Dr. Marcia Byrd is the Medical Director and Founder of Lipedema Surgery Center. Her compassionate, comprehensive support and guidance is based on the latest scientific advances.

• Her expertise is from early, hard-to-diagnose stages to advanced stages of Lipedema.
• In-person assessment to distinguish Lipedema from conditions like Lymphedema, ensuring appropriate treatment.
• Over 30 years of experience in Lipedema surgeries, having performed thousands of successful treatments with the WAL technique.
• Trained with Dr. Josef Stutz of Germany, a renowned authority in Lipedema liposuction.
• Holds a medical degree from the University of South Alabama Medical College.
• Long-time advocate for the Lipedema community and regular presenter at Fat Disorders Research Society (FDRS).
• Finds helping Lipedema patients to be the most rewarding experiences of her career, taking great pleasure in witnessing the positive impact of her work on patients’ lives.