Dr. Dennis K. Schimpf, MD MBA, is a board certified plastic surgeon in Charleston SC specializing in cosmetic plastic surgery of the face and body. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, as well as the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Schimpf completed a full general surgery residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2006, followed by a Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston South Carolina, which was completed in 2008. Upon graduation, he joined the staff at MUSC as a full time academic faculty member where he founded and was the Director of the Advanced Breast Reconstruction program at the NCI designated Hollings Cancer Center. He is recognized as a national leader in microvascular breast reconstruction, specifically Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction, in addition, he served as the associate director and a full time instructor for the plastic surgery fellowship training program at MUSC. In 2013, he completed a master in business administration (MBA) degree program at the University Of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business with a concentration in international business. That same year he founded Sweetgrass Plastic Surgery in Charleston, SC which today has 5 office locations, 3 in office surgery centers and 2 fitness centers, specifically designed for patients.
Dr. Schimpf has written two books, Finding Beauty published in 2018 by Advantage Media and the follow up book to that, Finding the New You in 2022, published by Forbesbooks and featured on the Forbes website worldwide.
Dr. Schimpf has many interests outside of plastic surgery. In 2013 he started Pedals 4 Peanuts a nonprofit charitable organization whose mission is to provide underprivileged children with a brand new bike and helmet. The organization has given away nearly 3,000 bikes and helmets to date. He is also the founder of Loopit, a Sas based social network platform designed to help both consumers as well as businesses in the Health and Wellness industry. Currently there are over 800 businesses using the platform in three cities throughout the south east. The newest software release and subsequent national release is planned for early 2024.
Dr. Schimpf has 7 children, 4 girls, 3 boys, and currently lives in Charleston, SC.