Shelby Plastic Surgery & Cotter MedSPA
Text Box: Dr. Cotter was born in Galveston, Texas in 1956. With his father serving as a general surgeon in the Public Health Service, he moved with his family to New Orleans, then Memphis and finally to Huntsville, Alabama. Growing up in Huntsville, he graduated from Huntsville High School. He completed degrees in Physical Anthropology and Chemistry from the University of Alabama where he was named as a Distinguished Undergraduate Scholar. After Medical School at UAB he trained in general surgery at Carraway Methodist Medical Center and completed his Plastic Surgery training at the University of Louisville. He was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc in 1989. His practice began in Pensacola, Florida and he subsequently returned to Shelby County in the Birmingham area. In 1990, he set up his practice at the facility now known as Shelby Baptist Medical Center where he worked as a medical student while at UAB. Text Box: Leadership Positions Chief of Surgery Shelby Baptist Medical Center 2006—present Trustee, Baptist Health Systems Board 2008—present Chairman of the Board Shelby Ambulatory Surgery Center 2007– 2008 Executive Committee Shelby Baptist Medical Center 2000-present Recent Past Chair & Current Member Allied Health Professions Committee Board Certifications American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1989 Education B.S. - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1974 - 1978 Distinguished Undergraduate Scholar M.D. - University of Alabama, Birmingham 1978 -1982 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honorary General Surgery Residency Training Carraway Methodist Medical Center 1982 -1985 2 peer-reviewed papers published Journal of Trauma - “Rapid Peritoneal Lavage” American Family Physician “Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries” Plastic Surgery Residency University of Louisville 1985—1987 Brohm Award for Surgical Excellence Memberships American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery American Medical Association Alabama Society of Plastic Surgery Medical Association of the State of Alabama Shelby County Medical Society

 Dr. Cotter

A SKILLED SURGEON & COMPASSIONATE PHYSICIAN