Heather R. Faulkner, MD, MPH, FACS

Background

Dr. Faulkner was born and raised in New York City. She attended the University of Southern California for college, medical school and general surgery residency, and is board certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. During general surgery residency, Dr. Faulkner spent 2 years in Boston. In the first year she earned a Masters in Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. She spent the second year as a Harvard Medical School research fellow at Boston Children's Hospital in the Department of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Faulkner then attended plastic surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She completed a fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, specializing in reconstructive and aesthetic (cosmetic) breast surgery.

Dr. Faulkner was a member of the plastic surgery faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School for 7 years prior to joining the Emory Plastic Surgery faculty in October 2021. She is the Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Plastic surgery at Emory. She is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery as well as many other national professional organizations. She has authored research publications and given lectures on her research nationally and internationally (under her maiden name Rosen and married name Faulkner) on pediatric and adult plastic surgery as well as health disparities and patient safety. Her clinical areas of focus are breast surgery (cosmetic and reconstructive), gender-affirming chest and breast surgery, and body contouring after childbirth, weight loss, and aging (such as abdominoplasty and labiaplasty). She also performs non-surgical facial rejuvenation in the office with injectables. Dr. Faulkner is committed to excellence in patient care and patient safety. She is detail-oriented and enjoys providing personalized state-of-the art care to her patients.

Titles & Roles

• Associate Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery

  Emory University School of Medicine

Education & Training

Education

• Fellowship, Plastic Surgery, 2015

  Mass General Hospital
• Residency, Plastic Surgery, 2014

  Vanderbilt Medical Center
• Residency, Surgery, 2011

  University of Southern California
• Internship, Surgery, 2005

  University of Southern California
• Medical Education, 2004

  Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California

Board Certifications

• Plastic Surgery

  American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2016

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons
• American Association of Plastic Surgeons
• Plastic Surgery Research Council
• American College of Surgeons
• Association of Women Surgeons
• Association of Academic Surgery

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