Dr. Kamakshi R. Zeidler, board certified plastic surgeon, is the founder of Aesthetx, the premier plastic surgery and dermatology practice in Silicon Valley, California.  As a thought leader and visionary in aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, her exquisite plastic surgery outcomes have earned her renown worldwide. A leading authority and principal investigator for clinical trials, Dr. Zeidler collaborates with companies to bring new technologies and innovative products to the field. With a passion for partnering with leading businesses in the aesthetic space, her role as an author and strategic medical advisor has been paramount in developing new state-of-the-art products for aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. In this capacity she has joined Southern California’s Octane OC team as a senior aesthetic advisor for their LaunchPad startup accelerator and emcees their annual Aesthetic Tech Summit. She has authored many publications on novel technologies, procedures and safety for aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery and her publication, “The Safety of Textured and Smooth Silicone Implants,” was selected as the Aesthetic Surgery Journal’s best publication in 2018. An advocate for women’s health, Dr. Zeidler serves on Cancer CAREpoint’s board of directors. She received a B.A. degree with honors from Rice University and a Doctorate of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine where she was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Zeidler completed her plastic surgery residency and postdoctoral research fellowship at UCSF and advanced microsurgical fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center.