Brenon Abernathie MD

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Hand, Wound Healing

Physician

6812 State Route 162 Ste 22Maryville, IL 62062
Phone+1 618-391-5330

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Summary

Dr. Abernathie is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. He received his bachelor of arts degree in biology with honors from the University of Missouri – Columbia. He was awarded his medical degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine and then completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey.

Most recently, he completed a fellowship in hand surgery at New York University.

While practicing the breadth of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, he maintains specific interests in post-bariatric body contouring, breast reconstruction and treatment of upper extremity compression neuropathy and arthritis.

Dr. Abernathie is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery), 2013 - 2014
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2011 - 2013
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2011
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 2008

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2023 - 2029
CT State Medical License 2015 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2009 - 2013
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity EMR, GE Healthcare, 2016-2017
Member Alpha Omega Alpha

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Arthroscopic Correction of a Supracondylar Malunion in a Child
Steven M. Koehler, Sara Sakamoto, Brenon L. Abernathie, Michael R. Hausman
Arthroscopy Techniques. 2015-06-01
3 citations
Arthroscopic Repair of Collateral Ligaments in Metacarpophalangeal Joints
Brenon L. Abernathie, Andrew J. Lovy, Steven M. Koehler, Michael R. Hausman
Arthroscopy Techniques. 2015-04-01
17 citations
The use of urinary bladder matrix in the treatment of complicated open wounds.
Lanteri Parcells A, Abernathie B, Ramazi O. Datiashvili
Wounds. 2014-07-01

Journal Articles

Centrifugal Debridement: tissue sparing surgical treatment of chronic wounds
Abernathie B, Granick MS, Journal of Wound Technology, 7/2009

Abstracts/Posters

The effect of oligochromatic LED light on wound healing
Poag WL, Abernathie BL, Concannon MJ, Missouri Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Lake Ozark, MO, 6/9/2006
The Necessity of Full-Spine Screening MRIs in Patients with Chiari I Malformation to Identify the Possibility of Syringomyelia
Abernathie B, Oro J, Mueller D, University of Missouri Research Fair, Columbia, MO, 11/2004

Press Mentions

Rosemary Andrianakos, DO, a Family Physician with Kalo HealthApril 7th, 2022
Jeremy Gallego Eckstein, MD, a Bariatric Surgeon with Joe DiMaggio Children’s HospitalApril 7th, 2022