Hendersonville Medical Center Physician Becomes Sumner County’s First to Be Board Certified in Plastic Surgery

January 19, 2009 – With nearly 12 million plastic surgery cases performed in the United States last year, the importance of choosing an experienced, certified physician has only increased. The American Board of Plastic Surgery recently announced that Hendersonville Medical Center plastic surgeon Jeff Jones, MD, has achieved board certification in Plastic Surgery, securing his standing as Sumner County’s only physician who is board certified in plastic surgery.

Becoming board certified in plastic surgery is a rigorous process, consisting of prerequisite training programs of at least five years following medical school, along with both written and oral exams.

After graduating from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas, Dr. Jones completed a General Surgery residency at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, as well as a Plastic Surgery residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. He also completed a plastic surgery fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

For the last two years, Dr. Jones has practiced at Lakevue Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Hendersonville, on the campus of Hendersonville Medical Center. By achieving this new board certification, Dr. Joes is now double-board certified in both General Surgery and Plastic Surgery. 

“As plastic surgery becomes a more prevalent option in our country, it’s important that our community is aware that our providers are second-to-none,” said Regina Bartlett, Chief Executive Officer at Hendersonville Medical Center. “Certainly, it is in the patient’s best interest to find a physician who is an expert in his or her field. Dr. Jeff Jones’s recent designation as Board Certified in Plastic Surgery is a fantastic accomplishment, and I’m proud that our hospital offers our county’s only plastic surgeon of this status.”

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of providing quality healthcare to its community in 2009, Hendersonville Medical Center is a 110-bed community-based medical center with comprehensive medical and surgical programs including Obstetrics, Cardiology, Orthopaedics and other services.  An affiliate of TriStar Health System, Hendersonville Medical Center remains the only Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County, increasing the likelihood of survival in a cardiac emergency by 37 percent.  For more information about the services offered and health plans accepted by Hendersonville Medical Center or TriStar Health System, call TriStar MedLine at 615-342-1919 or 800-242-5662.