Dr. William D. Merkel has been providing Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery services to the Grand Junction area since 1975. He attended St. Louis University School of Medicine, followed by his General Surgery Residency in Denver, Colorado at St. Joseph's Hospital, and his Plastic Surgery Residency at Brown University Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He served 2 years as a Lieutenant in the US Navy at Portmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, in the Plastic Surgery Department before beginning his practice in Grand Junction, Colorado. He has attended countless conventions, seminars, special courses nationally and internationally. These educational experiences allow Dr. Merkel to learn the most advanced procedures and techniques in his specialty in order to offer his patients the very best results in any part of the human body that is being changed or enhanced.