Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

Minot Packer Fryer Professor of Plastic Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Specialties

  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery 
  • Hand and wrist surgery 
  • Peripheral nerve surgery 
  • Peripheral nerve surgery in hand/upper extremity 
  • Peripheral nerve surgery lower extremity 
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome 
  • Tarsal tunnel syndrome 
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome 
  • Brachial plexus 
  • Cumulative trauma disorder 
  • Nerve transplant 
  • Nerve compression 
  • Facial palsy 
  • Hand and upper extremity disorders and injuries 

Call for patient appointments: 314-362-7388


Meet Dr. Mackinnon 

Dr. Susan Mackinnon is a plastic surgeon specializing in peripheral nerve surgery.

She has expertise in hand and wrist surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and nerve transfer surgery. 

Dr. Mackinnon earned her medical degree from Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She completed general surgery residency training and plastic surgery residency training at Queen’s University and a neurosurgery fellowship at University of Toronto and a hand surgery fellowship at Raymond Curtis Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore Maryland.  

It is gratifying to see nerve surgery recognized as a complex, multidisciplinary specialty that includes physiatry, neurology, pain management, radiology, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, plastic and reconstructive, orthopedic and neurological surgery… all coming together to relieve pain and suffering, restore function and return joy and happiness to so many.

Dr. Mackinnon 

Degrees

Medical School
Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1975

Residency

Surgery Residency
Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1978

Plastic Surgery Residency
University in Toronto, Canada
1980

Fellowship

Neurosurgery Fellowship
University of Toronto, Canada
1981

Hand Surgery Fellowship
Raymond Curtis Hand Center, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1982


Research interests

Nerve allograft 

Nerve regeneration 

Nerve transfer 

Peripheral nerve regeneration 

Peripheral Nerve Surgical Research Laboratories >>

Hope Center for Neurological Disorders >>


Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center
4921 Parkview Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Suite 6G
Fax: 314-273-6674
Appointments: 314-362-7388

Hospital affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital 


Board certifications

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery 

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