Affiliations & Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Piedmont Hospital, 1968 Peachtree Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
Northside Hospital, 1000 Johnson Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30342

Society Memberships

American Association of Plastic Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons, Fellow, Boarded 1993
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Surgery
Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery
American Medical Association
Georgia Medical Association
Alpha Omega Alpha
American Federation for Clinical Research
John Gordan Stipe Society of Scholars
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of North America

Offices Held

2008-Present  Chairman, Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery Symposium

2007                Mentor Traveling Fellow – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, New Zealand

2007-2009       Distance Learning Committee
                        Leadership Committee
                        Patient Safety Committee
                        Injectable Safety Coalition
                        Finance Committee
                        Publications Committee
                       American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

2007-2010       American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Communications Chair

2007, 2009      American Board of Plastic Surgery – Guest Examiner

2005-2009       Ethics Committee
Research & Education Committee
                        American Association of Plastic Surgeons

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Associate Editor, Editorial Board

2005-Present  Chairman, Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium

Trustee

2009-2010       Historian
                        Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Chair, Teaching Course Subcommittee

3rd Alternate, Nominating Committee
Fellowship Committee
Learning Guide Committee
Education Committee Executive Committee
Program Committee
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

2003-2005       Program Committee
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Vice Chair, Teaching Course Subcommittee

Vice Char, Continuing Medical Education Committee
Fellowship Committee
Learning Guide Committee
2nd Alternate, Nominating Committee
                        American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Vice Chair, Teaching Course Subcommittee

                        Pubic Education
                        Fellowship Committee (ad hoc)
                        American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

2001- 2003      Public Education
                        Publications, Teaching Course Subcommittee
                        American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Public Education

                        Teaching Course Subcommittee
                        American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
                       
1994-Present  Fellowship Director, Paces Plastic Surgery & Recovery Center
                        Atlanta, Georgia

1998-2004       Co-Chairman, Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium

1993 -1996      Endoscopic Surgery Instructor
Endoscopic Assisted Plastic Surgery Course, Emory University

1988-1992       Research: Plastic Surgery Department
Microsurgery Laboratory
The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center
Lloyd A. Hoffman, M.D., Division of Plastic Surgery

Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology
The Rockefeller University, New York
Ralph M. Steinman, M.D.
Conducted laboratory research in transplant immunology focusing on the role of dendritic cells in rat limb transplantation

1984-1986       Student Surgical Research Fellowship
Clinical Research Facility Department of Surgery Emory University
W. Dean Warren, M.D. and J. Michael Henderson, FRCS
Alfred H. Merrill, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
Conducted clinical and laboratory research on vitamin B6 Metabolism in patients with cirrhosis

1985                Surgical Research Assistant, Georgia Baptist Medical Center
David Rosenthal, M.D. Division of Vascular Surgery
Conducted a study evaluating axillo-axillary bypass for subclavian steal syndrome

1980-1983       Behavior Research Technician
Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University
Ronald D. Nadler, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
Conducted behavioral research on mother infant interactions and hormonal regularities of sexual behavior among the great apes

Honors and Awards

Annual Medical Student Research Day, 1985
Emory University School of Medicine
Dean's Research Award, First Prize
Metabolism of Vitamins B6 in Cirrhosis and Activities of Hepatic Enzymes in Normal and Cirrhotic Liver

Plastic Surgery Resident's Competition, 1991
New York Academy of Medicine, First Prize
Dendritic Leukocyte Migration Following Rat Limb Transplantation

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 1991
Peter Gingrass, M.D.-Memorial Award
Extremity Transplantation in an Experimental Model
(Presenter - Mia Talmor, B.S.)

PSEF Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, 1994,Best Clinical
Paper Award TRAM Flap Delay for Breast Reconstruction in the High Risk Patient

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons - Best Paper, 1995
Combined Subperiosteal Cheeklift with Lower Lid Blepharoplasty

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons - Best Paper, 1996
Computerized Surgical Simulation as a Teaching Aid for the TRAM Flap

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Best Journal Article, 1997

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Sherrel Aston Award, 2001

The Royal Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery – Best Presentation, 2003

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Sherrel Aston Award, 2006
(Presenter: Hisham Seify, MD)

Pathways to Leadership Award - 2006

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Panel Moderator Award Winner, 2011

Additional Information

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Appointment Email/Text Message Capabilities
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