GrandRapidsMedicalEducation

Program Leadership

Ronald D. Ford, M.D., F.A.C.S.
. Program Director
. Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: University of New Mexico, Hand Surgery
. Practice Profile: Microvascular, Hand, Burn, & Reconstructive Surgery

Dennis C. Hammond, M.D.

. Associate Program Director
. Medical School: The University of Michigan Medical School
. Residency: GR/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowships: Medical College of Wisconsin, Hand & Microsurgery; Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery, Institute for Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Baptist Hospital, Nashville
. Practice Profile: Breast Surgery & Body Contouring

John D. Renucci, M.D., F.A.C.S.
. Assistant Program Director, Spectrum Health
. Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
. Residency: University of Chicago Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowships: Cleveland Clinic Florida, Aesthetic Surgery; University of Chicago, Microsurgery
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery

Faculty Members
Marguerite E. Aitken, M.D.
. Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School
. Residency: GRMEP/Michigan State University Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowships: Atlanta, Georgia, Oculoplastic Surgery; Gent, Belgium, Perforator Flaps; Charlotte, North Carolina, Body Contouring
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic/Body Contouring

David R.Alfonso, M.D.

. Medical School: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, New York
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery

Scott R. Brundage, M.D.
. Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery

William T. Cullen, M.D., M.A.
. Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: Salt Lake City, Utah, Hand & Microvascular Surgery
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery

Kim L. Erikson, DDS
. Dental School: The University of Michigan School of Dentistry
. Residency: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The Mt. Sinai Medical Center and affilate hospitals, New York
. Residency: Anesthesiology, The Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York
. Practice Profile: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

John J. Iacobucci, M.D.
. Medical School: The University of Michigan School of Medicine
. Residency: The University of Michigan Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: The University of Michigan, Craniofacial Surgery
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Craniofacial/Maxillofacial Surgery & Microsurgery

Douglas M. Leppink, M.D.

. Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
. Residency: The Ohio State University Plastic Surgery
. Fellowship: The Ohio State University Hospital, Division of Transplantation
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery

Andrew J. Livingston, M.D.
. Medical School: The University of Michigan Medical School
. Residency: University of Wisconsin Plastic Surgery
. Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin, Hand Surgery
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic Surgery, Breast Surgery, Hand Surgery and Microsurgery

Paul A. Luce, M.D.
. Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: University of New Mexico, Hand Surgery
. Practice Profile: Hand Surgery

Robert J. Mann, M.D.
. Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Pediatric Plastic Surgery
. Practice Profile: Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Craniofacial and Cleft Lip & Palate

Marilee J. Mead, M.D., F.A.C.S.
. Medical School: The University of Michigan Medical School
. Residency: Wayne State University Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: Wayne State University, Hand & Microvascular Surgery
. Practice Profile: Hand Surgery

Mithilesh J. Mishra, M.D.
. Medical School: Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur University, India
. Residency: Providence Hospital Plastic Surgery
. Fellowship: Research Associates, Plastic Surgery & Laser
. Practice Profile: Reconstructive Facial & Hand Surgery, Management of Chronic Wounds

Steven C. Naum, M.D.
. Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: Blodgett Memorial Medical Center/Butterworth Hospital, Hand Surgery
. Practice Profile: Hand Surgery; Lower Extremity Reconstruction

Benjamin P. Rechner, M.D.
. Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children
. Practice Profile: Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Craniofacial, Cleft Lip & Palate

Steven L. Ringler, M.D., F.A.C.S.
. Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
. Residency: GRMEP/MSU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowship: Southern Illinois University, Microsurgery
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic Surgery & Hair Restoration

Bradley G. VanHoose, DDS, MS

. Dental School: The University of Michigan School of Dentistry
. Residency: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The Ohio State University
. Practice Profile: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Douglas L. VanderWoude, M.D., F.A.C.S.
. Medical School: The University of Michigan Medical School
. Residency: Brigham/Children's/Harvard Plastic Surgery
. Fellowships: Children's Hospital Craniofacial Centre, Boston, Craniofacial Surgery; Brigham/Children's/Harvard, Hand & Microsurgery
. Research Fellowship: Division of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
. Practice Profile: Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cleft Lip & Palate

Andrea VanPelt, M.D.
. Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
. Residency: Washington University Combined General Surgery/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
. Fellowships: St. Louis Children's Hospital, Craniofacial Research; Marina Plastic Surgery Associates, W. Grant Stevens, M.D., Aesthetic Surgery & Laser
. Practice Profile: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery