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Joseph Mlakar, MD, Plastic Surgery, Fort Wayne, IN

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Plastic Surgery Fort Wayne, IN

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Craniofacial Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery Innovations

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  • Office

    9933 DuPont Circle Dr W
    Ste 120
    Fort Wayne, IN 46825
    Phone+1 260-490-4673
    Fax+1 260-490-2165

Education & Training

  • Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University
    Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1988 - 1990
  • Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University
    Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1988
  • Northeast Ohio Medical University
    Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1991 - Present
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1998 - 2021
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Plastic Surgeons Consumers Research Council of America, 2007, 2009
  • Top Doctors in Fort Wayne Upstate Indiana Business Journal, 2005-2006, 2008, 2010
  • Golden Scalpel Award, Best Clinical Faculty Leheigh Valley General Surgery Program, 2002
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Rating of Disfigurement (ROD) scale correlated with Post Burn Attractiveness Rating (PAR) Visual Analog Scale is a Method of Evaluating Facial Disfigurement.
    Simon A, Thompson A, Mlakar J, Herndon, Proc Am Burn Assoc, 1/1/2001
  • Burn Deformities to the Lower 1/3 of the Face.
    Mancoll J. Simon A, Mlakar JM, Phillip LG, J Burn Care Rehab, 1/1/1997
  • Treatment of Pediatric First Web Contractures with External Skeletal Distraction.
    Mlakar JM, Rose K, Evans EB, Proc Am Burn Assoc, 1/1/1996
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Lectures

  • The 'Skinny' on Non-Invasive Body Recontouring. 
    Fort Wayne, IN - 5/1/2012
  • Caring for Children with Clefts in the New Millennium. 
    Fort Wayne, IN - 10/1/2011
  • Primary Palatal Soft-Tissue Augmentation: The Buccal Flap Revisited. 
    San Juan, PR - 4/1/2011
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Other

  • Assessing Cleft Lip and Palate Team Outcomes: How Can it Be Done? 
    Conner C, Mlakar J, Dellinger A, IPFW Student Research Paper
    1/1/2007
  • Risk of Melanoma in Giant Congenital Nevi. 
    Castle D, Mlakar J, IPFW Student Research Paper
    1/1/2006
  • The Impact of Reconstructive Surgery-On the Road to Recovery. 
    Mlakar J, The Phoenix Society Newsletter
    1/1/2000
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