Aras TijunelisDr

Dr. Aras Tijunelis trained as a general surgeon in Detroit. There he received extensive training in general surgery procedures with emphasis in trauma surgery. After completing a full 5 years General Surgery residency and having passed the general surgery boards, he chose to continue his education and was accepted at University of Wisconsin-Madison Plastic and Reconstructive Fellowship. While in training for plastic surgery, he flew regular missions with UW Medflight as the on-board flight surgeon. As part of his Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery training, he successfully completed microsurgical training courses, traveled to Ecuador and India to perform many reconstructive surgeries and did an externship in Cosmetic Surgery in Newport Beach, CA. 

In 2000, Dr. Tijunelis completed his Plastic Surgery residency at University of Wisconsin. He then started his own Plastic and Reconstructive surgery practice in Libertyville, IL named Lake County Plastic Surgery. Lake County Plastic Surgery has flourished ever since. Dr. Tijunelis is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

In 2006, with Dr. Tijunelis as the medical director, Lake County Plastic Surgery relocated to a 4000 sq ft state of the art facility including a fully accredited operating room. All forms of cosmetic surgery and all types of anesthesia can be provided. 

In 2015, Dr. Tijunelis was elected Surgery Department Chairperson at Advocate Condell Medical Center. 

Besides operating at Lake County Plastic Surgery, Dr. Tijunelis is privileged and on staff at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Northwestern,  Lake Forest and Grayslake locations. Dr. Tijunelis and Lake County Plastic Surgery provide care to the entire Lake County area including Gurnee, Great Lakes Naval Base, Grayslake, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Vernon Hills, Wadsworth, Lincolnshire, Antioch and even into South Eastern Wisconsin, like Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha, Twin Lakes, Burlington and Lake Geneva.