"Achieving excellent results, and providing consistent skill and care to each patient—that's the measure of success. Improving a patient's quality of life is what matters most."

As a nationally recognized plastic surgeon, Dr. Ruebeck is known for his innovative work in breast and hand reconstruction. His expertise and experience also extends to a wide variety of cosmetic surgeries and procedures, microsurgery, and nerve reconstruction, and he has been invited to speak and give presentations at numerous national and international surgical conferences.

What motivates Dr. Ruebeck most of all, and is the reason why he has achieved such status as a surgeon, is the diligent, personalized approach that he has provided to his patients since joining Midwest Plastic Surgery in 1997.

Dr. Ruebeck is driven by a desire to provide the best possible outcomes for his patients, and in doing so takes the time to get to know his patients and determine the best course of action. He then draws on his skills, extensive training and experience in setting realistic goals for his patients and ensuring that those goals are achieved.

“I realize that performing surgery or a procedure can have a very real impact on people’s lives, whether that means helping a patient look and feel more youthful, regain their self-confidence, or achieve certain outcomes following disease or other traumatic events in their lives,” he says. “It’s why I became a surgeon and it’s what still drives me today.”

A large focus of Dr. Ruebeck’s practice is on breast enhancement and reduction, and breast reconstruction. His successful record in this area is one of the reasons he was named one of the “Best Doctors for Women” by Minnesota Monthly Magazine. He offers a variety of innovations, including less-invasive procedures such as DIEP and SIEA breast reconstructions, among others.

Other recognitions for Dr. Ruebeck include being named a “Top Doctor” in the metro area by Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine and being chosen as one of the nation's “Top Doctors” by U.S News and World Report. Dr. Ruebeck’s extensive training and educational background includes a Fellowship in Microsurgery/Hand Surgery at RK Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, placing him among the top microsurgeons in the country.

As far as Dr. Ruebeck is concerned, being a plastic surgeon entails giving back to the medical and local community as well. He has served as a board representative for North Memorial Health Care’s Hennepin County Medical Society for a number of years, and has been a volunteer in a variety of capacities in his local community. Dr. Ruebeck has also participated in the Minneapolis Public Schools’ Mentor Connection Program as well as the University of Minnesota’s Medical Student Mentoring Program.

Dr. Ruebeck also serves on the Surgery Department Peer Review Committee of Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

Medical Education and Training

• Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
• General Surgery Residency at Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Plastic Surgery Residency at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Fellowship in Microsurgery/Hand Surgery at RK Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California

Board Certification

• American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999, 2009
• Certificate of Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand, 2000
  

Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
• Minnesota Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Minnesota Medical Association
• West Metro Medical Society