Dr. Beals graduated from Wayne State University School
of Medicine in 1978 and completed a General Surgery Residency at Beaumont
Hospital in Detroit, MI. In pursuit of specialized training, he completed
the Phoenix Plastic Surgery Residency in Phoenix, AZ, which included
reconstructive and cosmetic techniques, followed by a Craniomaxillofacial
Fellowship at the University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children. He has
been in private practice since 1986 and has founded the
Craniofacial Foundation of
Arizona and the Barrow
Craniofacial Center (previously Southwest Craniofacial Center) where he
is currently the Director. He has also developed the
Heads Up BabyŽ
educational material.
Dr. Beals was certified by the American Board of
Plastic Surgery in 1986 and the American Board of Surgery in 1984. He is a
fellow of the American
College of Surgeons and the
American Academy of Pediatrics.
He is a member of the
American Society of
Plastic Surgeons, the
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society of
Craniofacial Surgery (founding member), the
American Society of
Maxillofacial Surgeons, the
American Cleft
Palate-Craniofacial Association, the
American Association of
Plastic Surgery, and the
International Society of Craniofacial Surgery.
In addition to his private practice he is involved in
teaching, research and publication. He is an Associate Professor of Plastic
Surgery at Mayo Clinic
College of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Speech
and Hearing Sciences at
Arizona State
University. He spent much of his childhood in Africa as the son of
missionaries and has participated in overseas medical missions in countries
such as Bangladesh, Mexico, and Vietnam. Dr. Beals has consistently appeared
in the
Phoenix Top Docs magazine and among the
Best Doctors
in AmericaŽ, and has received accolades for his service to the
community.
In his personal time, Dr. Beals enjoys outdoor
retreats, sporting events and activities, music, art, experimenting with new
gadgets, and spending quality time with his wife, Martha, and three grown
daughters.
