Meet Brian S. Biesman, MD
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Dr. Brian Biesman is the Director of the Nashville Center for Laser and Facial Surgery where he specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive eyelid surgery.   In addition, Dr. Biesman serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN where he holds appointments in the divisions of Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.  He also is a Clinical Associate Professor at The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis, TN.

Dr. Biesman received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan where he graduated with high honors. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary before fellowship training in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in New York, NY. Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr. Biesman returned to Chicago where he served as Chief Resident.

Dr. Biesman then moved to Boston where he assumed the Directorship of the Eye Plastics and Orbit Service and the Center for Aesthetic Eyelid and Facial Surgery at the New England Medical Center, and was an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine.  Over the next four years he earned faculty appointments in the Division of Otolaryngology at the New England Medical Center and the Divisions of Dermatology and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Dr. Biesman is a member of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) of which he is the Laser Safety Officer and past President. Dr. Biesman has received several national awards from his peers.  These include the 2012 Henry Baylis Lectureship Award, presented by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive for contributions to the field of aesthetic oculofacial surgery, 2012 Ellet Drake Memorial Award, an award presented annually by the ASLMS to a physician who has demonstrated longitudinal excellence over the course of their career in the use of lasers for patient care, in laser research, and in teaching other physicians best practices in laser medicine, and the 2010 Leon Goldman Award, an award presented annually by the ASLMS to a physician who has demonstrated longitudinal excellence over the course of their career in the use of lasers for patient care, in laser research, and in teaching other physicians best practices in laser medicine.  Dr. Biesman is also a member of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Tennessee Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Medical Association.  He is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery.  He sits on numerous corporate advisory boards and holds positions on the editorial boards of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Cosmetic Dermatology, and other industry publications.  Dr. Biesman also maintains leadership roles in many local civic organizations.

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My Team
Cara Costner, R.N., F.N.P. Cara, a native of Texas, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003 and Texas Tech Health Science Center in 2006. After graduating nursing school, she moved to Nashville and worked as an RN at Vanderbilt Children
ADDITIONAL ACCREDITATIONS
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Medical Association
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Honorary Member, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Nashville Academy of Medicine
Tennessee Association of Ophthalmology
Tennessee Medical Association
Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology

HONERS AND ACHIEVEMENTS - POST GRADUATE
Recipient, 2012 Henry Baylis Lectureship Award, presented by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for contributions to the field of aesthetic oculofacial surgery.
Recipient, 2012 Ellet Drake Memorial Award, presented by the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery for Excellence in Teaching, Clinical Use of Lasers, and Research
Recipient 2010 Leon Goldman Award presented by the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery for Excellence in Teaching, Clinical Use of Lasers, and Research
Laser Safety Officer, American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, 2010-2013
President, American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery 2008-2009
Honorary member, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc., 2009-
Best Doctors in America 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 
Executive Committee, 1/03-12/04
American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, Board of Directors 3/03-3/06, 4/07-
Editorial Board Member, Cosmetic Dermatology, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Vice President, International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons 1996-1997
Recipient Research Award, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, October, 1996
EDUCATION
Carman Senior High School, Flint, Michigan  1976-1980
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan  1980-1984
Bachelor of Science with Honors in Cellular and Molecular Biology
University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1984-1988, M.D.