Dr. Eric J. Stelnicki, MD, is a Davie-based board-certified plastic, reconstructive, and craniofacial surgeon recognized for his extensive work in pediatric reconstruction, adult cosmetic surgery, facial restoration, and complex cranio-maxillofacial care. He is the founder of the Children’s Plastic Surgery Institute of Florida and has practiced plastic surgery in South Florida since 1998. His professional profile combines advanced fellowship training, academic teaching, clinical research, charitable service, and experience treating both routine aesthetic concerns and challenging congenital or reconstructive conditions. He currently practices at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Specialty Center in Davie and is part of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Stelnicki earned his medical degree with high honors from the University of Florida College of Medicine. He subsequently completed general surgery and plastic surgery residency training at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He pursued specialized fellowship training in craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University Medical Center. His education also included research and clinical training in molecular biology, wound healing, pediatric surgery, and fetal surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. This multidisciplinary background gave him experience in aesthetic surgery, microsurgery, nerve reconstruction, hand surgery, breast surgery, body contouring, fat grafting, facial reconstruction, and pediatric craniofacial procedures.
His professional memberships include the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics, International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, and American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Dr. Stelnicki has held academic appointments associated with Cleveland Clinic Florida, Nova Southeastern University, and Barry University, contributing to resident education, pediatric plastic-surgery training, and clinical research. His professional biography also reports that he received a National Institutes of Health R01 research grant connected with the study of scarless wound healing. He founded the Cleft and Craniofacial Center at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and has participated in charitable medical missions supporting children with complex surgical needs.
Dr. Stelnicki’s practice encompasses cosmetic, reconstructive, pediatric, and cranio-maxillofacial surgery. His clinical interests include cleft lip and palate repair, craniosynostosis surgery, orthognathic and jaw reconstruction, vascular malformations, hemangiomas, congenital hand differences, ear deformities, facial fractures, tumors, wounds, scars, and pediatric skin lesions. His adult practice includes facial rejuvenation, breast enhancement and reconstruction, body contouring, post-weight-loss surgery, fat grafting, and nonsurgical aesthetic treatments. His specialized training supports the use of techniques such as virtual surgical planning, facial bone distraction, endoscopic approaches for selected craniofacial conditions, and advanced fat-grafting methods intended to restore form, proportion, and function.
A defining aspect of Dr. Stelnicki’s practice is individualized surgical planning. Cosmetic and reconstructive treatment begins with an evaluation of the patient’s anatomy, medical needs, functional concerns, age, lifestyle, and desired outcome. This approach is particularly important when treating children, adolescents, patients with congenital differences, and adults requiring revision or reconstructive surgery. His practice emphasizes clear communication, realistic expectations, privacy, safety, natural-looking refinement, and the careful integration of appearance with physical function. Located in Davie, the practice is accessible to patients from Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Southwest Ranches, Miramar, and communities throughout Broward County and South Florida.
Services offered through the practice include facelift, brow lift, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, chin augmentation, facial fat grafting, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast reconstruction, gynecomastia correction, tummy tuck, Mommy Makeover, Brazilian butt lift, liposuction, arm lift, thigh lift, body contouring, post-obesity skin-removal surgery, labiaplasty, skin-cancer reconstruction, microsurgical reconstruction, facial reconstruction, scar treatment, Botox®, injectable fillers, laser treatments, chemical peels, cleft lip and palate repair, craniosynostosis treatment, jaw reconstruction, otoplasty, pediatric hand and foot surgery, vascular-malformation treatment, hemangioma care, and adolescent cosmetic procedures.
📍 Location: Children’s Plastic Surgery Institute of Florida, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Specialty Center, 10230 West State Road 84, Davie, Florida 33324, USA—serving Davie, Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, and the wider South Florida region.
