Federico Gonzalez grew up in a small community outside of Boston. His single-parent mother raised 5 sons, all of whom went on to college. In his youth, Dr. Gonzalez played college basketball and earned a black belt in tae kwon do. Dr. Gonzalez worked in a research laboratory at Harvard Medical School during the day and attended college classes at night before being accepted to medical school. While a student at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, he was honored with the Lange Student Book Award and a Kaiser Scholarship.

Dr. Gonzalez trained in general surgery at LSU Medical Center before returning to University of Massachusetts Medical for plastic surgery residency training. He then completed fellowships in microsurgery, hand surgery, and aesthetic surgery before being appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. In 1993 Dr. Gonzalez moved to Kansas City to assume the directorship of the UMKC Plastic Surgery Program and subsequently served as an Associate Professor at KU Medical Center. During his academic career, Dr. Gonzalez has shared authorship in more than 50 book chapters, scientific articles, and presentations.

Over the last 11 years, Dr. Gonzalez has melded his academic background with the desire to give patients the highest quality care and personal attention in a private practice setting. Drs. Moore, Storm and Gonzalez at Premier Plastic Surgery, with their excellent and friendly staff, strive to provide each patient with a care plan incorporating the patient's wishes and desires, up-to-date medical knowledge, and their extensive experience to gain optimal results.

Over the last 20 years, Dr. Gonzalez has traveled to Central America on over 15 mission trips performing cleft lip repairs and other surgery for indigent patients. He and his wife of 26 years have raised 4 daughters. His leisure activities include reading, scuba diving, bicycling and playing tennis.

EDUCATION
Undergraduate - Boston State College
Medical School - University of Massachusetts Medical School; Doctor of Medicine degree awarded
Activities & Honors - Lang Medical Student Book Award; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Merit Scholarship

MEDICAL TRAINING
Internship - Charity Hospital of New Orleans General Surgery
Residency - Louisiana State University Medical Center; General Surgery
Residency - University of Massachusetts Medical School; Plastic Surgery

BOARD CERTIFICATION
Federation of State Medical Boards
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Certification of Added Qualification, Surgery of the Hand

PROFESSIONAL
Fellow of American College of Surgeons

MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Plastic Surgery
Kansas City Plastic Surgery Society, President 1996-97
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.
American Burn Association
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Metropolitan Medical Society of Greater Kansas City
Missouri State Medical Association

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor of Surgery 1988-1993
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Associate Professor of Surgery 1993-1996
Chairman, Section of Plastic Surgery
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Associate Professor of Surgery 1996-1999
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery 1999-Present
University of Kansas Medical Center School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS

Dr. Moore's Credentials

Dr. John B. Moore IV is a third generation surgeon. His father and grandfather were general surgeons in Southern Illinois where he grew up. His grandfather was the first board certified general surgeon south of Chicago and built the first hospital in his home town of Benton, Illinois before sending his two brothers off to medical school. On his mother's side, Dr. Moore's great, great aunt was one of the first women to specialize in gynecologic surgery and "Women's Medicine". Dr. Moore's family background gave him an early and thorough exposure to medicine. High school valedictorian, college at DePauw University in Indiana with highest honors, medical school and residency at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine led to his early career as Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery and Chief of Hand Surgery at the University of Kansas Hospital School of Medicine. Professorships in Indiana and Virginia were followed by the startup of his own private practice in Olathe over 22 years ago. Dr. Moore wanted to merge the small town family doctor personalized care philosophy he had grown up around with the technical and innovative excellence he had practiced at the various medical centers. This combination of personalized care and surgical expertise led to such a success that Dr. Moore invited Drs. Storm, Mani, and Gonzalez to join his practice over the last 15 years. Together they have built one of the most successful plastic surgery group practices in the area.

Dr. Moore's wife, Dr. Surprenant, is a local and national expert on identification and prevention of child abuse and domestic violence and both of his children are pursuing careers in the medical field. Dr. Moore has a shared interest with Dr. Storm in mountain biking and is an avid hiker and scuba diver.

EDUCATION
College: DePauw University (B.A.) (Rector Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa)
Post Graduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: Southern Illinois School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

MEDICAL TRAINING
General Surgery Internship: University of Missouri School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Plastic Surgery Residency: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Hand Fellowship: University of New Mexico, at St. Joseph's Hospital

BOARD CERTIFICATION
National Board of Medical Examiners
The American Board of Plastic Surgery
Certification of Added Qualification, Surgery of the Hand

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Emergency Medical Science Advisory Committee
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, Kansas
July 1988 June 1989
Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)
Norfolk, Virginia
September 1986
Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
Chief - Section of Plastic Surgery
Kansas City Veteran's Administration Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
October 1983
Asst. Professor of Surgery Chief of Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery Section
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
October 1983

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Kansas City Plastic Surgery Society -- Past President
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American College of Surgeons