Board-certified plastic surgeon, educator & public speaker...

Dr. Emily Pollard has built a highly successful medical practice with skill, integrity, and compassion. She is committed to a healthcare philosophy that puts the best interests of her patients first.

• Any surgical procedure undertaken must address a patient’s specific needs in the safest and most effective manner possible.

•The goal of plastic surgery should be to improve the whole person, not simply to create a more attractive body part.

Dr. Pollard has special expertise, experience, and sensitivity in managing the reconstructive and cosmetic surgery issues associated with all ethnic groups.

Dr. Pollard is certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery and The American Board of Surgery. She and her staff are committed to the pursuit of excellence and dedicated to improving the quality of life through the aesthetic sciences.

ABOUT DR. POLLARD.
Dr. Pollard, daughter and granddaughter of physicians, was an honors student at Smith College. Subsequently, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy, at the University of Wisconsin. Her medical degree was earned at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, where she was class valedictorian. She completed her general surgery residency and served as chief resident at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC. Her plastic surgery residency was completed, thereafter, at Indiana University.

After several years in practice in the Indianapolis area, she settled in Philadelphia in 1996. Through her years of practice, Dr. Pollard has become one of Philadelphia’s leading Plastic Surgeons in breast surgery, both cosmetic and reconstructive, body contouring , facial rejuvenation and women’s health issues. She is the Associate Dean for Minority Affairs at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Dr. Pollard is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. In addition, she is an active member of the highly selctive American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She was the Chairwoman of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery section of the National Medical Association. She has served on many committees of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

She is a member of the Penn Towne chapter of the Links, Inc. and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ardmore Rotary Club and the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Art Alliance.

Certifications & Professional Recognition

American Board of Plastic Surgery – 4481

American Board of Surgery – 35359

Licensure:
Pennsylvania MD-060889-L
Indiana 1039327

Clinical Activities:
Site Coordinator, Breast Reduction Outcomes Evaluation (BRAVO) multicenter study. 1997

Academic Background

Undergraduate:

University of Wisconsin –Madison
School of Pharmacy, BS Pharmacy
Dean's List 1980,

Smith College
Northampton, MA
Major: Biochemistry
Dean's List, 1977

University of Madrid
Madrid, Spain
School for Foreign Students 1974

Medical:

Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
M.D. Degree – Valedictorian, 1984

Residency:

Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC Department of Surgery
Internship, Residency and Chief,1989

Indiana University Medical Center,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Department of Plastic Surgery Residency, 1991

Societies, Memberships, and Affiliations

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Association of Women Surgeons

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

National Medical Association

American Medical Association

Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society

Women Plastic Surgeons Committee, ASPRS
Online Communications Committee, ASPRS
Chairwoman, Plastic Surgery Section, National Medical Association

Regional Coordinator, Breast Reconstruction Advocacy Program, Region 3, 1996-1998

Academic Affiliations

Appointed Chief of Plastic Surgery at Lankenau Hospital , Wynnewood , PA



Member of national committees: Technology of Education and Online Communications Committee of American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Professional Education Committee, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery , 2002 to present
Public Education Committee, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2002 to present
Public Education Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2003 to present
Women Plastic Surgeons Committee, ASPRS, 1996 to 2000
Online Communications Committee, ASPRS, 1998 to 2000
Chairman Plastic Surgery Section, National Medical Association, 1997 to 1999
Regional Coordinator, Breast Reconstruction Advocacy Program, Region 3, 1996 to 2000
Vice Chairman Plastic Surgery Section, National Medical Association, 1996