BISMARCK COSMETIC SURGERY

Educational Background

Dr. Rick Paulson entered the University of North Dakota in 1981 for his undergraduate work. In 1984, he was granted admission into the University of North Dakota School of Medicine without an undergraduate degree. After earning his medical degree in 1988, Dr. Paulson completed residencies at the University of Kansas, where he was a junior and senior resident of general surgery for two years each and a chief resident of general surgery for one year. He then went on to the University of Missouri in 1994, where he was a junior resident in plastic surgery for one year and a chief resident and clinical instructor for one year.

During this time, Dr. Paulson was also an active member of the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps. In 1990, he began his service as an officer at Ft. Sam Houston in Texas during Desert Storm. He would go on to become a captain in 1990 and a major in 1997. He is currently a Lt. Col. in the Nebraska Army Reserve.

Certification / Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery