Anna I. Wooten, MD

About the Doctor

Dr. Anna Wooten, MD completed her General and Plastic Surgery Residency and Fellowship at one of the leading plastic surgery training programs in the country, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). After graduating from UPMC she joined a private plastic surgery practice where she further developed her skills as aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon. She has recently opened her own private practice in the NorthShore.

Dr. Wooten earned her medical degree from the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, and continued her medical training with a residency in general and plastic surgery training at the University of Pittsburgh. She recently received a Reward for the Best Reconstructive Paper from the American Society of Plastic Surgery at the National meeting in Pasadena, California.

Dr. Wooten has given and continues to give many informative presentations on current topics and issues in plastic surgery, such as vertical reduction mammoplasty, short scar breast lift, various approaches to breast augmentation, lower extremity lymphedema, and gender reassignment surgery. Her clarity and comprehensive knowledge of such topics have garnered her excellent feedback from other surgeons and students of medicine. She is the principal author and co-author of several surgery-related publications on topics such as postbariatric plastic surgery, breast conservation, management of anticoagulation during perioperative cutaneous surgery, and reconstruction of abdominal wall defects.

A commitment to research reflects Dr. Wooten's passion for the progress being made in the field of plastic surgery. Her past and current participation in research projects has focused on the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome, the use of the anticoagulant warfarin in cutaneous surgeries, obstructive sleep apnea in patients with pharyngeal flaps, the Boomerang procedure for correction of gynecomastia.

Dr. Wooten feels that art of plastic surgery has no boundaries. She went to Canada to learn directly from the founders of vertical mastopexy/vertical reduction their technique. She traveled Brazil to learn the unique technique of a vertical mastopexy with pectoralis sling, subfascial breast augmentation, and endoscopic facial rejuvenation. She further traveled to Honduras on a mission trips to operate on disadvantaged children with multiple congenital birth defects including the absence of an ear, and cleft lip or palate.
Dr. Wooten welcomes and encourages any questions you might have. She believes it is necessary to maintain an open dialougue with her patients in order to ensure the best possible results. Please feel free to contact Dr. Wooten at her Beleza office to arrange a private consultation.