About James Grotting:
Dr. James C. Grotting is the founder of his private practice in Birmingham, Alabama and a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and The University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Dr. Grotting has been listed for 21 consecutive years in "The Best Doctors in America." He is a senior examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Grotting is a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. He serves on the Board of Directors and is Vice President for The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), for which he is also the Education Commissioner. He is past president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
Dr. Grotting has been a traveling Professor for both the Plastic Surgery Foundation and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Currently, he is the International Traveling Professor for ASAPS. He is the founder of CosmetAssure, an insurance program that covers unexpected financial exposure for patients from complications in cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Grotting serves on numerous editorial boards and is the author of six major textbooks in plastic surgery. He has lectured around the world and published numerous chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles in the fields of cosmetic surgery, aesthetic breast surgery, patient safety, and breast reconstruction.