Dr. Gerald G. Edds, the owner and medical director of the Aesthetic Surgery Center, is a native of Western Kentucky and has practiced in Owensboro since 1982. Dr. Edds attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1970 with majors in Biology and Chemistry. He received a Master of Science degree in Biology from Western Kentucky University in 1972. Dr. Edds received his Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1976. From 1976 -- 1978, he completed his post-graduate internship and general surgery training at the University of Louisville affiliated hospitals. ln 1981, Dr. Edds completed specialty training in head & neck surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

During his head & neck surgery training. Dr. Edds developed a strong interest in plastic surgery. Following the completion of his head & neck surgery training, Dr. Edds did a subspecialty fellowship with the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Tampa, Florida, which he completed in 1982.

Dr. Edds is Board Certified by three certifying boards - The American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the American Board of Otolaryngology.

In addition to performing surgery at his fully accredited office-based surgery center, Dr. Edds has full privileges to perform cosmetic surgery (including facial, breast, liposuction and abdominoplasty procedures) at Owensboro Mercy Health Systems, a 400 bed regional referral hospital as well the Owensboro Surgery Center. He is a member of the Kentucky Medical Association and the American Medical Association. Dr. Edds completes several advanced continuing medical education courses and seminars each year. He also holds an appointment of clinical assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

Dr. Edds currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care and has recently been elected President. The AAAHC is responsible for the accreditation of over 1,600 surgery centers and outpatient healthcare facilities in the United States and Canada. He has also functioned as a surveyor for the AAAHC and traveled about the country to inspect facilities for national accreditation.

Dr. Edds is a member of the of the National Domestic Violence Project and has donated his time and expertise on multiple occasions to victims of domestic violence.

Dr. Edds is married and has four children. His hobbies are hunting and fly-fishing. Having a major interest in aviation, Dr. Edds is an instrument rated multi-engine pilot and has flown for over thirty years.