Dr. Shaw graduated M.D. with distinction from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada in 1978. He completed his general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in 1984. Dr. Shaw became Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1985. He then completed two postgraduate fellowships in plastic surgery. Postgraduate fellowships are voluntary additional subspecialized training over and above the requirements for Board Certification. In 1986, Dr. Shaw completed a craniofacial (facial skeletal) plastic surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He then went on to complete a cosmetic surgery fellowship at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami in 1987.
Following this, Dr. Shaw was hired as a plastic surgery consultant by the Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic sent Dr. Shaw to start their Plastic Surgery department at their new satellite clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Shaw ran this department as Head, Section of Plastic Surgery Mayo Clinic Jacksonville from 1987 to 1993. In 1989, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery for the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine. In 1993, Dr. Shaw established the Shaw Clinic for Plastic Surgery in Boca Raton, FL where he treats patients from Boca Raton, Palm Beach, and throughout the surrounding areas. In 1997, Dr. Shaw was elected Chief of Surgery for Boca Raton Community Hospital and served in this capacity from 1997 to 1999. He continues to serve on various hospital committees.
Dr. Shaw has presented or published 93 scientific papers and chapters on plastic surgery both nationally and internationally. For a comprehensive document on Dr. Shaw's educational background, credentials, qualifications, certifications, society memberships, presentations, and publications, please contact the office and ask that a copy of Dr. Shaw's C.V. be mailed to you.
MD with Distinction, University of Alberta, 1978
Craniofacial Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 1986-87
Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, FL, 1987
Plastic Surgery Residency: Vancouver General Hospital, Children's Hospital of British Columbia, University of British Columbia Program, Canada, 1981-84
General Surgery Residency: University of Alberta Program, Canada, 1979-80
General Surgery Residency: University of British Columbia Program, Canada, 1980-81
American Board of Plastic Surgery: 1985
Other Certification: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons - 1985
Chief of Surgery, Boca Raton Community Hospital 1997-1999
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