Wesley Thayer, M.D., Ph.D.

Patient Care Emphasis

• Aesthetic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Body Contouring, Congenital Hand Deformities and other Birth Defects, General Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery, Head and Neck Reconstruction, Hemangiomas, Melanoma, and Microvascular Surgery.

Education:

• 2004 – Residency, Surgery – University of Virginia
• 2000 – M.D., magna cum laude – Emory University Medical Scientist Training Program
• 2000 – Ph.D., Immunology – Emory University Medical Scientist Training Program
• 1993 – B.S., Biomedical Engineering, summa cum laude – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Postdoctorial Training:

• 2008 – Fellowship, Microsurgery and Hand Surgery – University of Alabama – Birmingham
• 2007 – Fellowship, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• 2005 – Chief Resident – University of Virginia

Certifications and Licensure:

• 2011 – Certificate of added Qualification in Hand Surgery
• 2009 – Board Certified, Plastic Surgery, The American Board of Plastic Surgery
• 2006 – Board Certified, General Surgery, The American Board of Surgery
• Medical Licensure: Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia