About Dr. Rodgers

Dr. Rodgers attended college in Utah where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1991. He attended medical school in St. Louis graduating in 1995 with a Doctor of Medicine with a Distinction in Research.

From 1995-1996 Dr. Rodgers completed his General Surgery Internship in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his Residency training in Otolaryngology (Head and Neck) Surgery in 2000 at University Hospitals of Cleveland / Case Western Reserve. During his Head and Neck Surgical training in Cleveland, Dr. Rodgers developed a strong interest in plastic surgery of the face, head, and neck. With a further desire for training in this area, he pursued a Fellowship through the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Albany Medical Center and New England Laser and Cosmetic Surgery Center in New York from 2000-2001. During this year, his experience consisted of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the nose, eyes, face, and neck.

Following his one-year Fellowship training in New York, Dr. Rodgers returned to his native state of Idaho where he established Rodgers Center for Plastic Surgery. Dr. Rodgers has made numerous presentations and has had multiple articles published in major journals. He remains active on a national level with the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Rodgers is certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and

Education & Training

• Fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, New England Laser and Cosmetic Surgery Center, Latham, New York, 2000-2001
• Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Residency, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio, 1996-2000
• Surgical Internship, Department of General Surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio, 1995-96
• Medical Degree with Distinction in Research, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1995
• Bachelor of Science; Business Management-Finance, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1991

Board Certifications

• Diplomat of the American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2004

• Diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2001

Medical Licensesure

• Idaho State Medical License, 2001 - Present

Society Memberships

• Fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
• American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society
• American Rhinologic Society
• Ada County Medical Society
• Idaho Medical Association

Research & Publications

Williams, E.F., Hochman, M.H., Rodgers, B.J., Brockbank, D.B, Shannon, L.S., Lam, S.M., A Psychological Profile of Children With Hemangiomas and Their Families, Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, May/June (2003) 5 (3):229-234. (Presented at the Eighth International Symposium of Facial Plastic Surgery, New York, NY, May 2002)

Rodgers, B.J., Williams, E.F., Hove, C.R., W-Plasty & Geometric Broken Line Closure, Facial Plastic Surgery, November (2001) 17(4):239-244.

Hove, C.R., Williams, E.F., Rodgers, B.J., Z-Plasty: A Concise Review, Facial Plastic Surgery, November (2001) 17(4):289-293.

Rodgers, B.J., Karim, F., Strauss, M., Histological Study of Injected Autologous Fascia in the Paralyzed Canine Vocal Fold,Laryngoscope, December (2000) 110(12):2012-2015.     

Case Western Reserve University, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Melvin Strauss, MD.  Autologous fascia injection in paralyzed vocal folds.

Azar, T., Rodgers, B., and Sprecher R., Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy, Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, May 2000.

St. Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Neuroanatomy 1992-95, John H. Haring, PhD.  Effects of serotonin levels on brain development.

Haring, J.H., Hagan, A., Olsen, J. and Rodgers, B., Hippocampal serotonin levels influence the expression of S100B detected by immunocytochemistry, Brain Research, 631 (1993) 119-123.

Haring, J.H., Olsen, J., Rodgers, B. and Sawyer, D., Evidence that the density of ketanserin in binding sites in parietal cortex is related to the density of serotonergic innervation in neonatal rat brain, Brain Research.