Credentials and Professional Resume

training is everything.

A surgeon’s experience can make all the difference in your final outcome. dr. sukkar’s credentials are formidable, lending some clarity regarding his consistent results and happy patients.

dr. sukkar’s credentials

board certification:

American Board of Plastic Surgery Diplomate – 2002

education:

Louisiana State University College of Medicine
New Orleans, LA | August 1988 – May 1992,
Doctor of Medicine, 1992

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA | August 1984 – May 1988
B.S. (Microbiology) summa cum laude 1988

post doctoral training:

Plastic Surgery Research Fellowship
Thomas Cronin Fellow at University of Texas Houston
Houston, TX| July 1994 – June 1995

Chief Resident, Plastic Surgery
Northwestern University – McGaw Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois | June 2000 – June 2001

Resident in Plastic Surgery
Northwestern University – McGaw Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois | June 1998 – June 2000

Resident in General Surgery
University of Texas Houston/ Hermann Hospital
Houston, TX | June 1993 – June 1998

Internship in General Surgery
University of Texas Houston/ Hermann Hospital
Houston, TX | June 1992 – June 1993

academic appointments:

Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery
Northwestern University Medical School
Division of Plastic Surgery
Chicago, Illinois | June 2000 – June 2001

industry appointments:

  • AAAASF Operating Room Inspector, 2007 – present
  • ASAPS Patient Safety Committee, 2010 – present

clinical appointments:

  • Memorial Hermann Hospital; Houston, Texas
  • Methodist Hospital St John; Houston, Texas

research experience:

Northwestern University – McGaw Medical Center
Research Fellow – Wound Healing/ Burn Research Lab
Houston, Texas | July 1994 – June 1995

certifications:

  • Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery (2002)
  • Re-certified (2012)
  • Texas Medical License (1994)
  • Basic Microsurgical Training Course (1999)
  • Basic Life Support, recertified (2015)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, recertified (2015)

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