Find a Florida Plastic Surgeon
If you are considering plastic surgery, you have an obligation to yourself to research the surgeon who will perform it. This page will provide factual, concrete information that will help you to make an informed and sound decision about your choice of a plastic surgeon.
- How can I be sure that my plastic surgeon is qualified?
- Why choose an FSPS member as my plastic surgeon?
When you are considering a particular physician, there are a number of important steps you should take to find out whether he or she is qualified to perform plastic surgery. These include researching his or her credentials, hospital privileges, affiliations and finding out about his or her professional reputation. The Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons can help you with your search for a qualified surgeon in Florida.
The Importance of Board-Certification in Plastic Surgery
Real plastic surgeons have completed lengthy postgraduate training and have mastered an extensive amount of plastic surgery knowledge – including cosmetic procedures and surgery, lasers, injectables, reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, burns, craniofacial surgery and hand surgery. We’re one of the most highly trained specialties in all of medicine. After completion of an approved residency training program, the rigorous examination process of the American Board of Plastic Surgery must be successfully passed in order to call oneself a “Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon”. Only about 300 surgeons in Florida have done this successfully.Every single member of the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.What About Hospital Privileges?
This is another check on a surgeon’s credentials. Find out whether your prospective surgeon has hospital privileges to perform the specific operation that you are interested in. Hospitals require that surgeons submit licensure documentation and prove that they have training and ability in their specialties before privileges are granted. Surgeons are then subject to rigorous peer review processes that they must pass in order to maintain these hospital privileges.If your surgeon does not have hospital privileges at a reputable hospital – that’s a red flag. If your surgeon has privileges, but not for the kind of surgery you want, that’s a red flag too.The Importance of an Accredited Surgery Facility
In addition to a top-notch surgeon, you want to have your procedure in an operating room that is fully equipped, safe, and meets national standards for its equipment and its staff. There are three national organizations that inspect and accredit operating rooms: American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF), the Joint Commission on Ambulatory Health Care (JCAHO), or the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Check to make sure that the surgery facility has one of these certifications, and that it is current.All FSPS member surgeons are required to operate in an accredited facility.Other Resources
You can contact the ASPS Plastic Surgery Information Service at 1-800-635-0635 to find out if a surgeon is an ASPS member. You can log onto ABMS Member Portal to find out whether the surgeon is board-certified by American Board of Plastic Surgery.For more information about choosing a qualified plastic surgeon in Florida, contact us today. Our professional group works hard to connect prospective patients with skilled doctors throughout the state.
Robert William Burk, M.D.
Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery
209 Ponte Vedra Park Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082
Mark A. Clayman, M.D.
2 Shercliff Way, #200
DePaul Bldg, St. Vincents Med Ctr
Jacksonville FL 32204
Loren Zalman Clayman, M.D.
2 Shercliff Way, #200
DePaul Bldg, St. Vincents Med Ctr
Jacksonville FL 32204
Dana Coberly, M.D.
Coberly Plastic Surgery & Med Spa
2111 West Swann Ave., Suite 101
Tampa FL 33606
L. William Luria, M.D.
Tampa Medical Tower, Suite 500
2727 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa FL 33607
Martin I. Newman, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic / Plastic Surg.
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd.
Weston FL 33331
Itzhak Nir, M.D.
Palms Wellington Plastic Surgery
13005 Southern Blvd., Ste 232
West Palm Beach FL 33470
Nathan William Patterson, M.D.
1040 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Suite 207
Gulf Breeze FL 32561
Galen Perdikis, M.D.
Mayo Clinic-Dept of Plastic Surg
4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville FL 32224
Alan B. Pillersdorf, M.D.
Plastic Surgery of Palm Beach
1620 S Congress Ave., Ste. 100
Palm Springs FL 33461-2128
Andrew Michael Ress, M.D.
Wharfside at Boca Pointe
6877 SW 18th St., Ste. H201
Boca Raton FL 33433
C. Cayce Rumsey, M.D.
Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery
209 Ponte Vedra Park Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082
Paul J. Scioscia, M.D.
Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery
209 Ponte Vedra Park Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082
Sarvam P. Terkonda, M.D.
4500 San Pablo Road
Dept. of Plastic Surgery
Jacksonville FL 32224
Loren Zalman Clayman, M.D.
2 Shercliff Way, #200
DePaul Bldg, St. Vincents Med Ctr
Jacksonville FL 32204
Mark A. Clayman, M.D.
2 Shercliff Way, #200
DePaul Bldg, St. Vincents Med Ctr
Jacksonville FL 32204
Dana Coberly, M.D.
Coberly Plastic Surgery & Med Spa
2111 West Swann Ave., Suite 101
Tampa FL 33606
L. William Luria, M.D.
Tampa Medical Tower, Suite 500
2727 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa FL 33607
Martin I. Newman, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic / Plastic Surg.
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd.
Weston FL 33331
Itzhak Nir, M.D.
Palms Wellington Plastic Surgery
13005 Southern Blvd., Ste 232
West Palm Beach FL 33470
Galen Perdikis, M.D.
Mayo Clinic-Dept of Plastic Surg
4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville FL 32224
Alan B. Pillersdorf, M.D.
Plastic Surgery of Palm Beach
1620 S Congress Ave., Ste. 100
Palm Springs FL 33461-2128
Andrew Michael Ress, M.D.
Wharfside at Boca Pointe
6877 SW 18th St., Ste. H201
Boca Raton FL 33433
C. Cayce Rumsey, M.D.
Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery
209 Ponte Vedra Park Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082
Paul J. Scioscia, M.D.
Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery
209 Ponte Vedra Park Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082
Sarvam P. Terkonda, M.D.
4500 San Pablo Road
Dept. of Plastic Surgery
Jacksonville FL 32224
Robert William Burk, M.D.
Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery
209 Ponte Vedra Park Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082