
Born in Manhattan and raised in New England, Dr. Partington has been practicing plastic surgery since 1991. He is a current member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Board of Surgery, holding a Certificate of Advanced Qualification in Surgery of the Hand.
Dr. Partington builds caring professional relationships with patients, based on communication and sensitivity. He is compassionate, understanding, and committed to excellence.
Prior to joining Sono Bello and his private practice, Dr. Partington taught plastic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was Director of Microsurgery, and has lectured around the world. Subsequently, he was Chief of Plastic Surgery at The Everett Clinic in Everett, Washington, followed by a three-year partnership in Kirkland, Washington.
Dr. Partington received his medical degree in 1983 from Cornell University Medical College in New York City where he was president of his class. He completed an accelerated seven-year program in general surgery at UCLA Medical Center, followed by formal training in plastic surgery under the renowned Dr. Joseph McCarthy at New York University. His hand and microsurgery fellowship was in San Francisco under Dr. Harry Buncke, the Father of Microsurgery.
Dr. Partington has had the opportunity to author numerous publications and has been honored with several scientific and professional awards. He has 10 years of surgical training and a broad base in practice experience. With the advent of laser-assisted liposuction Dr. Partington has focused much of his time on this innovative procedure.
Giving back is also a core value to Dr. Partington. Since 1992, he has been a volunteer surgeon with Interplast, the first not-for-profit organization to provide free plastic surgery to poor children around the world. He considers it a privilege to contribute his skills to children with cleft-lip/palate, birth defects, burns and hand injuries. Over the past 18 years, he has also taught surgical techniques to doctors in China, Mongolia, the Philippines, Ecuador, Brazil and, most recently, Mali, Africa and Vietnam. Dr. Partington is honored to serve on the Board of Directors of Healing the Children, another outstanding nonprofit medical organization.

American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery (Hand)
American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow
Washington Society of Plastic Surgeons
Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons
Healing the Children, Board of Directors
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
BA American Civilization
Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
Doctor of Medicine
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
General Surgery
New York Medical Center, New York, NY
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The Buncke Clinic - Davies Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Senior Microsurgical Fellow
Williams College, graduated with Honors
Harvard Science Center, Conceptual Art Installation
Cornell University Medical College, President
(Class of 1983)
UCLA School of Medicine
Outstanding Second Year Resident
Los Angeles Surgical Society
Award for Scientific Contribution
Senior Plastic Surgery Conference
Best Paper in Hand Surgery
Robert Ivy Society, First Place for Clinical Paper
Radiological Society of North American, First Prize