Pamela R. Portschy, MD

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Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Pamela R. Portschy, who serves patients in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

A devoted plastic surgeon, Dr. Portschy is affiliated with Aurora Plastic Surgery, an affiliate of Aurora Health Care, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Aurora Health Care is an integrated, not-for-profit health care provider serving communities throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. They serve their patients with 16 hospitals, more than 150 clinics and 70 pharmacies in 30 communities. They strive to offer services that are close to home and help make the whole community healthier.

Graduating with her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Dr. Portschy went on to attend the University of Minnesota, where she completed her residency in general surgery, and her residency in plastic surgery.

An expert in her field, the doctor is board-certified in plastic surgery and cosmetics by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). The mission of the ABPS is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification, and continuous certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.

In her professional experience, she maintains hospital privileges at Aurora Medical Center Grafton, Aurora Medical Center Summit, Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Aurora St Luke’s Medical Center, and Aurora West Allis Medical Center.

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.

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