Meet Dr. Foley

Dr. Foley has been in solo practice for over 28 years. His office is located in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. He also sees patients at a satellite office in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

After graduating from the College of St. Thomas Dr. Foley earned his medical degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He then completed a general surgery residency at Highland General Hospital in Oakland, California, followed by a plastic surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Foley is board certified in plastic & reconstructive surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In 1989, Dr. Foley was honored by the University of St. Thomas with its prestigious Humanitarian Award for his annual trips to Honduras, Sri Lanka and Guatemala to donate his surgical expertise to repair cleft lips and palates of less fortunate patients.

Dr. Foley has been repeatedly acknowledged as "Top Doctor" in Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine. This year, he was awarded the "Stop the Violence Award" by the Minnesota Medical Association for his work on gang-related tattoo removal.

Education

• St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minnesota, BS Biology, June 1965
  
• Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, M.D., June 1970
  
• Highland General Hospital, Oakland, California, General Surgery, June 1977
  
• Residency Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Plastic Surgery Fellowship, June 1979

Certifications

• 1978 by American Board of General Surgery
• 1985 by American Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
• 1988 Fellow American College of Surgeons

Experience

• Private Solo Practice, Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery
  Annual trips to Third World countries for repair of cleft lips and palates in Honduras, Sri Lanka and Guatamala.
  1979 - present

Teaching

• Clinical Professor
  Department of Family Practice
  University of Minnesota since 1982

Affiliations

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Academy of Plastic Surgeons of Minnesota
• Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Surgical Society
• St. Paul Surgical Society Ramsey Co. Medical Society
• The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery