ABOUT JAMES
R.
SHIRE,
M.D.
Dr.
James R. Shire has combined a life long interest in the arts with a career in
medicine in his practice of facial plastic surgery. At Ohio State University
he held a double major of Fine Arts and microbiology while completing his requirements
for medical school
After receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree from
Medical College of Ohio, he completed an internship in general surgery and a
residency program in Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery at The
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Dr. Shire was selected for a Fellowship in Facial
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Tulane University in New Orleans. While
there he was appointed Clinical Instructor in Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Shire is Board Certified by the American Board of
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, The American Board of
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgeons, and is a Fellow of the American College
of Surgeons.
For eight years Dr, Shire was in a private Facial
Cosmetic Surgery practice in Boca Raton Florida, He was also on the teaching
faculty at the University of Miami Hospitals.
Dr.
Shire was then appointed Director of Facial Plastic Surgery at the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center in New York, where
he had an academic and private practice.
Dr.
Shire maintains his interest in fine arts by painting, sculpting and
sketching. He has published papers in professional journals and written many
chapters for books on facial plastic surgery. Dr. Shire's national reputation
keeps him in demand for lectures, personal appearances, and private
consultations.
Visit our facial cosmetic /
plastic surgery office located in Chattanooga, TN, and accessible to
residents of Nashville, TN and Atlanta, GA.
