Dr. Stephen Mulholland
Dr. Stephen Mulholland began his career as a consultant for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, where he worked on reconstruction of faces and necks where tumors were removed.
Later, he founded SpaMedica, an aesthetic plastic surgery center located in Toronto, in 1997. SpaMedica soon became Canada’s largest private Laser Skin Center, with well over 50 innovative, non-invasive laser and energy-based devices.
Dr. Mulholland’s unmatched attention to detail and pioneering techniques have made him highly regarded amongst both peers and patients. He is one of the highest-rated plastic surgeons in Canada on RealSelf and RateMDs, with many positive reviews, including those from talk show hosts Marilyn Denis, Lisa Rogers and Moe Kelso.
He is considered an expert in plastic surgery and has also been called on to testify in disciplinary hearings involving botched procedures.
Fast forward 23 years.
After over 10,000 surgical and non-surgical procedures on the body and face and several patented techniques and non-invasive practices, including the Pan G. Facelift and the Bodytite, Dr. Mulholland laid down his scalpel and relocated to the United States in May 2021 to focus more on practice innovation and marketing as well as international projects.
Dr. Mulholland continues to be the architect of change and usher a new aesthetic excellence through innovation on a wider canvas. It includes educating physicians and providers at InModeMD electrosurgical equipment workshops worldwide.
In the U.S., Dr. Mulholland also focuses on Boomerangfx.com, a game-changing practice management and marketing software he conceptualized, designed for the aesthetic and cash-based practice in one place. These technologies remain at the core of SpaMedica Plastic Surgery’s tools of success today.
Alma Mater
Dr. Mulholland received his medical degree from the prestigious University of Toronto Medical School, excelling in his Plastic Surgery training and residency in Plastic at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Mulholland followed up his training in Plastic Surgery, with an advanced fellowship with world-renowned ENT Head and Neck Oncology cancer surgeon, Dr. Patrick Gullane at the Toronto General Hospital, where he became certified in the oncologic removal of advanced head and neck cancers. He also completed a fellowship at the Sunnybrook Hospital, training with Dr. Oleh Antonyshyn and Dr. Ralph Gilbert, in craniofacial trauma and reconstructive head and neck microsurgery.
Honors, Awards, Distinctions
1995-1998:
- Consultant and attending surgeon in advanced head and neck tumor surgery and reconstruction, and craniofacial trauma.
- A consultant at St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Hamilton regional cancer center, where he operated on complex defects and cancers of the oral cavity, face, head and neck, both removing life threatening cancers and reconstructing them.
1995
- Distinguished Young Alumnus Award Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA
1994
- Fellowship: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology Toronto General Hospital and CranioFacial surgery Sunnybrook
1992
- Resident Research Award 1st Prize Clinical Research Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting London, Ontario
1989-93
- Residency; Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery
1988:
- Frank W. Horner Silver Medal presented in recognition of Highest academic standing in the fourth year
- Jeanie Johnson Award in recognition of high academic standing and need for financial assistance
1987
- Bristol Laboratories of Canada Book Award for Academic Excellence in the third medical year
1986
- Honorable Mention and Book Award in the 10th Annual Medical Residents Research Competition
- Dr. C.S. Wainwright Scholarship in recognition of high academic Standing
1984:
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine Summer Scholarship
- Dr. and Mrs. M.A. Pollock Award in recognition of high academic standing and need for financial assistance
- Dr. C.S. Wainwright Scholarship in recognition of high academic Standing
1983:
- Included in Who’s Who in American Colleges
- Rotarian Society’s Outstanding Senior Collegian
- Michigan Kiwanis Club Academic Excellence Award
- Inducted into the American Universities Alpha Lambda and Alpha Chi Honor Societies
- Gold Medalist, Lake Superior State University Biological & Chemical Sciences, GPA 3.97
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude (GPA>3.90) from Lake Superior State University
Professional Societies
Board Certifications
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999-2010
- American Joint Societies of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, 1996
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Plastic Surgery 1994 (active)
Academic Curriculum
Lake Superior State University (Undergraduate)
1983 B.Sc, Summa Laude
University of Toronto Medical School (Medical School)
1988
St. Michael’s Hospital (Internship)
1988-89
University of Toronto (Residency)
1989-1994
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology (Fellowship)
University of Toronto, 1994-1996
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology
Toronto General Hospital and CranioFacial Surgery Sunnybrook, 1994
Training Certifications
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999-2010
- American Joint Societies of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, 1996-Present
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Plastic Surgery 1994 – Present
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999-2010
- American Joint Societies of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, 1996-Present
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Plastic Surgery 1994 – Present
- Medical Doctor, University of Toronto, 1988-present
In the Media
Dr. Mulholland has been the sole guest Plastic Surgeon on Cityline for 22 years and is the most-viewed plastic surgeon in Canada on YouTube, with over 1 million views. He has been educating Canadian consumers on plastic surgery and cosmetic enhancement options for over 2 decades and has appeared on every national TV show and network, with over 300 television appearances including as a guest expert on Cityline, Etalk, Breakfast Television, Entertainment Tonight Canada, CBC and CTV. He has been featured in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and the National Post.
He was named one of Canada’s top plastic surgeons by Fashion Magazine, Toronto Life, Flair, and Maclean’s. Dr. Mulholland is a regular guest expert on Talk 1010, The Night Side, with host Barb Digiulio.
Dr. Mulholland has authored chapters in two consumer books on plastic surgery, “Later Diary” and “The Cougar”, both authored by news veteran and columnist, Valarie Gibson.
He has won the Gemini TV award in 2001 for his role as the plastic surgeon and doctor in the first make-over cosmetic surgery series, Skin Deep. The show featured in-depth stories of real women undergoing transformative changes. He is the only plastic surgeon to ever win a Gemini award.
You can hear Dr. Stephen Mulholland on his weekly podcasts at Plastic Surgery Talk and find him on YouTube on our SpaMedica Channel.