Dr. Melinda Haws Named New Aesthetic Society President

Nashville, Tenn.-based plastic surgeon Melinda Haws, MD is the new president of the Aesthetic Society and the second-ever female president of this association.

"I am thrilled to serve as President of this well-loved organization with a long history of dedicated membership and partners," says Dr. Haws in a news release. "My goal in leading The Aesthetic Society is to build on the achievements of the past 55 years and maintain the high level of standards we are known for in education and patient safety in aesthetic surgery. I plan to expand our membership and accelerate our impact in the technology space as well as bring you a meeting not to be missed in Vancouver 2024."

Dr.  Haws is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as well as the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. She received her medical degree from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 1991. In her training, Dr. Haws completed a six-year combined general surgery/plastic surgery residency at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois. She then went to Nashville for a six-month breast and aesthetic fellowship with Nashville Plastic Surgery. After working as an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Dr. Haws returned to Nashville in the spring of 2002 to join her best friend, Dr. Mary Gingrass, in practice and The Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville. Dr. Melinda Haws' practice specializes in breast enhancement and body contouring.

Other newly named Aesthetic Society officers on the Executive Committee inclide:

President-Elect: Kiya Movassaghi, MD, FACS, a plasric surgeon in   Eugene, Ore.

Vice President: Tracy Pfeifer, MD, a plastic surgeon in New York City.

Treasurer: Jamil Ahmad, MD, the Director of Research and Education at The Plastic Surgery Clinic in Toronto, Ontario, Cana.

Secretary: Nolan Karp, MD,  a Professor of Plastic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Vice Chair of the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, and the Chief of Plastic Surgery at NYU-Tisch Hospital in New York City.