Dr. Gunnar Bergqvist, MD

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Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Gunnar Bergqvist, who serves patients in Florida.

Dr. Bergqvist is a dual board-certified and fellowship-trained plastic surgeon who has two active practices – Plastic Surgery Center of Naples. He also carries privileges among Naples, Florida hospitals and surgery centers. 

Specializing in the enhancement of appearance and in reconstruction, Dr. Bergqvist has honed his world-class techniques in many of the most common surgical procedures in plastic and reconstructive surgery such as facelift, breast reconstruction after mastectomy, and liposuction. He also offers life-changing interventions such as the “skinny shot”, non-invasive treatments to surgery, as well as other medical treatments and medications to revitalize life and optimize outcome.

While Dr. Bergqvist remains busy with much needed reconstruction, he is popular among patients for cosmetic procedures. He can perform these elective surgeries in Naples and Erie, offering privacy and comfort for his patients. He has the largest arsenal of technology incorporating the most of lasers and non-invasive technology of any health care facility in the region. 

With a broad educational background, Dr. Bergqvist graduated with his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1994. He then went on to perform his residency in general surgery at Yale University (Hospital of St. Raphael campus), where he served as chief resident in 1999.

From there, he performed his hand and microsurgery fellowship at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery in 2000, followed by his residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Duke University, where he served as chief resident in 2002.

Dr. Bergqvist comes to Erie, Pennsylvania from Sweden, bringing with him the skill and academic excellence of the country that awards the Nobel Prize. He came to the United States to study medicine and landed residencies with the most distinguished of university hospitals. That training provided him the skill and knowledge to perform complicated, state-of-the-art surgery in the field of plastic and microvascular reconstruction and cosmetic surgery.

Serving as a clinical teacher for a Residency program from 2002-2016, his graduates still seek him today for continued guidance with surgery. 

Passionate about his profession, the doctor is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. He is also a proud member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Robert H. Ivy Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery Society, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories – reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures, and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done. 

On the cutting edge of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Bergqvist has continued to produce research and clinical trials.

Throughout his brilliant career, he has received many awards for outstanding patient care, including Top 10 Best Surgeons and teaching awards.

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