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About Dr. Concannon
Dr. Concannon has been involved with plastic surgical research and plastic surgical care for over 20 years. He has established particular expertise in the fields of hand surgery, breast surgery, and cosmetic surgery. He has served on the faculty of both the Harvard Medical School and the University of Louisville prior to accepting the position as Director of Hand & Microsurgery at the University of Missouri in 1996. He opened his private practice in in Mid-Missouri in the Spring of 2007. He is currently an active member in many national medical organizations, including the American Association for Hand Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Council of Academic Societies, and the Plastic Surgery Research Council.
Dr. Concannon has been board certified in by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1997, and holds the certificate for Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand. Complete vitae is provided below.
Training
- 7/94 - 6/95 Hand & Microsurgery Fellowship; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston MA
- 7/93 - 6/94 Plastic Surgery Chief Resident; University of Missouri at Columbia
- 7/92 - 6/93 Plastic Surgery Resident; University of Missouri at Columbia
- 7/91 - 6/92 Plastic Surgery Microvascular Research Fellowship; University of Missouri at Columbia
- 7/89 - 6/90 General Surgery Resident; University of Missouri at Columbia
- 7/90 - 6/91 General Surgery Senior Resident; University of Missouri at Columbia
- 7/88 - 6/89 Plastic Surgery Microvascular Research Fellowship; University of Missouri at Columbia
- 7/87 - 6/88 General Surgery Internship; University of Missouri at Columbia
- Medical School: University of Missouri, MD 1987 (MD)
- Saint Louis University, BA 1983 (Chemistry)
Certification
- Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1997
- Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand by American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1998
- Recertified 2006 (Plastic Surgery Certification and Hand Surgery CAQ)
Academic Appointments
- Residency Program Director, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, (January 2004-January 2007)
- Associate Professor, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Division of Plastic Surgery (2000-present)
- Assistant Professor, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Division of Plastic Surgery (1996-2000)
- Assistant Professor, University of Louisville Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery (1995-96)
- Clinical Instructor; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA (1994-95)
Military
- Honorable Discharge; 12/1/97
- Promoted to Lieutenant Commander; 7/92
- Commissioned as Lieutenant in U.S. Naval Reserve; 10/89
Awards and Honors
- Selected to Best Doctors in America 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010
- Associate Editor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2005-2009
- Elected to the American Association for Hand Surgery Board of Directors (2007)
- Marquis Who’s Who in America
- Recipient of MU Health Care’s Outstanding Health Educator Award (2003).
- Recipient of the Outstanding Young Physician Award of the University of Missouri Medical Alumni Organization, February 13, 2001.
- Order of Socrates charter member created by the Office of Medical Education University of Missouri, for excelling in the education of medical students, 2001.
- Missouri Chapter American College of Surgeons
- First place award, residents' research competition, 1987, 2000
- Second place award, residents' competition, 1989, 2005
- Third place award, residents' competition, 1992, 1999, 2002, 2003
- First place award, medical student poster competition, 2000
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- First place award, resident paper competition, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002.
- Southern Medical Association, annual scientific assembly
- Second place award, oral presentation for the combined specialities of surgery, plastic surgery, and colon & rectal surgery, 2003
- First place award, physicians'-in-training competition, November 1992, October 1993
- American Medical Informatics Association
- Finalist in the best paper competition (1 of 15) out of 600 papers, November 9, 1998.
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- National Merit Scholar, 1979
Hospital Appointments and privileges provided
- Institute for Outpatient Surgery, Columbia; Active, 7/1/02-present
- Boone Hospital Center, Columbia; Courtesy, 6/4/01-present
- Columbia Regional Hospital, Columbia; Active, 3/00-present
- University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, MO; Active, 7/96-3/07; Courtesy, 3/07-present
Society Memberships and Committees
- American Association for Hand Surgery, 1/99 - present
- American College of Surgeons, 10/99 – present
- Council member, Missouri Chapter, 2002-2005
- Vice President, Missouri Chapter, 2005-2007
- President, Missouri Chapter, 2007-2008
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 12/97 - present
- Chair, General Reconstructive Sub-Committee for 2000 ASPRS Scientific Program Committee
- Member, Online Communications Committee, 1999-2000
- Session Chair for Reconstructive Papers presentations, 10/16/00
- Session Chair for Hand Panel, Papers, and Lecture presentations, 10/29/03
- Member, Ethics Committee, 10/04-10/07
- Plastic Surgery Workforce Task Force, 1/06-1/08
- Program Committee, ASPS annual meeting, 2006, 2007
- Audit Committee, 2006
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
- Finance Committee as ASPS Representative, 7/01 - 10/25/03
- American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 1/99 - present
- Member, Coding and Reimbursement Committee, 10/99 - 1/03
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 8/99 - present
- Member, Annual Meeting Scientific Displays Committee, 9/03 - 9/04.
- Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, 11/10/03 - present
- Association of American Medical Colleges’ Council of Academic Societies,
- Plastic Surgery Research Council representative, 2002-2005
- Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand and American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Scientific Program Committee for 2004
- McAlester Society (Fellow), 2000 - present
- Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
- Inservice Hand and Extremity Committee, 10/02 - 10/03
- 2004 E-Learning Committee, 10/03 - 10/04
- Plastic Surgery Research Council, 6/96 - present
Helpful informational resources about Plastic Surgery:
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Dr. York Yates, premier aesthetic surgeon in the Salt Lake City area (his site has excellent resources regarding plastic surgery procedures, including a blog)
