Eric T. Emerson, MD

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
• 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 2007-2009

Activities:

• Board Member: YMCA 1999-2005
• Board Member: Gaston Gators, Community Youth Year-Round Swim Team 2002-2009
• 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:

• Panel Member, “Pink Ribbon Dinner:” Community Breast Cancer Symposium Gaston County Cancer Services, October 16, 2008.
• 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