James F. Boynton, MD, FACS
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Thank you for taking time from your schedule to review my credentials and professional associations.Dr. James F. Boynton
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| Graduate Education | |
| 1994 – 1998 | Doctor of MedicineUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston Houston, Texas |
| Undergraduate Education | |
| 1990-1993 | Bachelor of ScienceDuke University Durham, North Carolina |
| High School | |
| 1990 | St. John’s SchoolHouston, Texas |
Postdoctoral Training
| Plastic Surgery | |
| 2003-2005 | ![]() CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital Houston, Texas |
| Hand Surgery | |
| 2002-2003 | Hand Surgery FellowshipBaylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas |
| Microsurgery | |
| 2001-2002 | Microsurgery Research FellowshipCHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital Houston, Texas |
| General Surgery | |
| 1998-2001 | Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Phoenix, Arizona |
Board Certification

- Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
Licensure
- Texas – 2002
Hospital Privileges
- Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital, Section Chief of Plastic Surgery – Houston, TX
- Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital and Outpatient Surgery Center – Houston, TX
- First Street Surgical Hospital and Surgicenter – Bellaire, TX
- The Methodist Hospital – Houston, TX
- St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital – Houston, TX
- St Joseph Medical Center – Houston, TX
- Memorial Hermann –Texas Medical Center Hospital – Houston, TX
- Methodist West Houston Hospital – Katy, TX
- CHRISTUS St Catherine Hospital – Katy, TX
- The Women’s Hospital of Texas – Houston, TX
Honors and Awards
- Consistently voted one of Houston’s Top Docs by H-Texas® Magazine, 2005 – 2011
- Voted one of Houston’s “Professionals on the Fast Track” by H-Texas® Magazine, 2006
- Voted one of Houston’s Top Docs for Women by H-Texas® Magazine, 2007 – 2008







- Special Guest Reviewer of manuscripts for publications in the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal
- Member of the teaching faculty for the Methodist Hospital Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program
- Winner of INAMED Academy Plastic Surgery Resident and Fellowship Scholarship for breast surgery – 2005
- 98th percentile on 2005 Plastic Surgery In-Service Exam
- 92nd percentile on 2004 Plastic Surgery In-Service Exam
- Award from City of Houston for community service involvement with D-TAG program which involves laser tattoo removal from youth gang members – 2003
- Eagle Scout – Boy Scouts of America
- Dean’s List with Distinction – Duke University 1990 – 1993
Professional Societies


- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Harris County Medical Society
- Texas Medical Association
- University of Texas – Houston Medical School Alumni Association
Postdoctoral Surgical Training Courses
- Fraxel Laser Training Course – Houston, TX, May 12, 2007 • Advance
- Aesthetic Techniques and Practices using BOTOX® Cosmetic – Houston, TX, August 12, 2006
- Contour Threadlift™ Workshop – La Jolla, CA, May 13, 2006
- Advanced Restylane™ Workshop – Houston, TX, January, 2006
- 22nd Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium – University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, March 4-6, 2005
- MCP and PIP Joint Arthroplasties – Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Houston, Texas, March 2003
- AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Kansas City, MO, August 1-3, 2003
- Hand Fracture Fixation Course – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, December 6, 2003
- Multidisciplinary Microsurgery Instructor (minimum of 160 hours of instruction) CHRISTUS St. Joseph Surgical Training Center, Houston, Texas – 2001 – 2002
- Basic and Advanced Microvascular Surgery (80 hour course) CHRISTUS St. Joseph Surgical Training Center – Houston, Texas – July 2001
International Mission Experience
- AGAPE in ACTION– Mission Trip to Perform Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs in the impoverished mountainous region of Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala, May 2009
- OPERATION SAN JOSE– Mission Trip to Perform Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs with CHRISTUS St. Joseph Plastic Surgery, Sucre, Bolivia, February 10-19, 2005
- OPERATION SAN JOSE – Mission Trip to Perform Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs with CHRISTUS St. Joseph Plastic Surgery, Lima, Peru, March 8-16, 2002





