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Robert Walton, MD, Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital

RobertLeeWaltonMD

Plastic Surgery Chicago, IL

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Hand, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Plastic Surgery Chicago, LLC

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Summary

  • I am a board certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Face and Breast and Aesthetic Facial and Breast Surgery.

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterChief Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1977 - 1978
  • H. Kirk Watson, M.D
    H. Kirk Watson, M.DPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Fellow in Hand Surgery, 1977 - 1978
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1976 - 1977
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1975 - 1976
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital
    Yale-New Haven HospitalResidency, Assistant Resident, 1974 - 1975
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Vascular Surgery, 1972 - 1974
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Intern Surgery, 1972 - 1973
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1972
  • University Kansas
    University KansasBA, 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1979 - Present
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • PR State Medical License
    PR State Medical License 1991 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1993 - 2023
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2016 - 2017
  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 1973 - 2016
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1975 - 1994
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Recipient Sor Isolina Ferré Award Puerto Rico, 2010
  • Recipient James Barrett Brown Award in Plastic Surgery, 2007
  • James Barrett Brown Award for Best Scientific Publication in Plastic Surgery American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2007
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Etiological Variations in Palatolabial Malformations.  
    Walton R, Kansas J. of Med., Vol. LXXIII, 370-377
  • Starvation Overrides Humoral Stimuli for Adaptive Growth of the Gut in Parabiotic Rats.  
    Tilson MD, Walton RL, Livingston EM, Clinical Research, 23: 579A
  • Nerve Grafting in the Repair of Complicated Peripheral Nerve Trauma  
    Walton R, Finseth F, J. Trauma, Vol 17, No 10: 793-796
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Update on Hand Surgery. 
    ASPRS Annual Meeting, Toronto
  • Aesthetic Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Nose. 
    American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, 2001
  • Engineering a Blood Supply in Reconstruction. 
    Inaugural Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Taipei, Taiwan
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Other

  • Guiding Principles for Facial Transplantation. 
    Walton R
    http://www.plasticsurgery.org
  • Position Paper Facial Transplantation. 
    Walton RL, Siemionow M, Lee WPA, Pederson W
    http://www.microsurg.org
  • The Inferior Gluteal Thigh Flap for Trochanteric Defects. 
    Walton, RL. and Bunkis J
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, French

Hospital Affiliations