Dr. Erin Smith

Dr. Erin Smith is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and co-director of the Buckingham Center for Facial Plastic Surgery in Austin, Texas. She performs cosmetic and reconstructive procedures on the face, neck, nose, eyelids, ears and forehead, and treats facial nerve disorders such as Bell's palsy and synkinesis. Her non-surgical training includes BOTOX, fillers, lasers, skin tightening technologies and hair restoration.

She received a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2014, graduating cum laude. Her otolaryngology, head and neck surgery residency ran at the University of Mississippi Medical Center from 2014 to 2019, where she was chief resident. She then completed a fellowship through the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Beverly Hills, California, from 2019 to 2020, during which she studied under oculoplastic surgeons. Before medical school she earned a Master of Science in Neuroscience from Tulane University in 2009 and a Bachelor of Arts in biochemistry and psychology from the University of Mississippi in 2007.

She is certified by two boards: the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology. She has held Texas medical licensure since 2020. The practice says Castle Connolly named her a Rising Star in 2022 and a Top Doctor in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Her awards include the 2024 Ole Miss 40 Under 40 and the 2025 University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts Early Impact Alumni Award. She has presented research at national and international conferences and contributed to peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.