Craig Blum joins Charleston Plastic Surgery

Charleston Plastic Surgery has added board-certified plastic surgeon Craig Blum, MD, FACS, giving South Carolina's oldest plastic surgery practice a second surgeon after more than a year of planning. Blum is now seeing patients in Charleston and bringing more than 4,000 procedures of local experience to the physician-owned practice.

Why it matters: - Charleston Plastic Surgery says the hire expands the physician-owned practice and adds surgical capacity at South Carolina’s oldest plastic surgery practice. - Blum’s arrival also brings a surgeon with deep local roots and more than 4,000 procedures performed in the Charleston area since 2018. - Patients with existing plans under Blum are being prioritized, with deposits credited and quotes honored in full.

What happened: - Charleston Plastic Surgery announced that Craig Blum, MD, FACS, has joined the practice. - Blum is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is now seeing patients and scheduling consultations and surgeries. - The practice said the addition completes a plan more than a year in the making to bring on a second plastic surgeon. - Charleston Plastic Surgery is independent and physician-owned, with decisions made by its doctors rather than outside investors.

The details: - Blum grew up in Mullins, South Carolina, where he started volunteering at a local hospital as a boy. - He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of South Carolina. - He earned his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. - His training included a six-year general surgery residency at MUSC and a research year in cancer genetics at Hollings Cancer Center in the lab of David Cole, MD, now president of the university. - Blum completed fellowship training in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Tulane University, where he served as administrative chief resident. - He then spent four years at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans. - His practice focuses on aesthetic breast surgery, abdominoplasty, liposuction, body contouring after significant weight loss, and eyelid and facial surgery. - Blum is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a published researcher. - The practice said existing patients are being contacted personally and scheduled first before Blum’s surgical calendar opens more broadly. - Consultations can be scheduled at 843-722-1985 or through the practice website. - Blum can be followed at @drcraigblum.

Between the lines: - The move strengthens a practice that is emphasizing physician control and continuity of care over investor-driven growth. - Blum’s background suggests a mix of academic training, breast-surgery specialization and local familiarity that may help the practice compete for both cosmetic and reconstructive patients. - The promise to honor deposits, quotes and existing commitments signals an effort to reduce disruption for patients already in the pipeline.

What’s next: - Blum will continue taking consultations and surgeries at Charleston Plastic Surgery. - The practice will first work through existing patients before broadening his surgical schedule. - Additional patient outreach is already underway for anyone previously scheduled with Blum.

The bottom line: - Charleston Plastic Surgery has added a second surgeon with strong South Carolina ties, specialized breast-surgery experience and more than two decades of training behind him.