Dr. Hudson Frey

Hudson Frey is a facial plastic surgeon at the Buckingham Center for Facial Plastic Surgery in Austin, Texas, and is listed on the practice's expert team. He is double board-certified in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, and he has been appointed affiliate faculty at Dell Medical School. His practice spans cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery.

He earned a bachelor's degree in microbiology from Mississippi State University, summa cum laude, between 2009 and 2013. He then completed a doctor of medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, from 2013 to 2017, followed by an otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency there from 2017 to 2022. From July 2022 to July 2023 he trained as a facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellow at the Buckingham Center under Dr. Edward D. Buckingham. His training covered a wide range of functional and cosmetic head and neck procedures at a high-volume medical center.

He aims for facial enhancements that look harmonious and true to each patient, with a personalized plan for every person who seeks treatment. He has taken part in surgical mission work in Kenya and intends to keep providing care in underserved regions. He has given invited presentations at Grand Rounds at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery annual meeting.

He co-authored a 2025 paper in The Laryngoscope on cervical rhytidectomy in patients with hypoglossal nerve stimulation devices, and a 2024 FPSAM Video Journal paper on Z-plasty platysmaplasty for platysmal banding. Mississippi State University named him a Reveille 25 recipient, an honor given to 25 alumni each year. The University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology gave him its Resident Teacher of the Year award in 2025. He is a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Texas Association of Otolaryngology and the South Texas Facial Plastic Surgery Society.