Educational Background
- Medical Degree w/ Honors - Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN
- Internship program in Family Medicine - Medical College of Georgia
- Residency in Emergency Medicine - State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn (4 years, final year as Chief Resident)
Dr. Dodds has had the experience of training under the tutelage of Dr. David Satcher, former U. S. Surgeon General, Dr. Pauline-Raymond-Martinbeau of international acclaim, Dr. Patrick Bitter, Jr. and Dr. Stephen Mullholland co-inventors of the original Fotofacial procedure that has been featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan and In Style magazine, just to name a few.
Dr. Dodds has training in surgery, is a Dipolomat of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicineand is also Boarded through the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Dodds has also received additonal cosmetic surgical training through apprenticeships in the US and abroad by members of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and by fellowship instructors through the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Dodds has also had the distinct privilege to be one of the few Americans accepted to train personally under and become certified by the prestigious Brazilian Association of Lipoplasty in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Dr. Dodds is highly trained and certified in each procedure that she performs and continues to remain current in the advances and improvements of all cosmetic procedures. Dr. Dodds also serves as a physician instructor for several companies within the field of aesthetics. Dr. Dodds and Opulence Aesthetic Medicine have also been named a Microaire Center of Excellence. Microaire- the leading maker of power-assisted liposuction tools has over 2000 physician users.
Certification / Memberships
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Additional Affiliations
- Certified by the Brazilian Association of Lipoplasty
- Member and Diplomat of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
- Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners
- Member of tlhe American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
- Member of the American Society of Liposuction Surgery
- Member of the International Hormone Society
- Member of the National Medical Association
- Member of the American Medical Association
- Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians
Dr. Dodds has been featured on CBS Radio, “Atlanta & Company” –WXIA (NBC Affiliate ) and has chaired sections of the National Medical Association, lectured internationally, has authored several medical chapters in Emedicine.com. and has also been published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Dodds is a regular contributor to several metro-Atlanta community magazines and has been interviewed "blog talk radio".
Years In Practice
