Aesthetics

Terry L. Donat, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.

Dr. Terry L. Donat specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He has dedicated his post-graduate training, his two fellowships and his focused efforts in professional practice toward this end for over 10 years.

Dr. Donat graduated from the Pennsylvania State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry in 1987. He obtained his Medical Degree from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia in 1991. Dr. Donat served his Internship in General Surgery and his residency in Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck Surgery at Wayne State University in Detroit, from 1991-1996. Dr. Donat served as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Clinical Fellow for two years while on the medical faculties of both Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. Dr. Donat's NIH Research focused on several original studies of the nuclear and molecular features in the growth of both normal and cancerous cells derived from various human organs and skin tissues. Dr. Donat's research resulted in the publication of several of his original scientific studies in peer-reviewed professional medical journals and provides the basis for his expertise in determining which medical, surgical, and pharmaceutical skin treatments are of genuine scientific and aesthetic value for your care. Dr. Donat completed his second Postdoctoral Fellowship in advanced Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 1998.

Dr. Donat is a Fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons, the International College of Surgeons, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. He is a Member of the American Medical Association, the Aeronautical Medical Association, the Illinois State Medical Society and the DuPage County Medical Society. Dr. Donat taught facial plastic surgery to residents in-training while a Clinical Instructor from 1997-1998 at the University of Minnesota and also as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Wayne State University from 1998-2000. Dr. Donat now currently serves as a department Chairman and as a Member of the Board-of-Directors for both the DuPage Medical Group and its premiere Ambulatory Surgery Center. Dr. Donat serves as a member of the Laser Safety Committee for Central DuPage Hospital, in Winfield, Illinois, and as an ad-hoc member of the Surgery Peer-review Committee for Edwards Hospital in Naperville, Illinois.

Dr. Donat serves on several national committees, where he is currently the Chairman of the Publications Subcommittee (Multimedia Committee), a member of the Editorial Review Committee and a member of the Continuing Medical Education Committee for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Donat continues to serve as a member of the Written Board Review Committee for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He also volunteers as an invited Oral Board Guest Examiner for both the annual administration of the Primary Certification and the Maintenance of Certification exams for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Donat has published several original clinical and research articles in prominent peer-reviewed medical and surgical journals and has authored several medical text chapters. Dr. Donat has led international surgical missions to China and Bolivia, and currently serves as an ongoing national volunteer for Face to Face: A National Domestic Violence Project providing pro bono facial reconstruction for eligible children and adults recovering from physical domestic violence. Regionally, he serves as a surgical specialty volunteer for Access DuPage and the DuPage Community Clinic, both of which provide care to the uninsured of DuPage County Illinois.

"Facial appearance is your most personal means for social relations as it embodies the essential features for distinctly recognizing yourself and others. Your particular facial features effortlessly reveal your uniqueness and your original range of both subtle and extreme facial expressions. Whether you're a man or woman, you portray a current facial image, the latest in your progression of faces, which conveys your attractive internal character to the rest of the world. Your facial image formed in the past, developed to the present, and will continue to mature in tandem with your experiences.

Nevertheless, in time, you may come to feel that your facial appearance no longer reflects your inner character. At this point, you may appropriately desire to enhance your face to complement, renew, or revitalize your appearance in a personally positive and meaningful way. Fortunately, when provided by a professional facial aesthetic surgeon and a facial aesthetician, your means to accomplish this goal have never been more available, safe, and successful.

The Institute of Aesthetic Surgery was founded to provide you with a comprehensive source for timely, expert information and experienced, professional, facial aesthetic services. My efforts are dedicated to providing you with state-of-the-art facial aesthetic surgery of the highest quality and safety, along with the complementary goals of extraordinary personal attention and ongoing innovative care.

I understand that your aesthetic concerns are very important to you and I will offer only services I believe are of genuine value. I will couple sound science, attention to aesthetic detail, safety, and my surgical experience with your informed contributions in designing reasonable aesthetic goals for you. My professional efforts are focused on providing the finest personal learning opportunity and a supportive environment for meeting your aesthetic expectations, as part of an enduring and mutually rewarding experience."