Dr. Benson Pulikkottil MD, FACS is a double board-certified burn, orthopedic hand, nerve, plastic surgeon and microsurgeon. He has been the medical director of the Burn and Reconstructive Center at Swedish Medical Center since 2017, an American Burn Association verified burn center. Dr. Pulikkottil daily performs the full gamut of plastic and reconstructive surgery with additional expertise in hand, wrist and upper extremity reconstruction. With over 30 peer reviewed publications, textbook chapters, and abstracts, he is an expert in his field. He has over 400 Five-Star google reviews of validated patients. Reconstructions performed by him have been featured on local, national and international news.

Education: 

9/16-present     Burn & Reconstructive Centers of Colorado, Englewood CO

Swedish Hospital, Burn and Reconstructive Medical Director

-Director of an 8 bed ICU with complex burn & reconstructive patients

–American Burn Association Verified Burn and Reconstructive Center 2022

8/15-7/16          University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA

PGY-11: ACGME Accredited Orthopedic Hand Fellowship

7/12-6/15          University of Texas Southwestern/Parkland, Dallas, TX

                        PGY-8 through PGY-10: Plastic Surgery Fellow

Ranked #1 Plastic Surgery Residency U.S. News & World Report 2014

Ranked #1 Plastic Surgery Residency U.S. News & World Report 2015

Ranked #1 Plastic Surgery Residency U.S. News & World Report 2016

Ranked #2 Plastic Surgery Residency U.S. News & World Report 2017

Ranked #1 Plastic Surgery Residency U.S. News & World Report 2018

Ranked #1 Plastic Surgery Residency U.S. News & World Report 2019

Ranked #1 Plastic Surgery Residency U.S. News & World Report 2020

Ranked #5 Plastic Surgery Residency U.S. News & World Report 2021

7/09-6/12          University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark NJ

PGY-3 through PGY-5: Categorical General Surgery Resident

                        (Administrative Chief during PGY-5)

7/05-6/07          University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark NJ

                        Intern and PGY-2: Categorical General Surgery Resident

Certifications: 

• 2017 American Board of Plastic Surgery
  Board Certification in Plastic Surgery
• 2018 American Board of Plastic Surgery
  Board Certification of additional qualification in hand surgery
• 2020 FACS: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons