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David R. Alfonso, MD

Credentials and Career Achievements

  • Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
  • Site Director, Spectrum Health Campus for the MSU/Plastic Surgery Residency Program
  • Received the Douglas M. Evans, MD Award for Outstanding Clinical Work in Surgery
  • Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, medical honor society
  • Author/co-author of many textbook and professional journal articles
  • Lectured at international, national and regional conferences

David R. Alfonso, MD

Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified

Dr. David Alfonso now calls Grand Rapids, Michigan his home. After growing up in Akron, Ohio, Dr. Alfonso graduated from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in 2002. During medical school he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha the medical honor society and received the Douglas M. Evans, MD Award for outstanding clinical work in surgery.

He spent five years in the combined general surgery/plastic surgery residency program through The Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He then completed a fellowship in cosmetic surgery at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York City, where he specialized in facial cosmetic surgery and breast surgery.

Dr. David Alfonso was a welcome addition to Plastic Surgery Associates (PSA) in July of 2008. He is well versed on the latest procedural advances and state-of-the-art surgical equipment. He builds caring professional relationships with his patients based on communication and sensitivity. He is compassionate, understanding and committed to excellence.

Dr. Alfonso has made numerous professional presentations and authored several articles on plastic surgery, including cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery, cosmetic eyelid surgery, and facial trauma.

Plastic Surgery Associates physicians are trained specialists with comprehensive experience in cosmetic and reconstructive surgical procedures. Committed to delivering the finest care possible to every patient, PSA surgeons have sought additional training beyond their plastic surgery residencies, are active in plastic surgery research, and teach future surgeons through The Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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