CURRICULUM VITAE

Mark Allen Codner, M.D., F.A.C.S.

 

 

Office Address: Paces Plastic Surgery                                   

3200 Downwood Circle, Suite 640                                                    

Atlanta, Georgia  30327                                 

(404) 351-0051                                              

 

Title:                   Private Practice – Paces Plastic Surgery

Clinical Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery, Emory University

Board Certification:  American Board of Surgery, 1993

American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1997

Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2000

 

Fellowships:             1995                Oculoplastic Surgery - Clinton D. McCord, Jr., M.D.

Southeastern Oculoplastic Center, Atlanta, Georgia

1995                Aesthetic Surgery - Baker, Gordon, & Stuzin

Plastic Surgery Associates, Miami, Florida

 

Residency:                 1992 - 1994     Plastic Surgery - Chief Resident

Emory University

1987 - 1992     General Surgery

The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center

Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center

 

Licensure:                 Georgia State License No. 035592

The American Board of Surgery No. 38451

The American Board of Plastic Surgery No. 5151

 

Education:                1983 - 1987     Emory University School of Medicine

Early Acceptance Program

M.D., Alpha Omega Alpha

 

1979 - 1982     Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

 

Memberships:           The American College of Surgeons, Fellow, Boarded 1993

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

American Society for Aesthetic Surgery

Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery   

American Medical Association

Georgia Medical Association

Alpha Omega Alpha

American Federation for Clinical Research

John Gordan Stipe Society of Scholars

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of North America

 

Grants:           1993 PSEF Basic Research Grant Award - Limb Transplantation

1997 SESPRS Research Award - Computer Surgical Simulation

 

Awards:          Annual Medical Student Research Day, 1985

Emory University School of Medicine

Dean's Research Award, First Prize

Metabolism of Vitamins B6 in Cirrhosis and Activities of Hepatic Enzymes in Normal and Cirrhotic Liver

        

Plastic Surgery Resident's Competition, 1991

New York Academy of Medicine, First Prize

Dendritic Leukocyte Migration Following Rat Limb Transplantation

 

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 1991

Peter Gingrass, M.D.-Memorial Award

The Effect of Cyclosporin A on Donor Leukocyte Migration Following Extremity Transplantation in an Experimental Model

(presenter - Mia Talmor, B.S.)

 

PSEF Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, 1994,Best Clinical

Paper Award TRAM Flap Delay for Breast Reconstruction in the High Risk Patient

 

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons - Best Paper,1995

Combined Subperiosteal Cheeklift with Lower Lid Blepharoplasty

 

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons - Best Paper, 1996

Computerized Surgical Simulation as a Teaching Aid for the TRAM Flap

 

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Best Journal Article, 1997

 

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Sherrel Aston Award, 2001

 

The Royal Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery – Best Presentation, 2003

 

Experience:

 

2001-2006.1        Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Associate Editor

 

2005-2008       Trustee

                        Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

 

2004-2005              Chair, Teaching Course Subcommittee

3rd Alternate, Nominating Committee

Fellowship Committee

Learning Guide Committee

Education Committee Executive Committee

Program Committee

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

 

2003-2005       Program Committee

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

 

2003-2004              Vice Chair, Teaching Course Subcommittee

Vice Char, Continuing Medical Education Committee

Fellowship Committee

Learning Guide Committee

2nd Alternate, Nominating Committee

                        American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

 

2002-2003              Vice Chair, Teaching Course Subcommittee

                        Pubic Education

                        Fellowship Committee (ad hoc)

                        American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

 

2001- 2003      Public Education

                        Publications, Teaching Course Subcommittee

                        American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

 

 

 

2000-2001              Public Education

                        Teaching Course Subcommittee

                        American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

                       

1994-Present  Fellowship Director, Paces Plastic Surgery & Recovery Center

                        Atlanta, Georgia

 

1998-2004       Co-Chairman, Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium

 

2005-Present  Chairman, Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium

 

1993 -1996      Endoscopic Surgery Instructor

Endoscopic Assisted Plastic Surgery Course, Emory University

 

1988-1992       Research: Plastic Surgery Department

Microsurgery Laboratory

The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center

Lloyd A. Hoffman, M.D., Division of Plastic Surgery

 

Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology

The Rockefeller University, New York

Ralph M. Steinman, M.D.

