Dr. Joseph Grzeskiewicz

Undergraduate & Medical School

Dr. G received his undergraduate degree from James Madison University and received his Medical Degree from the prestigious University of Virginia School of Medicine, on a U.S. Navy Health Professions Scholarship.

Navy Flight Surgeon

Following a surgical internship at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Dr. G was selected for the U.S. Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute in Pensacola, Florida, where he completed training to become a Navy Flight surgeon. Following his second tour of duty as a flight surgeon, he decided to leave the Navy to pursue his dream of becoming a plastic surgeon.

Training at MU Hospitals

Dr. G then joined the staff at The University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics in Columbia, Missouri, where he trained in general surgery, microsurgery, and plastic and reconstructive surgery with renowned plastic surgery educator Dr. C. Lin Puckett, a past chairman of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and Past President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Additionally, he completed training in aesthetic surgery in Miami, Florida with internationally eminent facial aesthetic experts Drs. Thomas Baker and James Stuzin. During his training, Dr. G distinguished himself by achieving successive scores in the 99th percentile on the annual national in-service examination during each year of his plastic surgery residency.

Training at University of Virginia

Following his training at the University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics, he returned to his alma mater, the prestigious University of Virginia, for his eighth year of post-graduate surgical training with Drs. Raymond Morgan and Frank McCue. During this time, Dr. G was able to hone his surgical skills and further gain further surgical experience.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States, and their hospital is often ranked as one of the best in the nation.