Tara Lynn Teshima MD, MSC, FRCSC

Dr. Tara Lynn Teshima is a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons board certified plastic, reconstructive, and craniofacial surgeon. She has advanced fellowship training in craniofacial surgery and as a result has a specialized expertise in cosmetic surgery of the face including facelift, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, and facial rejuvenation.

Dr. Teshima has a Masters Degree in Virology and attended medical school and underwent plastic surgery residency training at the University of Alberta. She subsequently moved to Toronto to complete advanced fellowship training in adult craniofacial surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Odette Cancer Centre. She is currently a staff plastic surgeon and Markham Stouffville Hospital and a part-time clinical lecturer with the University of Toronto.

Her research interests focus on the improvement of craniofacial trauma and she was awarded the Prix F.M. Wollhouse award for the best clinical study presented at the 2012 Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting. She has authored or co-authored 18 publications in peer-reviewed journals.