Doctor Anil Punjabi is pleased to welcome you to his private practice in Redlands California. Dr. Punjabi’s scope of expertise includes cosmetic & reconstructive plastic surgery of the face and body and oral & maxillofacial surgery.

As a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr. Punjabi appreciates the value of clinical experience, surgical expertise, current innovative technology and consistently delivering excellence in patient care. Because of his unique dual qualifications in medicine and dentistry, Dr. Punjabi’s expertise gives him a distinct perspective in solving complex cosmetic and reconstructive challenges of the face, head and neck.

Dr. Punjabi graduated from the Government Dental College at Bombay University, India, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Punjabi has completed training in two specialties: oral and maxillofacial surgery at MetroHealth Medical Center Campus of the CWRU and plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami Florida.

Dr. Punjabi has been in practice since 1999, first in faculty practice at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) and Riverside County Regional Medical Center (RCRMC) before opening his private practice in Redlands. He continues to serve as an Associate Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery in the School of Medicine and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in the Shcool of Dentistry at Loma Linda University. His experience also includes private practice of dental/oral surgery in Jamaica, West Indies.

Dr. Punjabi’s private practice encompasses the full spectrum of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery including: eyelid surgery, facelift, nose and chin reshaping, forehead lift, facial implants, breast augmentation/reduction/lift, liposuction, tummy tuck and cancer, trauma and birth defect reconstruction. Oral & maxillofacial procedures include wisdom teeth, jaw surgery and dental implant reconstruction. Skin enhancement services include collagen injections, Botox, chemical peels and laser resurfacing. Full service skin care is available with a licensed medical aesthetician.

Dr. Punjabi’s priority is to provide you with the skill, experience and care that you are looking for in a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. You can be certain that his input and interest in your expectations and desired goals will make you feel comfortable and confident that you are in good “hands”.

Dr. Punjabi enjoys soccer and baseball with his son Nihal, and debating issues of import with his daughter, Ayesha who is attending University of California, Berkeley. He is married to Bindoo Punjabi, DDS who is a board certified dental anesthesiologist and provides her expertise for patients requiring general anesthesia.  His hobbies include music, chess, boxing and badminton, and yoga.

Board Certification:

American Board of Plastic Surgery - 2000
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - 2001

Education:

St. Xavier's College, Bombay University, 1974 - 1976
Government Dental College, Bombay University, 1976 - 1980
University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, 1988 - 1990
Case Western University School of Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Metrohealth Medical Center, 1990 - 1991, 1995 - 1997
Residency in General Surgery, Case Western Reserve University Group of Hospital, 1993 - 1995
Residency in Plastic Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1997 - 1999

Society Memberships:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
California Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association

Academic Appointments

Associate Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University
Associate Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University

Mission Trips

Operation Good Samaritan Mission Trip to Damoh, India, January 2003
Amigos de Los Niños, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Mission Trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, April 2002

Book Chapters

Facial Trauma, Seth R. Thaller, W. Scott McDonald
Chapter 16, Mandibular Fractures Anil P. Punjabi and Alan S. Herford
Rhinoplasty, Tripod Theory

Articles

Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care
Letter to the Editor, December 1996. Punjabi, Anil P. MD, DDS; Simon, Judith MD; Plaisier, Brian MD
The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
Letter to the Editor: Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 326–326. Brian Eichenberg, M.D, Anil P. Punjabi, M.D., D.D.S, Linda D'Antonio, Ph.D
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Management of Alveolar Clefts. Anureet K. Bajaj, MD; Amnart A. Wongworawat, MD; Anil Punjabi, BDS, DDS, MD. November 2003, Volume 14, Issue 6

For more information on Dr. Punjabi and his services, please visit Dr. Punjabi's ASPS webpage.