NELLIE MOVTCHAN

<p>Dr. Nellie Movtchan, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon based in Scottsdale, Arizona, whose clinical scope encompasses aesthetic enhancement, complex reconstruction, hand surgery, and trauma care. She earned an undergraduate economics degree at the University of Chicago before completing graduate and medical training at Loyola University Chicago, receiving both a master's degree and her MD from the Stritch School of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Movtchan then completed a six-year integrated plastic surgery residency at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix — an extended program that provides exposure to a wide case spectrum, from cosmetic procedures to multi-stage reconstructive surgeries. She subsequently completed a Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship at The Buncke Clinic in San Francisco, an institution internationally recognized for advancing microsurgical techniques. That fellowship training deepens her capacity to address complex soft-tissue and hand injuries, including those arising from accidents and trauma.</p><p>In Scottsdale, Dr. Movtchan practices at Defyne Plastic Surgery and is also credentialed at Surgi-TECH Centers, an ambulatory surgical facility at 7301 E 2nd St. Her hospital admitting privileges span the greater Phoenix metro area, including Mayo Clinic Hospital, HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center, HonorHealth Greenbaum Surgical Specialty Hospital, and Abrazo Surprise Hospital — a network that reflects the clinical breadth her practice handles, from elective aesthetic cases to staged reconstructive surgeries.</p><p>Her procedural focus includes breast surgery (augmentation, reduction, and reconstruction), body contouring, facial contouring and refinement, gender-affirmation surgeries, and vaginal rejuvenation, alongside a subspecialty in hand and facial trauma repair. Defyne Plastic Surgery&apos;s own profile notes her involvement in trauma care and functional restoration — categories that frequently align with reconstructive needs arising from personal injury cases. Dr. Movtchan is licensed in both Arizona and California and is board-eligible in plastic surgery. Individual outcomes vary and past results do not guarantee future results.</p>