Jacob A. Thayer, M.D. CV

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Education and Training

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

• August 2008 – May 2012
• Bachelor of Science, Nursing, magna cum laude.

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

• August 2012 – April 2016
• Doctor of Medicine.

Southern Illinois University Institute for Plastic Surgery, Springfield, IL

• July 2016 – June 2022
• Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

• July 2022 – August 2023
• Plastic Surgery Hand Fellowship.

Training and Expertise

• Advanced Training in Facial Aesthetic Medicine, including cadaver-based facial anatomy dissections, comprehensive dermal filler techniques involving the mid/lower face, temple and periorbital areas, as well as neuromodulator injection techniques.
• Performed facial anatomy cadaveric dissections during residency focusing on mid and lower face anatomy as well as volumetric assessment and filler/fat transfer enhancements.
• Completed advanced, hands-on training course through Allergan Surgical Skills Symposium 2023 focused on breast surgery with emphasis on augmentation and augmentation mastopexy.
• Completed Independent Aesthetic Injection Clinic for 6 years during residency, providing facial fillers, neuromodulators, and facial laser treatments with focus on individualized aesthetic outcomes and patient safety.
• Chief Resident, Cosmetic Surgery Clinic and cases: evaluated, planned, and managed patients undergoing facial rejuvenation, breast surgery, and body contouring procedures.
• Cosmetic Surgery Rotations: extensive experience in aesthetic nonsurgical volumetric enhancements as well as facelift, blepharoplasty, breast augmentation and revision, abdominoplasty, and liposuction in high-volume aesthetic practices.

Invited Presentations

Local

• Jacob Thayer, John LoGiudice, Use of Integra Biologic in Complicated Craniotomy Wounds with Exposed Dura (poster), Medical College of Wisconsin Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 8/12/2014.
• Jacob Thayer, Brian Mailey, Versatility of the Berger-Tenenhaus Approach for Mandibular Fractures (podium), Southern Illinois University Resident Research Day, Springfield, IL, 4/5/2019.
• Jacob Thayer, Greg Lee, Brian Mailey, Radiographic Landmarks for Portal Placement in Wrist Arthroscopy (podium), Southern Illinois University Resident Research Day, Springfield, IL, 4/5/2019.

Regional

• Jacob Thayer, John LoGiudice, Use of Integra Biologic in Complicated Craniotomy Wounds with Exposed Dura (podium), Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 05/10/2014.
• Jacob Thayer, Ji-Geng Yan, Comparison of Peripheral Nerve Axonal Area Differences in Central and Peripheral Zones of Injured and Repaired Nerves (podium), Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 05/30/2015.
• Jacob Thayer, Kirk Ludwig, Timothy Ridolfi, Management of Redo Colorectal and Coloanal Anastomoses (podium), Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/14/2015.

National

• Jacob Thayer, Ji-Geng Yan, Comparison of Peripheral Nerve Axonal Area Differences in Central and Peripheral Zones of Injure