Michelle Palazzo, MD

Michelle Palazzo, MD, MS

Hand Care, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Areas of Interest

Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgery | Dupuytren's Contracture | Fat Grafting | General Hand Surgery

Get to know

Michelle Palazzo, MD, MS

In 2015, Dr. Palazzo became the program director of the Kleinert Institute for Fellowship, the largest of its kind in the country for hand and microsurgery. Dr. Palazzo served as the 2021-2022 president of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons. She is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Education & Training

BS - Engineering Mechanics
| | 1992
MS - Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
| | 1996
MD
Southern Illinois University | Springfield | 1999
Fellowship
Georgetown University | Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast | Washington, DC | 2005
University of Louisville | Hand and Microsurgery | Louisville | 2006
Residency
Saint Louis University | Combined Plastic Surgery | St. Louis | 2004
Internship
Saint Louis University | General Surgery | St. Louis | 2000

Languages

English

Areas of Interest

Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgery | Dupuytren's Contracture | Fat Grafting | General Hand Surgery

Certifications

Board Certified in Plastic Surgery with additional Qualification in Surgery of the Hand

Practice, Specialty or Service

School of Medicine

Program Director of Hand and Microsurgery | Chief of Hand Surgery

Associate Professor

Department of Surgery

Philosophy

"In my practice, I strive to provide the highest quality surgical care with empathy and compassion in the same manner that I would want for my family members."

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