Dr. Howland was born and raised in Murray, Utah. He developed manual dexterity together with a love for the arts through thirteen years of piano lessons. Before pursuing his undergraduate degree at the University of Utah, he successfully fulfilled a 2-year church mission to St. Petersburg, Russia. During that period, Dr. Howland was selected as the lead interpreter as well as coordinator for volunteer efforts in the world-renowned Hermitage Museum. This volunteer effort was during the 300-year celebration of the founding of St. Petersburg as a city, and Dr. Howland further developed a profound love as well as appreciation for art and the human form as he gave countless tours of the museum. Upon coming back from Russia, Dr. Howland embarked on his long pathway of training. He finished cum laude from the University of Utah with a degree in Business Administration and minors in Chemistry and Russian Literature. This was on top of the difficult pre-med pathway. He was early taken into medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. It was here that Dr. Howland started to work on basic science and clinical research in the industry of plastic and reconstructive surgery. As a leading student in his graduating class, he was taken on among the nation's top medical students into the highly competitive six-year integrated plastic and reconstructive residency program at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. During residency, Dr. Howland was respected in his pursuit of furthering his expertise in the field-- he presented at over 20 local and national meetings as well as published several abstracts, journal articles, and book chapters. He had the privilege to rotate through and train with some of the very best hospitals and plastic surgeons in the world: John Sealy Hospital, Shriners Burn Hospital for Children, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, St. Joseph Medical Center, The Cronin-Brauer Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic at Shriners Hospital, and Houston Methodist St. John Hospital. Dr. Howland is dedicated to providing patients with a compassionate and comfortable experience on their plastic surgery journey. He utilizes only the best and most advanced and state-of-the-art surgical and non-surgical methods.