Dr. Colette Stern is a female plastic surgeon located in Asheville, North Carolina. She was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and received her Bachelors degree from The University of Virginia. Her Medical Degree was obtained from The Medical College of Georgia, from which she graduated in the national medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha. After graduation, she completed her General Surgery and Plastic Surgery training at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. More recently, she has had the privilege of training under Dr. Daniel Marchac, a world-renowned plastic surgeon in Paris, France. Throughout her training and education, Dr. Stern has received multiple awards, co-authored chapters in plastic surgery textbooks, published in leading plastic surgery journals, and presented at several national plastic surgery conferences.

In addition to her academic accomplishments, Dr. Stern believes in philanthropy and helping those who are less fortunate. She has volunteered her time traveling to India where she helped many underprivileged children and adults by performing reconstructive procedures.