John H. Roff III, MD, PA

Dr. Roff is a skilled Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon who is Board certified by the prestigious American Board of Plastic Surgery. He has been licensed to practice in the State of Texas since 1984 and is experienced in all forms of cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery. Unlike most plastic surgeons he is a fully trained general surgeon as well. His goal is to provide the highest quality surgical services in a caring and cost effective manner and to provide unbiased information to patients so that they are able to make health care decisions appropriate to their individual needs and wishes.

John H. Roff III was born December 8, 1957 in Anniston, Alabama. He received his secondary education at Manhasset High School, Long Island, New York and at the Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas, where he graduated Cum Laude. He attended Weslayan University in Middletown, Connecticut where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and, again, graduated with honors. He then attended Baylor College of Medicine between 1980 and 1984 where he obtained his M.D. degree. Following graduation from Baylor, Dr. Roff completed an internship and entire general surgery residency at the Baylor Affiliated Hospitals (Ben Taub General, The Methodist Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal, V. A. Hospital, MD Anderson, and Texas Institute for Rehabilitative Research) in Houston Texas between 1985 and 1989 under the supervision of chairman Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., an internationally respected pioneering heart surgeon and medical statesman. This is one of the most highly regarded training programs in the world. He was appointed Chief Resident of General Surgery from 1988 to 1989. Dr. Roff continued his extensive training by completing a plastic surgery residency between 1989 and 1991, the second year as Chief Resident. Again, he was accepted for training at Baylor College of Medicine, considered among the best Plastic Surgery programs in the United States. He subsequently pursued even further sub specialization by doing a one year fellowship concentrating on Cosmetic Surgery and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery. Houston has historically and for many years maintained its position as a leader in cosmetic surgery techniques and innovations. Dr. Roff took advantage of his opportunities to learn from the masters in the field of Plastic Surgery, many of whom are no longer in practice. He continues to advance his knowledge and expertise by participating in continuing education courses on the latest techniques offered around the world.

Dr. Roff has been active in medical teaching. He was a clinical instructor at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX from 1988 until 2003, first in General Surgery, and subsequently in the Division of Plastic Surgery.

Additionally, he has participated in surgical expeditions to places where his skills and knowledge as a surgeon were otherwise unavailable in the community. An example is a trip to Chetumal, Mexico in the Yucatan peninsula, where his surgical team worked to repair birth defects such as cleft lip and palate as well as other congenital defects on children who otherwise would never have had an opportunity to live a normal healthy life. Other work, all of which was done under primitive rural hospital conditions with equipment begged and borrowed from the United States by the surgical team, included reconstruction of traumatic injuries, burns, scar releases and skin grafts.

John H.Roff, III, M.D. is a member of:

• The American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• The American College of Surgeons
• Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Harris County Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society
• Texas Medical Association
• Harris County Medical Society

He is affiliated with numerous hospitals in Houston, Texas and its vicinity.

Dr. Roff is married to Mary Katharine Roff, M.D. a retired gynecologist. He makes a point of staying well rounded and involved by reading philosophy, theology, math, history and science and by activities such as fly fishing, ranching, horticulture and design.