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Office locations:
Pickart Plastic Surgery, Inc.  Coastal Skin Care
428 Poli St., Suite 2C
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 648-4567

Pickart Plastic Surgery, Inc.
At Victoria Medical Arts
1752 South Victoria Ave., Suite 220
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 654-1460

Affiliated medispa:
Coastal Skincare
428 Poli St., Suite 2C
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 641-2345

 Who is Dr. Pickart?

A Qualified Surgeon

  1. Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
  2. Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Loma Linda University, where he has taught students and residents the principles of plastic surgery
  3. Fellowship trained in cosmetic surgery by Drs. John Grossman and Philippe Capraro, in Denver, Colorado
  4. Graduated Stanford University with Honors and with Distinction
  5. Graduated in the top 10% of his class from the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco—the most selective medical school in the country

Dr. Pickart's artistry and commitment have garnered many honors. In addition to his academic laurels, he demonstrates kindness and sensitivity, and always provides his patients with honest and straightforward answers. He is dedicated to your safety, healing, and recovery.

What His Patients are Saying…

Just the nicest guy. He was like an old-fashioned doctor: kind, intelligent, patient, and caring. He treated my dad fantastic for his skin cancer. I am even thinking about calling his office for my own face lift.
- Posted on RateMDs.com on 3/24/07

I think that Michael Cahill Pickart, M.D., is one of the most outstanding physicians that I have ever encountered… I just wish that there were more doctors like him; he is just a fantastic human being and a fantastic doctor as well!
- Posted on RateMDs.com on 10/11/06

Dr. Pickart is a wonderful doctor. He truly cares about his patients and definitely goes the "extra mile" to make sure patients are happy. I wish all doctors were as considerate and conscientious as Dr. Pickart.
- Posted on RateMDs.com on 10/25/04

Distinguished Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda University, July 2006 — present
  • Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda University, August 2003 — July 2006
  • Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Riverside County Regional Medical Center, December 2003 — July 2006
  • Inducted by his fellow surgeons into the American College of Surgeons, October 2006
  • Inducted by his fellow plastic surgeons into the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, January 2005
  • Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, November 2004
  • Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, July 2001 — June 2002

Recognitions

  • Regents Scholar, University of California at San Francisco, 1993-1997
    (A Regents Scholarship is the most distinguished recognition that the University of California Board of Regents can accord a student; it is afforded based upon academic achievement and research accomplishments.)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, University of California at San Francisco, 1996
    (Alpha Omega Alpha is the American honor medical society. Only the top 10% of UCSF's graduating medical class is offered membership.)
  • David Starr Jordan Scholar, Stanford University, 1989-1993
    (This designation is given by Stanford University in recognition of the highest academic achievement and of extraordinary promise for future intellectual accomplishment.)
  • Graduated with Honors and with Distinction, Stanford University, 1993
  • Salutatorian, Corona del Mar High School, Newport Beach, California, 1989
  • National Merit Scholar, 1988

Current Locations

Dr. Pickart can be found performing surgery at the following locations:

  1. Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, CA
  2. Ventura Surgery Center, Ventura, CA
  3. Channel Islands Surgicenter, Oxnard, CA
  4. St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA
  5. St. John's Outpatient Surgery Center, Oxnard, CA
  6. St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo, CA


Dr. Pickart frequently travels with his wife, for pleasure and in his capacity as a surgeon. Ask him about his recent trips around the world:

  1. East Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and to safari on the Serengeti
  2. Peru to hike the Inca Trail
  3. India to reconstruct the burn injuries of indigent women and children