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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

Professional Memberships

​American Society of Plastic Surgeons

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