CURRENT PRACTICE

Quintessa Aesthetic Center
  • 2018–Present
  • Co-Owner/Plastic Surgeon
Quintessa Surgery Center
  • 2023–Present
  • Medical Director/Co-Owner

BOARD CERTIFICATION

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery — Diplomate, 2018–Present.

MEMBERSHIP

  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery — Active Member, 2021–Present.
  • Wisconsin Society of Plastic Surgery — Active Member, 2017–Present.

MEDICAL LICENSURES

  • State of Wisconsin Medical License — 2017–Present.

EDUCATION

Edgewood College, Madison, WI
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology.
  • GPA 3.9, Summa Cum Laude.
  • 2008.
Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Doctor of Medicine.
  • 2010.

RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP

University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency.
  • 2010–2016.
The Maas Clinic – Facial Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, San Francisco, CA
  • Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship.
  • 2016–2017.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Milwaukee Top Doc — 2018–2026.
  • Castle Connolly Top Doc — 2023–2025.
  • ASJ Editorial Board Member – Next Generation Editor — 2015–2025.
  • Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation — Resident Travel Scholarship, 2016.
  • Illinois Society of Plastic Surgery, 5th Annual Resident Bowl — 1st Place, 2015.
  • Illinois Society of Plastic Surgery, 4th Annual Resident Bowl — 2nd Place, 2014.
  • Edgewood College Eagle Award — 2007.
  • ESPN The Magazine Scholar Athlete Award — 2004.
  • Freshman Biology Student of the Year — 2003.
  • Dean’s List — 7/7 semesters, 2002–2007.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

  1. Butz DR. Self Care, Skin Care and Plastic Surgery. Elm Grove Junior Guild Event. January 5, 2021.
  2. Butz DR. Bilateral Prophylactic Breast Reconstruction Options. Managing the Care of the High-Risk Breast Cancer Patient. Ascension CME Fall Dinner, October 16, 2018.
  3. Butz DR. Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction. Columbia St. Mary’s Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Conference, May 2018.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Humphries LS, Lyon S, Garza R, Butz DR, Lemelman B, Park JE. Parental leave policies in graduate medical education: A systematic review. The American Journal of Surgery, 2017 Oct, 214(4), 634-639.
  2. Ooi ASH, Butz DR, Fisher S, Collier Z, & Gottlieb LJ. Geometric Three-Dimensional End-to-Side Microvascular Anastomosis: A Simple and Reproducible Technique. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2017. 1–6.
  3. Ooi ASH., Butz DR., Teven, CM, & Gottlieb LJ. Re-introducing the delto-acromial perforator flap: Clinical experience and cadaver dissection. British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2017. 1–8. [Ahead of Print]
  4. Humphries LS, Butz DR, Song DH, Discussion: Pregnancy and the Plastic Surgery Resident. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017 Jan, 139(1), 253–255.
  5. Fisher E, Butz DR, Song DH, Howard MA, Dual Action Fat Transfer to Improve Fat Grafting Efficiency and Viability. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2016 Oct;36(9):NP281-3.
  6. Ooi ASH, Butz DR, Gooi Z, Chang DW, Modification of the Radial Forearm Fasciocutaneous Flap in Partial Pharyngolaryngeal Reconstruction to Minimize Fistula Formation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2016 Nov, 138(5):903e-907e.
  7. Butz DR, Geldner PD, The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Rhytidectomy Patients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open. 2016 May 25;4(5);e716.
  8. Butz DR, Warner JP, The Use of Lateral Forehead Rotational Flaps to Improve Paramedian Forehead Flap Donor Site Morbidity. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2016;18(2):146-148.
  9. Butz DR, Gill, KK, Randle, J, Kampf, N, & Few, JW, (2016). Facial Aesthetic Surgery: The Safe Use of Oral Sedation in an Office-Based Facility. Aesthetic Surgery Journal / the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 36(2), 127–131.
  10. Butz DR, Kim EK, Song DH, C-Y Trilobed Flap for Improved Nipple Areolar Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2015 Aug;136(2):234–7.
  11. Butz DR, Shenaq DS, Rundel V, Kepler B, Liederbach E, Thiel J, Pesce C, Murphy GS, Sisco M, Howard MA, Post-Operative Pain and Length of Stay Lowered by Use of ExparelTM in Immediate, Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open 3, no. 5 (May 2015): e391.
  12. Butz DR, Warner JP. Transcutaneous Securing Technique for Nasal Onlay Grafts. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2015;17(2):149-150.
  13. Butz DR, Lapin B, Yao K, Wang E, Song DH, Johnson D, Sisco M, Advanced Age Is a Predictor of 30-Day Complications After Autologous but Not Implant-Based Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Feb;135(2):253e–261e.
  14. Butz DR, Collier Z, O’Connor A, Magdziak M, Gottlieb LJ, Is Palmar Surface Area a Reliable Tool to Estimate Burn Surface Areas in Obese Patients? Journal of Burn Care and Research, 2015 Jan-Feb;36(1):87-91.
  15. Fuller SM, Butz DR, Vevang C, Makhlouf VM, Application of 3D Printing in Hand Surgery for Production of a Novel Bone Reduction Clamp. Journal of Hand Surgery, 2014 Aug;39(9), 1840–1845.
  16. Butz DR, Seitz IA, Frim DM, Reid RR, Gottlieb LJ, A 10-Year Review of Myelodysplastic Defect Management and Use of a Novel Closure Technique with V-Y Crescentic Rotation Advancement Flaps. Br J Plast Surg. 2014 Apr 1;67(4):533–9.
  17. Ramirez Rivero CE, Ramirez Blanco CE, Ramirez N, Butz DR, Epidemiologia de la Unidad de Quemados del Hospital Universitario de Santander. Revista Colombiana de Cirugia Plastica y Reconstructiva. 2008;14:1:15-23.

ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS

  1. Ooi, ASH, Butz DR, Teven C., Gottlieb LJ, (2017, January) The Delto-Acromial Perforator Flap for Pedicled and Free Tissue Reconstruction: Clinical Experience and Cadaver Dissection. American Society for Reconstructive Surgery, The Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI — Accepted.
  2. Butz DR, Song, DH, Howard MA. (2016, April) Case Report of Dual Action Fat Transfer Technique to Improve Fat Harvesting Efficiency. The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, The Aesthetic Meeting 2016, Las Vegas, NV.
  3. Butz DR, Warner J (2016, April) Resident Rhinoplasty Education with Didactic Symposium and Cadaveric Dissection. The Rhinoplasty Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
  4. Butz DR, Geldner PD (2015, October) The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Rhytidectomy Patients. Oral Presentation at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
  5. Butz DR, Shenaq DS, Rundel V, Kepler B, Liederbach E, Thiel J, Pesce C, Murphy GS, Sisco M, Howard MA, (2015, May) Pain control using Liposomal Bupivacaine vs. Bupivacaine Pain Pump and a Control Group in Implant Based Breast Reconstruction Patients. Annals of Plastic Surgery 74 (2015). p S177.
  6. Butz DR, Shenaq DS, Rundel V, Kepler B, Liederbach E, Thiel J, Pesce C, Murphy GS, Sisco M, Howard MA, (2015, April) Pain control using Liposomal Bupivacaine vs. Bupivacaine Pain Pump and a Control Group in Implant Based Breast Reconstruction Patients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, AAPS Abstract Supplement: Abstracts & Posters. Volume 135(4), April 2015, p 1196.
  7. Tower J, Butz DR, Klieber G, Teng E, Gottlieb LJ, (2014, July) The Delto-Arcomial Perforator Flap. IFHNOS 5th World Congress/AHNS Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
  8. Butz DR, Warner J, (2014, April) A Novel Securing Technique for Nasal Onlay Grafts. The Aesthetic Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA.
  9. Butz DR, Collier Z, O’Connor A, Magdziak M, Gottlieb LJ (2014, March) Is Palmar Surface Area a Reliable Tool to Estimate Burn Surface Areas in Obese Patients? American Burn Association, Boston, MA.
  10. Butz DR, Seitz IA, Frim DM, Reid RR, Gottlieb LJ. (January 2013) Tension-Free Closure of Large Spina Bifida Defects with V-Y Crescentic Rotation Advancement Flaps. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Naples, FL.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

  1. Butz DR, Bass R, Luu T, Kurum E, Maas CS, Improved Patient Comfort with Microfocused Ultrasound for Facial Contouring. ASAPS The Aesthetic Meeting 2017, San Diego, CA, May 2017.
  2. Butz DR, Warner JP, The Use of Lateral Forehead Rotational Flaps to Improve Paramedian Forehead Flap Donor Site Morbidity. AAFPRS-COSM, Boston, MA, April 2015.
  3. Butz DR, Shenaq DS, Rundel V, Kepler B, Liederbach E, Thiel J, Pesce C, Murphy GS, Sisco M, Howard MA, Post-Operative Pain and Length of Stay Lowered by Use of ExparelTM in Immediate, Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. 22nd Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, March 2015.
  4. Butz DR, Warner JP, A Novel Securing Technique for Nasal Onlay Grafts. ASAPS The Aesthetic Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, April 2014.
  5. Butz DR, Collier Z, O’Connor A, Magdziak M, Gottlieb LJ, Is Palmar Surface Area a Reliable Tool to Estimate Burn Surface Areas in Obese Patients? 21st Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, March 2014.
  6. Fuller SM, Butz DR, Vevang C, Makhlouf VM. Application of 3D Printing in Hand Surgery: Innovations in Technology. 21st Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, March 2014.
  7. Winner: Best Poster.
  8. Butz DR., Johnson B, DEK Protein Expression and its role as an Antigen in Neuroblastoma. MCW Summer Research Poster Presentation, Milwaukee, WI, September 2006.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

  1. Maas CS, Chesnut CD, Branting NC, Joseph JH, Gross TD, Lizzul PL, Beddingfield FC, Somogyi C. ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid Injection) Treatment Markedly Reduces Preplatysmal Fat Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, The Aesthetic Meeting 2017, San Diego, CA, May 2017. [Presented in place of Maas CS]
  2. Butz DR, Geldner PD. The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Rhytidectomy Patients. Illinois Society of Plastic Surgeons, Senior Resident Paper Competition, May 2016.
  3. Butz DR, Song, DH, Howard MA. Case Report of Dual Action Fat Transfer Technique to Improve Fat Harvesting Efficiency. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, The Aesthetic Meeting 2016, Las Vegas, NV, April 2016.
  4. Butz DR, Warner JP. Resident Rhinoplasty Education with Didactic Symposium and Cadaveric Dissection. The Rhinoplasty Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, April 2016.
  5. Butz DR, Geldner PD. The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Rhytidectomy Patients. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 2015.
  6. Butz DR, Shenaq DS, Rundel V, Kepler B, Liederbach E, Thiel J, Pesce C, Murphy GS, Sisco M, Howard MA. Pain control using Liposomal Bupivacaine vs. Bupivacaine Pain Pump and a Control Group in Implant Based Breast Reconstruction Patients. Midwest Association of Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, May 2015.
  7. Butz DR, Shenaq DS, Rundel V, Kepler B, Liederbach E, Thiel J, Pesce C, Murphy GS, Sisco M, Howard MA. Pain control using Liposomal Bupivacaine vs. Bupivacaine Pain Pump and a Control Group in Implant Based Breast Reconstruction Patients. American Association of Plastic Surgeon, 94th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, April 2015.
  8. Butz DR, Collier Z, O’Connor A, Magdziak M, Gottlieb LJ. Is Palmar Surface Area a Reliable Tool to Estimate Burn Surface Areas in Obese Patients? American Burn Association, Boston, MA, March 2014. *Presented by Collier Z
  9. Butz DR, Seitz IA, Frim DM, Reid RR, Gottlieb LJ. Tension-Free Closure of Large Spina Bifida Defects with V-Y Crescentic Rotation Advancement Flaps. American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Naples, FL, January 2013.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Butz DR, Maas CS, “Blepharoplasty.” Current Diagnosis and Treatment Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Lange. Editor: Anil K. Lalwani, MD. In Progress.
  2. Roy, T, Butz DR, Collier Z, Song DH, “C-Y Trilobed Flap for Improved Donor Site Morbidity in Nipple-Areolar Reconstruction.” Nipple-Areolar Reconstruction. Springer, 2018. Editor: M. Shiffman. Pending Publication.
  3. Butz DR, Few JW, “The Concept of Blending and Sequencing Considerations.” The Art of Blending Surgical and Non-Surgical Techniques in Aesthetic Medicine. Thieme, 2017. Editor: J. Few.
  4. Butz DR, Warner JP, “Primary Aesthetic Rhinoplasty in Adolescents: Indications and Techniques.” Principles and Practice of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition. Thieme, 2016. Editors: M. Bentz, B. Bauer, R. Zuker.
  5. Butz DR, Song DH. “Principles and Overview of Oncoplastic Approaches (in the Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer).” Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology, McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Editors: Chang, J., Yuen, J.
  6. Butz DR, Fuller SM, Crosby MA, “Genitourinary Reconstruction.” Essentials of Plastic Surgery. 2nd Edition. CRC Press, 2014. 632-640. Editor: Janis, J.

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