Meet Dr. Francisco Sanchez-Navarro
Board-Certified Plastic
Surgeon in Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Francisco Sanchez-Navarro is a plastic surgeon who focuses on detail and delivering excellence in his work. He believes that cosmetic surgery is an art form and strives for natural and sophisticated results. Dr. Sanchez-Navarro was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, and received his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. He completed a six-year program in plastic surgery, gaining expertise in various areas of surgery. His training allows him to treat patients with head-to-toe cosmetic concerns and harmonize with the whole body.
Medical Training
After graduating from Salpointe Catholic High School, Dr. Sanchez-Navarro attended Pepperdine University in California. At Pepperdine, he participated in multiple research projects in the biology department before graduating with a BS in Biology.
Dr. Sanchez-Navarro received is Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, a highly ranked program and prominent medical school, scoring in the 99th percentile on national medical school exams.
He subsequently completed a very competitive and rigorous six-year program in plastic surgery, training under accomplished plastic surgeons at Wright State University. This specialized education encompassed advanced aesthetic treatments and cosmetic surgery of the entire body.
Part of his background training included neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedic surgery, and oral facial surgery. Becoming intimately familiar with all aspects of the human anatomy, his training has given him the skills to treat patients who present with head-to-toe cosmetic concerns. This allows him to aesthetically synchronize and harmonize with the whole body.
Achievements
Because of his academic and professional accomplishments, Dr. Sanchez-Navarro was honored with the respected title of Chief Resident of Plastic Surgery in his final year at Wright State University. He has also received many academic achievement awards, as well as notable scholarships from the National Aesthetic Surgery Society.
Throughout his schooling, he has been a vital part of several research projects that have gone on to be published in national journals such as Orthopedics. He has had the distinct pleasure of presenting his findings in recent advances and issues in plastic surgery at the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has also presented research findings at the University of Iowa and Pepperdine University. Because of his passion for plastic surgery, he has served the world community by operating on children with various birth defects in Mexico and remote areas of Argentina, where his fluency in Spanish was vital for proper patient care.
