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Assistant Professor of Surgery
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CloseSebastian Vrouwe, MD, is a highly skilled plastic surgeon who specializes in complex burn care. Using his extensive training and expertise, Dr. Vrouwe provides comprehensive care to severely injured patients who require acute burn care, acute burn surgery, burn reconstruction and long-term scar management. He also offers laser therapy that targets excessive scarring to improve the appearance, texture and softness of scars from burns and traumatic injuries.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Vrouwe is an active researcher, investigating subjects related to burn care and surgical education to improve the quality of life and outcomes for his patients. His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed medical journals, including Burns, Journal Burn Care and Research, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Annals of Plastic Surgery.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Burn Reconstruction
- Acute Burn Care
Medical Education
- University of Alberta
Residency
- University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Fellowship
- University of California Los Angeles Health
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- American Burn Association
- Aetna POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO
- BCBS HMO (HMOI)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare
- Coventry Health Plan PPO
- Great West PPO
- Illinicare*
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice / Choice Plus
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
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