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FAITH
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SCIENCE
Compassion, trust and a thirst for knowledge are
the guiding principles at Vanek Plastic Surgery.
PLASTIC SURGEON Paul Vanek, MD, FACS, was
drawn to the fi eld of medicine at a young age. When
he was 8 years old his father suffered a traumatic brain
injury, which gave Dr. Vanek a unique perspective on
the care that physicians provide. "The doctors who took
care of my father and comforted my mother really had
that ability to make people feel better, even though it
was a very out of control situation," he recalls. "It was
that experience that led me into medicine."
By Laura Beliz
Photography by Barney Taxel