Mark A. Codner MD, FACS

Dr. Codner is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery in addition to being a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate of Emory University's School of Medicine, (1987) where he received his undergraduate and medical degrees with highest honors. Dr. Codner served as chief resident in general surgery, plastic surgery, and oculoplastic surgery at Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City, making him a highly specialized plastic surgeon of the eyelids and orbits. Dr. Codner has participated in specialized fellowship training in oculoplastic surgery with Dr. Clinton McCord of Atlanta in addition to cosmetic surgery with Drs. Baker, Gordon, Stuzin and Baker in Miami.

Among his many activities, Dr. Codner serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Emory University as well as Director of the Fellowship Program at Paces Plastic Surgery. He is affiliated with two of Atlanta's premier hospitals, Piedmont and Northside, both of which are recognized for their outstanding healthcare contributions to the greater Atlanta metro area.

During his career to date, Dr. Codner has garnered many prestigious awards, including the 2001 Dr. Sherrell J. Aston Award for the best candidate panelist by the American Society of Aestheitc Plastic Surgery. He is one of the youngest Associate Editors for the journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, in addition to being an associate author with Clinton McCord, M.D. of Eyelid Surgery, Principles and Techniques, a recently published textbook. He has served as cochairman of the Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium since 1996, which hosts over 200 plastic surgeons from around the world each year.