Dr. Rodney Schmelzer is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon specializing in craniofacial surgery. Dr. Schmelzer has extensive experience with a broad range of pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery, including cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, syndromes (Crouzon, Apert, Treacher-Collins and Pfeiffer), vascular malformations (hemangiomas, lymphangiomas), microtia, facial nerve injury, skull and facial tumors (fibrous dysplasia), skull and facial trauma, and basic pediatric plastic surgery.

Dr. Schmelzer participated in building a craniofacial program at Banner's Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, AZ and is now partnered with Dr. Louis Morales and The Craniofacial Foundation of Utah in Salt Lake City. He is a member of many accredited organizations, including American Medical Association (AMA), American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons, The Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons.

Dr. Schmelzer is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care with the focus on the child first and always. Dr. Schmelzer takes the time to educate parents and families about the child's diagnosis and ensure that all questions are answered. He is a partner at Plastic Surgery Associates in Salt Lake.