Nathan Leigh


Dr. Nathan Leigh is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has practiced at Edina Plastic Surgery since 1990. An avid swimmer, Dr. Leigh competes at the national level. He has broken state, national and world records in Masters' Swimming.

As a result of a survey sent to thousands of doctors and nurses in the metro area, Dr. Leigh was named Top Doctor 2010 by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine.

Dr. Leigh has earned the Patients' Choice Award for 2010 and 2011 which is national recognition for the difference a physician has made in the lives of their patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores as voted by patients.

   

Education

Iowa State University, B.S., 1978
University of North Dakota, B.S., medicine, 1980
Wake Forrest School of Medicine, M.D., 1982

Awards

Top Doctor Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine 2010
Patients' Choice Award 2010
Compassionate Doctor Award 2010

Residency

North Carolina Baptist Hospital, general surgery, 1982-85
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, plastic surgery, 1986
Erlanger Medical Center, plastic surgery, 1986-88

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1990

Member

American College of Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Hennepin County Medical Society
Minnesota Medical Association

Special Interests

Body contouring (liposuction, abdominoplasty, breast lift and enlargement)
Facial cosmetic surgery
Breast reconstruction