L. Richard Morgan, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. L. Richard Morgan has been in plastic surgery practice since 1968 and is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the only board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties to certify plastic surgeons. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, a General Surgery Residency at Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, California and a Plastic Surgery Residency at Barnes Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

He is clinical assistant professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of California, Davis, and at the Uniformed Services University of Health Services, Military Medicine Education Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr. Morgan served as Chief of Surgery at the 3rd Field Hospital in Vietnam, where he was responsible for the repair facial and hand injuries. In 1968 he became Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Valley Forge General Hospital in Pennsylvania, which was the main reconstructive center on the East Coast for soldiers from Vietnam. In 1971 he became Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Fitzsimmons Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. Dr Morgan retired as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps in 1999.

Pre-Medical Education

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
1953 to 1956

Medical Education

University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado
Date of Graduation: 1960

Internship

Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco, California
1960 to 1961

Residencies

General Surgery, Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco, California, 1961 to 1965
Plastic Surgery under Dr. James B. Brown, Barnes Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1966 to 1968

Fellowships

American College of Surgeons, October 21, 1971 - present
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, October 1970 - present
American Cleft Palate Association, 1973 - present
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1973 - present
American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 1976 - present
Burn Committee, In-service Examination under Auspices of Educational Foundation, 1977 - present
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, April 4, 1990 - present
The American Association for Hand Surgery, 1976 - present

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery, March 14, 1967
Certificate No. 14654

American Board of Plastic Surgery, May 9, 1970
Certificate No. 961

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc., Certificate of Accreditation 1995 - present