Dr. Joseph W. Rucker, Jr., completed his medical school training at the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. That was followed by five years in general surgery and a three-year residency in plastic surgery and a fellowship in breast reconstruction. Dr. Rucker has been in private practice in west central Wisconsin in the Eau Claire area since 1984 and has performed over 10,000 reconstructive and cosmetic surgery procedures. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.