Dr. Michael Zenn pursued rigorous education and training from the very beginning of his professional journey. He received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He then earned his M.D. from Cornell University, earning the distinction of Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Zenn underwent a general surgery residency at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York, completed Harvard University’s plastic surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and then followed that with a prestigious fellowship in Facial and Breast Plastic Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Hired as an Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UNC Hospitals in 1995, Dr. Zenn was recruited to Duke Plastic Surgery where he spent the next 17 years of his career. His practice was a mix of complex reconstructions of the face, breast, and body as well as state-of-the-art cosmetic surgery. He held many titles at Duke, including Professor with Tenure, Vice Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery, Director of Resident Training, and Co-Director of the Facial Re-animation Program.