Dr. Malcolm Rude is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Texas A&M University, Class of '93. He was a University Honors Fellow and was a Student Senator. He attended Texas Tech University for medical school. There he served as class Vice President and was elected as a Student Representative to the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Rude then went on to do his general surgery training at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. Following this, he accepted a Plastic Surgery residency position, under the direction of the former President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He completed an additional year as chief resident in Plastic Surgery with expanded clinical duties.

Dr. Rude maintains a firm commitment to patient education and the advancement of plastic surgery. He has engaged in research at all levels of his education. He won the Senior Honor thesis award at Texas A&M. He went on to pursue research in medical school that led to publications in well-respected medical journals. During his three year plastic surgery residency, he conducted research in both cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery and presented his research at both state and national scientific meetings.