Meet Dr. Fechner Double Board-Certified

About Worcester Plastic Surgeon Dr. Fechner

Double board-certified facial plastic surgeon Frank P. Fechner, M.D. is committed to bringing excellence in facial plastic surgery to Massachusetts, Boston, and the greater Worcester area. He is convinced that due to its unique aesthetic and functional nature, the best treatment outcome in the face requires superb training, continuing academic commitment, experience, and artistic vision.

Dr. Fechner was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. During his studies at the University of Freiburg Medical School, he received a prestigious one-year scholarship from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester to continue his studies. After medical school, Dr. Fechner completed his surgical internship at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston and a four-year Harvard residency training at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary in Boston, where he focused exclusively on surgery of the face, head, and neck region.

Harvard and NYC Trained Facial Plastic Surgeon

Other Harvard-affiliated hospitals that Dr. Fechner was associated with include Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Children’s Hospital Boston. As a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), Dr. Fechner then pursued a fellowship sponsored by the AAFPRS at New York University Medical Center and Columbia/Cornell in New York City, where he worked with internationally renowned plastic surgeons. Aside from ample cosmetic surgery, Dr. Fechner performed a large volume of major reconstructive surgery for trauma victims at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital Center, one of the busiest trauma centers in the Northeast. As a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Fechner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) and the ABO. He is affiliated with both UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester and Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, a Harvard-affiliated face, head and neck specialty hospital in Boston. He has presented his research and clinical work at both national and international meetings and conferences.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear

As a member of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, one of the top-ranked centers for treatment and research, and a teaching hospital at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Frank Fechner is committed to making a difference in the lives of his patients. As a double board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Fechner not only performs cosmetic procedures but also has extensive experience treating patients at one of the busiest trauma centers in the Northeast.

His humanitarian efforts have taken him across the globe, where he provides plastic and reconstructive surgery services to children and adults who have suffered congenital deformities of the face. This experience provides a natural complement to being part of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Fechner believes that it is crucial to empower the local healthcare profession to provide services to the communities of Greater Boston.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary identifies and supports the healthcare needs of its residents by providing the community with board-certified physicians who offer superior quality and affordable care to those in need. Founded almost 100 years ago, it is home to the world’s largest community of vision and hearing research specialists. Focusing on disorders that impact the healthy function of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat, as well as the head and neck, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary has consistently been at the leading edge in medical breakthroughs. These innovations have led to the development of more effective treatments for blindness, deafness, and diseases of the head and neck. The staff behind the specialty hospital is a varied group of surgeons, researchers, and administrative personnel who are dedicated to supporting the needs of their patients who suffer from life-altering conditions.

Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, PC

Dr. Fechner is committed to serving the community in which he lives and works. He has extensive experience with aesthetic face and neck procedures and has performed major reconstructive surgeries at one of the busiest trauma centers in the Northeast. Dr. Fechner is pleased to be a member of Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, offering his expertise to patients in the Boston area whom he can serve. As a staff member, Dr. Fechner offers his in-depth knowledge as a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon to those in the community needing a solution to achieve their personal goals for the face and neck skin. At Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, Dr. Fechner is part of an experienced team that has completed specialized training and is committed to offering the most advanced cosmetic treatment to patients in the Massachusetts area.

Training and education are important and a big part of Adult & Pediatric Dermatology. The team of professionals at Adult & Pediatric Dermatology regularly participates in national conferences to expand their knowledge and stay on top of the latest developments in the dermatology field. Because of this, patients who are treated by the doctors at Adult & Pediatric Dermatology are assured of receiving the most up-to-date treatments by qualified and experienced doctors, whether their condition is as common as acne or involves rare physical conditions and illnesses that are less well understood. Members of Adult & Pediatric Dermatology are regularly involved with teaching efforts for medical students from the Boston area. In addition to lecturing, the staff helps guide these students and takes part in health fares sponsored by universities and hospitals.

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Teaching Plastic Surgery

Dr. Fechner teaches facial plastic surgery and related surgical, anatomical and medical knowledge to medical students, residents and other plastic surgeons.

He continues to provide education to Harvard Medical Students and Harvard residents. In addition, Dr. Fechner lectures and teaches plastic surgeons from the U.S. and abroad.

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Additional Information About Board Certification

To most patients and referring physicians, Board Certification represents an important consideration in one’s choice of a facial plastic surgeon. We recognize that the issue of Board Certification can be quite confusing, even for doctors themselves.

Dr. Fechner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS). This Board Certification in facial plastic surgery ensures that Dr. Fechner has met the scrupulous principles and standards of the ABFPRS.

