Associates in Plastic Surgery

Dr. Jonathan S. Jacobs

Dr. Jacobs completed The University of Rochester in 1968 and attended Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he graduated cum laude in 1971. He then completed medical school, a combined residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trained in general surgery at Vanderbilt University from 1971 through 1975. He remained at Vanderbilt as the Acting Chairman of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery until 1977 when he moved to Virginia Beach to complete a residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine.

He has been practicing Plastic Surgery in the Hampton Roads area for the last 25 years and has been on the faculty of our medical school that entire time. Locally, he also volunteers as an interviewer for candidates for admission to Eastern Virginia Medical School and was Chairman of the Surgical Executive Committee at Sentara Leigh Hospital for seven years He is Associate Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery at EVMS. He has published 47 scientific papers and book chapters and has contributed substantially to the medical literature.

He is very active in our state and national plastic surgical organizations. He is Past President of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, and he is Past President of the Virginia Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. He has been the Membership Chairman of The American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons, and he has served on the Board of Directors for The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. He has served as chairman of the ethics committee for that organization, the largest group of Plastic Surgeons in the world.

He is Board Certified in both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and has acted as a guest examiner for The American Board of Plastic Surgeons.

He is senior surgeon for a yearly trip to Honduras for the International Hospital for Children and has volunteered surgical care and teaching in third world countries on more than twenty such trips. His current interests are in cosmetic and breast surgery, and he brings special expertise to Associates in Plastic Surgery in regard to maxillofacial surgery.

Dr. John S. Alspaugh

Dr. John S. Alspaugh graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Chemistry from Wake Forest University. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Ohio State University in 1982 and again graduated cum laude. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor fraternity as a junior medical student.

Dr. Alspaugh then compiled a five year General Surgery Residency, culminating in Chief Resident at the Medical College of Virginia, 1982-1987. The following two years, 1987-1989, he was a Plastic and Reconstructive Resident at the Medical College of Virginia and was awarded the Theogaraj Academic Award.

He completed his medical training with Microsurgery Fellowship at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute, Louisville, KY in 1990. He has been Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1992. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Medical Society of Virginia, Virginia Society of Plastic Surgery, The American College of Surgeons, and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Alspaugh is experienced in all areas of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery but finds most of his time committed to facial cosmetic surgery, breast surgery and body contouring. In order to stay abreast of this ever changing field he attends numerous conferences to stay current on the latest techniques and procedures. Such as: The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, The Aesthetic Meeting Orlando, Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium, The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meetings, in 1998: San Francisco, 1992 Boston, 1995 Philadelphia, 2003, Baltimore, 2006: Los Angeles, 2007: The Baker Gordon Symposium on Cosmetic Surgery, 2004: The St. John’s Plastic Surgery Workshop, 1993: Tortula, 1995: The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, San Diego, California 2008, The Aesthetic Society of Plastic Surgery; Las Vegas, 2009, The Facial Rejuvenation and Aesthetic Surgery Symposium in NewYork , New York, Dec. 2010.

Dr. Alspaugh is active in The Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is due to serve as President in 2012.

He has volunteered on several reconstructive surgery missions to foreign countries including Guatemala and Vietnam.

Dr. Michael J. Denk

Dr. Michael Denk is a board certified plastic surgeon in Virginia Beach. Over the past 15 years, he has performed thousands of operations, utilizing innovative and established techniques to enhance the lives of his patients.

Discover Dr. Denk’s talent and engaging personality when you come in for your personal consultation. Request a consultation with Dr. Denk online or by calling his office at 757-491-3535.

Through his memberships in professional societies and his academic appointments, Dr. Denk has continued access to the latest techniques in cosmetic surgery. Dr. Denk is an expert in advanced plastic surgery procedures such as liposuction, fat grafting, breast augmentation, eyelid rejuvenation and Botox injections. He also remains very committed to reconstructive breast surgery following cancer and body contouring procedures following bariatric surgery.

Education
1979-1982 BA Hamilton College
1982-1986 MD S.U.N.Y. @ Buffalo, School of Medicine

Internship/Residency
1986-1991 S.U.N.Y. @ Buffalo, School of Medicine
1991-1994 Eastern Virginia Medical School, Department of Plastic Surgery

Fellowship
1994-1995 New York University Medical Center, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

Licences
New York #176202-1
Virginia #0101-222351

Certification
November 1997 Diplomate American Board of Plastic Surgery
ABMS Maintenance of Certification

Honors & Professional Societies
Senior Fellow, Hamilton College
Excellence in Teaching Award, S.U.N.Y. @ Buffalo
Resident Research Award, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Forty Under Forty, Business First
American Society of Plastic Surgery
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Virginia Beach Medical Society
Virginia Society of Plastic Surgery

Hospital Appointments
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, S.U.N.Y. @ Buffalo
Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Buffalo General Hospital
Craniofacial Center of Western New York, 1995-1999
Craniofacial Center of Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, 2000-2002
EVMS Vascular Birthmark and Hemangiomas Center, 2003-2008
Norfolk Sentara Hospital
Sentara Leigh Hospital
Ambulatory Surgery Center, Sentara Leigh Hospital
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
Virginia Beach Ambulatory Surgery Center
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School