Specialties
- Breast Cancer Team
- Hand Surgery
- Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery)
- Plastic Surgery
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Conditions treated
Hand, arm and joint trauma and fractures, Tendon and nerve injuries, Carpal tunnel and other nerve compression syndromes, Arthritis, Congenital hand differences, Sports-related or work-related injuries, Soft tissue and overuse injuries, vascular disorders, tumors and masses, Boutonniere deformity (central slip injury), Boxer's fracture, Colle's fracture (fracture, distal radius), de Quervain's disease, Elbow fracture, Finger extensor tendon injury, Finger flexor tendon injury, Finger fracture, Medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), Tenosynovitis, Wrist fracture
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About
David B. Drake, MD, a native of Kentucky, earned his medical degree from UK before completing residencies in general surgery at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., and in plastic surgery at the University of Virginia.
He went on to complete a burn fellowship, a hand surgery fellowship and a microvascular surgery fellowship at the University of Virginia. He returned to Kentucky in 2018 to join the Division of Plastic Surgery to practice a broad range of Plastic Surgery including surgery of the hand and wrist.
Personal Statement
Plastic Surgery is an incredible field in which to practice in that we treat all ages and all socioeconomic groups. Our field contains the skin and its contents from aesthetic surgery to the most complex reconstructive surgery following trauma or cancer. This process also enables us to develop personal relationships with our patients and take them from a place of injury or deformity to restoration of form and function.
The appreciation and gratitude of my patients drives me to continue this journey. I also have the privilege of teaching residents and medical students and exposing them to the power of transformation that we sometimes can effect on our patients. Outside of the hospital I am engaged in sport activities (golf) and a full life of travel and adventure with my wife and our families.
Faculty Rank
Professor, Department of SurgeryDegree
University of Kentucky, College of Medicine
Residency
General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia health Sciences Center, Charlottesville
Fellowship
Burn Critical Care, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville
Hand and Microsurgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville
Certifications and Special Training
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Surgery, Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery
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Procedures performed
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
- Body contouring surgery
- Breast reconstruction
- Breast reduction
- Burn care
- Burn scar release and reconstruction
- Burn surgery
- Burn wound management
- Cheek reconstruction
- Chest reconstruction
- Ear reconstruction
- Excision of skin cancer with reconstruction
- Eyelid reconstruction
- Facial reconstruction
- Hand surgery including wrist and nerve
- Lip reconstruction
- Microvascular surgery
- Nose reconstruction
- Panniculectomy
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Awards
Best Doctors in America 2018
Castle Connelly Top Doctors Award 2018
AOA 2012
Academy of Distinguished Educators 2005
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News and events
Dr. Drake is presently the Vice President for the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
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Locations
Plastic Surgery–KY Clinic
Kentucky Clinic
740 S. Limestone
First Floor, Wing C, Room E101
Lexington, KY 40536Fax 859-257-5901Call 859-323-8082Hand Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Kentucky Clinic
740 S. Limestone
First Floor, Wing C
Lexington, KY 40536Call 859-323-5533Call 800-333-8874Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
This is a clinic of the University of Kentucky Hospital, also known as UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. Read more »
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