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Faculty profiles and official portraits
Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.
R. Chad Deal, MD
Programme Director
Photo: American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery — named fellowship director portrait
Southern Surgical Arts
R. Chad Deal is listed as primary faculty and director of the Southern Surgical Arts fellowship, teaching general cosmetic surgery alongside a named multidisciplinary surgical team.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Andrew Ray, DO
Primary faculty
Photo: Southern Surgical Arts — named Andrew Ray profile
Southern Surgical Arts
Ray is named among the primary faculty of Southern Surgical Arts' cosmetic surgery fellowship.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Vince Gardner, MD
Supportive faculty
AACS lists Vince Gardner as supportive faculty at Southern Surgical Arts. The ABCS individual profile identifies Vincent W. Gardner and his Southern Surgical Arts fellowship/faculty history; it now lists his practice at Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery. Current Southern Surgical Arts teaching participation should be reconfirmed.
Photo: AACS 2026 scientific meeting — named Vincent Gardner portrait
Southern Surgical Arts
Gardner is named as supportive faculty in the Southern Surgical Arts fellowship, with general and cosmetic surgery credentials described by AACS.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Jeremiah Mason, MD
Supportive faculty
The AACS roster spells the first name Jeremiah; the host's named profile uses Jerimiah, and its image caption uses Jeremiah. The same Southern Surgical Arts surgeon and fellowship training establish the portrait match; the existing canonical route is retained.
Photo: Southern Surgical Arts — named Jerimiah Mason profile
Southern Surgical Arts
Mason is named as supportive faculty in the Southern Surgical Arts cosmetic surgery fellowship.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Daniel Barker, MD
Supportive faculty
Portrait not verified: the named surgeon's former practice sites could not be used as reliable current portrait sources in this review. No image from third-party provider directories or a namesake was substituted.
Southern Surgical Arts
Barker is named as supportive faculty in the Southern Surgical Arts cosmetic surgery fellowship.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Phillip K. Summers, DO
Supportive faculty
Photo: American Board of Cosmetic Surgery — Phillip Kyle Summers profile
Southern Surgical Arts
Summers is named as supportive faculty in the Southern Surgical Arts cosmetic surgery fellowship.
AACS — named programme faculty ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for AACS General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- R. Chad Deal — Programme Director; Andrew Ray — Primary faculty; Vince Gardner — Supportive faculty; Jeremiah Mason — Supportive faculty; Daniel Barker — Supportive faculty; Phillip K. Summers — Supportive faculty
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Southern Surgical Arts
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
AACS General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship
A two-position cosmetic fellowship across two surgical offices and affiliated hospitals. Fellows participate in consultation, procedures and follow-up, alongside practice management; hair transplantation is available through external teaching faculty.
- Location
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
- Duration
- 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Supervised clinical and operative training described by the AACS programme profile
- International applicants
- US state medical licensing and AACS eligibility must be met; visa sponsorship is not confirmed
- Funding
- Discuss stipend, benefits and indemnity with the programme director
- Application timing
- 15 May 2027 — AACS scheme application closing date for July 2028 / January 2029; confirm host participation and any post-match vacancy directly
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Annual July start; some hosts also describe January starts. Individual vacancies are not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
The host accepts board-certified or board-eligible general surgery, ENT, plastic surgery, OMFS and OB/GYN applicants, preferring recent primary-residency graduates. Current AACS requirements also apply.
Published training
- Cosmetic face, breast and body procedures
- Nonsurgical aesthetic devices
- Patient assessment and postoperative care
- Photography and staff training
- Practice management
Application route
Use the centralized AACS application and match agreement. The scheme's July 2027 / January 2028 match is complete; further applications go only to open programmes. Confirm vacancies with the AACS fellowship manager. This is a separate process from SF Match.
Published application documents
- Centralized AACS application
- Signed AACS Training Fellow Candidate Match Agreement
- Three letters of recommendation; check the application for other required documents
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Phillip K. Summers, DO — AACS — named programme faculty ↗
- AACS — current application and match timeline ↗
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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