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    America’s Best Female Plastic Surgeons (2021)

    By Surgical TimesAugust 9, 2021

    For an industry that provides 92 percent of its services to female patients, women have long been significantly underrepresented on the provider side of the elective equation.

    Just one in five plastic surgeons is a woman.

    That “gender gap is narrowing,” yet women remain “underrepresented in most surgical specialties including plastic surgery,” says the latest study on the matter out of Johns Hopkins University.

    These women are changing that.

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    National Newsweek Survey of Peers

    On June 16, 2021, Newsweek announced the results of a national survey it conducted with global consumer research firm Statista Inc to determine America’s best plastic surgeons.

    Collecting more than 5,000 votes from plastic surgeon peers and other medical experts, they compiled four lists: The 200 best plastic surgeons for breast augmentation and the 150 best plastic surgeons for facelift, liposuction, and rhinoplasty.

    The 650 positions across all four final lists are filled by 387 individual plastic surgeons, many of whom appear on two, three, or even all four lists.

    While some of the most prominent female plastic surgeons in America are conspicuously absent, 83 positions across all four lists are filled by the best 50 female plastic surgeons in America.

    These 50 female plastic surgeons are in the top five percent of more than 8,000 U.S. board-certified plastic surgeons according to the survey methodology used.

    Top Positions Held by Female Plastic Surgeons

    • Breast Augmentation: Dr. Grace Ma in Atlanta, Georgia was voted the 7th best breast augmentation surgeon in America.
    • Facelift: Dr. Jennifer L. Walden in Austin, Texas was voted the 17th best facelift surgeon in America.
    • Rhinoplasty: Dr. Theda C. Kontis in Baltimore, Maryland was voted the 20th best rhinoplasty surgeon in America.
    • Liposuction: Dr. Emily Clarke-Pearson in Baltimore, Maryland was voted the 10th best liposuction surgeon in America.

    State-by-State

    Following are the best female plastic surgeons in America, according to peer votes, listed by state.

    The numbers 1 through 50 serve only to organize this list and do not indicate a surgeon’s national ranking.

    Texas

    @jenniferwalden
    @realdrcash

    Texas is one of two states that seven of America’s best female plastic surgeons call home. Texas is also home to the only female plastic surgeon voted as among the best in each of four categories. Dr. Jennifer Walden appears on Newsweek’s best-of 2021 lists for rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, facelifts, and liposuction.

    1. Dr. Jennifer L. Walden
    • #115 in Rhinoplasty
    • #41 in Liposuction
    • #28 in Breast Augmentation
    • #17 in Facelift
    2. Dr. Linda G. Phillips
    • #184 in Breast Augmentation
    3. Dr. Azita Madjidi
    • #138 in Liposuction
    4. Dr. Camille Cash
    • #52 in Breast Augmentation
    5. Dr. Erika Sato
    • #93 in Liposuction
    6. Dr. Kendall R. Roehl
    • #176 in Breast Augmentation
    7. Dr. Sanaz Harirchian
    • #82 in Rhinoplasty

    Maryland

    @micheleshermakmd
    @dr_kathy
    8. Dr. Emily Clarke-Pearson
    • #45 in Breast Augmentation
    • #28 in Facelift
    • #10 in Liposuction
    9. Dr. Michele Manahan
    • #53 in Breast Augmentation
    10. Dr. Theda C. Kontis
    • #76 in Facelift
    • #20 in Rhinoplasty
    11. Dr. Beverly A. Fisher
    • #26 in Facelift
    • #25 in Liposuction
    • #13 in Breast Augmentation
    12. Dr. Michele Shermak
    • #156 in Breast Augmentation
    • #60 in Rhinoplasty
    13. Dr. Kathy Huang
    • #141 in Liposuction
    14. Dr. Carrie A. Houssock
    • #194 in Breast Augmentation
    • #133 in Facelift
    • #28 in Liposuction

