Dr. Jason Hess - Doctor Jason Hess - Board Certified Plastic Surgeon - San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Welcome to Jason R. Hess Plastic Surgery. Dr. Hess specializes in aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery in San Diego and is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is highly regarded by his patients for his meticulous attention to detail and his gentle bedside manner.

Dr. Hess grew up in the Midwest where he gained the core values he maintains today. He knew from early childhood that he wanted to study medicine. His education began at the Ohio State University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, meaning with high honor, in Molecular Genetics.

In medical school, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, an award reserved for the top 10% of physicians. At the University of Texas in Houston, one of the busiest trauma centers in the country, Dr. Hess began his general surgery training. Then, he dedicated a year to basic science research in the study of peripheral nerve regeneration at Washington University with one of the nation's leading experts in peripheral nerve surgery, Dr. Susan E. Mackinnon. Plastic surgery is Dr. Hess' passion.

Dr. Hess studied hand and microsurgery at the University of Miami and concluded his training as one of the last graduates of Dr. Ian Jackson, considered to be one of the founding fathers of plastic surgery. Dr. Hess has lectured at national and international conferences and has authored multiple journal articles and book chapters.

His surgical career began in a group practice serving Beverly Hills and surrounding areas. He is privileged to continue his career in San Diego. Dr. Hess provides uncompromising quality care to patients from the San Diego County including San Diego, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Encinitas, Rancho Bernardo, Escondido, Rancho Santa Fe, and La Jolla. He abides by a strict code of conduct and practice philosophy to treat every patient like family, as he prides himself in building a practice where the majority of his patients are based upon patient referral.