Joel Pessa, MD

Clinical Associate Professor
Plastic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

joel.pessa@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipRoyal Children's Hospital, Melbourne (1995)
FellowshipManhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital (1990)
ResidencyDuke University Medical Center (1989)
FellowshipSt. Vincent Hospital - Worcester (1987)
FellowshipChristine Kleinert Inst. for Hand/Microsurgery (1987)
ResidencyUniversity of Massachusettes School of Medicine (1985)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School (1980)
FellowshipChristine Kleinert Inst. for Hand/Microsurgery

Honors/Awards

Tiffany Award American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

(1995)

Tiffany Award American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

(1993)

Duke University Art Competiton Drawing Category

First Prize (1989)

Southeastern Plastic Surgery Resident’s Competition

Second Prize (1988)

Phi Beta Kappa

(1975)