Medical Expertise of Dr. Suzanne Hess, MD
About Dr. Suzanne Hess, MD
Dr. Suzanne P. Hess is a native of Mars Hill, NC. She graduated from Mars Hill College magna cum laude in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. She attended East Carolina University School of Medicine where she graduated in 1985 with a Doctor of Medicine and was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society. Dr. Hess completed her Internal Medicine residency with honors at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and became board certified in 1988. She completed her Dermatology residency at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1991,where she also served as chief resident. Dr. Hess opened Davie Dermatology in 1991. She is board certified in Dermatology, a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, and a member of the American Medical Association, North Carolina Medical Society, Forsyth-Stokes-Davie County Medical Society, and the North Carolina Dermatology Association. She attends Clemmons United Methodist Church and is Sunday school teacher. She is also a certified Stephen's Minister. Dr. Hess is past-chair and current board member of the Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross. She has been involved with numerous youth mission trips as well as the Carolina Honduras Medical mission team.
Dr. Hess, along with her husband, Mark, and children, Jaclyn, Hannah, and Justin, live in Clemmons. Mark is a native of Lexington, NC and an Emergency Medicine physician with Wake Forest University School of Medicine at North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Patient Education Resources
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Education & Training
- Residency: Wake Forest University
- Residency: Bowman Gray School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
- Residency: Truman Medical Center - West
- Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University