Dr. Lynn A. Damitz, MD, FACS
Plastic Surgeon
151 Old University Station Road Chapel Hill NC, 27514About
Dr. Lynn Damitz is a cosmetic medicine and surgery specialist practicing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Damitz specializes in the enhancement of appearance. Improving aesthetic, symmetry and proportion are key goals in cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic medicine has nothing to do with these specific areas not functioning properly; therefore, this elective field solely focuses on aesthetics and anti-aging.
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Education and Training
Hahnemann Medical College
Drexel University College of Medicine MD 1993
Board Certification
American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Director of Aesthetic Surgery UNC Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery -
- Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a Professor UNC School of Medicine -
Awards
- Patient's Choice Award, 2008
- Teaching Award, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2003
- Award for Overall Academic Excellence, Hahnemann Hospital Association, 1993
- Plastic Surgery Resident Teaching Award, 2010
- Exceptional Women in Medicine 2023
- Selection as a Fellow in the Academy of Educators, UNC School of Medic 2010
- Plastic Surgery Resident Teaching Award, UNC Plastic & Reconstructive 2009-2010
- Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Plastic Surgery 2009
- Recipient of Patient's Choice Award 2008
- UNC-CH Department of Surgery Teaching Award, 2003
- Hahnemann Hospital Association Award for Overall Academic Excellence, 1993
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellowships
- Nashville Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery-Breast & Aesthetics, TN, USA 2000
- Charlotte Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery-Breast & Aesthetics, NC, USA 1999
- Charlotte Plastic Surgery, Charlotte, NC, Breast and Aesthetics 1999
Experience & Accolades
- Assistant Professor2000Assistant Professor., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (2000)
- Director 2004 - 2014 Aesthetic Services, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Surgery of the Hand., Universi
- Associate Professor2006 - 2014University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Lynn A. Damitz, who serves patients in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Named ‘Exceptional Women in Medicine’ in 2023, Dr. Damitz is the Director of Aesthetic Surgery at UNC Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her specialities include facial and body aesthetics, breast and oncologic reconstruction, general reconstructive surgery of the face and body, and facial trauma.
A part of UNC Medical Center, UNC Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery provides comprehensive outpatient care to burn and plastic surgery patients. It provides outpatient clinical services and has a procedural area and post anesthesia care unit. The providers perform outpatient procedures such as lasers, breast procedures, facial procedures, abdominal/trunk procedures. The procedures they perform are therapeutic, reconstructive, and cosmetic in nature.
A woman of many titles, Dr. Damitz is also Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a Professor at UNC School of Medicine.
Her acclaimed career in medicine began after she earned her Medical Degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in 1993. She then went on to perform her residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997 and 1999, respectively.
Furthering her training, Dr. Damitz completed fellowships in breast and aesthetics at Charlotte Plastic Surgery and Nashville Plastic Surgery in 1999 and 2000, respectively.
With a commitment to surgical excellence, she attained board certification through the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). The mission of the ABPS is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification and continuous certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.
As a holder of fellowship status, Dr. Damitz has been recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
In addition, she is active in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories – reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures, and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done.
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