Daniel A. Medalie, M.D. of Cleveland Plastic Surgery prides himself on being at the forefront of plastic surgical technique. Since 2009, he has consistently been voted by the Best Doctors, Inc as one of the best plastic surgeons in America (2009-2025). He has also been named by US News as one of America’s ‘Top Doctors’, based on a survey by Castle Connolly. He has been awarded the People’s Choice award continuously for the last 11 years. Cleveland Magazine conducted a poll of doctors in the city and Dr. medalie was voted as one of the top plastic surgeons.
Dr. Medalie is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
After graduating from Harvard University he studied art for a year in New York City at Parsons School of Design and the Art Students League prior to entering Cornell University Medical College. He then trained at The University of Pittsburgh for six years of general and plastic surgery residency with two additional years of intensive research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Shriners Burns Institute.
Upon completion of his training, he was appointed assistant professor at the University of Kentucky. He remained there as an attending surgeon and director of the burn/wound clinic for three years prior to moving to Cleveland to be closer to family. For the last 23 years, he has served as an assistant professor at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland (2002-present), Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Cleveland VA Medical Center (2002-2006), full time faculty at Metrohealth Medical Center (2006-2016) and adjunct teaching faculty at the Cleveland Clinic (2006-2016). He has been in his private practice location in Beachwood, Ohio for the last 9 years.
While he loves plastic surgery as a profession, he also maintains passions for several different hobbies: Chess (he loves the game but is still an amateur), Photography (a passion for many years...see below) and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu (Human chess mixed with blood, sweat and tears!)
Dr. Medalie maintains clinical interests in the broad field of plastic surgery, including:
- Breast augmentation (implants and fat injection), breast lift (mastopexy), breast reduction, gynecomastia reduction
- Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction, body contouring, post weight loss body sculpting
- Labiaplasty with labia minora and majora reduction as well as fat injection to the labia majora, clitoral hood reduction, vaginal rejuvenation (vaginoplasty)
- He also specializes in many aspects of Transgender Surgery including FtM and MtF “top” surgery, tracheal shave and metoidioplasty.
Dr. Medalie is featured on numerous websites. Below are a few featuring further information about the doctor and his work:
Dr. Medalie’s Photography
I have always maintained a strong interest in art. Once I started medical school, however, I found that I had limited time to pursue my outside interests. Since plastic surgeons are always required to carry a camera for patient photographs, I developed a deeper interest in photography. With my purchase of a digital SLR 15 years ago, I became much more serious about taking pictures and almost always have a camera with me at all times. You never know when a good shot can be captured! I particularly enjoy “macro” photography (extreme close-up) because it appeals to my fine appreciation of detail. If you would like to see some of my photos, please click on the link below. This will take you to my Flickr site, where I share my work with the large online Flickr community. I love feedback on my work and encourage you to leave comments!
