Edward H. Davidson, MD, FACS, FAAP, a board-certified plastic surgeon at Palm Beach Plastic Surgery Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been named a 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor. This marks the first year Dr. Davidson has received the esteemed designation, which is awarded to only 7 percent of the nation's licensed physicians for their specialties in their regions.
Dr. Davidson specializes in facial reconstruction and rejuvenation, evaluating and treating a wide range of facial conditions including facial aging, jaw disharmony, facial trauma, facial defects 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 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 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.
Castle Connolly Top Doctors are nominated by peer physicians and selected by the physician-led Castle Connolly research team. The list is published at castleconnolly.com and in various print and online partner publications. Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected.
