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Nothing can stop BRITTANY RISTUCCI WARNER (BAS, MBA, BSN, RN), Chief Operating Officer and Operating Room Director for Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute and board member for The Volunteer Center of Northeast Chicago, from achieving her goals of helping those around her. This busy professional guides the institute’s financial and operational processes, mitigating financial risks and executing growth plans. With extensive education and multiple degrees, Warner provides comprehensive nursing support throughout the surgical journey—providing the most effective, safe, and personalized care. She also gives back as a mission volunteer for Face The Future, providing life-saving facial reconstructive surgeries for congenital and trauma-related deformities in Kathmandu, Nepal. Warner’s latest business venture is The Skin Lounge, an exclusive medical spa that opened in August. She and husband Dr. Jeremy Warner look forward to partnering in this new endeavor to bring the North Shore an elite comprehensive approach to beauty and wellness.
What is the most rewarding part of what you do? Being a part of a patient’s surgical transformation is incredible. There is a huge emotional and psychological component of facial reconstruction, especially as it relates to a patient’s self-confidence. There has always been a stigma related to the phrase “plastic surgery” without regard to how positively these procedures can improve and, in some cases, save someone’s life. That is nothing short of a miracle, and I get to do that every day!
What’s your best piece of advice for anyone starting out? Be courageous because you will fail. Anyone who has changed the world, achieved greatness, and accomplished significant success, has failed at some point.
What traits do you think great leaders possess? Steve Jobs once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” I have always been relentless in my pursuit to be better and do better. I try to find comfort in being uncomfortable—it’s the only path to personal growth.
For more information, visit warnerinstitute.com or follow Warner on Instagram @drwarnerinstitute, on Facebook @JeremyWarnerInstitute, or on LinkedIn at Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute.
