Vaughn H. Meyer, M.D.

Vaughn Meyer, M.D. is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for over 20 years. The ASPS is the largest Plastic Surgery Society in the nation and serves to maintain the integrity of the field of Plastic Surgery requiring rigorous training, ongoing training and high ethical standards of its members. Eligibility requires Board Certification in the field of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Meyer is also a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery which is the leading organization for aesthetic surgeons. The ASAPS serves to maintain ongoing education and training for additional expertise of its members in the realm of aesthetic care and surgery. In addition, it demands the highest ethical standards by its members. For more information on these societies click on their respective links on our home page. 

Dr. Meyer is not only certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery but also is recertified by the American Board of Surgery, the certifying body for general surgeons. Both certifying boards require specific training in every aspect of each field respectively. In addition, Dr. Meyer is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Member of the American Medical Association, The Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, The American Association for Hand Surgery, The American Cleft Palate Association, The American Burn Association, The American Society of Breast Surgeons, The American Medical Association and the South Dakota Medical Association. 

Hospitals served by Dr. Meyer are the Sioux Falls Surgical Center, Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Valley Hospital, VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Avera Sacred Heart Hospital and Lewis and Clark Specialty Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota; and Siouxland Surgery Center at Dakota Dunes in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. Dr. Meyer is co-founder of Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota, Ltd. in Sioux Falls. His practice includes all aspects of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. In addition, he co-founded and was co-director of the first Burn Unit in South Dakota at Avera McKennan Hospital. 

Having been raised in the small town community of Tulare, South Dakota Dr. Meyer attended undergraduate training at the University of South Dakota and attended medical school at the University of South Dakota Medical School and subsequently graduated from the University of North Dakota Medical School. General Surgery training was completed subsequently at the University of Missouri Health Science Center in Columbia, Missouri where Dr. Meyer stayed to complete the residency program in Plastic Surgery as well. One year was spent on the Plastic Surgery teaching staff at the University of Missouri. 

Dr. Meyer and his wife reside in Sioux Falls, South Dakota having raised three children who are now grown.