Riley S. Rees, M.D.
Professor, Plastic Surgery
Director, University of Michigan Wound Care Center

2130 Taubman Center
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0340
Clinic Telephone: (734) 998-6022
Fax: (734) 763-5354

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Riley Rees is a Professor in the Section of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan and holds a joint appointment in the division of Surgical Oncology. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is director of the University of Michigan Wound Care Program and Chief of Plastic Surgery at Veterans Administration Medical Center Dr. Rees received his M.D. from the University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed his general surgical residency at Louisiana State University and his plastic surgery residency at the Vanderbilt University. Dr. Rees was a faculty member at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine eight years before joining the faculty of the University of Michigan in the Section of Plastic Surgery in 1988.

Dr. Rees is a member of many national specialty societies including: the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The American Association of Plastic Surgeons, The Plastic Surgery Research Council, the Wound Healing Society, and Society of Head and Neck Surgeons. Dr. Rees has served on the board of directors for the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation. He has been president of the Plastic Surgery Research Council. He has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters on a wide spectrum of plastic surgery topics, and has given keynote lectures at many universities and scientific meetings. He is the founder of the biotechnology company KeraCure where he serves on the Board of Directors.

CLINICAL FOCUS

Dr. Rees is an internationally known authority in wound healing and has authored multiple articles on wound healing. He specializes in the treatment of pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and chronic leg ulcers. Moreover, Dr. Rees in a major participant in the University of Michigan melanoma program where performs tumor excision and reconstruction. He has a special interest in head and neck tumors where he has published on sentinel node biopsy for melanoma. He has a wide experience in cutaneous oncology particularly in Merkel cell carcinoma where he is a member of that tumor board.

EDUCATION

1969-1973 M.D. University of Utah College of Medicine; Salt Lake City, Utah
1966-1970 B.S. Magna cum laude University of Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

1973-1974 Straight Surgical Internship, University of Utah School of Medicine; Salt Lake City, Utah
1974-1978 General Surgical Residency, Louisiana State University School of Medicine; New Orleans, Louisiana
1978-1980 Plastic Surgery Residency, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Nashville, Tennessee

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

1973 National Board of Medical Examiners
1979 American Board of Surgery Certification
1981 American Board of Plastic Surgery Certification
1988 Medical Licensure, Michigan