- Plastic and Hand Surgery, Colorado

Chirstopher Fender, M.D.

Christopher Fender, MD, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He also holds a Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand. He is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a Candidate Member of the American Society of Surgery of the Hand. 
Dr. Fender completed his undergraduate studies at Stanford University. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, where he went on to complete a combined residency in general and plastic surgery. He obtained additional specialty training in hand and microvascular surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University. 

Adam Levy, MD

Dr. Adam Levy is a Plastic Surgeon specializing in Reconstructive Microsurgery and Aesthetic surgery. Using the latest and most advanced surgical techniques, he has a passion for helping patients return to normalcy after cancer surgery or traumatic injury and improving patients’ quality of life.

His clinical expertise is in microsurgical perforator flaps (e.g., DIEP flap, SGAP/IGAP flap, PAP flap, osteocutaneous flap, and ALT flap) that are muscle-sparing. He performs complex reconstruction for children and adults who have defects after surgery of the breast, head and neck, abdominal wall, spine, torso, and extremities. He also performs aesthetic surgery of the face and body, aiming for a natural but rejuvenated look.
Dr. Levy is a 5th generation native of Colorado and graduated with Honors from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He then earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, graduating cum laude. To pursue the best surgical training, he moved to New York City as a general surgery resident at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Subsequently, he completed his Plastic Surgery residency in the intensive combined programs of Weill Cornell and Columbia University Medical Centers of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. During this time, he had broad exposure to both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery from many distinguished faculty. In his penultimate year, he served as the Chief Administrative Resident. During training, he received many accolades, including the Dicran Goulian Award for Academic Excellence in Plastic Surgery and the Distinguished Housestaff Award for New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
To gain additional experience, Dr. Levy then elected an additional year of sub-specialty fellowship training in microsurgery at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. UCLA is well known as a founding center for microsurgery and remains the busiest center on the west coast for autologous breast reconstruction. Additionally, as a faculty member of the UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Levy was responsible for teaching UCLA plastic surgery residents.
In addition to his surgical training, he completed year-long research fellowships at both Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Harvard University. He has published numerous journal articles and textbook chapters in the field of plastic surgery and presents his work regularly at national meetings. Dr. Levy applies this same passion, scientific rigor, and continued learning approach to patient care.
In his free time, Dr. Levy enjoys skiing, hiking, running, and spending time with his wife and two young children. He is excited to be back in beautiful Colorado and thrilled to be part of Precision Plastic and Hand Surgery.

Meet Susan Clark OTR/L, CHT

Sue is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and has been a registered Occupational Therapist since 1979. She became a Certified Hand Therapist in 1994. Most of her career has been spent in California, working in a variety of settings with hand surgeons. In 2019 she retired from Stanford Hospital, where she worked for 13 years, moved to Colorado in 2020, and joined Precision Plastic and Hand Surgery.

Her expertise is in treating sports injuries, tendon repairs, traumatic hand injuries, scleroderma, and arthritis. Sue has lectured at numerous conferences, presented a national webinar on scleroderma, has been a contributing editor to the Year Book of Hand and Upper Limb Surgery, and has enjoyed mentoring OT students and hand therapy fellows.

She is married, has three adult children and four wonderful grandchildren.

Cara Kellstrom, OTR/CHT

Cara Kellstrom is a licensed and registered occupational therapist and a certified hand therapist. She completed her undergraduate education at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, and her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Towson University in Towson, Maryland.

Cara worked in Jackson, Wyoming, for six years in different patient settings and was director of the rehabilitation department for St. John’s Hospital. She moved to Colorado six years ago and has focused her work on hands and has worked in hand therapy clinics in the Denver area. She began working with Dr. Fender when he moved to Colorado. She has experience with trauma injuries, as well as overuse injuries and nerve-related problems.

She is married with three daughters and enjoys skiing.

Robert Edward Furey, S.A.

Robert Edward Furey, S.A. is a Surgical Assistant with more than 20 years of experience specializing in plastic surgery and hand surgery. As a teenager, Robert began caring for people as a volunteer firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician, and later a Paramedic in his hometown in Massachusetts. At age 19, Robert joined the United States Army, where he attended Combat Medical School as an Orthopedic Specialist. Training in San Antonio, Texas and Presidio, California, Robert furthered his studies by taking advanced courses in radiology, Surgical Technician, and LPN through military courses.
Robert attended leadership academies, airborne training, and other advanced medical courses. He spent one year in Central America during the mid-80s providing medical care to those in need. During his military career of 10 years, Robert has always distinguished himself by exceeding the standards in his profession. Robert achieved the Highest Score in the Country on the certification examination for Orthopedic Technicians.
Immediately prior to moving to Denver, Robert was stationed a William Beaumont Medical Center, where he continued his medical career in orthopedics and trauma. He also took a subspeciality course in hand surgery and is an expert in fracture care, including techniques of splinting, casting, traction, and reductions.
Robert has been married for 20 years and leads an active life by maintaining a high level of fitness.