Dr. Munish K. Batra is a highly-respected plastic and reconstructive surgeon with expertise in cranio-facial trauma, burn injuries, upper and lower extremity trauma, and general plastic surgery, and has been honored multiple times as a "Top Doctor" in San Diego by the County Medical Society.<br /> <br />Dr. Batra started his career as a board certified general surgeon and was the Chief Resident in Trauma at St. Luke's Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, a level one Trauma Center. He went on to do his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a fellowship in Cranio-Facial Trauma, as well as Pediatric Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. <br /><br /><br />Dr. Batra is the Founder of Coastal Medical Group, one of the premier cosmetic surgery practices in Southern California which manages patients requiring complex reconstructive procedures from traumatic injuries.<br /><br /><br />In 2004, Dr. Batra trademarked the GBRX procedure in the US, known as a hallmark of reconstructive surgery for gastric bypass patients.<br /><br /><br />Dr. Batra is also the co-founder of Ospitek, a patient and surgical center management technology company, revolutionizing the patient experience by delivering cutting edge, cost effective, enterprise software and technology solutions.<br /><br /><br />Dr. Batra has been featured in People, The Los Angeles Times, and on The Oprah Winfrey Show.<br /><br /><br />Dr. Batra is also a recently published novelist, along with acclaimed author Keith R.A. DeCandido, with a new psychological thriller called ANIMAL (<a href="https://www.animalthebook.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.animalthebook.com/</a>). The inception of ANIMAL was as a result of being galvanized into action by the animal abuse atrocities he witnessed when he was traveling the world volunteering his medical services. <br /><br /><br />Dr. Batra is also working on a nonfiction book called Medical Madness. <br /><br /><br />In his free time Dr. Batra enjoys Brazilian jiu-jitsu, yoga, and meditation.<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rq0o-Xm134" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rq0o-Xm134</a>