Conducted laboratory research in transplant immunology focusing on the role of dendritic cells in rat limb transplantation

 

1984-1986       Student Surgical Research Fellowship

Clinical Research Facility Department of Surgery Emory University

W. Dean Warren, M.D. and J. Michael Henderson, FRCS

Alfred H. Merrill, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry

Conducted clinical and laboratory research on vitamin B6 Metabolism in patients with cirrhosis

 

1985                Surgical Research Assistant, Georgia Baptist Medical Center

David Rosenthal, M.D. Division of Vascular Surgery

Conducted a study evaluating axillo-axillary bypass for subclavian steal syndrome

 

1980-1983       Behavior Research Technician

Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University

Ronald D. Nadler, Ph.D., Department of Psychology

Conducted behavioral research on mother infant interactions and hormonal regularities of sexual behavior among the great apes

 

Presentations:

 

1984                Measurement of the Vitameric Forms of B6 in Normal and Cirrhotic Subjects

Annual Medical Student Research Day

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

 

1985                Metabolism of B6 Vitamers in Cirrhosis

The American Federation for Clinical Research, Washington, D.C.

 

1985                Metabolism of B6 Vitamers in Cirrhosis and Activities of Hepatic Enzymes in Normal and Cirrhotic Liver

Annual Medical Student Research Day

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

 

1990                Dendritic Cell Migration Following Rat Limb Transplantation

Plastic Surgery Research Council, Washington, D.C.

 

1990                Advances in Transplantation, Surgical Grand Rounds

The New York Hospital  - Cornell Medical Center

 

1990                Dendritic Cell Migration Following Rat Limb Transplantation

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Bolton Landing, N.Y.

(presenter - Lloyd Hoffman, M.D.)

 

1991                Dendritic Leukocyte Migration Following Rat Limb Transplantation

Plastic Surgery Resident Competition, New York, N.Y.

 

1992                Donor Leukocyte Migration Following Extremity Transplantation in an Experimental Model

New York Transplantation Society, New York, N.Y.

 

1993                The History of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Emory University

 

1993                The Effect of Cyclosporin A on Donor Leukocyte Migration Following Extremity Transplantation in an experimental Model

(presenter - Mia Talmor, B.S.)

Plastic Surgery Research Council, Houston, TX

 

1993                TRAM Flap Delay for Breast Reconstruction in the High Risk Patient

American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA

 

1993                Soft Tissue  Anomalies in Children

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Emory University

 

1993                Autologous Breast Reconstruction:  A comparison of conventional pedicle and free flaps.

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Kansas City

 

1993                The Effect of Cyclosporin A on Donor Leukocyte Migration Following Extremity Transplantation in an Experimental Model.  (presenter - Mia Talmor.)

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, New Orleans

 

1994                Aesthetic and Safety Consideration in Reconstructive Breast Surgery:

TRAM Flap Delay and Minimal Skin Incisions

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Dallas, TX

 

1994                TRAM Flap Delay for Breast Reconstruction in the High Risk Patient

PSEF Senior Residents Conference, Boston, MA

 

1994                Endoscopically  Assisted Plastic Surgery

PSEF Senior Residents Conference, Boston, MA

 

1994                Endoscopically Assisted Short Scar TRAM

Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Boca Raton

 

1994                Eyelid Reconstruction

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Emory University

 

1994                Preparing a Breast Implant Litigation Case For Trial

Georgia Society of Plastic Surgeons, Medical Association of Georgia

 

1995                Preparing a Breast Implant Litigation Case For Trial

Breast Surgery Symposium, Atlanta, GA

 

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