Douglas Glynn Bolitho

Douglas Glynn Bolitho is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego and a plastic surgeon with a private practice in La Jolla, California.
Research career
Bolitho's father was a medical doctor who worked at a South African missionary hospital.
The majority of Dr. Bolitho's academic research has been on nerve injuries to the upper extremity. Much of his early research targeted early childhood injuries. For example, in 1994 Bolitho presented his research before the South African Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Congress on the subject of ulnar nerve injuries in childhood, and in 1995 he presented his research to the British Association of Hand Sugeons on the subject of Primary epineurial repair of the median nerve in childhood. His research has also included reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy for breast cancer. For instance, in 2000 Bolitho presented research to the Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons on the subject of the results of immediate breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy—a presentation that was the recipient of the Best Paper award at the conference. That same year, Bolitho was a part of a large contingent of medical doctors that presented a 25-year study of the utility of the omentum in the reconstruction of complex wounds and defects to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Over his career Dr. Bolitho has published research papers in academic journals including Hepatology, the South African Journal of Surgery, the European Journal of Plastic Surgery, the Journal of Hand Surgery, the Annals of Plastic Surgery, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is also the author of the book Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, a two volume textbook for those pursuing a fellowship in plastic surgery. Since 2003 Bolitho has also maintained a private surgical practice called the Scripps Plastic Surgery Medical Group.
Health debates
Since the early 2000s Bolitho has been involved in raising awareness for breast reconstruction following breast cancer. Online he is a contributor to the Medscape health reference website. Dr. Bolitho has also been a frequent guest on network news when the topic of cosmetic surgery arises, having appeared on the Fox 6 Morning News, NBC 7/39 Evening News, KFMB local 8 at Four, KFMB Weekday Evening News, and the KUSI Morning News. The majority of his appearances on the news have revolved around the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regulation of breast implants and national debates centering on the health effects of breast augmentation. He has also discussed the subject matter on the Discovery Channel. Bolitho's practice does go beyond reconstructive surgery, and centers on elective cosmetic surgery as well. Bolitho's work was also the subject of a San Diego News Network series on the journey for breast cancer victims from diagnosis through treatment and into reconstructive surgery.

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