Elite Aesthetics Guide

Emily Ridgway

MD

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon in Montana
Ridgway Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa · Bozeman, Montana

About Emily Ridgway

Dr. Emily Ridgway, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon and the founder of Ridgway Plastic Surgery and Medical Spa in Bozeman, Montana, which she established in 2017. She has one of the most extensive training backgrounds of any plastic surgeon in the region. Dr. Ridgway earned her BA from the University of Virginia (1995) and her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (2000). She then completed a six-year residency in neurosurgery at New York University, followed by a three-year plastic surgery residency at Harvard University (Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital), and a one-year craniofacial fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital. From 2010 through 2017, she served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. She has been board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 2012. Her grounding in neurosurgery informs her perspective on the most minute scale, where detail matters most. For three generations, Dr. Ridgway's family has practiced medicine in the greater Yellowstone area, which in part led her to establish her practice in Bozeman. She has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications in prominent journals. Her practice offers a comprehensive range of surgical procedures including breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast lift, breast reconstruction, gender-confirming top surgery, facelift, neck lift, brow lift, eyelid surgery, abdominoplasty, liposuction, body contouring, and arm/thigh/body lift. The medical spa offers Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, dermal fillers, Sculptra, AquaGold, PRP/PRF, Vivace, DiamondGlow, microneedling, chemical peels, CO2 laser resurfacing, Sciton BBL, Sciton Moxi, UltraClear laser, IPL, laser hair removal, PICO laser, Emsculpt Neo, and Aveli.

What Sets Them Apart

Columbia MD
Former Dartmouth Surgery assistant professor: 7-year academic appointment at an Ivy League medical school before founding private practice
15-plus published peer-reviewed papers: active research contributor in plastic surgery published work spans breast reco
Craniofacial fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital: sub-specialty training that provides the deepest facial anatomica
Most comprehensive cosmetic platform in Bozeman: full surgical suite + UltraClear laser + Sciton BBL + Morpheus8 + Emscu
Three-generation Yellowstone legacy: uniquely positioned as both an elite academic surgeon and a native-connected Montana provider

Ridgway Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa

Bozeman, Montana(406) 586-2620

Recognition History

2026

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon in Montana

Elite Aesthetics Guide 2026

Independently Evaluated & Recognized