Undergraduate:	Bachelor of University Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT -- 1987
Medical School:	Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA -- 1988 - 1992
Internship:	General Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX -- 1992 - 1993
	General Surgery, Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Waterbury, CT -- 1996 - 1997
Residency:	General Surgery & Plastic Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA -- 1997 - 2003
Fellowship:	Craniofacial Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN -- 2008 - 2009
Board Certification:	American Board of Plastic Surgery -- 2005
Academic Appointment:	Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine
Active Duty Military Service:	U.S. Army Medical Corps -- 1992 - 1996

Biography

Dr. Grant A. Fairbanks received his Medical Degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Following his graduation from medical school, he completed an internship at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. Subsequently he served in the U.S. Military as a General Medical officer at Raymond W. Bliss Army Community Hospital at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Dr. Fairbanks completed his training in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is affiliated with Penn State University. He completed his boards, becoming certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Subsequently, he furthered his training with a fellowship in Craniofacial Surgery at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dr. Fairbanks has had broad training in Plastic Surgery. He is highly trained in aesthetic surgical procedures, including facial rejuvenation, nasal surgery, eyelid surgery, and lip enlargement. He is also highly trained in abdominoplasty, body contouring after bariatric surgery, liposuction, breast augmentation, and breast reduction. His special interest in congenital deformities include surgery of the ear (microtia), cleft lip and palate, as well as cranial vault deformities (craniosynostosis).

In addition to the practice of medicine, Dr. Fairbanks has a life long history of interest in the arts. This has come through his heritage and formal training. He serves as an instructor in a Medical Life Drawing and Sculpture Course, at a national professional society meeting, and continues his artwork to the benefit of his practice. Dr. Grant A. Fairbanks combines art and medicine in the form of Plastic Surgery. He believes that Plastic Surgery is the finest of the fine arts.

Affiliations

Following the completion of his Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Surgery training, he returned to Salt Lake City, Utah to practice Plastic Surgery. Dr. Fairbanks is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, which is recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. His affiliations include the American Society of Plastic Surgery, the Utah State Plastic Surgery Society, Utah Medical Association, the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, and the Reed O. Dingman Society of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan. He has continued an academic interest, while being in private practice, as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine.