Choosing a Surgeon
 The choice of a plastic surgeon is perhaps the most important one that you will make. In these days of stiff competition and dissatisfaction within the health profession, many doctors are promoting themselves as "plastic surgeons" or "cosmetic surgeons" when in reality they are neither. There are numerous "boards" that are very willing to "certify" someone regardless of their background or expertise. A true plastic surgeon is a medical doctor who has completed at least three years of training in general surgery or another recognized surgical specialty. All of our surgeons completed at least four years and are trained in general surgery. A plastic surgeon then undergoes an additional two years of training in the art of plastic surgery. During those two years he or she learns the intricacies of not only cosmetic, or aesthetic, surgery, but also the techniques of breast reconstruction, trauma reconstruction, burn care, pediatric deformities, hand surgery, etc. A true plastic surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, which is the only plastic surgery board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. This process requires the passing of a rigorous written examination, followed a year later by an equally rigorous oral examination by the nation’s most respected plastic surgeons. All of our surgeons are board certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery.  Although many doctors may choose to call themselves plastic or cosmetic surgeons, they may have taken a "weekend course" in the procedure you are contemplating. We do not think that is right. All of the surgeons at Forsyth Plastic Surgical Associates are plastic surgeons in the strictest sense of the word. |
| The Surgeons: Dr. Fagg, Dr. Schneider, Dr. Kingman, and Dr. Gwyn John A. Fagg, M.D., F.A.C.S.  Dr. Fagg is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He graduated from Davidson College in 1967 and while there, in addition to his premedical studies, he lettered in football and track. He received his M.D. degree from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University and did his post-graduate training in general surgery and plastic surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. It was there that he met his wife, Nancy Watkins, of Camden, South Carolina. They have been married 31 years and have two children, John, Jr., a lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a daughter, Caroline, who lives in Camden, South Carolina. In addition to his many duties in the private practice of plastic surgery, Dr. Fagg has been involved in organized medicine. While a resident, he was president of the house staff organization (interns and residents) at the Medical University of South Carolina. He has also served as President of the Medical Dental Staff at Forsyth Medical Center and President of the Forsyth/Stokes/Davie County Medical Society. He has served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Medical Park Hospital and is a past President of the North Carolina Medical Society. He is currently a delegate to the American Medical Association and a member of the Council on Constitutional Bylaws of the American Medical Association. He has been active in civic affairs, including being selected a member of the first class of Leadership Winston-Salem and is a former member, Board of Directors, Forsyth County United Way. While he considers plastic surgery both a vocation and an avocation, Dr. Fagg also enjoys golf, traveling, reading and puzzles. back to top |
Andrew M. Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.S.  Dr. Schneider is a native of Richmond, Virginia, and was graduated from Princeton University in 1987. Having always had an artistic sense and a creative drive, he majored in architecture before attending the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Schneider graduated from MCV in 1991 as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. This distinguished him as being in the top five percent of his class. Dr. Schneider also won the "Best in Surgery" Award in his class. Coming to Winston-Salem in 1991 to begin his formal training in surgery at The Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Dr. Schneider spent one year as the Bradshaw Surgical Research Fellow and completed his general surgery training in 1997. He is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. In 1997 Dr. Schneider began his plastic surgery training at Wake Forest where he learned the newest techniques in both reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. During his two years of training he also traveled to India to perform cleft lip surgery on children and he presented research and gave lectures across the United States. He continues to volunteer with Operation Smile, and has been a part of surgical missions to Ecuador, Peru and the former Soviet Union. He was featured on The Learning Channel’s “Personal Story” which was broadcast nationally. Dr. Schneider is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Schneider joined Forsyth Plastic Surgery in August, 1999. He is currently the president of the North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is married to Nancy and has two children, aged 11 and 13. His hobbies include magic, music and collecting art. Dr. Schneider is also the author of “The Surgeon’s Guide To Grading, Staging, And Classification” which was published nationally by W. B. Saunders in September, 2000. back to top |
Gilson J. Kingman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Dr. Kingman was born in the Bronx, New York, and grew up on Long Island. He attended Washington and Lee University and the University of Virginia Medical School. He completed a surgical internship at Indiana University and then general surgery training at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While there he completed a research fellowship with the University of Michigan Department of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kingman completed his plastic surgery training at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1995, and then entered private practice in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. While in Virginia, he opened the Mary Immaculate Hospital Wound Care Center and served as Medical Director. In 2001 Dr. Kingman returned to Winston-Salem to join Forsyth Plastic Surgery. He and his wife Cheryl are active in the church and stay busy raising their 12-year-old boy. Away from the office, Dr. Kingman plays guitar, golf, and enjoys reading and politics. back to top |
Paul P. Gwyn, M.D., F.A.C.S. Emeritus Dr. Gwyn, the founder of Forsyth Plastic Surgery, has been in practice since 1970. Born in Elkin, North Carolina, he is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University and received his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. His training in general surgery at Duke University Medical Center and the North Carolina Baptist Hospital was interrupted by two years in the United States Air Force. His training in Plastic Surgery was at the Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Gwyn was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.Since beginning his practice as the first "town" Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Gwyn has served as the Chairman of the Section of Plastic Surgery at both Medical Park Hospital and Forsyth Medical Center, as well as the president of the staff at Medical Park Hospital. He was one of the founders of the North Carolina Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and has served as both Treasurer and President. Dr. Gwyn was a diplomate of the American College of Surgeons, and an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the Lipoplasty Society of North America, and the American Society of Laser Surgery and Medicine, as well as the American Medical Association and the North Carolina Medical Society. Dr. Gwyn and his wife, Nancy, are the parents of three grown children and grandparents of two boys. He is active in his church. His hobbies include photography, music and travel. Dr. Gwyn retired from the practice of plastic surgery in 2004. back to top |
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