Christopher Knotts

Background

About Christopher Knotts

Dr. Knotts is a fellowship-trained specialist in cosmetic plastic surgery of the face, breast and body. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and Vice President of the Plastic Surgery Institute of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Dr. Knotts is a well-respected and internationally-recognized plastic surgeon specializing in aesthetic and cosmetic plastic surgery. As a native New Mexican, Dr. Knotts went to undergraduate and medical school in New Mexico, plastic surgery residency in Oklahoma and then completed a fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery with Dr. Joe Hunstad in Charlotte, NC. He worked in the Washington, DC metro for 7 years before returning to New Mexico and helping to grow what has become the busiest cosmetic plastic surgery practice in the state. Dr. Knotts is in charge of the aesthetic curriculum for residents at the University of New Mexico and is on staff at UNM as well as a former instructor for injectables such as Botox and Juvederm. He also speaks nationally and internationally on topics ranging from facial cosmetic surgery to aesthetic surgery after weight loss. His practice has been nominated for Best Plastic Surgeon several years running and he was voted "Top Doc" plastic surgeon in Albuquerque in 2025.