Steven PrstojevichDr

Dr. Prstojevich is certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery, National Dental Board of Anesthesiology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Prstojevich grew up in St. Louis, where he attended William Jewell College and received bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Philosophy. He earned his dental degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. After dental school, he pursued an optional 1-year Hospital Dental Residency (GPR) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri where his interest and commitment to medicine and surgery flourished. Subsequently, he obtained his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine-Champagne/Urbana where he also completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. After two additional years of General Surgery training, he fulfilled the requirements of a Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Prstojevich has been practicing in Kansas City since July 1995 and has always been involved in an academic-affiliated private practice. Since 2008, he has served as both Medical Director of Facial and Cosmetic Surgery and Site Director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program at Saint Luke’s Hospital. His surgical group provides facial trauma coverage for the Saint Luke’s Health System via Saint Luke’s Hospital, a regional level one trauma center.

He has a passion for sharing his expertise and knowledge through the teaching of residents and mentoring dental/medical students since 1995 as a Clinical Professor at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Schools of Dentistry and Medicine. Dr. Prstojevich has served several years as an Oral Board Examiner for both Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Cosmetic Surgeons seeking Board Certification. In addition, he is a prior Board of Trustees to the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and Rhinehart Foundation, which provides educational support and scholarships for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. Dr. Prstojevich continues to contribute to the profession through lecturing, clinical research, and publications. When not working he enjoys boating, hunting, shooting, and driving his 1971 M35A2 “Deuce and a Half”.