Steven L. Ringler, MD, FACS
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Doctor Phone: 616-588-2277 |
About the Doctor
Steven L Ringler MD, FACS has been practicing plastic surgery in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1983.
Dr. Ringler is well recognized locally, nationally and internationally as a prominent plastic surgeon. Having extensive training and experience in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Ringler's practice is now exclusively dedicated to all areas of cosmetic surgery with particular expertise in
Facial rejuvenation surgery - including short incision face lifts (MACS lift)
Cosmetic breast surgery - including scarless breast augmentation with saline implants
Body contouring - including liposuction and abdominoplasty (tummy-tuck)
Hair restoration with micrografting for men and women
In addition to his practice, Dr. Ringler is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Michigan State University. He is the director of the Plastic Surgery Residency Program of the Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center/MSU.
Dr. Steven Ringler is fully credentialed, including board certification and active memberships in numerous professional organizations. His credentials and career achievements include
Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
Member, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
Member, American Association of Plastic Surgeons
Member, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Member of International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)
Past president, Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons
Privileges at both Spectrum Health locations in Grand Rapids
Authored numerous journal articles and scholarly presentations at national and international meetings
Since 1996, Dr. Ringler has been selected as one of the top plastic surgeons in the United States, by Best Doctors in America, an authoritative listing of the nations top physicians in each medical specialty.
His outreach activities include founder and medical director of the Michigan Chapter of Operation Smile International, a non-profit volunteer medical program. With Operation Smile, Dr. Ringler has performed reconstructive surgery to children in many developing countries and the United States since 1989. Under Dr. Ringlers leadership, the Michigan Chapter of Operation Smile has provided free surgical care for more than one thousand children over the past fifteen years.