James M. Nachbar, M.D., F.A.C.S.

James M. Nachbar, MD, FACS has been practicing plastic surgery since 1985. After growing up in Chicago, Cincinnati, Connecticut, and Los Angeles, he graduated from college at the University of Chicago and from medical school at Washington University St. Louis. In 1980, he came to Arizona, and completed a full five-year residency in General Surgery at the University of Arizona in Tucson, including a year as Chief Resident of Surgery.

In 1985, he went to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and did fellowships in Hand Surgery and Burn Surgery, and then a two year residency in plastic surgery, including a year as Chief Resident of Plastic Surgery.

In 1988, after completing his training in plastic surgery, he went to Albuquerque, New Mexico and joined the faculty of the University of New Mexico. After two years, he was appointed Acting Chief, and then Chief of Plastic Surgery. As Chief of Plastic Surgery, he was also Program Director of the Residency in Plastic Surgery, and earned tenure from the University of New Mexico.

In 1995, he came to Scottsdale to start his private practice in plastic surgery. By 2000 he had limited his practice to Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, and currently performs surgery in all areas of cosmetic plastic surgery.

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery, 1990, 1997
American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1990
Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery, issued by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1993

Education

Graduate:
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
M.D., May, 1980

Undergraduate:
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
B.A., with Honors, May 1976

Residency

University of Virginia
Chief Residency in Plastic Surgery, 1987-1988

Craniofacial and General Plastic Surgery
Residency in Plastic Surgery, 1986-1987

Hand, Aesthetic, and General Plastic Surgery
Fellowship in Plastic Surgery, 1985-1986
Burn, Craniofacial, Microvascular, Hand, and General Plastic Surgery

University of Arizona / Tucson Hospitals

Chief Residency in General Surgery, 1984-1985
General and Vascular Surgery
Residency in General Surgery 1983-1984
General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Burn Surgery
Residency in General Surgery 1982-1983
General and Vascular Surgery
Residency in General Surgery 1981-1982
General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Emergency, Surgical Pathology
Straight Internship in General Surgery 1980-1981
General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Urology, Anesthesiology, Emergency, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology

Professional Associations

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Plastic Surgery Research Council
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Arizona Medical Association
Maricopa County Medical Society
American Medical Association
Association for Computing Machinery
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Lipoplasty Society of North America