Joseph P. Hunstad, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Dr. Hunstad and his staff are dedicated to exceptional results and an overall wonderful experience in cosmetic plastic surgery. Dr. Hunstad has   practiced plastic surgery in Charlotte for over 21 years. Our fully accredited ambulatory  surgical center offers state-of-the-art equipment and safety.     It is unique, as we provide all certified ACLS staff and board-certified anesthesiologist care. Premium, quality care is provided from your first phone call through to your last postoperative visit.


The primary goals for Dr. Hunstad and his staff are safety, care, and comfort. They are dedicated to providing you with a "greater than expected" experience.

Dr. Hunstad is past President of the North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons, past President-Elect of the Lipoplasty Society of North America, and is on the Board of Directors of the Body Contour Research Foundation. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the International Consortium of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the North Carolina Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and the Mecklenburg County Medical Society.

Dr. Hunstad graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, served his Internship and General Surgery residency at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids Michigan and immediately following, completed his residency in Plastic Surgery at the Grand Rapids Area Medical Education Center. He completed a coveted fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery at the MECOM Microsurgery Institute, Baylor Department of Plastic Surgery, in Houston Texas.

Joseph P. Hunstad M.D., F.A.C.S., is the President of the Hunstad Center for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery PA. He has served as an Assistant Consulting Professor at Duke Medical Center, Department of Surgery, and Section of Plastic Surgery. He is Section Head of Plastic Surgery at Carolinas Medical Center, University Hospital, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is former Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and former Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor Department of Plastic Surgery in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Hunstad has published more than forty Plastic Surgery articles in the world literature concerning body contouring and facelifting. He has published numerous chapters in plastic surgery textbooks, most recently, A Systematic Approach to MACS-Lift Operative Techniques in the textbook Short-Scar Face Lift- Operative Strategies and Techniques. Soon to be released is Dr. Hunstad's first full work entitled The Atlas of Abdominoplasty , which is concentrated on body contouring and related ancillary procedures. It is scheduled for release in December of 2008 and will be simultaneously published in English, Spanish and Portugese.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation featured Dr. Hunstad performing a circumferential abdominoplasty in an instructional DVD and video for its members. He is featured in an instructional DVD titled "Step Into The O.R.", released by John's Hopkins University School of Medicine. He has also been featured in instructional videos from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. His techniques on Tumescent Liposculpture Surgery and Circumferential Abdominoplasty have been made into instructional videos by The Lipoplasty Society of North America and The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Hunstad has been honored to be featured as a guest speaker for many State and regional medical Societies including the Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, the North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons, the South Carolina's Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Florida State Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Capitol Area Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons.

By invitation, he has lectured and performed live surgery in many countries of the world including the American Virgin Islands, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Sweden. He has been an invited faculty member, teaching plastic surgeons current procedures and techniques throughout the United States and internationally.

Dr. Hunstad is recognized on many prestigious lists, including Charlotte City Magazine's Charlotte's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly's America's Top Doctors, America's Top Physicians, Strathmore's Who's Who, and Kiplinger's Who's Who.

The Hunstad Center for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, P.A. welcomes you to our practice. You will find that our facility has a boutique atmosphere where personal care and relationships are paramount. As a patient, you will get to know Dr. Hunstad and his staff personally. This is one of the great strengths of our center. Thank you for choosing the Hunstad Center for all of your cosmetic plastic surgery needs. We will work diligently to exceed all of your expectations.


 

Educational Background

• MD at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
• Residency in Plastic Surgery and in General Surgery as well as and a coveted Fellowship in Reconstructive Microsurgery at Baylor University in Houston
• Former Assistant Consulting Professor for Plastic Surgery at Duke University Medical Center
• Former Assistant Clinical Professor Plastic Surgery UNC- Chapel Hill

Certifications / Affiliations

• Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Fellow American College of Surgeons
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Member and frequent speaker for the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• International Consortium of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• Honorary membership of the Florida State Society of Plastic Surgeons (guest lecturer)
• Honorary membership in the Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons (guest lecturer) 
• Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• North Carolina Medical Society
• North Carolina Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• Mecklenburg County Medical Society

C.V. (Curriculum Vitae)