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At Associated Plastic Surgeons of Kansas City, our mission is to help you enhance your well-being and achieve an improved physical state.

At Associated Plastic Surgeons of Kansas City, our mission is to help you enhance your well-being and achieve an improved physical state.
In every encounter, our medical training, our surgical experience, our understanding of aesthetics and our deep knowledge of safe and effective reconstructive procedures is engaged.  We are certified professionals; each of us is a:
-Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, which means that our education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the College.
Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. As members, our board-certified doctors operate only in accredited surgical facilities that have matched or surpassed Society standards in a thorough external review of equipment and staffing.
With 27 years as Associated Plastic Surgeon of Kansas City, we have established a trusted reputation for excellence in service, adhering to ethical tenets and the highest medical standards. We are humbled to have served clients in all areas of the world, in reconstructive surgery, in skin care, in support of triumph over adversity and in achievement of self improvement.
Each of our doctors has a unique understanding of the human condition. Each of our doctors brings a unique set of expertise and practical knowledge to apply in service to you.  We are individuals, gathered in a common mission, collaborating and using complementary skills in service to our patients and to our Kansas City community.
We invite you to learn more about our doctors and their individual philosophy, as well as their academic training, certifications, expertise and personal interests.
Dr. E. Philip Gutek<Link>
Dr. Mark L. McClung<Link>
Dr. Sheryl L. Young<Link>
Dr. Joseph Cannova Jr.<Link>
Dr. Jon E. Rast<Link>

In every encounter, our medical training, our surgical experience, our understanding of aesthetics and our deep knowledge of safe and effective reconstructive procedures is engaged.  Each of us is a:

  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, which means that our education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the College.
  • Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. As members, our board-certified doctors operate only in accredited surgical facilities that have matched or surpassed Society standards in a thorough external review of equipment and staffing.

With 32 years as Associated Plastic Surgeon of Kansas City, we have established a trusted reputation for excellence in service, adhering to ethical tenets and the highest medical standards. We are humbled to have served clients in all areas of the world, in reconstructive surgery, in skin care, in support of triumph over adversity and in achievement of self improvement.

Each of our doctors has a unique understanding of the human condition. Each of our doctors brings a unique set of expertise and practical knowledge to apply in service to you.  We are individuals, gathered in a common mission, collaborating and using complementary skills in service to our patients and to our Kansas City community.

We invite you to learn more about our doctors and their individual philosophy, as well as their academic training, certifications, expertise and personal interests.

Dr. E. Philip Gutek

Dr. Mark L. McClung

Dr. Sheryl L. Young

Dr. Joseph Cannova Jr.

Dr. Jon E. Rast

Associated Plastic Surgeons

I had three consultations with different offices and this office was the best and most courteous in town. 

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