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About Dr. Jonathan Sykes

Dr. Jonathan Sykes is nationally recognized facial plastic surgeon and a highly respected educator who shares his expertise with surgeons around the world.  Since beginning practice in 1983, Dr. Sykes has performed more than 13,500 aesthetic, functional and reconstruction surgeries on patients ranging from infants to the elderly.  A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Sykes is certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology (ears, nose and throat). 

Practice
Since 1989, Dr. Sykes has been director of the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California (please see his faculty profile HERE).  As director, Dr. Sykes oversees an active medical practice and maintains one of the nation’s most sought-after fellowship programs for facial plastic surgeons seeking advanced training.  He also practices with Roseville Facial Plastic Surgery in Roseville, California.  

Professional Contributions
Dr. Sykes sits on the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery board of directors and serves as the academy’s vice president of education.  Throughout his career, Dr. Sykes has been a frequent guest lecturer, giving hundreds of presentations to fellow surgeons on facial plastic surgery procedures.  In addition, he has published more than 100 professional articles and contributed to three textbooks.  He also designed a patented instrument used by surgeons worldwide to simplify the endoscopic brow lift procedure and provide faster patient recovery times. 

Humanitarian Service
Dr. Sykes takes pleasure and pride in being able to travel to medically underserved countries and correct cleft palates and other cranial and facial deformities for children who would not otherwise receive care.  During his October 2006 trip to China, Dr. Sykes and his UCDMC practice partner Travis Tollefson, M.D., were part of a Smile China surgical team that performed more than 75 procedures on 60 children surgeries in a two-week period.  His most recent trip marked his 2X humanitarian mission to train local surgeons and help children whose deformities force them into lives as social outcasts.  In addition to three trips to China, Dr. Sykes has provided free surgical care to children in Mexico, Ecuador, Russia, Belize, El Salvador, Bolivia, Korea and Honduras.

Jonathan M. Sykes, M.D., F.A.C.S., director of the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of UC Davis Medical Center since 1989, has performed more than 13,500 surgeries.

“The goal of any facial aesthetic procedure is to create a balanced proportion of all features.  Plastic surgery should result in a natural appearance without the operated look.”  
Jonathan M. Sykes, M.D.