Dr. Hunnewell initially trained in eye and periocular microsurgery. She completed specialized fellowship training in Neuro-ophthalmology and orbital surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
A faculty position at Dean A. McGee Eye Institute brought her to Oklahoma City where she now resides.
A few years into her faculty position at Dean A. McGee Eye Institute she began to explore a two year plastic surgery residency. With this in mind, Dr. Hunnewell began her specialized fellowship training in both facial cosmetic and laser surgery.
She worked with Dr. Sterling Baker who pioneered the use of lasers in eyelid surgery and with Dr. Gary Lask who pioneered laser facial resurfacing and does the laser procedures on Hollywood’s rich and famous. While studying at UCLA, she worked with Dr. Arnold Klein in his Beverly Hills office. Dr. Klein pioneered the use of collagen injections and is popularly known for injecting Goldie Hawn in the movie First Wives Club.
Dr. Hunnewell has held faculty positions at the University of Tennessee, Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Oklahoma. She has been involved in many research projects over the years, which in turn has brought a plethora of knowledge into her practice.
In November of 2004, and only in her mid 30’s, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After undergoing an aggressive chemotherapy regimen, her obssessive-compulsive energies became directed at how to achieve optimal health. She went through Age Management Medicine Fellowship training at Cenegenics Medical Institute and became certified in Age Management Medicine and also completed the Metagenics First Line Therapy Physician Certification course. She also completed a training course at UCLA on the biochemistry of skin care products to assure only the highest quality ingredients would be used in her facility and on her patients. She has completed many educational seminars by Dr. Robert Rakowski, who provides medical-nutritional management to many of the well known elite athletes. Dr. Hunnewell is also a member of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery (ASCDAS).
Through her extensive training and personal health issues, Dr. Hunnewell has a very unique capacity for caring for and nurturing all patients she comes in contact with. Her grasp of optimal health and the tremendous impact it has on aging and aesthetic outcome gives her an ability to give a much broader program to achieve optimal aesthetic outcomes.