Surgical Meetings Attended
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV, 2009
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – San Diego CA, 2008
- Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons – Grapevine, TX, 2009
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Jacob Javits Convention Center New Your, NY, April 19-24, 2007
- Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons – Westin La Cantera, San Antonio, TX, October 21-23, 2005
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Ernest Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, April 28-May 4, 2005
- American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association Annual Meeting – Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, April 4-9, 2005
- Inamed Academy – Breast and Facial Symposium – Inter-Continental Hotel, Houston, TX, March 20, 2005
- ASPS/PSEF 2005 Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference – Inter-Continental Hotel, Houston, TX, March 17-19, 2005
- Pediatric Plastic Surgery Forum – The Houstonian, Houston, TX, March 12, 2005
- 22nd Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium – University of Texas – Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, March 4-6, 2005
- Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ 21st Annual Breast Surgery Symposium – The Grand Hyatt-Buckhead, Atlanta , GA , January 21-23, 2005
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons – Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004
- Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons – Barton Creek Country Club, Austin, Texas, September 2004
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Hilton Americas-Houston, Houston, TX, August 2004
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand – Phoenix Civic Center, Phoenix, Arizona, October 3-5, 2003
- Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons – Hyatt Hill Country Resort, San Antonio, Texas, October 2003
- St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital 39th Annual Orthopaedic Symposium: Elbow, Forearm, and Wrist: Recent Advances – Houstonian Hotel, Houston, TX, April 25-26, 2003
- Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons – Omni Hotel, Houston, Texas – October 2002
- American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery – Cancun Hilton, Cancun, Mexico, January 12-15, 2002
- Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons – monthly meetings – August 2001 to present
- Phoenix Surgical Society – The Phoenician, Phoenix, Arizona, January 1999 – 2001
Presentations
- Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons, Warwick Hotel, Houston, TX, June 16, 2005.
Senior Resident Case Presentations - 2005 Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association Meeting, Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 8, 2008.
A Comprehensive Program to Enhance Surgical Education in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery - 2005 ASPS/PSEF Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, Inter-Continental Hotel, Houston, TX, March 17, 2005.
Phenol and Croton Oil Peel in a Porcine Model: The Effect of Various Concentrations - Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, Barton Creek Country Club, Austin, TX, September 10, 2004.
Breast Augmentation with Periareolar Mastopexy - International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel, Houston, TX, August 2004 (poster).
Aesthetic Refinement in the Cleft Palate Patient - Baylor College of Medicine Annual Orthopedic Academic Symposium, Medical Center Marriott Hotel, Houston, TX, June 27, 2003.
The Effect of Forearm Bracing on Radioulnar Impingement Following Ulnar Head Resection - CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Houston, TX, December 2002 and June 2004.
Genitourinary Reconstruction - CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Houston, TX, September 2003.
Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures - University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Houston, TX, April 2004.
Dislocations and Injuries in the Digits - Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Grand Rounds, Houston, TX, Fall 2003.
Carpal Fractures - Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Grand Rounds, Houston, TX, Spring 2003.
Hand Infections, Injection Injuries, and Compartment Syndrome - CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital, Suturing Workshop and Symposium for Family Practice Residents, Houston, TX, Fall 2001.
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, General Surgery Grand Rounds, Phoenix, AZ, Fall 2000.
Flexor Suppurative Tenosynovitis - Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, General Surgery Grand Rounds, Phoenix, AZ, Spring 2000.
Esophageal Atresia - Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, General Surgery Grand Rounds, Phoenix, AZ, Fall 1999.
Substernal Goiter - Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, General Surgery Grand Rounds, Phoenix, AZ, Spring 1999.
Popliteal Artery Aneurysm - Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, General Surgery Grand Rounds, Phoenix, AZ, Fall 1998.
Rectus Sheath Hematoma
Publications
Book Chapters
- Collins ED and Boynton JF: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Repetitive Stress Injury. In T. Trumble (Ed.). Hand Surgery Update III. Rosemont , IL : American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2003.
Journal Publications
- Boynton JF, Budoff JE, and Clifford JW. The Effect of Forearm Bracing on Radioulnar impingement. J Hand Surg [Br]. 30(2): 157-61, 2005.
- Boynton JF, Cohen BE, and Barrera A. Rhytidectomy and Parotidectomy Combined in the Same Patient. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 30(1): 125-131, 2006.
Locations
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Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Science
St. John’s School
Hand Surgery Fellowship
Microsurgery Research Fellowship