Glyn Jones, MD
Professor of Surgery University of Illinois College of Medicine PeoriaDepartment of Surgery
Biographical Info
Additional Title(s)/Position(s)
Director, Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Glyn Jones was born and raised in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe. He received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Rhodesia. Dr. Jones received postgraduate training in General and Plastic Surgery in Rhodesia and Cape Town and completed a residency in Plastic Surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He received fellowship training in Cosmetic and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery and in Hand Surgery. Dr. Jones is board certified in both General Surgery and Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Jones is Professor of Surgery. He joined our faculty in May of 2007. He came to us from Emory University where he was a full-time faculty member for over ten years, serving as Interim Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery and recipient of the ‘Teacher of the Year’ award. In addition to writing and lecturing extensively about Breast Reconstruction and Plastic Surgery, Dr. Jones has also edited several books and authored numerous book chapters on these topics. He is the author/editor of the recently published ‘Bostwick’s Plastic & Reconstructive Breast Surgery, 3rd Edition’, which is widely recognized as the definitive breast surgery reference for surgeons around the world.
Dr. Jones lives in Peoria with his wife, Hilarie. They have three grown children.