Dr. Gregory Swank, a board certified plastic surgeon with Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology in Hickory, NC, has been named to the newest edition of the Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors guide for the 4th year in a row. Physicians selected for inclusion in America’s Top Doctors are considered to be among the top 1 percent in their medical specialties.

Since the company's founding in 1991, Castle Connolly has been identifying the nation's best doctors and hospitals in every part of the country and in every medical specialty. The recommendations in the annual America’s Top Doctors guide is based on peer nominations and extensive professional assessments by a Castle Connolly physician-led research team.

“My focus each day is to provide the best medical care to help patient’s look and feel their best,” said Dr. Swank. “I am incredibly honored to again be included in this list of outstanding doctors and appreciate the nominations from my peers.”

Dr. Swank has been a plastic surgeon for 14 years. He has been at Piedmont Plastic Surgery in Hickory for the past 9 years and has privileges at Frye Regional Medical Center and Catawba Valley Medical Center. In addition to the America’s Top Doctors guide, Dr. Swank has also repeatedly been named to the Best Doctors in America list and received the 2011 Patients’ Choice Award. He recently completed a leadership program with the North Carolina Medical Society, an elite program that allows physicians and physician assistants to excel as leaders within organized medicine, hospitals, health care systems, medical staffs, group practices, and in the public policy arena.

About Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology

With five convenient offices in Charlotte, Gastonia, Hickory and Shelby, Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology is one of the largest regional practices specializing in plastic surgery, dermatology and skin cancer care. For more information, please visit www.ppsd.com. Or follow us on Facebook or @PPSDOffices on Twitter.