    California

    @catchangmd
    @dramybandy
    15. Dr. Catherine S. Chang
    • #90 in Liposuction
    • #73 in Facelift
    16. Dr. Jane S. Weston
    • #68 in Facelift
    17. Dr. Amy Bandy
    • #145 in Liposuction
    18. Dr. Lily Lee
    • #172 in Breast Augmentation
    19. Dr. Carolyn Chang
    • #157 in Breast Augmentation
    20. Dr. Charlotta La Via
    • #127 in Rhinoplasty
    • #126 in Facelift
    • #56 in Liposuction

    New York

    21. Dr. Alexes Hazen
    • #141 in Rhinoplasty
    22. Dr. Aviva Preminger
    • #135 in Breast Augmentation
    • #54 in Facelift
    23. Dr. Leslie E. Cohen
    • #178 in Breast Augmentation
    24. Dr. Mihye Choi
    • #98 in Breast Augmentation
    25. Dr. Rachel-Bluebond Langner
    • #102 in Breast Augmentation

    Illinois

    26. Dr. Alison M Shore
    • #68 in Breast Augmentation
    27. Dr. Iliana E. Sweis
    • #181 in Breast Augmentation
    • #41 in Rhinoplasty
    • #29 in Facelift
    28. Dr. Alexandrina S. Saulis
    • #62 in Facelift

    Michigan

    29. Dr. Donna G Tepper
    • #114 in Rhinoplasty
    • #78 in Breast Augmentation
    • #63 in Liposuction
    30. Dr. Michelle Hardaway
    • #65 in Breast Augmentation
    31. Dr. Mariam Awada
    • #111 in Breast Augmentation

    Tennessee

    @plasticsurgerycenternashville
    32. Dr. Jeanne A. Scanland
    • #122 in Liposuction
    33. Dr. Mary Gingrass
    • #81 in Breast Augmentation
    • #75 in Liposuction
    34. Dr. Melinda Haws
    • #61 in Facelift
    • #36 in Liposuction
    • #25 in Breast Augmentation

    Florida

    35. Dr. Dana Goldberg
    • #121 in Liposuction
    • #100 in Facelift
    36. Dr. Traci Temmen
    • #149 in Breast Augmentation

    Georgia

    @fabulousbydramy
    @peachtreeplasticsurgery
    37. Dr. Amy K. Alderman
    • #192 in Breast Augmentation
    38. Dr. Grace Ma
    • #7 in Breast Augmentation

    Massachusetts

    39. Dr. Amy Colwell
    • #90 in Facelift
    • #57 in Breast Augmentation
    40. Dr. Terri Silver
    • #76 in Breast Augmentation
    • #58 in Liposuction

    Ohio

    41. Dr. Allison E. Lied
    • #165 in Breast Augmentation
    • #112 in Liposuction
    42. Dr. Anne Taylor
    • #106 in Facelift
    • #95 in Breast Augmentation

    Pennsylvania

    43. Dr. Emily Pollard
    • #94 in Liposuction
    44. Dr. Andrea Moreira
    • #133 in Liposuction
    • #60 in Breast Augmentation
    • #44 in Rhinoplasty

    Washington

    45. Dr. Emily A. Williams
    • #107 in Breast Augmentation
    46. Dr. Janelle Sousa
    • #136 in Breast Augmentation

    Arizona

    47. Dr. Jennifer Boll
    • #196 in Breast Augmentation

    Minnesota

    48. Dr. Jennifer Harrington
    • #130 in Facelift
    • #83 in Breast Augmentation

    North Carolina

    49. Dr. Jennifer C. Carr
    • #92 in Liposuction

    Oklahoma

    50. Dr. Lisa Taylor
    • #135 in Liposuction
    • #129 in Rhinoplasty

    The national survey this information is based on was conducted by Newsweek magazine and Statista Inc.

    Surgical Times is affiliated with neither organization.

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