Owner TLKM Plastic Surgery, LLC 2014 – Present
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1991-2017
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 1985-1991
Hospital Affiliations
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, July 1991 to present
Evanston Hospital, July 1991 to present; Chief of Plastic Surgery 1996-2000
Children’s Memorial Hospital, February 1992 to present
Shriners Hospital of Chicago, January 1994 to present
Board Certifications
The American Board of Otolaryngology, 1983
The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1987
Education
Harvard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1969-1973, B.A., cum laude in Biology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
1973-1978, M.D., cum laude
Society Affiliations
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons
Plast Surgery Research Council
Honors & Awards
RealSelf 100 – Awarded to the Top Social Influencer’s in Cosmetic Medicine 2015 Chicago Magazine Top Doctors: 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006-2015 U.S. News & World Report Top Doctors 2011-2012 Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors: 16 years in a row Consumers’ Research Council of America Guide to America’s Top Physicians: 2003-2014 BestDoctors.com Best Doctors in America® List: 1992-2014 Wound Healing Society Lifetime Achievement Award
Committee Appointments
Program Director, Annual Meetings, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2004-2007
President, Wound Healing Society, 1997-1999
Board of Directors, The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2006-2012
Treasurer, The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2010-2012
Grants
Recipient of 93 grants totaling more than $6 million
Patents
Holder of 4 United States patents related to wound healing and scarring. Two patents pending.
Advisory Positions With
Multiple Large & Small Companies
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Publications
More than 200 peer reviewed articles
More than 40 invitations to participate in articles, reviews and commentaries
Included in more than 25 book chapters and co-editor for 1 book
More than 120 abstracts
Editorial Boards, Current & Prior
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Archives of Surgery
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Wound Repair and Regeneration
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Journal of Surgical Research
More than 150 engagements including:
International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2010, “Personal Approach Facelift” and “Approaches to Scarring”
Faces Symposium, Sao Paulo Brazil, 2010, “Approach to Facelift” and “New Techniques in Rhinoplasty”
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meetings, 2010, 2017, “Approaches to Facelift”, “Approaches to Midface”, “Rhinoplasty”
Plenary Speaker at European Facial Aesthetic Symposium, Birmingham, England, 2017