Current Faculty Investigators
Heather R. Faulkner, MD, MPH
Director of Clinical Research, Emory Plastic Surgery
Dr. Faulkner joined the Division of Plastic Surgery in 2021 as our director of clinical research. She came to Emory from serving as director of quality and safety for the Division of Plastic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, chief of plastic surgery at Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital, and being a faculty member of Harvard Medical School. Her research interests include clinical outcomes, quality improvement, and health services research in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Grant Carlson, MD
Dr. Carlson is the chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery. His primary research has focused on improving outcomes of breast reconstruction for patients with breast cancer, typified by his studies and efforts to refine skin-sparing mastectomy throughout the the early years of the procedure in the 1990s and early 2000s. He has also published studies of oncoplastic surgery of the breast, prognostic factors in malignant melanoma, and outcome analyses of breast reconstruction. His current research includes studies of infection in implant-based breast reconstruction and sensation after nipple-sparing mastectomy.
Albert Losken, MD
In addition to his early work in oncoplastic breast conserving therapy, Dr. Losken's primary research interests are refinement of reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery and body contouring following weight loss. His recent studies have examined contamination in smooth gel implant placement and methods of minimizing capsular contracture in breast reconstruction. He also hopes to identify and develop more effective educational tools for plastic surgery such as online modules, interactive text, and video formats.