User:Jgwang/Dennis C. Hammond

Dennis C. Hammond is a plastic surgeon in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hammond received his Bachelor of Science in biology and his medical degree from The University of Michigan. He became board certified in plastic surgery by The American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1994. Hammond developed the SPAIR short scar technique for his patients reduces the amount of scarring and greatly improves the post-operative aesthetics of the breasts, based on the need of his own patients, and he is now world-renowned for this special one-of-a-kind technique! He speaks regularly to teach other plastic surgeons about this technique and many doctors have adopted it as their own technique.

Organizations & Awards * First Prize Clinical Award for “Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flaps and Tissue Expanders/Implants in Immediate Breast Reconstruction,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons - Iowa City, IA; 1995 * First Prize Clinical Award at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons – Mackinac Island, MI; 1994 * Doran Scholar Award for research project and publication “Endoscopic Tattooing of the Colon: Clinical Experience.”; 1992 * First Prize President’s Award at the Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society – New Orleans, LA; 1991 * Clifford C. Snyder Award for “Computerized Morphologic Analysis of Tissue Expander Shape Using a Biomechanical Model” for the best paper by a plastic surgery resident or fellow at the Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council – Charlottesville, VA; 1991 * Best Paper Award for “Pharmacological Manipulation of Rat Flaps: Fact or Friction.” at the Annual Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference – New York, NY; 1990 * First Prize Clinical Award at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association – Mackinac Island, MI; 1988 * First Prize Basic Science Award at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons - Mackinac Island, MI; 1988

Professional Memberships * American College of Surgeons: Candidate Group * American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons * American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery * Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons * Kent County Medical Society * Michigan State Medical Society * Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons * Gilda's Club of Grand Rapids Medical Advisory Board Member * The American Cancer Society Board of Directors Member * The American Association of Plastic Surgeons