From the time he started in university, his way has always been to take “The road less travelled”. Although determined to become a medical doctor, his love of the arts led him to take a different premedical path, one that mixed Literature, Philosophy, History and Sociology with Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. His interests range from photography and travel, to history and literature, to canoeing wild rivers and fly fishing. Yet his first loves are his family and Plastic Surgery.
“I have always believed medicine combined the arts and science in a way no other profession could. Even in my interviews for medical school when I was twenty years old I said I thought only through a career in medicine could I combine these interests. Plastic Surgery combines Art and Science far better than any other branch of medicine.
“It is not unusual for me to spend a half hour with a new patient talking about just about anything but plastic surgery, if she or he is so inclined. It is just so enjoyable getting to know people. And everyone has a story to tell”.
Striving always to be Vancouver’s Best Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Benjamin Gelfant graduated from the University of British Columbia faculty of Medicine, interned at the Toronto East General & Orthopedic Hospital and was licensed to practice in British Columbia in 1979.
He practiced in B.C. in general practice from 1979 to 1981 prior to entering residency training in plastic Surgery at the University of British Columbia, where he completed training in 1986. He then was a Fellow in Paediatric and Craniofacial Surgery in Norfolk, Virginia. This was followed with a fellowship in Cosmetic Surgery of the aging face and body contour surgery. He later spent two months as a Fellow of the
A-O organization in Basel, Switzerland involving treatment of complex facial injuries.
He was Chief of Plastic Surgery at Maricopa Medical Centre in Phoenix, Arizona from 1988 to 1989. In June of 1989, he decided to return to Canada and private practice in Vancouver, where he has remained since.
Dr. Ben Gelfant is certified in Plastic Surgery and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He has been elected to membership in numerous professional organizations including the Canadian Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, the Canadian Society for Esthetic (Cosmetic) Plastic Surgery, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and The American Society For Aesthetic Surgery. He is also holder of the prestigious Certificate of Advanced Education in Surgery given by The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
He is past president of the British Columbia Medical Association Section of Plastic Surgery.
Author of Cosmetic Surgery: A Patient’s Guide ( 1997) and numerous scientific presentations and publications, Dr. Ben Gelfant is an active member in many national and international plastic surgery organizations, exchanging techniques and knowledge with the entire plastic surgery community, including Canada, the U.S.A., Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
Alongside Vancouver’s Best Plastic Surgeons Dr. Ben Gelfant is a member of the following:
Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: 1- 95-831-7750 Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: www.csaps.ca
To verify Vancouver’s Best Plastic Surgeons by phone:
American Society of Plastic Surgeons: 1-800-635-0635
American Society for Aesthetic Surgery: 1-888-272-7711
They will also send information brochures if desired.
To verify Vancouver’s Best Plastic Surgeons online:
American Society of Plastic Surgeons: www.plasticsurgery.org
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: www.surgery.org
