Specialities

  • Plastic Surgery

    Languages

  • English
Age Groups Seen
Adult
Pediatrics

Bio

Other Specialties, Overarching Care Areas, Services You Provide: Aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body, Breast cancer reconstruction, Hand and upper extremity, Facial skin cancer or Mohs reconstruction, Lower extremity limb salvage, Gender surgery

Conditions:  Facial and neck aging, Nasal deformity, Lipodystrophy, Micromastia, Breast ptosis, Symptomatic macromastia, Acquired absence of breasts following mastectomy, Breast deformity following partial mastectomy or lumpectomy, Facial deformity or wound following Mohs micrographic surgery, Painful extremity neuroma, Gender dysphoria, Carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome, Trigger finger, Hand and wrist arthritis, Basal joint arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Nerve injuries, Brachial plexus palsy, Flexor or extensor tendon injuries, Ligament injuries, The stiff finger, Fractures of the finger, hand, wrist or forearm, Tennis elbow, Nail deformities, Raynaud's, Dupuytren's disease, Kienbock's disease, Prieser's disease

Treatments:  Eyelid surgery; facelift; neck lift; rhinoplasty; liposuction; breast augmentation; breast lift; breast reduction; tummy tuck; mommy makeover; breast cancer reconstruction with implants or free flaps including DIEPs; facial skin cancer or Mohs reconstruction; limb salvage; targeted muscle reinnervation for pain; masculinizing chest surgery; feminizing breast augmentation; open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release; ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow or wrist; trigger finger release; small hand joint replacement; partial or total wrist fusion; thumb basal joint reconstruction; finger and metacarpal fracture treatment; carpal bone fracture treatment; carpal bone reconstruction with bone graft including free osteochondral flap reconstruction; nerve repair; neuroma treatment; radial tunnel release; brachial plexus repair or reconstruction; flexor tendon repair or reconstruction; extensor tendon repair or reconstruction; extensor rebalancing surgery; thumb ligament repair or reconstruction; Dupuytren's needle aponeurotomy or surgery; treatment of stiff finger; vascular repair or reconstruction; Raynaud's sympathectomy

Care Philosophy:  My treatment philosophy is to form a robust partnership with the patient, to individualize their care plan, and to optimize their outcomes through the use of cutting edge techniques, research and innovation, as well as precise planning and execution.

Clinical Interests:  Aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body, Hand and upper extremity surgery, Breast reconstruction, Facial Mohs reconstruction, Orthoplastic limb salvage, Targeted muscle reinnervation, Gender surgery

Qualifications

Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA - Hand and Microvascular Surgery
Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN

Recognition

LEADERSHIP ROLES

Candidate Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Elected Member, Cell Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Society

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

UT Southwestern Chief Resident Teaching Award (2020)

Best Research Paper in 2015 Aesthetic Surgery Journal (2016)

NIH Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Fellowship (2006-2008, 2012-2014)

Iacocca Foundation Fellowship (2008-2010)

Presidential Academic Scholarship (2001-2005)

    Locations

  • M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center - Minneapolis

  • M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center - Maple Grove