Dr. Edward H. Davidson, MD, FACS, FAAP, a board-certified plastic surgeon at Palm Beach Plastic Surgery Institute, has been named a 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor. This is the first year he has received this esteemed designation. According to the announcement, only 7 percent of the nation's licensed physicians are chosen each year as Castle Connolly Top Doctors for their specialties in their regions.
Dr. Davidson serves as Director at Palm Beach Plastic Surgery Institute, where he specializes in facial reconstruction and rejuvenation. His practice focuses on patient safety, personalized care, and achieving natural-looking results. He evaluates and treats a wide range of facial conditions, including facial aging, jaw disharmony, facial trauma, facial defects resulting from cancer resection, and complex congenital facial differences. Key procedures he performs include facelifts, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, jaw surgery, facial trauma reconstruction, cancer reconstruction, and treatment of congenital facial differences.
The practice is closely aligned with the Palm Beach Plastic Surgery Foundation, an initiative established by Dr. Davidson to expand access to healthcare, financial assistance, and specialized education for patients living with congenital or trauma-related facial differences.
Dr. Davidson earned his medical degree from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. He completed his integrated plastic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh and subsequently completed a specialized Craniofacial Fellowship through Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. He serves as a voluntary Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Surgery and holds leadership positions as Chief of Plastic Surgery at St. Mary's Medical Center and Palm Beach Children's Hospital.
Dr. Davidson has authored over fifty peer-reviewed journal articles, delivered more than one hundred presentations at professional symposiums, and received multiple honors for research and teaching. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the Aesthetic Society, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the International Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery.
Top Doctors are nominated by peer physicians and selected by the physician-led Castle Connolly research team. Castle Connolly publishes its Top Doctors list at castleconnolly.com and in a variety of print and online partner publications. Nominations are open to all board-certified MDs, DOs, and DPMs. The Castle Connolly team chooses honorees based on nominee criteria that includes their medical education, training, hospital appointments, and disciplinary histories. Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor.
This recognition highlights Dr. Davidson's commitment to excellence in plastic surgery and his contributions to the field, impacting patients with facial reconstruction needs and advancing surgical care in the region.
