Dr. Jeffrey Riopelle was born in San Francisco, California. He attended medical school at UC Irvine, graduating in the top 15% of his class, and did his residency training in Ventura, part of the esteemed UCLA residency system. Dr Riopelle has practiced cosmetic surgery and cosmetic dermatology in San Ramon since 2001. Dr Riopelle relates well to patients. He is a great Listener. He understands patient’s needs and desires and in turn creates the optimal treatments for them. In fact Dr Riopelle was featured in Barry Lycka’s ground-breaking book Don’t Choose a Cosmetic Surgeon Without Me, in which Dr Lycka noted Dr Riopelle’s exceptional listening skills and patient rapport.