In Memoriam: Jack P. Gunter, MD

Renowned rhinoplasty surgeon, Jack P. Gunter, MD, recently died on July 11, 2017, at the age of 79. Jack was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he spent a good deal of his early life. He attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, where he was recognized as a scholar and an athlete. Jack went to medical school at the University of Oklahoma. He then proceeded to complete a residency in otolaryngology at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1969, Jack took a faculty position in the department of otolaryngology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He ultimately became the chairman of the division of otolaryngology at UT Southwestern Medical School, where he had a good relationship with the plastic surgery department. Then, in 1979, Jack decided to complete a residency in plastic surgery at the University of Michigan. He became one of the early surgeons to become double boarded in otolaryngology and plastic surgery. He returned to Dallas in 1980 and practiced primarily plastic surgery. Jack realized that his passion was performing rhinoplasty. This started his journey to become one of the world's best rhinoplasty surgeons that ever lived.