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About Austin plastic surgeon, Martin Schaeferle III, M.D.

Martin Schaeferle III, M.D. did his undergraduate work at the University of Iowa. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa his junior year and subsequently graduated "with Honors." Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle, he attended the University of Iowa College of Medicine. He was elected into Phi Alpha Mu medical scholastic fraternity and received his M.D. degree in 1968.

After his internship in Portland, Oregon, he served as a General Medical Officer in the US Navy, including service in South Korea and Viet Nam. He received the Naval Achievement Medal for his work with Korean civilians.

Following an honorable discharge from the Navy, he completed his education in general surgery at the University of Utah and became certified by the American Board of Surgery. He then completed training in plastic surgery at the University of Kansas and became certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Schaeferle has been in an active plastic surgery practice in Tacoma, Washington, where he did both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery for twenty years. In addition to cosmetic surgery, he has extensive experience in acute and reconstructive burn surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery, and traumatic reconstruction. He has been a member of the Washington State Maxillofacial Review Board for eighteen years and part-time director of the Firefighters Burn Center in Tacoma, WA for the last ten years. He has participated in volunteer surgical services through Heal the Children foundation.

Dr. Schaeferle moved to Austin, TX, in 1997 and has restricted his practice exclusively to cosmetic surgery since that time. He is trained in all aspects of cosmetic surgery including liposuction, body contouring, and laser surgery.

Dr. Schaeferle is an active member of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the Lipoplasty Society, as well as belonging to multiple national and regional medical societies. He was also a member of the American Burn Association and the American Cleft Palate Association for twenty years.

Background Information
(Curriculum Vitae)

Education
B. A. , (Honors) University of Iowa 1961-1965
Iowa City, Iowa

M. D. University of Iowa 1964-1968
Iowa City, Iowa

Medical Education
Internship Emanuel Hospital 1968-1969
Portland, Oregon

General Surgery Res. Dr Frank Moody, Chief 1971-1975
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Plas. Surg. Res. Dr. David Robinson, Chief 1975-1977
Dr. Frank Masters, Chief
University of Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas

Practice Locations
Active Duty Military, US Navy USS BEXAR (West Pac) 1969-1970
Lemoore Naval Hospital 1970-1971

Private Practice Olympia, Washington 1977-1979
Tacoma, Washington 1979-1997

Board Certification
Am. Board of Surgery 1976
Am. Board of Plastic Surgery 1979

State Licensure
Current Washington #15810
Iowa #17971
Texas #K3452

Past California C32360

Scholastic Honors
Undergraduate Phi Beta Kappa 1964
B.A. with Honors 1965

Medical School Phi Alpha Mu 1965


Professional Societies and Associations
Present American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
Travis County Medical Society
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgury
Lipoplasty Society of North America
Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Austin Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Burn Association
American Cleft Palate Association

PAST

Washington State Medical Society
Washington Society of Plastic Surgeons
Pierce County Medical Society
Tacoma Surgery Club
Washington State Maxillofacial Review Board

Hospital Appointments (Active)
Present Seton Hospital - Austin, Texas
Saint Davids Hospital - Austin, Texas

PAST

St.Joseph Hospital Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma General Hospital Tacoma, Washington
Mary Bridge Children's Hosp. Tacoma, Washington
St. Peters Hospital Olympia, Washington
Mason General Hospital Shelton, Washington
U.S. Naval Hospital Lemoore, California


Hospital Committees and Offices
Medical Director Firefighters Burn Center 1986 - 1997
St. Joseph Hospital

Member Critical Care Directors Committee 1986 - 1997
St. Joseph Hospital

Member Critical Care Committee 1986 - 1997
St. Joseph Hospital

Member Surgery Committee 1980 - 1984
St. Joseph Hospital

Member Emergency Care Committee 1987 - 1993
St. Joseph Hospital

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