BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Place of Birth: Belleville, IL
Ancestry: Polish – First Generation
Marital Status: Married
Eldest child of three born to John & Nelda Borowy
OFFICE ADDRESSES:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgical Institute, Inc.
31852 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Suite 401
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-6767
Phone: (949) 715-0600
Fax: (949) 499-9590
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURES:
American Board of Surgery, #47320 (Original Issue: June 2002)
Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Medical Board of California, #A64579 (Original Issue: March 1998)
DEA Registration
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Navy Trauma Training Center
LAC/USC Medical Center, Naval School of Health Sciences Los Angles, CA April 2003
Trauma Refresher Course for Surgeons February 2002
EDUCATION & POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
Plastic Surgery Residency
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
R. Bruce Shack, M.D., Director
Nashville, TN
July 2006 – June 2008
General Surgery Residency
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Arnold Tabuenca, M.D., Director
Loma Linda, CA
July 1996 – June 2001
Medical Degree (M.D.)
Mayo Medical School
Rochester, MN
1992 – 1996
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biology
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
1988 – 1992
Belleville Township High School East
Belleville, IL
1984 – 1988
ADDITIONAL SURGICAL EXPERIENCE:
Plastic Surgery Private Practice
South Orange County, CA
August 2008 – Present
Administrative Chief Resident Plastic Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
July 2007 – June 2008
Active Duty US Naval Staff General Surgeon
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, CA
August 2001 – May 2006
Deployed Active Duty US Naval General & Trauma Surgeon
Fleet Surgical Team Five & Expeditionary Strike Group One
US Navy, San Diego, CA
September 2001 – November 2003
Providing 24-hour surgical care encompassing
trauma, general, orthopedic, and urologic surgery for 4,000 Sailors & Marines and acting
as triage officer while deployed to Afghanistan & Iraq in 2001, 2002, 2003 for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) &
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) including flagships:
USS Kittyhawk
USS Bonhomme Richard
USS Peleliu
USS Belleauwood
Assistant Professor of General Surgery
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD
October 2001 – May 2006
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
Children’s Hospital of Orange County &
Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Hospital Laguna Beach Campus, Laguna Beach, CA
Oceanview Ambulatory Surgery Center
Laguna Beach, CA
MILITARY RECOGNITIONS:
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Expert Pistol Shot Medal
PRESENTATIONS:
Grand Round Presentations:
Cleft Lip & Palate
Gluteal Aesthetics & Augmentation
Craniosynostosis & Craniofacial Reconstruction
Hand Infections: Diagnosis & Treatment
Lower Extremity Flap Reconstruction
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American College of Surgeons
J. B. Lynch Society
Veterans of Foreign Wars
ACTIVITIES & HONORS:
Currently:
*Foster Youth Mentor, San Diego County Foster Youth Program since 2004
*Rock Church Ministry since 2004
General Surgery Residency:
*Residency Committee Member
*Team Physician San Bernardino
Semi-Pro Football Team
Medical
School:
*Student Advisory Council
*Student Representative
Curriculum Committee
*Gross Anatomy Teaching Assistant
*Student Representative to Great Plains Summit on Rural Health Care with First Lady
Hillary R. Clinton
*Micro Anatomy/Histology TA
*Big Sister Program, YMCA
Undergraduate:
*Honors College Enrollment
*Summa Cum Laude Graduate
*Dean’s List
*Golden Key National Honor Society
*Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
*Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor
Society
*French Club
*Ballet/Dance/Gymnastics