Background
Given, Kenna Sidney was born on November 22, 1938 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Virgil and Chessie Given.
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Kenna Sidney Given
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Bachelor, West Virginia University, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U., 1964.
Career
Intern, Indiana U. Medical Center, Indianapolis, 1964-1965;
resident, then chief resident general surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital/Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, 1965-1969;
assistant resident, then chief resident plastic surgery, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1975-1977;
clinical instructor surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, 1972-1974;
chief surgery, Lanier Memorial Hospital, Langdale, Alabama, 1974;
professor, chief division plastic surgery, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, since 1977;
medical director operating room, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, 1989-1990. Associate director burn unit Medical College Georgia Hospital. Consultant Augusta Correctional and Medical Instruction.
Plastic surgery director Children's Medical Svc., since 1981;member Residency Review Common for Plastic Surgery, since 1991, chairman, 1994-1996. Chair American Board Plastic Surgery, Inc., 1997-1999. Chairman residency rev.com.
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 1994-1996. Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
President Medical Research Foundation Georgia, 1985-1988. Trustee Plastic Surgery Education Foundation, 1994-1997, president-elect, 1997. Board directors Augusta Country Day School;board directors Augusta Preparatory Day School, 1988, trustee, 1989-1990.
Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, American Association Plastic Surgeons (trustee 1994-1997), Association Academy Chairman in Plastic Surgery (president 1996-1997, board directors 1985-1988, 93-), Southeastern Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (chairman continuing medical education committee 1987, board directors 1992-1995), American Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (board directors 1988), American Association Hand Surgery, American Cleft Palate Association, American Society Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, International Society.Clin. Plastic Surgeons, Georgia Plastic Surgery Society (president 1985), Medical Association Georgia, Richmond County Medical Society, Southeastern Surgical Congress., Southern Medical Association, Southeastern Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (president 1997), Southern Surgical Society.
Connections
Married Charlene K. Given. Children: Kari, Patrick, Amy.
