Invisibility of Native American Communities in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: The Role of Tribal Sovereignty and Self-governance to Improve Access

• Tamee E. Livermont, Oglala Lakota, MPH,
• Lyndsay A. Kandi, Cayuga/Gayogoho:no, MD,
• Tony L. Weaver, Choctaw, DO

Affiliations

Tamee E. Livermont, Oglala Lakota, MPH

From the * University of Minnesota Medical School, Doctor of Medicine Program, Minneapolis, Minn.

Lyndsay A. Kandi, Cayuga/Gayogoho:no, MD

† Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.

Tony L. Weaver, Choctaw, DO

‡ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Huntsville Hospital, Madison, Ala.