Background & Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery — Dr. Hedden is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)

American Board of Surgery — Dr. Hedden is board eligible in general surgery an a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), which is also a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

Professional Background

Broward Community College — Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Associate of Arts (with honors), 1984

University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, Majoring in sculpting and anatomy (with honors), 1987

University of South Florida — Tampa, Florida
Doctorate of Medicine, 1993

Louisiana State University Medical Center — Shreveport, Louisiana
Resident in Surgery, 1994-1999
Diplomat to National Board of Medical Examiners, 1994
Chief Resident, 1998-1999

University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama
Resident in Plastic Surgery, 1999-2001

Publications and Presentations

1) Natural History of Venous Repair for Penetrating Venous Trauma.

          Presented at the Louisiana Chapter of American College of American Surgeons (1996).  Winner of Physician In Training Award.

          Winner of the Region VI Resident Trauma Competition (1995)

          Presented at the American Association of Surgical Trauma (1995).  Under review for publication.

2) Arterial Repair of Penetrating Carotid Injury.

          Presented at the American College of Surgeons National Conference (1996).

3) Skin Homografting Between Identical Twins; 84% Total Burn Surface Area Grafted with 5000 cm2 from a Six Antigen Matched Twin.

          Presented at the Southern Medical Association (1996).

          Physician In Training Competition Scientific Paper Recognition Award.

          Published in Southern Medical Journal (1996).

4) Expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in MRL/Mp-1pr/1pr Autoimmune Mice.

          Presented at the National Conference for Experimental Biology (1997).

          Submitted for Publication.

5) Expression of P-sel in MRL/Mp-1pr/1pr Mice.

          Presented at the American College of Rheumatology National Meeting (1997).

6) Expression of E-sel and P-sel in C-57 Mice After Treatment with Cyclosporine.

          Currently processing for publication.

7) Expression of E-sel and P-sel in C-57 Mice After Treatment with FK506.

          Currently processing for publication.

8) Tracing of Afferent Pathways from the Femoral-Saphenous Vein to the Dorsal Root Ganglia Using Transport of Horseradish Peroxidase.

          Published in the Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System (1987) Vol. 20.

Hobbies and Interests

Sculpting
Golf
Tennis
Motor cross
Snowboarding