Dr. John Smoot knew from the time he was a teenager that he wanted to be a doctor and work with his hands. Today, the highlight of his work is the confidence he brings to people who felt like their outer appearance could match their self-image better.

When the Vietnam War began, Dr. Smoot joined the Utah National Guard as a scrub tech and a medic—the start of an unconventional road to becoming the doctor he always wanted to be.

After serving in the Guard and years of education and training in Chicago, Detroit, and Houston, Dr. Smoot joined his older brother’s plastic surgery practice in San Diego.

When his brother passed away, Dr. Smoot led the practice until bringing his skills, experience, and kind heart to the team at LJCSC.

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La Jolla Cosmetic is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.


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