Dr. Walter Peters

About Dr. Peters

On July 1, 2019, I shall be officially retiring from my Plastic Surgery practice, after 42 wonderful years. This has not been an easy decision. I absolutely love my practice and I can hardly wait to get to the office every day! But I want to retire when I am still "near the top", rather than when I have to retire. I want to thank all my patients. You have been wonderful and you have been at the centre of my life for many years.

Recently, there has been some controversy in the press about a possible association between Biocell Textured breast implants and a certain rare form of breast cancer (ALCL). Dr. Peters has never used these particular breast implants

Patient files for the past 10 years are now held in storage by RSRS, a professional medical records storage company. They can be reached by telephone (1-888-563-3732) or by email (info@rsrs.com). Thank you very much

Walter Peters, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Plastic Surgeon

Professor of Surgery
University of Toronto

Dr. Walter Peters specializes in breast enhancement surgery, facial cosmetic surgery and liposuction.

Breast enhancement surgery includes: breast augmentation with cohesive gel implants and breast lifting (mastopexy).

Facial cosmetic surgery includes: facelift, eyelids (blepharoplasty), and liposuction.

Dr. Walter Peters received his MD degree with Honors, and his Plastic Surgery Fellowship (FRCSC), both from the University of Toronto. He received his PhD degree from the University of British Columbia. Subsequently, he was awarded a McLaughlin Traveling Fellowship for further training in Boston.

For 15 years, from 1984 to 2000, Dr. Peters was the Director of the University of Toronto's Adult Regional Burn Centre, at the Wellesley Hospital, where he coordinated the treatment of over 2,000 patients with major burns. The University of Toronto has recently named the Annual Walter Peters Burn Symposium Lecture in his honor. From 1984-2000, he was also the Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Wellesley Hospital.

During this time, he was also the Course Director of the largest aesthetic plastic surgery symposium in Canada ‐ the University of Toronto Annual Symposium for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Peters has been awarded over $5 million in research funding. He has published over 160 papers and book chapters, and has presented papers at over 300 national and international meetings.

For the past 10 years, Dr. Peters has been the Coordinator of an international research study involving 3,000 women who have received silicone gel breast implants. In Washington, D.C., he is a consultant/advisor to the FDA, the National Academy of Science, the National Cancer Institute, the Institute of Medicine Study on the Safety of Breast Implants, and the FDA Public Health Project. He is also a member of Health Canada's Expert Panel on Breast Implants, Health Canada's Scientific Advisory Board, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Task Force.

Dr. Peters has recently been invited to give the Keynote Address at the 50th Anniversary of the American Society of Plastic Surgery in San Diego, on the subject of "Recent Advances in Breast Augmentation".

Dr. Peters is Full Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He has supervised the training of 11 Clinical Fellows, 28 Plastic Surgery Residents. He has received many research awards, including the prestigious "Lister Award", for the top surgical scientist at the University of Toronto. He has been a consultant/expert witness in over 35 breast implant cases.