BOARD CERTIFIED PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONDr. Roni Prucz is an award-winning Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon serving the Greater Phoenix area as the founder of Phoenix Plastic Surgery. Dr. Prucz graduated Cum Laude and with Departmental Distinction from Duke University where he earned dual degrees in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering with a minor in political science. The Duke University Biomedical Engineering program was the #1 ranked program in the country during his tenure and consistently ranks among the top 5 programs in the United States. While at Duke, Dr. Prucz was the recipient of multiple research awards for his work in tissue engineering and was a finalist in a national biomedical engineering design competition. During the same time, he became a Crew Chief for the Duke University Emergency response team, a position in which he first learned how to apply his methodical thinking and personal skills to helping people rather than building devices.Dr. Prucz completed medical school at Johns Hopkins University, which has always ranked as a top 3 medical school since the beginning of the rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The Johns Hopkins Hospital was also ranked as the #1 hospital in the United States from 1991-2011 and remains a top 3 hospital. Furthermore, an MD from Johns Hopkins has been named as one of the five most prestigious degrees in the world by International Business Times. While at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Prucz was mentored by some of the nation's leading Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons. With the support of his advisors, he earned a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery training position at the University of Washington, one of the nation's leading institutions for treating complex trauma, pediatric conditions, nerve injuries, and cancer.