Dr. Q’s Bio

Suzanne M. Quardt, M.D.

Dr. Suzanne Quardt, affectionately called “Dr Q” by her many patients is a board-certified plastic surgeon known for combining surgical expertise with an artistic eye, compassionate care and extreme attention to details in her constant pursuit of excellence and perfection.  Dr Q is a New York City native where she was born a foster child, then adopted and raised in nearby New Jersey.  She received a Garden State Scholarship for Rutgers University in New Brunswick where she completed her pre-medical studies and received a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Psychology.  Desiring at that time to become a cardiac surgeon, she did a Sub-Internship at Columbia University in NYC with the Cardiac Transplant Team and received a letter of recommendation from the now very famous, Dr (Mehmet) Oz.  After completing medical school at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, she then moved to Los Angeles to train at the University of Southern California’s prestigious LAC+USC Medical Center in both General Surgery, CT Research, and then Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.  Her advanced training includes post-graduate fellowships in complex reconstructive and burn surgery at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, as well as aesthetic surgery at USC/Marina Plastic Surgery with Dr Grant Stevens in association with the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.  Dr Q spent many years performing complex Breast Reconstructions after breast cancer, as well as other major reconstructive procedures for patients after major burns and trauma.  She served as Co-Medical Director of Eisenhower’s Wound Care Center upon its opening with certifications in Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy and advanced wound-care.  Dr. Q has held several leadership roles, including serving as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, CA where she has served as the Founder & CEO of Dr Q Plastic Surgery near Palm Springs for the past 20 years.  She is now best known for her remarkable results after combined cosmetic procedures such as Mommy Makeovers, Body Makeovers after massive weight-loss as well as Complex Breast Revision procedures.  

Dr Q believes in achieving dramatic yet very natural-looking results for all patients in a safe and serene environment.  Her many years of experience with both breast reconstruction as well as cosmetic breast surgery over the past 20 years has strengthened her expertise regarding Complex Breast Revisions for women with old implants, capsular contractures, ptosis and deformities requiring implant exchanges and revisional surgery to restore and improve a woman’s breast outcomes with consistently beautiful results.  Dr Q has great sympathy and empathy for patients experiencing signs of Breast Implant Illness (BII) desiring explantation/implant removal surgery- and she has devised a novel, new breast procedure to help patients desiring Explant surgery where she utilizes a patient’s own, native, local breast tissues to help fill in the area right behind the nipple that gets most deflated after removal of the implant- she calls this her “Q-flap” procedure for natural “auto-augmentation” of the breast that includes a breast-lift.  Many women who no longer desire to have breast implants may be a good candidate to undergo the Q-flap procedure as an alternative or adjunct to fat-grafting and thus provides a great option for these patients.  

Recognized for her expertise and approachable style, Dr. Q has been featured internationally via television on E! Networks’ reboot of the popular show Dr. 90210 featuring an all-female plastic surgeon cast, and in national publications such as New Beauty, People, and POPSUGAR.  She has held numerous professional memberships including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS), the California Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS), and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) where she remains an active member.  She is dedicated to patient safety and excellence, performing procedures only in fully-accredited surgery centers and hospitals.  Dr Q enjoys performing surgery most, but she remains very experienced and well-versed in non-invasive rejuvenation such as her “Liquid Facelift” (performed with neurotoxins and dermal fillers) and many emerging technologies such as sublative radio-frequency, non-invasive fat-reduction, microneedling with RF, Exosomes, PRP and stem cell therapies.

Beyond her clinical work, Dr. Q is passionate about giving back—supporting causes like women’s health, IVF and endometriosis research, animal rescue/adoption, environmental causes and local charities.  She was honored with the Palm Springs Athena Leadership Award for her mentorship and community impact.  Dr. Q lives in Newport Beach with her husband Rick, young daughter Isabella (“Bella”), and rescue dogs. In her free time, she enjoys raising and watching her daughter Bella grow and excel at her many hobbies and activities including Brazillian Jiu-jitsu competitions, wrestling, ice hockey and swimming.  Dr Q has many interests and hobbies- one of which include dance as she co-founded The Rutgers Performing Dance Club during college along with a few Sigma Kappa Sorority Sisters and won several local awards for choreography.  She also has a passion for playing classical piano, music, concerts, writing parody lyrics, comedy, fashion, fitness/wellness, and travel.  Dr Quardt also has extensive interest in Regenerative Medicine as well as Quantum Bio-energetics/Biofield studies.  Dr Q believes in living a healthy and holistic lifestyle as well as cleaning and conserving the earth.  She believes in the importance of detoxifying the human system and the many benefits of organic whole foods as one’s “best medicine” along with more natural remedies to support human health and optimize cellular functioning.  She understands how light and sound-based frequency energies along with advanced consciousness-based healing will be the technologic future of medicine, and excited to be on the forefront of this understanding to help her patients even more in the future on their journeys to overall wellness supporting not only looking but also feeling their absolute best!

Her mottos are: “A surgeon’s hand with a woman’s touch… and With Dr Q, it’s all about YOU!”