Our Doctors
Key to your satisfaction after a surgical procedure is ensuring you entrust your safety, appearance, and goals to a team with unparalleled understanding of form, function, symmetry, and aesthetics. Under the care of Dr. J. David Kriet, Dr. Clinton D. Humphrey, and Dr. John Flynn, you can feel confident that you’re receiving the highest caliber of expertise and results possible with your facial surgery. As specialists and leaders in the nationally recognized Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Drs. Kriet, Humphrey, and Flynn are extremely well-versed in the most innovative cosmetic and reconstructive techniques to achieve patients’ goals. Not only are they talented double board-certified facial plastic surgeons, but they’re also passionate researchers, lecturers, and mentors to students, residents, post-graduate fellows, and physicians around the world.
Dr. Kriet, Dr. Humphrey, and Dr. Flynn empower patients by taking the time to educate them about the range of surgical and non-surgical options available. Using a multidisciplinary team approach, they listen carefully to your unique goals before developing an effective treatment plan.
Clinton D. Humphrey, MD, FACS
Dr. Clinton Humphrey is a board-certified facial plastic surgeon and Professor of Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In addition to his distinction as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Humphrey completed a prestigious fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. He belongs to numerous national organizations, including the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) and the American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO), among other institutions.
J. David Kriet, MD, FACS
On top of his role as a nationally recognized and board-certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. J. David Kriet is also an endowed Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at The University of Kansas, a position he has held since 1998. After the completion of his residency in head and neck surgery, Dr. Kriet was awarded a prestigious fellowship sponsored by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). He is currently the Director of the university’s Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Kriet is also one of the region’s leaders in the Extended Deep Plane Facelift technique, as well as an expert in rhinoplasty, otoplasty and facial reconstruction after the removal of skin cancers.
John P. Flynn, MD
Dr. John Flynn is a board-certified and fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon based in Kansas City. After completing a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Flynn began specializing in cosmetic procedures like rhinoplasty, facelift surgery, and blepharoplasty, as well as Mohs reconstructive surgery and facial trauma reconstruction. Dr. Flynn is especially passionate about the treatment and management of facial paralysis and facial nerve rehabilitation for those suffering from facial palsy.
“Exceptional all the way around. Everyone is extremely competent at their respective roles and friendly as well. They are well-organized.”