Founder Spotlight
Board-Certified Physician
Advanced Surgical Training | University Hospitals Cleveland
Surgical Program Development, UCSF
Dr. Gaetan Pettigrew, MD Founder, FRAME Aesthetics
Precision, practiced. Refinement, realized.
Dr. Gaetan Pettigrew is a board-certified physician and surgeon whose work sits at the intersection of clinical rigor and aesthetic restraint. As the founder of FRAME Aesthetics, he has developed a distinct approach to care—one that values subtlety, proportion, and intention above all else.
“Subtlety is not absence—it is precision, applied with restraint.”
Dr. Pettigrew’s path to medicine began with a study of form and movement, earning a B.F.A. in Dance before continuing his academic training at Columbia University and ultimately receiving his MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
He completed his residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, where he developed a rigorous surgical foundation, followed by fellowship training in gender-affirming surgery and pelvic reconstruction—fields that demand both technical mastery and a nuanced understanding of identity, form, and function.
Dr. Pettigrew served as Assistant Professor at University of California San Francisco and as a staff physician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. His work contributed to the development of surgical and educational programs centered on gender-affirming care, patient-centered design, and clinical innovation.
His academic contributions include peer-reviewed publications, national and international presentations, and invited lectures at leading institutions.
“The work is never about change—it is about alignment.”
At FRAME Aesthetics, Dr. Pettigrew applies surgical precision to aesthetic medicine. His philosophy is grounded in refinement over exaggeration—favoring results that integrate seamlessly and feel entirely one’s own.Each treatment is approached as part of a broader continuum, designed to restore alignment between how one feels and how one presents.The FRAME experience reflects this ethos: elevated yet accessible, clinical yet warm, and always intentional.
Through select collaborations, including partnerships with Gossip Nail & Spa, Dr. Pettigrew extends this philosophy beyond the traditional clinical setting—bringing a physician’s eye to the rituals of self-care and redefining what modern aesthetics can feel like.
“Care, at its highest level, is both seen and felt.”
A considered approach to aesthetics. Defined by precision. Delivered with intent.