About The Staff

Its not the building or the tools that make a world class plastic surgery center, its the people.

The Doctors  The Staff

Rick Bosshardt, M.D., FACS

Dr. Bosshardt received his bachelor's degree in science from the University of Miami, magna cum laude, then attended the university's school of medicine and graduated in 1978 in the top third of his class. His surgical training was done at the United States Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. It was briefly interrupted from 1979-80 when he served as medical officer aboard the USS Wabash and was deployed to the Western Pacific with an aircraft carrier task force. He was involved in the rescue of Vietnamese boat people and was part of operations to end the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980. The USS Wabash received several decorations for this deployment, including the Meritorious Unit Commendation. Dr. Bosshardt completed his surgical training at Oakland and then served as general surgeon at the United States Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan. During this time, he obtained his board certification from the American Board of Surgery and applied for a position as a resident training in plastic surgery under world-renowned plastic surgeon, D. Ralph Millard, Jr., M.D., at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Medical center in Miami, Florida. He was honorably discharged from the Navy with the rank of Commander. After completing his plastic surgery training in 1989, Dr. Bosshardt became the first plastic surgeon to practice full time in Lake County. He obtained certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1991. Since starting in private practice, Dr. Bosshardt has participated regularly in overseas medical missions to provide reconstructive surgery to children with cleft lip and palate and other problems. His travels have taken him to the Phillippines, Guatemala, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, and the West Bank. Dr. Bosshardt performs both cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery in his practice, which has grown to two surgeons working out of a modern facility that houses the only state licensed private surgical suite in Central Florida dedicated exclusively to plastic surgery. Dr. Bosshardt has special interests in breast surgery including augmentation, reduction, and reconstruction after cancer surgery, skin cancer reconstruction, and pediatic plastic surgery for congenital deformities. The latter he does mainly on his overseas mission trips. Although he takes pride in his accomplishments as a plastic surgeon, Dr. Bosshardt's greatest pride is in his family: His wife, the former Sally Greenlee, and his three children: Lindsey, Travis and Olivia. Lindsey completed her masters degree in 2007 in social work and is now the director of the Listening Center in Lancaster, SC, where she lives with her husband, David Pace, a youth minister. Travis is studying culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, NC. Olivia completed her freshman year this summer (2008) and is in the nursing program at Samford University in Birmingham, AL, where she received a full, presidential academic scholarship for four years. Dr. Bosshardt is a avid reader and also enjoys writing. For over ten years, he has written a column, Housecalls, which appears weekly in the Lake County and Orange County editions of the Orlando Sentinal and deals with medical issues. He enjoys running and has completed 5 marathons and a half marathon. He particularly enjoys anything to do with the ocean-sailing, swimming, snorkeling or diving. He has been a member of First Baptist Church in Leesburg for over 18 years. His personal and professional goals are to continually perfect his craft as a plastic surgeon and include making Bosshardt & Marzek Plastic Surgery Associates the premier practice for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery in Central Florida, if not the state itself.

Peter A. Marzek, M.D., FACS

Marzek grew up near Chicago, Illinois. As an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he was a Phi Beta Kappa and a member of several honorary organizations and the recipient of the Avery Brundage Scholarship for Combined Excellence in Scholastics and Athletics from the University of Illinois from 1980-82. While services as president of his medical school class, he received the Chicago Student Service Award (1983) and Merch Award for Outstanding Senior Class Contributions (1985). Dr. Marzek graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1985 and did a five-year residency in general surgery at the University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals, in Louisville, Kentucky. During his surgical residency, he received an Outstanding Resident Award (1989) and in 1990 was runner up for the John Price Award for Outstanding Teaching Resident as chosen by the medical students. He completed his residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Kentucky in Lexington in 1992. He then served an additional Fellowship in Aesthetic (Cosmetic) Surgery at Barnes Hospital of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Marzek joined the Plastic Surgery Center in 1993. Dr. Marzek holds dual board certification by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He has full admitting privileges at Florida Hospital Waterman and Leesburg Regional Medical Center. He was named "Doctor of the Quarter" at Florida Hospital Waterman in 1996 and was selected Chief of Surgery in 1997. Dr. Marzek and his family reside in Leesburg, Florida.

The Staff

It's not the building or the tools that make a world class plastic surgery center, it's the people.

 Linda Morgan

Linda has been with the practice almost since it’s inception. She has both seen it grow and been instrumental in that growth. From doing just about everything, her role in the practice has evolved to her present position as our patient coordinator. She is in charge of overseeing every aspect of our patient’s dealings with the practice, starting even before their first appointment, to discussing and scheduling surgery, through surgery and beyond to be sure their experience is as smooth and pleasant as possible. Linda is in charge of marketing efforts for the practice and liaisons with salons and spas in the area as well as other offices, medical and otherwise, to arrange seminars on topics in plastic surgery. Linda is married to Don, who happens to be superintendent for our medical building. They love to spend their time camping and kayaking, especially in Canada and the Pacific Northwest.

Vera Renfro

Vera has been our insurance expert for 12 years. She is the office administrator and our insurance and billing expert. She files claims and maintains all of our patient accounts. After college, she starting working in the medical field for a variety of medical practices. Vera is a native of Lake County. She has been married to Dennis for over 20 years and has 2 children, Shannon and Tyler. She enjoys boating, reading and antiquing.

Suzanne Oldham, RN

Suzanne joined us about 6 years ago, shortly after the move to our new facility. She came to us with prior experience in urology, ophthalmology, and home health. She obtained her RN degree at Lake Sumter Community College in 1995. Suzanne’s interest is surgery. She joined us as a clinical/surgical nurse but 1 year ago she assumed the position of director of our ambulatory surgery center. She oversees all aspects of running our surgical suite from maintaining our licenses and certification, to insuring that equipment is maintained and, and all preparations for surgery are in place. She circulates or assists during surgery. In 1998, She traveled to Brazil on her first medical mission and assisted Dr. Bosshardt during a week of intensive reconstructive surgery. The experience was capped off with a trip to the Amazon. A central Florida native, Suzanne is married to John, an attorney. She enjoys boating, cooking, and hiking.

Lori Bowen, RN

Lori is one of our nurses. She obtained her degree from Florida State University School of Nursing in 1997 and joined us about 3 1/2 years ago after working in labor and delivery and with an Obstetrics and Gynecology practice. A Lake County native, Lori is married to Jamie and has a son, Logan. When asked what she likes about working at Brossard and Marzek Plastic Surgery Associates, Lori answered, “the great doctors, wonderful staff, and patients….”. Lori enjoys “being a mom, family, and…..go FSU college football!”