07/30/2025
I am proud to announce the launch of my fourth company, Aesthetic Anesthesia Associates. At every point in my career when an obstacle has presented itself, I have challenged myself to find the silver lining. There have been two other similar landmark events in my career.
In 1996, I joined an established plastic surgery practice in Phoenix. Nine months later, I was informed they were “moving in a different direction,” and I had the opportunity to open my own practice, Patti Flint MD PC. Twenty-eight years later, my practice continues to serve my patients.
In 2015, after working in a hospital surgicenter for nineteen years, I was informed by hospital administrators that they no longer desired to have aesthetic surgery performed there. I bought a medical building and built Scottsdale McCormick Ranch Surgicenter, which opened in 2017. SMRS now serves as home to fifteen plastic surgeons and their patients.
In 2025, I was notified that the corporate entity I have used to supply anesthesia care to my patients no longer had enough manpower to cover their hospital obligations and would be leaving outpatient centers. I hired board-certified anesthesiologists and am launching Aesthetic Anesthesia Associates on August 4th.
I am fond of saying, “Every wall has a door.” I am so grateful to have had these opportunities… even when they were a little scary at the outset!
Thanks to all of you who have provided support and cheered me on. I can now ensure stellar care to all of my patients in every part of their surgical experiences.