Dr. Kyle Ver Steeg
Dr. Ver Steeg grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High school in 1992. Dr. Ver Steeg attended The University of Iowa and majored in Biochemistry with a minor in Chemistry. He graduated cum laude in 1996 and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Dr. Ver Steeg then turned his attention to microbiology and worked as a researcher in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Iowa. The results of Dr. Ver Steeg's research were published in the scientific literature.
Dr. Ver Steeg matriculated into Northwestern University Medical School in 1997. He quickly became interested in surgery and co-founded the Loyal Davis Surgical Society, a surgery interest group for medical students. Dr. Ver Steeg was recruited as a researcher in Transplant Surgery during his first year of medical school. He was trained to perform heart transplants using a microscope in rats. Another project involved the use of genetically engineered pigs to save patients in liver failure when there is no human donor is available. Dr. Ver Steeg's results were again published in the scientific literature.
Dr. Ver Steeg completed a five year residency in General Surgery at Kansas University Medical Center, a busy university based inner city trauma center. He received extensive training in trauma surgery, cancer surgery, transplant surgery and minimally invasive surgery. He is board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Ver Steeg then completed an additional two years of training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The University of Louisville. In Louisville, Dr. Ver Steeg trained with pioneers in the field of Plastic Surgery. The University of Louisville is a busy inner city trauma center and regional referral center. Dr. Ver Steeg learned from a high volume and variety of reconstructive challenges and became a skilled micro surgeon. While at the University of Louisville, Dr. Ver Steeg received training in hand surgery with the world renowned Kleinert, Kutz and Associates. He was present for the third successful hand transplant in the United States. Dr. Ver Steeg also received extensive training in cosmetic surgery.


