Dr. Kind believes that excellence in surgery and the compassionate care of patients must go hand in hand. Dr. Kind strives to provide his patients with the best possible result.
Gabriel M. Kind M.D. graduated with honors from Dartmouth College, and received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. He then was fully trained in General Surgery at Rush Presbyterian St.Luke's Medical Center. Dr. Kind returned to Northwestern University - McGaw Medical Center for a three-year residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. After completing his plastic surgical training, Dr. Kind was awarded a one-year fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at the Davies Medical Center (now part of California-Pacific Medical Center) in San Francisco.
Dr. Kind was Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery, by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and received Subspecialty Certification Surgery of the Hand from the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Kind has had a long interest in microsurgical breast reconstruction, and was among the first surgeons to perform the DIEP flap for breast reconstruction on the West Coast. He is a Director of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and a Senior Board Examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery.