Plastic Surgeon in Nashville | Dr. Robert Garza, MD, FACS

Dr. Robert Garza

Education -
Medical School - Vanderbilt University Medical School
Residency - General Surgery -UT Southwestern, Dallas
Residency - Plastic Surgery - University of Alabama, Birmingham

Certifications -
Board Certified General Surgeon
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Professional Memberships -
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons.


Video Transcript:
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I'm Dr. Robert Garza - I'm a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with the Surgical Clinic. Why did I want to be a surgeon - well, so I enjoy fixing things and so plastic surgery, in particular the reconstructive part of that, plays right into that. I went to medical school at Vanderbilt and then I did my general surgery training at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas which was a fun place to do general surgery. Very busy place.

And then I did my plastic surgery training at the University of Alabama Birmingham. And then I actually stayed on faculty there for a couple of years and then came here in private practice and then recently
joined The Surgical Clinic.

I have four kids - four daughters that are young. I like to run. And actually we got into running races,
both road and trail races, so when I'm not at work, I'm usually training for a race.

So plastic surgery comes as a wide variety of procedures such as all the cosmetic stuff so you know the facelifts and tummy tucks and that kind of stuff which I also do but a lot of reconstructive surgery - so all of plastic surgery encompasses skin and soft tissue reconstruction so that may be breast cancer reconstruction, skin cancer reconstruction and maybe abdominal wall reconstruction with a hernia, burns and I'll do skin grafting from that, congenital things, scar revision, anything you can see externally falls on us.

So I wanted to be part of The Surgical Clinic because you know I think The Surgical Clinic has a great reputation. I know the people in it. I've worked with them for years and years, hand in hand. I enjoy their company. They have a reputable business of integrity. They are a well regarded surgical group and from that reputation standpoint alone, I want to be part of that. They have a big footprint.