Dr. Brian A. Cripe, MD, is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon serving Sedona and communities throughout Northern Arizona through Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona. His practice combines cosmetic surgery with reconstructive expertise, including breast and body procedures, hand surgery, peripheral nerve microsurgery, limb salvage, and reconstruction following cancer treatment. Having completed more than 6,000 surgical cases, Dr. Cripe brings extensive operative experience to patients seeking aesthetic improvement, restoration of function, or complex reconstructive care. His approach emphasizes patient safety, individualized surgical planning, clear communication, and outcomes designed to respect each patient’s anatomy and personal goals.
Dr. Cripe received his medical education through the University of Queensland School of Medicine and completed his clinical training at the Ochsner Clinical School in New Orleans, graduating with honors in 2014. He subsequently completed a six-year integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at Virginia Tech Carilion, where his training encompassed cosmetic surgery, breast reconstruction, trauma reconstruction, hand surgery, microsurgery, peripheral nerve procedures, and complex wound management. Before entering medicine, he earned bachelor’s degrees in zoology and journalism from Michigan State University and a Master of Science in marine biology from the University of Miami, reflecting a multidisciplinary academic background grounded in science, research, and communication.
In addition to clinical care, Dr. Cripe has contributed to plastic-surgery research through peer-reviewed scientific publications, textbook chapters, and presentations delivered at national professional conferences. His academic interests include reconstructive techniques, peripheral nerve surgery, surgical innovation, and evidence-based approaches to improving patient outcomes. This combination of research experience and broad surgical training supports his ability to evaluate both aesthetic and functional concerns carefully. He is also affiliated with Flagstaff Medical Center, where his professional profile is listed in the specialty of plastic surgery.
Dr. Cripe’s clinical interests span cosmetic, reconstructive, breast, body, hand, and microsurgical care. Cosmetic consultations may address facial rejuvenation, breast enhancement, breast lift, breast reduction, tummy tuck surgery, liposuction, body contouring, fat grafting, and procedures intended to improve proportion or restore contours following pregnancy, aging, weight change, injury, or previous surgery. His reconstructive practice includes breast reconstruction, oncologic reconstruction, limb salvage, complex wound coverage, scar revision, hand and wrist surgery, and peripheral nerve procedures. He is also associated with safety-focused patient education concerning procedures such as Brazilian butt lift surgery, emphasizing appropriate patient selection, established surgical safeguards, realistic expectations, and responsible postoperative care.
A defining feature of Dr. Cripe’s work is the integration of aesthetic judgment with reconstructive problem-solving. Plastic surgery may involve improving appearance, restoring function, or addressing both objectives simultaneously, and his training enables him to consider symmetry, proportion, tissue quality, movement, scarring, and long-term healing when developing a treatment plan. Consultations are intended to help patients understand appropriate options, anticipated benefits, limitations, potential risks, recovery requirements, and possible alternatives before deciding whether to proceed. This informed, consultation-led approach is particularly important for patients considering elective cosmetic surgery, revision procedures, breast reconstruction, hand surgery, or technically complex microsurgical treatment.
Serving patients through Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona, Dr. Cripe provides consultations for individuals from Sedona, Village of Oak Creek, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Clarkdale, Jerome, Flagstaff, Prescott, Kingman, and surrounding Northern Arizona communities. The practice offers more than 60 cosmetic, reconstructive, breast, body, face, hand, and nonsurgical treatment options, supported by an accredited ambulatory surgical facility in Flagstaff. Patients should confirm the precise consultation location, surgical facility, available procedures, candidacy requirements, and appointment schedule directly with the practice.
Services associated with the practice include: facelift and neck lift, eyelid surgery, facial fat grafting, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast reconstruction, breast revision, gynecomastia surgery, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, liposuction, body contouring, arm lift, thigh lift, body lift, Brazilian butt lift, post-weight-loss contouring, scar revision, skin-cancer reconstruction, hand and wrist surgery, carpal tunnel release, peripheral nerve surgery, microsurgery, limb salvage, oncologic reconstruction, Botox®, dermal fillers, laser treatments, chemical peels, microneedling, skin rejuvenation, and other individualized surgical and nonsurgical treatments.
📍 Sedona consultation location: Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona, 95 Soldiers Pass Road, Suite C-2, Sedona, Arizona 86336, USA—serving Sedona, the Verde Valley, Flagstaff, Prescott, Kingman, and communities throughout Northern Arizona.
