During her medical training, Dr. Lisa Bootstaylor worked in the wound healing laboratory of Stanley Levenison, a world renowned, wound healing scholar and won a high competitive AECOM International Health Fellowship. The international health fellowship enabled Dr. Bootstaylor to study and deliver medical and surgical care to the remote archipelago of islands, the Republic of Vanuatu. Upon returning to the States, Dr. Lisa Bootstaylor completed a five-year general surgery residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Pursuing an interest in wound healing and its potential beauty application she completed a two-year fellowship in molecular biology at the University of San Francisco. While doing research, she was awarded a NIH trauma grant. Her plastic surgery training was obtained at the University of Pittsburgh, one of the country's best plastic surgery programs. Her training was extensive in cosmetic, breast and othognathic (oral maxillary) surgery.
The depth, breath and rigorousness of the plastic surgery training provided Dr. Bootstaylor with the technical and clinical expertise to establish Atlanta APC Plastic Surgery and Anti-Aging Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Her extensive training in cosmetic surgery, her training at one of America's top plastic surgery programs and her pursuit of technical excellence has earned her the respect of colleagues and applause from her clients.