PHYSICIAN - PLASTIC SURGERY

Responsibilities

• Surgical Reconstruction: Performing complex procedures such as microvascular surgery, tissue expansion, skin grafts, and free flap transfers to repair tissue defects.
• Patient Consultation: Availability in a timely manner to see patients referred by other Beebe Healthcare physicians or APCs. Evaluating medical histories and physical conditions to develop personalized treatment plans.
• Collaborative Care: Working in multidisciplinary teams with oncologists, orthopedic surgeons, and dermatologists, especially for complex limb salvage or cancer reconstruction.
• Post-Operative Management: Monitoring healing, managing wounds, and prescribing medications for pain and infection.
• Emergency Response: Participating in on call to treat acute trauma, severe burns, or hand injuries.

Qualifications

• Education: A Medical Degree (MD or DO) followed by a specialized residency program.
• Training: Completion of a 6-year integrated residency or a general surgery residency followed by a 3-year plastic surgery fellowship.
• Certification: Board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) is the gold standard for practice in the U.S.