The following sequence reflects the education and training described in Dana Towle, MD’s previously published professional biography. It separates the stages of education from current practice arrangements, which require their own verification.
Academic preparation
The University of Washington in Seattle is identified as the setting for Towle’s premedical studies. The available biography does not establish an undergraduate degree title or a completion date, so neither is supplied here. The supported detail is the institution and the nature of study described.
Medical degree
Towle’s medical degree is attributed to Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Medical school precedes the postgraduate clinical education listed in the same professional record. The name of a degree should therefore be read separately from the later residency and fellowship entries.
General surgery internship
The biography records a general surgery internship at Saint Louis University. This stage belongs to the postgraduate portion of the training history. It is presented as its own entry rather than merged with the plastic surgery program that follows.
Plastic surgery residency
Towle’s residency training in plastic surgery is identified with the University of Missouri–Kansas City. This is the specialty residency named in the published account. Readers interested in how such entries fit into a career can begin with The Stages Behind a Surgical Career.
Hand surgery fellowship
A further period of training is recorded with Lynn D. Ketchum, MD, in Overland Park, Kansas. The biography describes this as a hand surgery fellowship. No unsupported dates or additional institutions have been added to extend that account.
Reading credentials separately
The published record also describes American Board of Plastic Surgery certification and an added hand surgery qualification. Training, certification, and licensure are different records maintained for different purposes. This page reports the history described in its source and does not independently establish their present status.
For a broader introduction, return to the profile. The site’s publication record is presented separately under Published Work, where the source can be followed directly.