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Dr. Grasseschi received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and completed his internship at Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
After his four year general surgery residency at Northwestern University, Dr. Grasseschi undertook two additional years of specialty training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern...and since 1980, he has been a board certified plastic surgeon and an active member of the American Society of plastic Surgeons (ASPS), a society dedicated to quality care for plastic surgery patients through education, research and the promotion of high professional healthcare standards.
In addition to requiring that its' members be certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, this society subjects its' applicants to review by their colleagues. Once accepted into active membership, physicians must continue to earn this status through continued medical education every three years.
Dr Grasseschi has been in practice since 1978 and provides a full range of plastic surgery. This includes body contouring procedures such as liposuction, breast procedures (breast enlargement, reduction, lift and reconstruction) and surgery of the abdomen. Other procedures available are nose reshaping and correction, facelift surgery, other facial procedures such as forehead lift, chemical peel, dermabrasion, fat transplantation, and upper and lower eyelid surgery.
Dr. Grasseschi holds a faculty appointment (Assistant Professor - Clinical) at Northwestern University, and he is also an attending Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon on the medical staff of: The Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago, IL; Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL; Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview, IL; Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Shriner's Hospital for Children, Chicago, IL.
Dr. Grasseschi also carries certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and he has kept this current since 1980 to provide maximum, safe medical care to his patients.
The following is Dr. Grasseschi's listing of Professional Memberships:
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Chicago Plastic Surgery Society
- Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
- International Society of Clinical Plastic Surgeons
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Alan Parungao, MD, is a plastic surgeon board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is trained in cosmetic surgery, aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, craniofacial surgery including repair of cleft lip and palate, head and neck reconstruction, oncologic (cancer) surgery, elective and traumatic hand surgery, burn surgery, microvascular surgery, laser surgery and reconstruction of the trunk and lower extremities.
Dr. Parungao is author of A Woman's Guide to Cosmetic Breast Surgery and Body Contouring, and wrote the chapter on plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery in Boards Review Series: Surgery.
He has done research on skin cancer and wound healing, and his work has been presented to the Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons. He has also spoken on breast surgery in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Parungao received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where he served as chief resident in the third year of his plastic surgery residency. He also completed a three-year residency in general surgery. Dr. Parungao holds a master's degree in physiology from the Chicago Medical School and a bachelor of arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
He is a Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and a Member of the American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Dr. Parungao has a strong interest in philanthropy. In 2001, he was the sole plastic surgeon on a medical mission to Dumaguete City in the Philippines. He operated on patients of all ages who suffered from cleft lip, burn contractures and skin cancer. On the mission, he worked side-by-side with his father, a general surgeon, and his mother, an anesthesiologist.
He is an avid runner and triathlete, and has competed in the Boston and Chicago Marathons, and in Ironman Wisconsin.
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