William M. Kuzon, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Plastic Surgery
Section Head, Plastic Surgery

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

Biography

Dr. William M. Kuzon, Jr. is a Professor in the Section of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan. He is certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He has been the Section Head for Plastic Surgery and the director of the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program at Michigan since 2001.

Dr. Kuzon received his M.D. from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and his Ph.D. in Community Health from the University of Toronto. He completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Toronto in 1991 and received additional training in hand surgery and in microvascular reconstruction in Toronto and at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty of the University of Michigan Section of Plastic Surgery in 1992.

Dr. Kuzon 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 American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society for the Peripheral Nerve, and the Michigan Association of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Kuzon has served on the board of directors for the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation and for the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. He has been president of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve and the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons. 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.

Clinical Focus

Dr. Kuzon performs a wide array of cosmetic and reconstructive surgical procedures, including the reconstruction of patients with facial paralysis, the management of difficult wounds, the management of patients post-weight loss, and the management of defects resulting from the excision of sarcomas and other forms of cancer. Dr. Kuzon, along with Dr. Franz from General Surgery at Michigan, runs a program for the reconstruction of complex incisional hernias. Dr. Kuzon is also a the director of surgical services for the University of Michigan Comprehensive Gender Services Program and has performed a large number of gender-related procedures.

EDUCATION

1983-1991 F.R.C.S.(C) Plastic Surgery; University of Toronto Department of Surgery; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1984-1990 Ph.D. University of Toronto Department of Community Health; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1982-1984 M.Sc University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science; Toronto, Ontario
1978-1981 M.D. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Rochester, New York
1973-1977 B.A. University of Rochester; Chemistry; Rochester, New York

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

1981-1982 Straight Surgical Internship, Toronto General Hospital; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1981-1991 Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Toronto Gallie Program; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1991-1992 Microvascular and Hand Surgery Fellowship; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario, Canada (07/1/91 - 12/21/91) University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (01/1/92 - 06/30/92)

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

1981 Medical Licensure, Ontario
1991 Certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Plastic Surgery)
1991 Medical Licensure, Pennsylvania
1992 Michigan Licensure, Michigan
1994 American Board of Plastic Surgery Certification