Huntersville, NC
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Henry Wilson, MD

Meet The Surgeon

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Background

Henry WIlson, MD

Dr. Henry Wilson is double board-certified in plastic surgery and general surgery, with 25 years of experience in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast, body, and face. Fellowship-trained in aesthetic and breast surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center, he is recognized for his expertise in mommy makeovers, facial rejuvenation, and advanced breast reconstruction techniques — including nipple reinnervation, a procedure offered by only a few surgeons in the Charlotte area.

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  • American Board of Plastic Surgery

  • American Board of Surgery

  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons

  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

  • Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

  • North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons

  • LAKE NORMAN PLASTIC SURGERY, HUNTERSVILLE, NC 5/2025 – present

    Plastic surgery solo practice

    • Cosmetic plastic surgery—face and body

    • Reconstructive surgery for skin cancer and breast cancer

  • PIEDMONT PLASTIC SURGERY AND DERMATOLOGY, HUNTERSVILLE, NC 8/2023 – 7/2025

    Plastic surgery group practice

    • Reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery

    • Efficient, high-volume (8-10 daily) reconstruction of facial defects after Mohs surgery for skin cancer

    • Cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body with very high patient satisfaction rates

    • Filled a market need for consistent availability of breast reconstruction serving the Lake Norman area

    • Introduced nipple re-innervation after mastectomy, previously unavailable in the region, to the North Charlotte market

  • CENTRA MEDICAL GROUP PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER, LYNCHBURG, VA 2014 – 2023

    Plastic surgery practice and Board Chair for 500-provider multispecialty medical group

    • Delivered exemplary clinical care with high production and top satisfaction indicators, consistently leading peers by 20% in the last 5 years.

    • Developed novel protocol for ADM-assisted breast reconstruction, resulting in 5X infection reduction

    • Consistent plastic surgeon innovator, introducing multiple new surgical techniques in regional market

    • Taught professional education seminars for medical device industry in 14 states, Europe and South America

    • Elected chair of 500-provider medical group board, elected President Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons

    • Led advocacy efforts for plastic surgery at state and national level including the FDA

    • Led collaborations with other specialties resulting in enhanced revenue for physician practices.

    • Enabled executive governance leadership during the pandemic for effective medical group functions

  • PLASTIC SURGERY ASSOCIATES, LYNCHBURG, VA 2010 –2014

    Small group plastic surgery practice

    • Built immediate breast reconstruction program in Lynchburg area with autologous and implant-based options including microsurgical free TRAM flaps and autologous fat.

    • Led Centra system OR purchasing decisions and safety practices on OR Purchasing and Triad Committees

    • Initiated and led integration of Plastic Surgery Associates of Lynchburg into Centra Medical Group

  • PENINSULA PLASTIC SURGERY, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 2008 – 2009

    Private plastic surgery practice

  • WILSON PLASTIC SURGERY, NASHVILLE, TN 2005 – 2008

    Private plastic surgery practice

  • DELOZIER & WILSON PLASTIC SURGERY, NASHVILLE, TN 2004 – 2005

    Private plastic surgery practice

  • CHAIR, CENTRA MEDICAL GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018 – 2023

    • Chair monthly board meetings for 500-provider medical group

    o Coordinate and supervise multiple board committees

    o Led critical governance discussions including revising non-compete radius

    o Maintained engagement during transition of medical group governance to virtual meetings during COVID

    • Launched and led yearly board retreats

    • Created annual Medical Group awards, for excellence, culture of ‘yes’, resident teaching and leadership

    • Generated an executive leadership evaluation tool and integrated this into medical group governance

    • Oversaw trimester All Provider Meetings focused on adapting to emerging practices and performance

    • Served on Medical Group committees, e.g. Quality, Finance, and Governance & Nominating Committee

  • CONSULTANT AND SPEAKER BUREAU, MTF BIOLOGICS 2013 – 2018

    • Delivered 25+ professional education lectures to plastic surgeons in 14 states, Europe, and South America

    • Led earliest outcomes study on FlexHD Pliable in breast reconstruction

  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON, DC 2003 – 2004

    Fellowship in Breast and Aesthetic Surgery (with Scott Spear, J. William Little)

  • MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA, AUGUSTA, GA 2001 – 2003

    Residency in Plastic Surgery

  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY AT NEW JERSEY, CAMDEN, NJ 1996 – 2001

    2Residency in General Surgery

  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY, T.H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BOSTON, MA 2022

    Master in Healthcare Management (MHCM)

  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TN 1996

    Medical Doctor

  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 1991

    Bachelor of Arts, cum laude

  • SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, FORT SMITH, AR 1987

  • LIBERTY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, LYNCHBURG, VA 2015 – 2023

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery

    Teach rotating medical students and residents

  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 2003 – 2004

  • ABMS BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

    American Board of Surgery Certificate #047686 thru 2026, Current MOC

    American Board of Plastic Surgery Certificate #08116 thru 2031, Current MOC

  • MEDICAL LICENSURE

    Current North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee medical licenses and DEA Registration, training verified with FCVS

  • HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center 8/2023 – present

  • OTHER MEDICAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

    • Breast Quality Dashboard, Pearson Cancer Center (Centra Health) 2010 – 2023

    • Advisory Group Quarterly Leadership seminars for Centra Medical Group 2013 – 2019

    • Membership Committee, Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 2017 – 2019

    3• Ethics Review Board, Baptist Hospital (Nashville) 2004 – 2007

  • OURHEALTH MAGAZINE, LYNCHBURG, VA

    Best Bedside Manner for Plastic Surgery 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

  • TULIP AWARD—CENTRA HEALTH, INC 2023

    “Touching Unique Lives in Practice”—celebrates care team members who go “above and beyond” in patient care

  • PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

    Wilson H, “’No-Touch’ Enhancement Significantly Reduces the Risk of Infection-Related Failure in Immediate Breast
    Reconstruction”. Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol 82, Supp 5, June 2019. DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001789.

    Wilson H, Varnadore A. “Evaluation of Modifications to Tissue-Expander Breast Reconstruction, A Quality Improvement
    Assessment Within a Private Practice”. Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol 80(6S Suppl 6), June 2018. DOI
    10.1097/SAP.0000000000001320.

    Nilsen T, Dasgupta A, Yen-Chen H, Wilson H, Chnari E. “Do Processing Methods Make a Difference in Acellular Dermal
    Matrix Properties?”. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Vol 36(S2), November/December 2016.

    Wilson H. “New Deep Dermal ADM Incorporates Well in Case Series of Complex Breast Reconstruction Patients”.
    Medicine, 94(21), May 2015.

    Wilson H. “Early Results Show Reduced Infection Rate Using No-touch Technique for Expander/ADM Breast
    Reconstruction”. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 3(2), March 2015.

    Spear S, Wilson H, Lockwood M. “Fat Injection to Correct Contour Deformities in the Reconstructed Breast: A Ten-Year
    Experience”. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 116(5), 1300-1305, October 2005.

  • BOOK CHAPTERS

    Wilson H, Spear S. “Fat Grafting to the Breast”, in Neligan P (ed.), Plastic Surgery, 3rd Edition, Volume Five—
    Breast, Elsevier, 2013.

    Spear S, Wilson H, “Fat Injection to Correct Contour Deformities in the Reconstructed Breast”, in Spear S (ed.),
    Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art, Second Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

    Spear S, Wilson H, “Circumvertical Breast Reduction using the Superomedial Pedicle”, in Spear S (ed.), Surgery of
    the Breast: Principles and Art, Second Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

    Stoehrer M, Loechner-Ernst D, Mandalka B, Wilson H. “Indikationen alloplastischer Verfahren in der Urologie, in
    Alloplastische Verfahren und Mikrochirurgische Massnahmen”. (“Indications for Alloplastic Procedures in
    Urology”, book chapter in Alloplastic Experiences and Microsurgical Measures) Rahmanzadeh and
    Scheller, Editors. Einhorn-Presse, Verlag. 1994, pp. 96-101.

  • PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

    Wilson H, “No-Touch Technique in Expander/ADM Breast Reconstruction”. American Society of Plastic Surgery 2018
    Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 29, 2018.

    Wilson H, “Reducing Infectious Complications in Expander/ADM Breast Reconstruction with No-Touch Technique”.
    Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, June 17-20, 2018.

    Wilson H. “Evaluation of Modifications to Tissue-Expander Breast Reconstruction, A Quality Improvement Assessment
    Within a Private Practice”. Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Sea Island, GA, June 11-15,
    2017.

    Wilson H. “Callus Cushion Protector for Nipple Reconstruction”. Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual
    Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, June 6-9, 2015.

  • POSTER PRESENTATIONS

    Wilson H. “No-Touch Breast Reconstruction Reduces Infection”. Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual
    Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, June 6-9, 2015.

    Wilson H. “No-Touch Breast Reconstruction Reduces Infection”. Virginia Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Richmond,
    VA, May 2015.

    Wilson H, “Excellent Incorporation of a New ADM in Challenging Breast Reconstruction Patients”, presented at Breast
    Cancer Coordinated Care (“BC3”) Conference, Washington, DC, February 20-22, 2014.

Training
& Experience

A Harvard-educated healthcare leader, Dr. Wilson has served as chair of a 500-provider medical group and president of the Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of national and regional plastic surgery societies. Known for his patient-centered approach, Dr. Wilson combines surgical precision with a commitment to natural results, safety, and long-term satisfaction for patients throughout Lake Norman and Charlotte.

  • Board-certified in Plastic Surgery and General Surgery
  • Fellowship-trained in Aesthetic & Breast Surgery (Georgetown)
  • 20+ years of surgical experience
  • Former President, Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Former Chairman of the Board, 500-provider Centra Medical Group

Getting to know Dr. Wilson

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