Dr. Carey Nease

Nashville, Atlanta, Miami

Carey J. Nease, MD, is a triple board-certified, fellowship-trained Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon with extensive expertise in body-focused aesthetic procedures. He performs a variety of surgeries with a particular skill in enhancing and rejuvenating the body's natural contours and appearance. Having trained as an artist before turning to medicine, Dr. Nease is renowned for his unique ability to paint beautiful portraits with his hands. Dr. Nease is certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the American Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

With 17 years of experience performing more than 10,000 surgical procedures, he consistently utilizes the most innovative techniques, all with an unsurpassed commitment to excellence through surgical artistry. Dr. Nease's goals are to ensure patient safety, deliver complete patient satisfaction and produce outstanding, naturally beautiful results.

His research has been published in numerous aesthetic surgical journals, and he has contributed to several medical textbooks on complete facial rejuvenation and rhinoplasty. He regularly provides lectures and presentations to peers across the country and trains fellow surgeons from around the world. Dr. Nease has been an instructor of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS)-sponsored facial rejuvenation course and the New and Established Techniques in Breast and Body Contouring Workshop in St. Louis, MO. He has been a highly respected teacher at AACS-sponsored workshops for over 10 years, and he presided as Co-Chairman of the AACS fall symposium of cosmetic surgery in Hawaii in the fall of 2011. He was invited to lecture at the World Academy of Cosmetic Surgery meeting in London, England, in September 2019 and is a member of that board for 2020.

Dr. Nease is currently a trustee of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He was the 2018 President of the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery and vice president of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery in 2017. He has been honored with the Best of the Best Cosmetic Surgeon Award for seven consecutive years in Chattanooga, TN, and the North Georgia area. Dr. Nease and his wife Pamela live in Lookout Valley, TN, and have four children, three of who attend Auburn University, and all four graduated from Chattanooga Christian School. Dr. Nease's hobbies include SCUBA diving, playing golf, piano and guitar, watercolor painting, and volunteering in his church.