Doctor's Bio
Dr. Elwood is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who provides comprehensive care at Grady Hospital. He earned his medical degree from Emory University and completed advanced training in general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and craniofacial surgery.
Dr. Elwood brings more than 20 years of leadership experience, including serving as Division Chief of Plastic Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He cares for patients of all ages and specializes in reconstructive and craniofacial surgery, helping people heal, restore function, and feel whole again.
Board Certifications
American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
- Internship: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Emory Division Plastic Surgery
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Indocyanine Green Angiography Overpredicts Postoperative Necrosis Compared to Multispectral Reflectance Imaging.
George RE, Elwood ET, Jones GE
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2023;151(3):412e-419e.
PMID: 36730439 - A Second Drain Decreases Seroma Formation in Prepectoral Immediate Breast Reconstruction with an Acellular Dermal Matrix.
George RE, Taege SM, Seils GR, Yoo A, Elwood ET, Jones GE
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2022;10(12):e4667.
PMID: 36530854 - Neurosurgical management of a rare congenital supratentorial neurenteric cyst with associated nasal dermal sinus: case report.
MacMahon P, Iacob S, Bach SE, Elwood ET, Lin JJ, Avellino AM
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2017;20(6):521-525.
PMID: 28937919 - Laser angiography as a predictor of mastectomy flap necrosis after breast reconstruction.
Murray JD, Jones GE, Elwood ET, Whitty LA, Garcia C
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2012;129(6):1017e-1018e.
PMID: 22634682 - Closure of meningomyelocele defects using acellular dermal matrix.
Hill SM, Elwood ET, Lin J
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2012;9(2):156-60.
PMID: 22295920 - Pediatric lower extremity mower injuries.
Hill SM, Elwood ET
Annals of plastic surgery. 2011;67(3):279-87.
PMID: 21508814 - Pillars article: long-term acceptance of skin and cardiac allografts after blocking CD40 and CD28 pathways. Nature. 1996. 381: 434-438. 1996.
Larsen CP, Elwood ET, Alexander DZ, Ritchie SC, Hendrix R, Tucker-Burden C, Cho HR, Aruffo A, Hollenbaugh D, Linsley PS, Winn KJ, Pearson TC
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2011;186(5):2693-7.
PMID: 21325218 - Fluorescent intraoperative tissue angiography with indocyanine green: evaluation of nipple-areola vascularity during breast reduction surgery.
Murray JD, Jones GE, Elwood ET, Whitty LA, Garcia C
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2010;126(1):33e-34e.
PMID: 20595841 - Decreasing expander breast infection: A new drain care protocol.
Murray JD, Elwood ET, Jones GE, Barrick R, Feng J
The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique. 2009;17(1):17-21.
PMID: 20190908 - An arteriovenous malformation of the external ear in the pediatric population: A case report and review of the literature.
Whitty LA, Murray JD, Null WE, Elwood ET, Jones GE
The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique. 2009;17(4):e45-7.
PMID: 21119835
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