About Louis Costa:
Dr. Louis E. Costa is the director and chief surgeon at Crantford Costa Plastic Surgery in Charleston, South Carolina. He obtained his D.M.D. degree in 1979 as the First Honor Graduate, recipient of the Dean’s Award and the prestigious “Golden Hands Award.” Subsequently, he received his M.D. degree for which he was given the Special Award for Scholarship having graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
He has completed residencies in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery. In 1988, his training was concluded with an extended fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Louis E. Costa is board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Professional Memberships
- President, SC Board of Medical Examiners, 2006-2014
- Medical Legislation Committee Chairman, SC Board of Medicine
- American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
- American Medical Association
- SC Medical Association
- Oculoplastic Fellowship Society of New York
- Charleston County Medical Society, Legislative Liaison Committee
- Deacon, James Island Christian Church, 1987-Present
Hospital Privileges / Appointments
- Clinical Professor, Facial Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
- Clinical Professor, Dept. of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
- Clinical Instructor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Dept. of General Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
- Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC
- Bon Secour-St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, SC
- Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC
- Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
