(Fort Worth, Texas) – Richard T. Ethridge, M.D., P.A, has announced the opening of Ethridge Plastic Surgery in Fort Worth, Texas. The practice is located at 1622 Eighth Avenue in the medical district.

    Dr. Ethridge specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery, with a focus on cosmetic and reconstructive procedures of the breast, body, and face.

    Up-to-date on the most advanced procedures and techniques, Dr. Ethridge’s facilities include three examination rooms and a procedure room. Minor cosmetic procedures will be performed on-site, while the majority of procedures will be completed at local hospital facilities. Dr. Ethridge has privileges at Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Harris Methodist, Cook Children’s, and several Ambulatory Surgery Centers.

    A Fort Worth native and Trinity Valley School graduate, Dr. Ethridge received his undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin. He continued his studies at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston where he earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, his Medical Doctorate, and numerous academic awards.

    Dr. Ethridge received his formal training in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and was honored with election into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed externships in cosmetic surgery at the prestigious Plastic Surgery Associates in Miami, Florida, under the direction of Dr. James Stuzin; in microvascular surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas; and in cosmetic surgery at the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute in Dallas, Texas, under the direction of Dr. John Burns.

    The author of numerous peer reviewed articles and book chapters, Dr. Ethridge holds a patent for a pharmaceutical use related to his years of research. He has presented multiple research papers and published articles locally and nationally.

    Dr. Ethridge participates in Austin Smiles, an organization that provides reconstructive plastic surgery— primarily cleft lip and palate repairs— to children in various locations in Latin America. He and his wife, Kristen Penny Ethridge, M.D., have three children. In his free time, he enjoys golf, tennis, and hunting on his family’s ranch outside of Fort Worth.

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