Background & Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1984

Professional Background

A. B.: (with Honors in English) Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 1974.
M.D.: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 1978
Internship and Residency in General Surgery: Barnes Hospital/Washington University 1978-1981
Residency in Plastic Surgery: Barnes Hospital/Washington University 1981-1983

Publications and Presentations

Ettelson, C. D., and Weeks, P. M., Thorn-Induced Tenosynovitis of the Hand--A Case Report, Missouri Medicine 81:257, 1984 Ettelson, C. D., IN MY OPINION--Patient Participation in Surgical Decisions, Metro Medicine, November 1988 Ettelson, C. D., IN MY OPINION--Aids Testing: One Surgeon's Approach, Metro Medicine, October 1989

Lecture: Endoscopic Surgery -Unity Winter Symposium, Keystone, Colorado, February, 1998

Lecture: Silicone Implants: The Final Report (Yeah, Sure) - Unity Winter Symposium, February 25, 2000. Park City, Utah

Lecture: Abdominoplasty and Its Variations: A Personal Approach- St. Luke’s Winter Symposium, February 18, 2005. Park City, Utah

Lecture: The History of the Measurement of Blood Pressure- St. Luke’s Winter Symposium, February 16, 2006. Park City, Utah

Lecture: The Secrets of Plastic Surgery- St. Luke’s Winter Symposium, February 15, 2007. Park City, Utah

Lecture: The Mid-cheek Lift: A New Tool for Fighting the Appearance of Facial Aging- St. Luke’s Winter Symposium, February 13, 2008. Park City, Utah

Lecture: Breast Asymmetry: Surgical Management- St. Luke’s Winter Symposium, February 11, 2009. Park City, Utah

Lecture: Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Just Say “No”- St. Luke’s Winter Symposium, February 12, 2010. Park City, Utah

Lecture: Surgical Aspects of Melanoma. Oncology Update, St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, MO, October 13, 2010

Hobbies and Interests

Fly Fishing, Skiing, Walking, Duplicate Bridge (Bronze Life Master), Reading