Dr. Gottlieb received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, and completed his surgical and plastic surgery training at Northwestern University in Illinois.

Dr. Gottlieb was a practicing academic trauma surgeon when he began his plastic surgery training at Northwestern University in Chicago. He moved to Seattle to join the faculty at the University of Washington in 1985, where he spent five years as a faculty member of the plastic surgery division of the University of Washington School of Medicine. He practiced at University Hospital in Seattle, Washington. He later began a private practice in Seattle; first at Elan Plastic Surgery, and now at Plastic Surgery Seattle.

He has been certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1988, and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and numerous local medical organizations. He has a wide interest and experience in aesthetic surgery, with particular interest in breast and body contour surgery.

• Certified by The American Board of Surgery
• Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery.
• Member of the American Medical Association,
• The American College of Surgeons, and numerous other medical organizations.
• Dr. Gottlieb has taught students and trained both surgery and plastic surgery residents and authored numerous research papers.