A Past President of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (USA), Board Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of ASPS, and Deputy Secretary General of the International Confederation of Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (IPRAS). In addition, he is an Editor of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (the “Blue Journal”) and the Archives of Plastic Surgery ( Korea). Dr. Kinney earned his bachelor’s degree (Biomedical/Mechanical Engineering) and master’s degree (Mechanical/Electrical Engineering) after completing the Harvard/MIT Health Sciences and Technology program. He attended medical school at Tulane University and trained in general surgery and plastic surgery at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA, USA.