John PolleyDr

Beginning in August, 2024, Dr. John W. Polley will be joining Gallatin Valley Surgical Arts in Bozeman, Montana.

Dr. Polley is an internationally renowned board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He brings to the practice his extensive experience in cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery for both children and adults. Particular areas of special interest include cosmetic surgery, individuals born with cleft lip, palate and other congenital or acquired facial problems, reconstruction following trauma and craniomaxillofacial surgery.

Dr. John Polley is a graduate of Northwestern University in Illinois, where he earned both his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine degrees. While at Northwestern he was a Phi Beta Kappa member and a Marcy Scholar recipient. He completed both his general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI. He also spent time training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio, TX. Following his residencies, Dr. Polley enhanced his plastic surgery training by completing three fellowships; 2 in craniomaxillofacial surgery at the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. His third fellowship was in cosmetic surgery at the Institute for Aesthetics and Reconstructive Surgery in Nashville, TN.

Dr. Polley spent two and a half decades practicing plastic surgery in Chicago. Ten years at the University of Illinois at Chicago as the Director of Craniofacial Surgery, followed by 15 years as Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. During that time, he also was an attending plastic surgeon at Cook County Hospital and the Westside VA in Chicago. In 2014, Dr. Polley moved his practice to Michigan in 2014 where he practiced at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI.