Otto Placik

Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Body Sculptor MD

Last Reviewed: July 30, 2026

Executive Summary

Otto Placik, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon with offices in downtown Chicago and Arlington Heights, Illinois. Over more than three decades in practice, he has built a reputation in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast, and body, combining clinical practice with an ongoing academic appointment at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

Career Highlights

• Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
• Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor every year from 2004 to 2025, and a Chicago Magazine Top Doctor from 2020 to 2025.
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic) at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
• Hospital affiliations with Northwest Community Hospital and Evanston and Glenbrook Hospitals, part of the Endeavor Health network.
• Performs reconstructive surgery for complex pediatric deformities at Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago.

Professional Journey

Placik earned his Bachelor of Science in Medicine and his MD, both from Northwestern University, before completing a general surgery residency (1987-1990) and a plastic surgery residency (1990-1993), also at Northwestern. He went on to complete a fellowship in the aesthetic reconstruction of complex nasal and facial deformities at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, followed by a fellowship in microvascular and hand surgery at Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, an affiliate of the University of California, San Francisco.

Since entering practice, Placik has built a two-location practice serving downtown Chicago and Arlington Heights, Illinois, with a clinical focus spanning aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast, and body. Alongside his clinical work, he has maintained an academic appointment at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, where he participates in resident education, and continues to perform reconstructive surgery for children with complex deformities at Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago.

Placik is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society, the Chicago Society of Plastic Surgery, the Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, the Illinois State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Surgeons.

Education

Northwestern University Medical School

MD

Northwestern University

BS, Medicine (Honors Program in Medical Education)