JOHN Q. COOK, M.D. – WHOLE BEAUTY INSTITUTE & RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, ATTENDING SURGEON, DIVISION OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

SPECIALTY: Plastic Surgery

EDUCATION: B.A., cum laude, Yale University; M.D., Northwestern University Medical School; M.S., Surgical Research, University of Illinois; post-graduate training, Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern University Medical Center

AWARDS/HONORS: U.S. News & World Report Top Doctor; Castle Connolly Top Doctors (over 15 consecutive years); Best Doctors in America; America’s Best Surgeons; Healthgrades Recognized Doctor; New York Times Super Doctors List; Marquis Who’s Who List

The foundation of Dr. John Q. Cook’s approach to plastic surgery and aesthetics is a passionate commitment to naturalism. For both surgical and aesthetic treatments, his goal is to create a result that looks like it belongs to the patient’s natural structure. “I love making people feel better about themselves. When we make a person look better, this enhances their self-image, and they take better care of themselves,” he says, explaining that his purpose is to be a trusted advisor to his patients. “In this way, plastic surgery and aesthetic treatments can be a gateway to better health and well-being, especially if we provide gentle encouragement along the way. As someone who is deeply interested in aesthetics, I want to find a way to help each person achieve their very best form, and always in a way that respects each person’s natural structure.”

Dr. Cook has lectured at national and international meetings about his facelift technique under local anesthesia, the structural technique of breast lift, which repositions natural tissue, the integration of facial surgery with medical aesthetics, and advanced techniques of body contour.

“I am very pleased to say that much of my surgery is done under local anesthesia, which significantly improves safety and the overall patient experience,” says Dr. Cook, who along with his team at the Whole Beauty® Institute in Chicago and Winnetka offers a continuum of surgical and medical aesthetic treatments individualized to each patient’s needs.