Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Daniel Tkach
Dr. Daniel M. Tkach specializes in both cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. After completing residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery in Detroit, Dr. Tkach moved to Paducah in 1994 where he has been in continuous practice for nearly 20 years. Dr. Tkach is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Beginning spring 2011 Dr. Tkach will be providing plastic surgery services at the Fifer Center for Plastic Surgery in Effingham, Illinois.
Dr. Tkach places a strong emphasis on individualizing treatment plans for each patient, recognizing everyone’s unique circumstances, needs, and expectations. He does this by making sure to allocate enough time to each patient to carefully define goals and realistic expectations.
Experience
Plastic Surgeon, 2011 to present
The Fifer Center for Plastic Surgery, Effingham, IL
President/Owner, 1994 to present
Renaissance Plastic Surgery, Paducah, KY
Education/Training
Residency – Plastic Surgery, 1992-1994
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, 1993-1994
Residency – General Surgery, 1987-1992
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Chief Resident in General Surgery, 1991-1992
Internship – Internal Medicine, 1986-1987
Oklahoma Teaching Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
MD, 1986 University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
BS - Zoology, 1982 University of Oklahoma
Honors
| 1997 | Fellowship – American College of Surgeons |
| 1980-1982 | Dean's Honor Roll, University of Oklahoma |
Licensure/Board Certification
| 1994-present | Commonwealth of Kentucky, License No. 30632 |
| 2011-present | State of Illinois, License No. 036-090149 |
| 1994-present | Certification – American Board of Surgery |
| 1996-present | Certification – American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Hospital Affiliations/Positions
| 1994-present | Western Baptist Hospital, Paducah, KY |
| Chairman of Credentials Committee, 2008-present | |
| Chief of Surgery, 1998-1999 | |
| 1999-present | Lourdes Ambulatory Surgery Center (Surgicare) |
Professional Societies
American College of Surgeons - Fellow
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Detroit Surgical Association – Associate Member
Kentucky Medical Association
McCracken County Medical Society
Civic Societies
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Rotary Club of Paducah
Presentations
North American Medical and Dental Association Meeting, Cooper Mountain, Colorado, December 28, 1984: “Paget’s Disease of Bone”, D.M. Tkach and S. Tkach.
Annual Collar Society Meeting, Calloway Gardens, Michigan, October 11-14 1989: “Long Term Follow-up of Brain Damaged Children Requiring Feeding Gastronomy: Should an Anti-Reflux Procedure Always be Performed?”, M.J. Wheatley, J.R. Wesley, D.M. Tkach and A.G. Coran.
Posters
Kupin, W., Mozes, M.F., Oh, H.K., Tkach, D. M., & Venkat, K.K. (1990, May). Reversal of cyclosporine-associated hemolytic uermic syndrome by plasma exchange with fresh frozen plasma replacement in renal transplant recipients. Poster presented at the American Society of Transplant Physicians, Chicago, IL.
Presentations
Tkach, D.M., & Tkach, S. (1984, December). Paget’s disease of bone. Presented at the North American Medical and Dental Association meeting, Cooper Mountain, CO.
Coran, A.G., Tkach, D.M., Wesley, J.R., & Wheatley, M.J. (1989, October). Long term follow-up of brain damaged children requiring feeding gastrostomy: should anti-reflux procedure always be performed? Presented at the Annual Collar Society meeting, Calloway Gardens, MI.
Publications
Coran, A.G., Tkach, D.M., Wesley, J.R., & Wheatley, M.J. (1989). Long term follow-up of brain damaged children requiring feeding gastrostomy: should anti-reflux procedure always be performed? Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 26 (3), 301-304.
Bivens, B., Block, D., Fath, J., Fernandez, F., Gaymer, J., Konstantinides, F., MacDonald, M., Parkes, B., Sorensen, V., Tkach, D.M., & Warren, R. (1991). Fasted state impedes recovery of porcine hepatic oxygen consumption after warm hepatic ischemia. Surgery, 110 (4), 742-751.
Kupin, W., Lee, M.W., Mozes, M.F., Oh, H.K., Raman, B.K., Tkach, D. M., Venkat, K.K., & Visscher, D. (1991). Reversal of cyclosporine-associated hemolytic uermic syndrome by plasma exchange with fresh frozen plasma replacement in renal transplant tecipients. Transplantation Proceedings, 23 (1 Pt. 2), 1256-1257