Grant Carlson MD

Breast Reconstruction

Professor, Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

1327 Clifton Rd NEAtlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-778-3307

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Education & Training

University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1989 - 1991
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1987 - 1989
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1987
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1982
Georgia Institute of TechnologyB.S., Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1978

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Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1983 - 2027
TX State Medical License 1989 - 1995
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification P2 Sentinel, Cerner Corporation, 2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2016

Clinical Trials

Antibiotics and Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Unintentional Intra-Implant Fat Injection During Breast Fat Grafting: A Case Report and Focused Review of the Literature.
Erica Smearman, Melissa Issa-Boube, Grant W Carlson
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2026-08-05
Intraoperative Predictors of Salvage in Infected Breast Implants: A Retrospective Study.
Makenna Ash, Owen Brown, Jennifer Wang, Omar Jean-Baptiste, Angela Cheng
Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2025-03-17
3 citations
The Modified Frailty Index Predicts Major Complications in Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty.
Ciara A Brown, Makenna E Ash, Toncred M Styblo, Grant W Carlson, Albert Losken
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2024-06-01

Journal Articles

Predictors of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and the Impact on Breast Reconstruction
Pinell-White X, Carlson GW, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1/1/2014
A Meta-Analysis Comparing Breast Conservation Alone to the Oncoplastic Technique
Losken A, Duggal CS, Styblo TM, Carlson GW, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1/1/2014
Disparities in Immediate Breast Reconstruction
Jones VC, Carlson GW, The Breast Journal, 1/1/2014