John Wakelin MD, FACS

Education & Experience

Dr. Wakelin also serves on the Clinical Faculty of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, where he first received his medical degree and now teaches residents and medical students daily. Dr. Wakelin trained in General Surgery Residency at Mount Carmel Medical Center and then completed a Plastic Surgery Residency at The Ohio State University Medical Center. Dr. Wakelin was recently part of a select group of plastic surgeons who completed advanced training in breast augmentation with Mentor Worldwide LLC including topics on the Latest Technologies in Breast Implant Sizing and Advanced Techniques in Breast Augmentation and Revision Surgery. He has also served as the Chair of Plastic Surgery at Riverside Methodist Hospital from 2008 – 2014. Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and named one of “America’s Top Plastic Surgeons” by the Consumer’s Research Council of America every year since 2006, Dr. Wakelin has proved himself time and time again to be a plastic surgeon you can trust to deliver the results you want.

Charitable Work

Committed to maintaining and staying up to date on the latest and greatest advancements in plastic surgery, Dr. Wakelin continually attends and teaches at conferences. He is also strongly and enthusiastically involved in several charitable organizations and has completed missions through Operation Smile in several developing countries such as Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Peru, Egypt, China, and Morocco where he performed reconstructive surgery on children and adults with cleft lips and palates.