Elite Aesthetics Guide

Christopher Knotts

MD

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon in New Mexico
FACS
ABPS
ASAPS
Plastic Surgery Institute of New Mexico · Albuquerque, New Mexico

About Christopher Knotts

Dr. Christopher Knotts, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon at the Plastic Surgery Institute of New Mexico in Albuquerque, which he joined in 2020. A native New Mexican, he graduated from the University of New Mexico Medical School and completed his residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He then completed an aesthetic surgery fellowship at the Hunstad-Kortesis Center for Cosmetic Surgery in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the most prestigious cosmetic surgery fellowships in the country. Before returning home to New Mexico, he practiced exclusively cosmetic surgery for seven years at the Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery in the Washington DC area. He serves as Vice President of the Plastic Surgery Institute of New Mexico and works alongside founding surgeon Dr. Neil T. Chen and Dr. Jeffry Wu. Patients praise his thoroughness during consultations and describe results that look natural and proportional. The practice at 3830 Masthead Street NE in Albuquerque offers an array of cosmetic procedures. Services include breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, tummy tuck, liposuction, body contouring, facelift, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, Brazilian butt lift, and nonsurgical treatments.

What Sets Them Apart

ASAPS-Endorsed Fellowship at Hunstad-Kortesis Center
Seven years as partner at Austin-Weston Center for Cosmetic Surgery
Washington DC
Native New Mexican who trained at the absolute pinnacle of American aesthetic surgery before returning home
ABPS Board Certified + ASAPS Member + FACS
Published peer-reviewed research and book chapters alongside a full-volume cosmetic surgery career

Plastic Surgery Institute of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico(505) 842-8889

Recognition History

2026

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon in New Mexico

Elite Aesthetics Guide 2026

Independently Evaluated & Recognized