The goal of the Plastic Surgery faculty is to offer the highest quality training in Plastic Surgery that can be provided. We strive to continually improve the program to assure that we provide the tools for our graduates to succeed in either private practice or in academia. We hope to attract individuals that are intelligent, hardworking, responsible and creative in that the quality of any training program is related to the quality of individual it attracts. Probably most importantly, we want everyone involved in the program to have fun and enjoy our rigorous, top quality program.
To develop well-trained comprehensive plastic surgeons, who are excellent and compassionate clinicians, and will be leaders in patient care while contributing to the specialty.
Please visit The American Board of Plastic Surgery website for board certification requirements.
Plastic Surgery didactic sessions take place on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Topics and sessions include Grand Rounds, M&M, Journal Club, Lectures, Skills Lab, and Cadaver Lab.
Scholarly activity is actively encouraged for trainees in the Plastic Surgery program. A number of research projects are currently in progress within the division. It is expected that each trainee in the program will complete at least one project appropriate for presentation during each year of their training.
Rotations are based on 4 week blocks with a total of 13 blocks in the year. Rotation sites include University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, The Iowa City VA Hospital, and Private Practice with Dr. PJ Hawkes and Dr. Takintope Akinbiyi in Cedar Rapids, IA. Each of the three years of training include the following rotations:
Year 1
Plastic Surgery | 9 Blocks
Burn Surgery | 1 Block
Dermatology | 1 Block
Hand Surgery | 2 Blocks
Year 2
Plastic Surgery | 8 Blocks
Oral Surgery | 1 Block
Oculoplastic Surgery | 2 Blocks
Otolaryngology | 2 Blocks
Year 3
Plastic Surgery UIHC | 8 Blocks
Plastic Surgery Cedar Rapids | 2 Blocks
Hand Surgery | 2 Blocks
Elective Rotation | 1 Block
The training program in Plastic Surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is a three-year Independent Program that trains individuals that have met the prerequisite training requirements defined by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. The prerequisite training requirements can be met by:
Applications to the program are accepted through the Central Application Service of the San Francisco Match at https://sfmatch.org/.
The Division of Plastic Surgery is a dedicated team whose expertise in education, research, clinical, and operative experience spans the entire field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. We are dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in our Division and our training programs.
The primary faculty in Plastic Surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics includes Jerrod Keith, MD (Division Director and Program Director), Takintope Akinbiyi, MD, Mark Fisher, MD, P.J. Hawkes, MD, Kelly Ledbetter, MD, and Andrei Odobescu, MD.
During the training program, trainees also work with faculty in the Burn Center and in the Departments of Orthopedics (Hand Surgery), Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and Oral Surgery.
General Surgery Residency, University of Iowa
General Surgery Residency, University of Iowa
General Surgery Residency, University of North Dakota
Clinical Associate Professor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Division Director
Program Director
Clinical Assistant Professor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Current Position: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Current Position: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Current Position: Medical Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Baptist Health, Ky.
Current Position: Aesthetic Fellowship, with Sacha Obaid, MD, North Texas Plastic Surgery, Dallas