surgery for Hollywood's celebrities and was soon noticed in media for his celebrity transformation jobs. Dr. Wyatt started private practice and opened his clinic Wyatt Center for Plastic Surgery and the Institut d'Esthetique.
Allegations & acquittal of charges
Dr. Wyatt faced allegations for unlawfully filming of patients without their consent in August 2012. It was later discovered that camera was turned accidentally by a new hire, while the patient was monitored. Camera was earlier used to record a 17 minutes video during an examination of patient who had given her consent for recording. He was acquitted of charges by the jury in June 2013. The whole issue was highlighted in media and trial was lasted in 10 weeks. Dr. Wyatt was relieved from all charges led by the prosecutor Trutanich.