Profile
I am a board certified plastic surgeon who has specialized in face and body aesthetic surgery for over 20 years. I love helping people feel more comfortable in their skin. Aesthetic surgery is a very challenging field of surgery. It starts with listening to the needs of the patients and effectively communicating the possible outcomes. Helping patients achieve more natural looking, healthy, body or facial contours results in tremendous wellness benefits. I do not think plastic surgery has achieved the level of respect it deserves in terms of health benefits. Surgery is a highly technical and complicated field, where attention to detail, aesthetic sensibility, and state of the art patient safety practices can result in highly rewarding outcomes for patients.
I think being a female plastic surgeon helps me understand the way women relate to their bodies. I also think being an aesthetic plastic surgeon is a natural extension of the type of care giving many of us women feel very at home with. Duke University Class of 1987
EDUCATION
It’s the foundation of my entire career. I may consider myself an artist to one degree or another, but have no doubt, plastic surgery is a complex area of medicine which demands extensive training and a life-long commitment to education in surgery. I am committed to being a member of an elite group of surgeons who is willing to criticize convention in order to allow evolution of the practice of plastic surgery to the highest quality and patient safety standards.
Division Chief Plastic Surgery LDS Hospital 2008-2014
Craniofacial Fellowship Primary Children’s Hospital 2003-2004
Plastic Surgery Residency University of Utah 2001-2003
Surgery Residency University of Utah 1995-2001
Board Certification Plastic Surgery 2007
Board Certification Surgery 2002
Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Grant 1993
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program 1993
Howard Hughes Medical Fellowship 1993
University of North Carolina School of Medicine Merit Award 1993
UNC Medical School Class of 1995
Duke University Class of 1987
Locations (1)
Cottonwood Heights, UT
#540, 2750, Cottonwood Parkway, Salt Lake County, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121
Procedures (29)
| Procedure | Rank in Cottonwood Heights | Rank in UT | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 | #31 | #1783 | |
| #2 | #27 | #1531 | |
| #2 | #21 | #1150 | |
| #2 | #41 | #2566 | |
| #2 | #33 | #2358 | |
| #2 | #27 | #1607 | |
| #2 | #44 | #2735 | |
| #2 | #25 | #1949 | |
| #1 | #15 | #903 | |
| #2 | #37 | #2126 | |
| #0 | #0 | #0 | |
| #3 | #38 | #2346 | |
| #2 | #26 | #1378 | |
| #0 | #0 | #0 | |
| #0 | #0 | #0 | |
| #0 | #0 | #0 | |
| #1 | #3 | #165 | |
| #2 | #42 | #2549 | |
| #1 | #8 | #681 | |
| #1 | #14 | #586 | |
| #0 | #0 | #0 | |
| #1 | #11 | #369 | |
| #2 | #31 | #1360 | |
| #1 | #2 | #490 | |
| #1 | #14 | #432 | |
| #1 | #22 | #1406 | |
| #1 | #7 | #192 | |
| #1 | #2 | #322 | |
| #1 | #10 | #444 |
Reviews (8)
4.4
8 reviews
— Iran L.
— Lisa Darling
— Katrinka Condie
— Perpegillian Ott
— Mitch Taubin
— Lisa Homer
— Jill N.
— Yuen C.