MD/DO Facial Plastic Surgeon
Posted Apr 14, 2025 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
A patient is unhappy with how their result looks after surgery. How do you handle the follow-up visit?
What they are checking: Whether they listen, stay calm and look for real solutions instead of getting defensive.
Tell me about a complication you had and how you talked about it with the patient.
What they are checking: Whether they handle complications with honesty and take ownership, which builds trust with patients and colleagues.
As the Western Academic Campus for UW, there are learners here. How do you like to teach residents and students?
What they are checking: Whether they are willing to teach and can explain their surgical thinking to learners.
What draws you to an employed, physician-led model in La Crosse?
What they are checking: Whether their career goals fit an employed group setting, which predicts whether they will stay long term.
What would you do
You'd be joining a team of seven otolaryngologists as the facial plastic surgeon. How would you fit your practice into that group without stepping on anyone's referrals?
What they are checking: Whether they can build a niche that complements the existing ENT group instead of competing with it.
How do you decide that a patient asking for cosmetic surgery is not a good candidate?
What they are checking: Whether they screen for unrealistic expectations and body image concerns and can say no kindly.
How would you build referral relationships with dermatology, oncology and primary care across a region covering parts of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how to grow a practice through outreach and good communication with referring doctors.
About the work
Tell me about the mix of reconstructive and cosmetic work you want to do, and why.
What they are checking: Whether their goals match what a not-for-profit regional referral center needs, which leans toward reconstruction.
Walk me through how you plan reconstruction after Mohs surgery for a large nasal defect.
What they are checking: Whether they can choose between grafts and flaps and think about both function and appearance.
How do you manage facial trauma coming through a Level II Trauma Center, like orbital or mandible fractures?
What they are checking: Whether they are ready to take on trauma call work that a busy regional center will send them.
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