Dr. Wesley Schooler

Dr. Schooler is a practicing plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon in Santa Barbara, California, and the medical director of the Santa Barbara Plastic Surgery Center. He is interested in wound healing, scarring, and innovative aesthetic procedures. Dr. Schooler served as an assistant professor of surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University from 2006-2007 and as chief of the plastic surgery service at LAC-USC Medical Center from 2007-2012. He joined the practice in Santa Barbara in 2012, served as the chief of surgery at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, and was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Santa Barbara Cottage Health System in 2022. Hospital affiliations: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Education: BA Chemistry, Northwestern University 1991; MD, UNC Chapel Hill 1995. Residency General Surgery, UNC Hospitals, 1995-2002; Fellowship Surgical Critical Care and Burns 2002-2003, UNC Hospitals; Plastic Surgery 2003-2005, UCSF; Fellowship Hand Surgery 2005-2006, Hand Center of San Antonio, UTSA.