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Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
ACS Fellow Since 2015

Clark Friedrich Schierle, MD PhD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Group

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1575

Northwestern Specialists in Plastic Surgery

Director, Aesthetic Surgery

Chicago, IL 60611

United States

Contact Information

Administrative Assistant
Name:Julie Schlessinger

Biography

Dr. Clark Schierle is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and completed the prestigious Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency program at Northwestern University where he received extensive training in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast, and body. He also successfully completed a six year PhD and four year MD at Harvard University after graduating from UCLA at the early age of sixteen. His work in advancing both the cosmetic and reconstructive aspects of Plastic Surgery has been recognized nationally by awards from both the Wound Healing Society and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Dr. Schierle operates at fully accredited outpatient surgicenters including 900 North Michigan and Sameday Surgery River North, as well as Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Resurrection St. Joseph Hospital, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Breast Disorders / Procedures

  • breast asymmetry
  • breast augmentation
  • breast cancer reconstruction
  • breast lift surgery
  • breast reconstruction
  • breast reduction surgery
  • male breast reduction
  • mastectomy

Burns

  • burn reconstruction surgery

Cosmetic Disorders / Procedures

  • blepharoplasty
  • blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery)
  • Botulinum toxin (botox) injections
  • brow lift
  • chemical peel
  • collagen injections
  • cosmetic
  • cosmetic fillers
  • deformities of the external ear
  • dermabrasion
  • face lift (open surgery or minimally invasive)
  • facial plastic surgery
  • forehead/brow lift
  • genioplasty (chin surgery)
  • hair loss/transplant
  • laser hair removal
  • laser skin rejuvenation
  • liposuction
  • nose surgery
  • photo facial rejuvenation
  • tattoo removal
  • tissue expansion
  • under arm tuck

Abdomen Disorders / Procedures

  • abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)

Genital Reconstruction

  • vaginal reconstruction

Head and Neck Disorders / Procedures

  • ear surgery
  • eyelid reconstruction
  • facial deformities
  • facial plastic surgery
  • head and neck surgery
  • nose surgery
  • otoplasty
  • sinus problems
  • sinus surgery

Hand and Upper Extremity

  • carpal tunnel syndrome
  • finger injuries / amputations
  • under arm tuck
  • upper extremity reconstruction

Lower Extremity Reconstruction

  • lower extremity reconstruction

Head Face & Jaw Reconstruction

  • craniofacial and craniomaxillofacial surgery
  • facial deformities
  • facial fractures and trauma
  • full mouth reconstruction
  • jaw reconstruction

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • microsurgery replantation
  • minimally invasive surgery

Eye Procedures

  • blepharoplasty

Head Neck & Skin Cancer / Tumors

  • eyelid cancer
  • head and neck cancer
  • melanoma
  • mole removal
  • reconstructive surgery/cancer
  • sinonasal cancer
  • sinus tumors
  • skin cancer surgery
  • skin tumors

Plastic, other

Pediatric Plastic

  • breast surgery
  • cleft lip and palate
  • congenital anomalies
  • congenital nevi
  • craniosynostosis
  • ear surgery
  • hemangiomas
  • mole removal
  • pediatric facial surgery
  • vascular malformations

Skin Wounds Disorders / Procedures

  • cartilage restoration
  • decubitis ulcers
  • microvascular flaps and grafts
  • necrotitizing fasciitis
  • surgical dermatology
  • vascular malformation
  • wound care

Trauma

  • amputation
  • cartilage restoration
  • extremity reconstruction
  • facial trauma
  • head trauma
  • limb restoration

Hospital Appointments

Illinois Masonic

Chicago, IL

Attending

07/2010—Present

Mercy

Attending

09/2010—07/2014

Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

Lake Forest, IL

Attending

04/2011—Present

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, IL,

Attending

06/2014—07/2014

Academic Appointments

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor