Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

John Louis, MD, FACS, was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, with his parents and two brothers.  He attended Texas A&M University, where he studied architecture and pre-med studies, receiving a Bachelor of Environmental Design in 1992. He graduated cum laude.  Dr. Louis worked throughout all of his college years for a civil engineering company as a draftsman and subsequently performed land surveying and topographic flood studies. 

After graduation, he attended the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, where he worked in graphic design for the School of Allied Health and received many awards, including the Eben J. Carey award for Anatomy.  During his time in medical school, he illustrated a textbook for the Physician’s Assistant program. He then completed a full five-year General Surgery residency at The Carillon Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. He went on to complete a two-year residency in Plastic Surgery at The Medical College of Georgia.  

Dr. Louis combines his diverse educational background and work experience to develop customized treatment options for each patient based on their desires, needs, and goals. Practice experience includes extensive work in reconstruction of post-cancer excision defects, reconstructive breast surgery following mastectomies for cancer, and other breast, abdomen, and chest-related issues, as well as limb salvage. Aesthetic interests include breast reductions and mastopexies (breast lift), abdominal and head/neck procedures, with a focus on integration of traditional surgical techniques with newer non-invasive technologies to provide personalized solutions.

When not at work, Dr. Louis spends time with his family and their plott walking hound, Reba.  He likes to travel and study history, archeology, gardening, and art.