Dr. Hardesty is the former Chief (Chairmen) of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) and affiliated hospitals. Under his leadership he founded the first nationally accredited and integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program in the nation at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) and affiliated hospitals.
He considers it a privilege to have helped train over 40 Board Certified Plastic Surgeons located all over Southern California (Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, Orange County) and throughout the United States. He has earned the academic rank of Clinical Professor at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and is a board certified Plastic Surgeon. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Hardesty efforts have yielded numerous awards. He has lectured extensively and is published in several scientific journals. However the delivery of personal, individualized and total patient care has been the hallmark of Dr. Hardesty’s success. By a vote of his peers and/or his patients he has been elected, awarded and listed in the nationally recognized publications and review organizations.
An established cosmetic surgeon with 45+ years of aesthetic experience.
Award-winning and board-certified plastic surgeon in Riverside, CA.
Since 1978, he has performed thousands of aesthetic procedures.
