Eric T. Emerson, M.D.

Eric Tomson Emerson, M.D.

Personal:

Date of Birth: September 16, 1964
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California
Family: Susan (wife), Jake, Carly, Audrey
Hobbies: Triathlon, Travel, Family

Occupation:

Private Practice in Plastic Surgery, Gastonia & Shelby, North Carolina.
Lake Wylie, South Carolina.

Certification:  

• Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Education:

Vanderbilt University Medical School, M.D., 1990
University of California, Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, June 1986
Santa Monica High School, California, June 1982

Training:

Fellowship in Hand and Microvascular Surgery, 1996-1997, University of California, Los Angeles
Residency in Plastic Surgery, 1993-1996, University of South Florida
Residency in General Surgery, 1990-1993, University of South Florida

Appointment:

Clinical Instructor, UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996-1997

Honors:

• Bachelor of Arts with High Honors, June 1996
• Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society,
• Golden Key National Honor society
• Recipient of Community Health Services Grant awarded by the Center for Health services, Vanderbilt University
• “Best Plastic Surgeon 2008” Gaston Gazette Reader’s Choice Awards

Licensure:

North Carolina Medical License Number 97-00938
California Medical License Number G082001
South Carolina Medical License Number 23422

Organizations:

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Aesthetic Society, Candidate
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgery
• Gaston County Medical Society

Volunteer:

• Board Member: Connect Gaston-Community Greenways/Sidewalks 1999-2003
• Board Member: Gaston County Parks & Recreational Advisory Committee

Activities:    

• Board Member: YMCA
• Board Member: Gaston Gators, Community Youth Year-Round Swim Team  2002-present
• Assistant Swim Coach, Gaston Gators
• Community Skin Cancer Screening: Yearly since 1998

Publications:   

Emerson ET, Cruse CW. Management of Hand Burns. Problems in General Surgery, 11(4): 816-825, 1994.

Emerson ET, Krizek TJ, Greenwald DP. Anatomy, Physiology, and Functional Restoration of the Thumb.  Annals of Plastic Surgery, 36(2): 180-191, 1996.
                       
Emerson ER, Cruse CW.  Management of the Burn Patient. RT, The Journal for Respiratory Care Practitioners 9(6): 41-46, 1996.

Ko F; Diaz M; Smith P; Emerson E; Kim YJ; Krizek TJ; Robson MC. Toxic effects of capsaicin on keratinocytes and fibroblasts. J Burn Care Rehabil,  19(5):409-413, 1998.    

Jones NF, Emerson ET. Interposition Vein Graft Configurations for Microsurgical Revascularization of the Ischemic Hand. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 3(2):121-130, 1999.

Jones NF, Emerson ET. Tendon Transfers. In Achauer BM, Ericksson E, Vander Kolk CA, Wilkins EG, et. al., editors: Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations, and Outcomes. Philadelphia: Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 2000.

Kuhns CA, Emerson ET, Meals RA. Hematoma distraction arthroplasty for thumb basal joint osteoarthritis: a prospective, single-surgeon study including outcomes measure. J Hand Surg [Am], 28(3): 381-389, 2003

Presentations:

Community Health Seminars: Seminars given several times each year in community regarding pertinent Plastic Surgery and Health Care issues

Biomechanical Effects of Transverse Carpal Ligament Reconstruction.
27th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, January 7, 2004 January 1997.

Thumb Reconstruction:  An Individualized Approach and Review.
Senior Plastic Surgery Resident's Conference, April 1996.

Utilization of the Ilizarov Appparatus for Joint and Scar Contractures Secondary to Burn Injury. 
Southern Medical Association, 8th Annual Regional Burn Seminar, December 1995.

Thumb Reconstruction:  An Individualized Approach and Review.
Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, June 1995.

Development of a Model for Rigorous Mechanical Assessment of the Unstable Wrist. Plastic Surgery Research Council, May 1995.
 
Mechanical Analysis of the Unstable Wrist:  The Importance of Lunate Stabilization. 
Poster Presentation at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, January 1995.

Thumb Reconstruction:  A Personalized Approach to Functional Recovery. 
Poster Presentation at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, January 1995.

Community Plastic Surgery Seminars, multiple dates since 1997

Breast Procedures

• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Lift
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Reconstruction

Body Procedures

• Tummy Tuck
• Tumescent Liposuction
• Thigh Lift

Facial Procedures

• Face Lift
• Brow Lift
• Eyelid Surgery
• Nose Surgery
• Ear Surgery
• Facial Implants
• Facial reconstruction

Other Procedures

• Botox®
• Collagen
• Radiance®
• Hylaform®
• Juvederm®
• Restylane®
• Laser resurfacing & chemical peels
• Professional skin-care products
• Titan™
• Laser Genesis
• Photo Genesis
• MicroPeel® and MicroPeel Plus
• Glo Minerals cosmetic products
• Theraderm products
• Physician Choice products
• Biomedics products
• SkinCeuticals
• Scar & burn revisions
• Reconstructive hand surgery
• Laser surgery
• Reconstruction following skin cancer removal