NATURAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION - Key Persons
Dr. Craigie is a resident of James Island, SC, and he is married with two children.
Some of Dr. James Craigie's earliest memories are of afternoons spent at the hospital with his father, a general surgeon: "I liked to go with him on call and see the things that he did."
Like his father, Dr. Craigie is now a highly-skilled and accomplished surgeon, completing approximately 100 breast reconstruction surgeries each year. He also performs many of the second and third stage procedures that are standard with breast reconstruction. His constant aim is to utilize state-of-the-art surgical techniques to provide the best possible results for his patients.
Before joining our practice, Dr. Craigie opened a general plastic surgery practice in North Carolina and completed advanced training in micro-vascular breast reconstruction in New Orleans with Dr. Robert Allen. He is one of a limited number of doctors who can perform these specialized procedures that are considered the "gold standard" in the field of breast reconstruction. "To do this complicated surgery, you have to have extensive training and a strong commitment," Dr. Craigie says. "We saw a real need for this procedure, that many women could be helped."
Dr. Kline is a Charleston native and lives near his childhood home and his parents. He met his wife Elizabeth, a thoracic surgeon, in the operating room. They now have two children: their daughter Bellamy and their son Mahlon.