Dr. Paul McCluskey is the founder and owner of the Plastic Surgery Institute of Atlanta. He specializes in aesthetic/cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, nose, breast and body. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He then received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi and completed an internship in Anesthesiology.

It was during his internship that Dr. McCluskey was inspired to drastically change his career path. His mother underwent a mastectomy for breast cancer with reconstructive breast surgery. The reconstruction played a huge role in her recovery from this devastating diagnosis. Dr. McCluskey sought to learn more about breast reconstruction surgery and he helped lead ongoing research projects with Drs John McCraw, and Bill Lineaweaver in the Plastic Surgery division at University of Mississippi.

Dr. McCluskey then finished a five year residency in General Surgery. As Chief Resident his breast reconstruction research was published and he presented this research at local and national meetings. He was selected to enter the highly competitive Plastic Surgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. In Dallas he trained alongside world-renowned leaders and innovators in the field of cosmetic plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr McCluskey has been honored for his efforts as a teacher of residents and medical students, and he was a multi-year recipient of Resident of the Year awards. He has authored many peer-reviewed journal articles on a variety of topics including cosmetic surgery, breast lift and breast reduction, breast reconstruction, and facial reconstruction after skin cancer.

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