The Department of Plastic Surgery is composed of 12 full-time plastic surgeons, making it one of the largest plastic surgery departments in the nation. While U.S. News & World Report does not rank plastic surgery departments, we believe our efforts make us one of the best plastic surgery programs in the country. All our full time staff surgeons are board certified in their specialty, as is required of all Cleveland Clinc full time staff. Our staff is "verticalized," meaning that each plastic surgeon has a specific area of clinical focus, giving us expertise and breadth in virtually all areas of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. The senior status of five of our 11 plastic surgeons represents a cumulative 100 years of plastic surgery experience. Additionally, three of the surgeons on staff are listed in America's Top Doctors. The Department of Plastic Surgery holds significant experience and large annual patient volumes and is especially strong in the areas of:
- facial cosmetic surgery
- cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery
- body contouring
- pediatric craniofacial
- upper extremity
- plastic surgery research
- and reconstructive microsurgery
Clinical research is critical to advancing our specialty. The Department of Plastic Surgery has ongoing clinical research projects in a large number of areas. This includes the most diverse national experience in the FDA Inamed Cohesive Gel Breast Implant Multicenter effort; significant enrollment (more than 200 patients) in the Inamed/Mentor/FDA Silicone Breast Implant prospective study; a variety of clinical studies to minimize postoperative pain and numerous studies investigating the enhancement of wound healing.
