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Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD

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(Timothy Schurman, MD, FACS)

(125 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Professional interests include: body contouring, hand surgery procedures, breast reconstruction, and more.

5950 University Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 875-9744

Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD is a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA specializing in pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD is affiliated with Mary Greeley Medical Center, UnityPoint Health, The Iowa Clinic and THE IOWA CLINIC PC.

Office Locations

5950 University Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50266

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Some issues Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD can help you with:

Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery to restore the appearance of the breast, usually after a mastectomy. The choice of how to proceed after the removal of a breast is a deeply personal one, with some women opting to wear a prosthetic form in a bra, and others choosing to embrace their new breastless form as a reminder of their strength and survival. Those options are perfectly acceptable, but many women feel most comfortable with their missing breast tissue surgically replaced. Breast reconstruction can be part of a patient's return to normal after experiencing breast cancer.

There are a few different methods used to create the round shape of the breast on the chest. A flap of fat, skin, and muscle can be taken from the side, abdomen or buttock and implanted on the chest to create a breast from the patient's own tissue. Alternatively, the skin over the chest may be gradually stretched to allow for the placement of an implant. Stretching of the skin is done using expanders, which are similar to breast implants, except they increase in size when saltwater solution is injected into them. Many women also choose to combine the flap procedure with implant placement to achieve their desired result. Once the new breast shape is formed, a nipple can be created and even tattooed to match the other side.

Reconstruction may be done in a single surgery or broken up into multiple procedures:

Immediate reconstruction rebuilds the breast right after mastectomy. This method is not recommended if additional chemotherapy or radiation is needed after surgery.
Delayed reconstruction occurs after chemotherapy or radiation has been given. These treatments may decrease the volume or alter the color of the reconstructed breast, so they should be completed before the breast is rebuilt. This type of reconstruction may happen weeks, months, or even years after mastectomy.
Staged reconstruction splits the reconstructive process into two parts. The first part inserts temporary expanders to stretch the skin and is done immediately after breast removal surgery. The second part replaces the expanders with implants after chemotherapy or radiation treatments have been given.

Breast reconstruction is not perfect. The two breasts may not always look exactly identical, although they will be close. There may be small scars, and a loss of sensation in the reconstructed breast. A reconstructed breast will not produce milk, so patients may have trouble breastfeeding. Still, reconstruction is a great option for women who want that part of their appearance back.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

soft tissue injections

trigger finger surgery

upper extremity surgery

In 2023, Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD performed more nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, soft tissue injections, trigger finger surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	155
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	97

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	16
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2014 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	201
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	17
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2015 were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	224
injections	17
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	50
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2016 were nerve procedures, open surgery, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	184
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	22
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	182

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	101

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	16
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	188
injections	19
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	99

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	13
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were nerve procedures, open surgery, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	217
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	116

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	13
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2020 were nerve procedures, open surgery, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	166
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	102

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2021 were blood draw, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	158
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2022 were upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	154
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	13
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated as a pediatric plastic surgeon in West Des Moines, IA were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, injections and nerve procedures.

blood draw	13
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	179
injections	18
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	57
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	14
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification of Added Qualifications of the Hand and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Residency: University of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (1994)

Board Certification: Certification of Added Qualifications of the Hand

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mary Greeley Medical Center

UnityPoint Health

The Iowa Clinic

THE IOWA CLINIC PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 125 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in West Des Moines, IA.

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Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Timothy L. Schurman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$177 AlloDerm $145	NATRELLE $32
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$156 Reconstruction $64	MemoryShape Breast Implants $31	ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander $24	MemoryGel Breast Implants $13	FlexHD Acellular Hydrated Dermis $12	Other $11
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$67 Recon-Skin and Wound $15	$51
Mallinckrodt LLC	$39 XARTEMIS XR $39
Davol Inc.	$27 SURGICAL $27
Other	$81 Restrata Wound Matrix $21	NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $20	SNaP $15	SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT $14	SurgiMend $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$546

Biography

Dr. Timothy Schurman's areas of specialization are plastic surgery and hand surgery. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Clinical interests for Dr. Schurman include body contouring, hand surgery procedures, and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Schurman's professional affiliations include UnityPoint Health, The Iowa Clinic, and Mary Greeley Medical Center. According to The Iowa Clinic, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Schurman's office in West Des Moines, IA. He attended the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Wisconsin for residency.