Dr. Howard Holderness, Jr. founder of the North Carolina. Plastic Surgery Center, P.A., received his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of North Carolina a Chapel Hill. He completed an internship and residence in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery at Stanford University in California. Following completion of his training, Dr. Holderness practiced near Lake Tahoe in Truckee, California. While he was there, he was elected to the Board of the Tahoe Forest Hospital and served as President of the Placer-Nevada Medical Society. A native of Greensboro, Dr. Holderness returned to North Carolina in 1980 and opened North Carolina Plastic Surgery Center. He has been in private practice for 28 years. Dr. Holderness's interests cover a range of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. His practice consists of cosmetic surgery, including reconstruction, Obagi skin care, blue peels and laser treatments of various skin conditions. Dr. Holderness has served as President of the North Carolina Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, President of the North Carolina Chapter, American College of Surgeons and has recently been elected to a second term to serve on the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons as a Governor-at-large from North Carolina. Dr. Holderness is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Southeastern Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.