Dr. John Kitzmiller specializes in cosmetic surgery and reconstructive plastic surgery with special expertise in state-of-the-art treatment for facial aging, body contouring, and breast surgery. Dr. Kitzmiller completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery residencies at the University of Cincinnati. He completed a Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship at Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, and also completed fellowships in specialized cosmetic surgery and in the treatment of skin after burn injury. Dr. Kitzmiller is a member of numerous prestigious medical societies including the Association of Academic Chairmen in Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery . He was a Guest Board Examiner for the American Board of Surgery in 2000 and 2001.
Areas of Specialization
- Microvascular, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
- Correction of aging skin changes
- Facial cosmetic surgery and body contouring
- Breast reduction or enhancement
- Non-surgical alternatives to cosmetic surgery
- Fraxel® Laser treatment
- Wound healing
Education
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina |
BSE in Biomedical Engineering |
1979 |
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina |
M.D. degree |
1983 |
University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Residency in General Surgery |
1983-1988 |
University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Residency in Plastic, Reconstructive
and Hand Surgery |
1988-1990 |
| Davies Medical Center |
Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship |
1990-1991 |
Accolades
- Principal Investigator of 4 research grants (2 ongoing) on cosmetic surgery.
- Elected to AOA as a faculty member at the University of Cincinnati 2002
- Member, Medical Executive Committee, University Pointe Ambulatory Surgical Hospital
- Program Director for annual meeting, Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006
Affiliations
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons
- American Burn Association
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Selected Publications
Neale HW, Kitzmiller WJ: Evaluation and Repair of Common Facial Injuries, in Baker RJ and Fischer JE (editors), Mastery of Surgery, Third Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1997. [Revised and updated for Fourth and Fifth editions, 2001 and 2007].
Kitzmiller WJ, Archer LP: Blepharoplasty, Lower Lid Subciliary. EMedicine, February 8, 2006.
Kitzmiller, WJ, Visscher, MO, Page, DA, Wickett, RR, Kitzmiller, KW and Singer, LJ. A Controlled Evaluation of Dermabrasion versus CO2 Laser Resurfacing for the Treatment of Perioral Wrinkles. Plas Recon Surg 106 (6), 1366, November, 2000.
Kitzmiller WJ, Visscher M, Butterfield JL, MacLennan S, Fuhrman E, Doughty D, Dawes N. A Comparison of a Series of Superficial Chemical Peels with Single Mid-Level Chemical Peels for the Correction of Facial Actinic Damage. Aesthetic Journal, 2003.
Kitzmiller WJ, Stanton RA, Wickett RA, et al. Noninvasive Skin Measurements After CO2 and Erbium Laser Resurfacing. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. January/February 2003. p. 20-7.
Smalls LK, Whitestone J, Kramer GJ, Passaretti D, Wickett RR, Kitzmiller WJ, Visscher MO: The Dimple Phenomenon: Three Dimensional (3D) Quantitation of Cellulite and Relationship to Perceptual Assessment. Proceedings of the 23rd IFSCC Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 24-27, 2004.
Smiley AK, Klingenberg JM, Aronow BJ, Boyce ST, Kitzmiller WJ, and Supp DM: Microarray analysis of gene expression in cultured skin substitutes compared with native human skin. J Invest Dermatol 2005; 125(6):1286-1301.
Smalls LK, Hicks M, Passaretti D, Gersin K, Kitzmiller WJ, Bakhsh A, Wickett RR, Whitestone J, Visscher MO: Effect of Weight Loss on Cellulite: Gynoid Lipodystrophy. Plast Reconstr Surg, 118: 510, 2006.
