Rod J. Rohrich, M.D., F.A.C.S. is an internationally known surgeon, innovative leader and educator in Plastic Surgery. He is Professor and Founding Chairman of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Distinguished Teaching Professor and recipient of the Rod J. Rohrich, M.D. Distinguished Professorship in Wound Healing and Plastic Surgery. He served as chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery for 23 years. Dr. Rohrich is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has a clinical practice at University Hospitals/UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute. His interests span the entire spectrum of plastic surgery, from craniomaxillofacial surgery to aesthetic surgery, and have resulted in over 800 peer reviewed scientific articles. He has been a Visiting Professor to over 150 organizations and chaired over 100 national and international plastic surgery educational symposia. He served as President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chair of the Residency Review Committee in Plastic Surgery, a Director of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and President of The Rhinoplasty Society, the Dallas Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons as well as a Founding Director of the National Endowment for Plastic Surgery. Dr. Rohrich received his medical degree from Baylor University College of Medicine. After a plastic surgery residency at The University of Michigan Medical Center, he completed training in pediatric plastic surgery at Oxford University and a hand/microvascular fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rohrich has received top prestigious national research, teaching and distinguished service awards from the leading plastic surgery societies during his academic career. He is Editor-in-Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the leading and most prestigious journal in the world for plastic surgeons.