David Kulber, MD, FACS, is board certified in Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery. As a longtime member of Cedars-Sinai Medical Group, his practice covers the full spectrum of plastic, reconstructive, hand and aesthetic surgery. He is the director of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Director of the Marilyn and Jefferey Katzenberg Hand Fellowship, and the Director of the Plastic Surgery Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is also a full Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and at Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Kulber is a member of the Cedars-Sinai Orthopedic Center, which is recognized as one of the top orthopedic centers in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

Through his commitment to research, Dr. Kulber is involved in groundbreaking studies in involving stem cell-based bone and soft tissue regeneration, innovative surgical approaches to arthritis in the hand, structural improvements in breast reconstruction and the use of plasma to help heal joints. He has been awarded multiple research grants, published numerous papers and presented his findings nationally and internationally.

In association with Ohana One, an organization he co-founded, Dr. Kulber has undertaken medical missions to Africa to help children who otherwise would not get the medical care they need. He is involved in improving the lives of children around the world, bringing them the level of quality care available at Cedars-Sinai by teaching surgeons in Africa year-round.

Dr. Kulber is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. As a board examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery, he certifies other plastic surgeons.

Dr. Kulber received his medical degree from the University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School. He completed internships, residency and fellowships at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.