Dr. Fechner’s ABFPRS Board Certification Indicates That:

After medical school, he completed a residency program in one of two surgical specialties with a major focus on facial plastic surgery, i.e. otolaryngology-head & neck surgery or plastic surgery;
Dr. Fechner is double board certified, which means he has earned certification in one of these specialties through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS);
He has successfully completed a two-day oral and written examination exclusively ensuring his thorough knowledge in facial plastic & reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Fechner has substantial clinical experience in facial plastic surgery. He submitted for peer-review an acceptable record of at least two years’ clinical experience, including operative reports of at least 100 facial plastic surgery procedures.
He holds proper licensure in the state of medical practice and
Adheres to the ABFPRS Code of Ethics.

What Is A “Board”?

An independent organization that sets standards for the evaluation process of medical specialties is called a “Board.” To be board-certified means that the physician has completed all training and practice requirements published by that particular board. For instance, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology can only certify whether a particular physician completed standards of this specialty.

An overlooking organization of many, but not all, medical specialties is called the ABMS. Dr. Fechner is double board certified by both the ABO (an ABMS member) and the ABFPRS. The ABFPRS is the only American Board that certifies surgeons in the field of facial plastic & reconstructive surgery.

About The ABFPRS

Dr. Fechner is proud to be a Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon. The American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is located in Alexandria, Virginia. http://www.abfprs.org

It states:

“The American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc.® was established in 1986 to improve the quality of medical and surgical treatment available to the public by examining for professional expertise in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.

To carry out this mission, the Board has established a mechanism for the education, qualification, training, review, and certification of surgeons specializing in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.

The specific objectives of the Board are:

To establish standards of qualification for facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons.
To determine which candidates fulfill these standards of qualification.
To conduct examinations of such candidates and issue certificates upon satisfactory completion of requirements.
To improve and broaden the opportunities for graduate education and training of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

The Board is neither an educational institution nor a licensing body, and the certificates it issues are neither degrees nor legal licenses to practice medicine or the specialty of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Possession of a Board certificate indicates neither total qualification for practice privileges nor exclusion of others not so certified.

Board certification in no way limits the professional activities of any licensed physician in the delivery of legitimate healthcare services. Finally, certification implies no intent by the Board for its diplomates to gain special privileges, recognition, or hospital staff positions or to define who shall or shall not perform facial plastic and reconstructive procedures. The Board is not a primary source of censure or primary review of ethical problems.”

About The ABO

One of the prerequisites for becoming a Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon is to be certified by The American Board of Otolaryngology. The ABO is located in Houston, Texas. http://www.aboto.org

It states:

“The American Board of Otolaryngology (ABOto) was founded and incorporated in 1924 and is the second oldest of the twenty-four member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). The Board is a non-profit corporation, and the directors and examiners, with the exception of the Executive Vice President and the Examination Chairman, receive no compensation.

Founding members included two representatives from each of the following specialty organizations: the American Laryngological Association, the American Otological Society, the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, and the Section on Laryngology, Otology ,and Rhinology of the American Medical Association. This group of ten founding members, delegated authority by the above organizations, was established as the ABOto.

Since then, several other organizations have become sponsoring organizations: the American Broncho-Esophagological Association (1947), the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery (1947), the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1971), the American Society of Ophthalmologic and Otolaryngologic Allergy (1974), the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (1989), the American Neurotology Society (1991), the American Rhinologic Society (1994), the Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (1995), and the Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons (1995).”

About The ABMS

The American Board of Medical Specialties is located in Evanston, Illinois. http://www.abms.org

It states:
“Established in 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a not-for-profit organization comprising 24 medical specialty Member Boards, is the pre-eminent entity overseeing the certification of physician specialists in the United States.

The primary function of ABMS is to assist its Member Boards in developing and implementing educational and professional standards to evaluate and certify physician specialists. By participating in these initiatives, ABMS also serves as a unique and highly influential voice in the healthcare industry, bringing focus and rigor to issues involving specialization and certification in medicine. ABMS is a designated primary equivalent source of credential information.

Our Mission

ABMS is the organization that establishes standards for physician specialty certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC), including performance assessment. ABMS communicates information about these standards to support the public’s quest for safe, high-quality healthcare.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be a leader in improving the safety and quality of medical care through ABMS policies and the physician certification processes of Member Boards.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to establish and maintain high standards for the delivery of safe, quality medical care by certified physician specialists.”

Meet Dr. Fechner Double Board-Certified

About Worcester Plastic Surgeon Dr. Fechner

Harvard and NYC Trained Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, PC

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Teaching Plastic Surgery

Additional Information About Board Certification

Dr. Fechner’s ABFPRS Board Certification Indicates That:

What Is A “Board”?

About The ABFPRS

About The ABO

About The ABMS

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