Experienced Plastic, Cosmetic, and Hand Surgeon

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I have a broad clinical experience in plastic surgery including both aesthetic surgery and reconstructive surgery. My career began in academics as Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University following a fellowship in hand and microsurgery. I started a private practice in Santa Barbara where for over 20 years I did almost exclusively aesthetic surgery and adjunctive, nonsurgical aesthetic procedures such as injectables and laser/IPL. I continue to do aesthetic surgery, but now work at a regional medical center in Tennessee (Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee) where my practice is predominately hand surgery, breast reconstruction, complex wound care, and skin cancer. I often work with orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons, oncologic breast surgeons, dermatologists, and wound care specialists to provide appropriate plastic surgery support. Training: MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine General Surgery residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Board Certified in General Surgery (inactive) Plastic Surgery residency at New York Hospital/Cornell University Medical Center Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. Other Training and Experience: Flight Surgeon, Lieutenant Colonel, Air National Guard (inactive) Active Boards and Memberships: American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Medical License: Tennessee (active). Inactive licenses in California, Oregon, New York.