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What Is Reconstructive Surgery?

Reconstructive surgery is using surgeries to make the body look more normal and restore (or bring back) normal function after an accident or illness. If your body is damaged because of disease, birth defects, trauma, tumors, cancer, or some other condition, a reconstructive surgeon may be able to help you regain what you’ve lost.

Adult & Pediatric Reconstructive Specialists

While having reconstructive surgery is never something a patient chooses, you can choose the best specialists for your condition. University of Utah Health offers specialty trained physicians. Besides their high qualifications and specialized training, our surgeons oversee the most complicated cases that other physicians aren't qualified to perform.

Choose your specialist and use this experience to make your procedure the road to recovery. Put your healing in our hands.

Find a Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon

14 Resulting Health Care Providers

Jayant Agarwal, MD


Flap Surgery, Head & Neck Reconstruction, Plastic Surgery, Hand Upper Extremity & Microvascular Surgery, Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Cori A. Agarwal, MD


Flap Surgery, Head & Neck Reconstruction, Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Courtney H. Crombie, MD


Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Barbu Gociman, MD, PhD


Head & Neck Reconstruction

Christopher Goodenough, MD, MPH


Flap Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Hand Upper Extremity & Microvascular Surgery, Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Isak A. Goodwin, MD


Flap Surgery, Head & Neck Reconstruction, Plastic Surgery, Hand Upper Extremity & Microvascular Surgery, Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Chelsea A. Harris, MD, MS


Flap Surgery, Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Gregory Hobson, DO


Head & Neck Reconstruction, Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Alvin C. Kwok, MD, MPH


Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Shaun D. Mendenhall, MD


Plastic Surgery, Hand Upper Extremity & Microvascular Surgery

Robert M. Teixeira, MD


Plastic Surgery, Hand Upper Extremity & Microvascular Surgery, Trunk & Extremity Reconstruction

Extremity Reconstruction Helps Relieve Pain and Provide Hope for the Future

Chronic pain was a part of Gary's life. Extremity reconstruction surgery helped provide relief.