Education
Undergraduate Education
Graduated Arizona State University 1972, Bachelor of Science Zoology with High Distinction
Grade Point Average in Science 4.0 (Straight A’s)
Overall Grade Point Average 3.94
MEDCAT Science 98 percentile +-2 percentile
Honorary Academic Societies
Alpha Lambda Delta Academic Honor Society 1969
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 1971
Graduate Education
Medical Degree (M.D.), 1975 University of Arizona
Excerpts from Dean's Letter and medical school faculty comments:
"Our top student by a wide margin“
"Performed superlatively in all of our courses"
"Highest score anyone ever achieved in our class"
"Model student"
"Performance at same high level indicated by undergraduate record"
"Our department was conceived for superb contributors like him"
"Would be an excellent member of the faculty"
"Excellent attitude"
"Very responsible individual"
"Conscientious" "Determined" "Kind" "Friendly" "Interested, hard worker"
Postgraduate Education
Internship: Surgery
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 1975-1976 (Considered to be the number 1 surgery program in the world at that time by many individuals in academic surgery)
Residency: General Surgery
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 1976-1977 1978-1981
Excerpts from Chief of Surgery Program Director's Letter:
"Excellent surgical resident, acquired excellent technical skills and sound surgical judgment. His moral and social conducts were beyond reproach. He is a bright, responsible, honest, sincere and industrious young man."
Residency: Plastic Surgery
University of California Irvine Irvine, California 1984-1986
Graduate National Board of Medical Examiners 1976
Licensure: Arizona 1977, California 1984
Specialty Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, 1982
American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1988
Plastic Surgery Board Results
Written Plastic Surgery Board results is one objective test in which you can compare the level of plastic surgery knowledge among board certified plastic surgeons. This is a test taken by plastic surgeons after they have completed their education and training. The test is taken by surgeons that want to be Board Certified from all the great Universities of the United States, Canada and Mexico. (The North American Continent). As you can see below, Dr. Wendt scored at the very top of all Plastic Surgeons from all Universities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
A1 - General Plastic Surgery. Score 650, 1st Quintile
A2 - Pathology, Score 710, 1st Quintile
A3 - Anatomy / Embryology, Score 610, 1st Quintile
A4 - Total Examination, Score 670, 1st Quintile